Morning journal and courier., 1884-11-12
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE CANVASS BEGUN Forty Counties Already
 Heard From. BUT FEW ERRORS YET FOUND. These Showing In CIeve-
 lands Favor. MAUD s, LOWERS HER RECORD Half a Second Faster Than
 Before.
MAUD s. LOWERS HER RECORD
THE ELECTION.


 Supervtsors Begin the Canvass-Forty 1
 Counties Complete the Count-No Err l
 TOTS of Moment DiscOvered-The |
 Democratic Figures in New York
 City Accepted as thS Basis of the
 Count.
 NEW YORK, Nov. 11.-To-day at noon the board of aldermen were sworn in as board of county canvassers. Charles B. Waite, Republican, was elected chairman. The board room was filled with lawyers interested in the count and spectators. Among the lawyers present representing the Republican National and State committee were William M Evarts, George Bliss, Robert Sewell, Clarence A. Seward and William Allen But Ter. The Democratic National and State committees were represented by General Francis C. Barlow, Franklin Bartlett, A. J. Vanderpoel, Charles P. Miller, Francis M. Scott, Francis L. Stetson Edward R. Bacon and James c. Carter Mr Waite having been chosen chairman the oath was administer ed to him by Deputy County Clerk Beattle, and the chairman administered the oath to the other members of the board. It was voted that the chamber of the board of alder men should be tho place of canvassing the vote and that committees of the board should meet in the Governors room. The board then adjourned and met di- 
 chamber. Patrick Burns was elect | ed sergeant nt-at-arms. Provision was made ! for the appointment of some committees, and Alderman Kirk offered a protest against counting the votes for MT. Grace for mayor, l on the ground that the latter is not citizen. The board then adjourned till 10 o'clock to- morrow morning. The vote for president of ! the board of canvassers was fourteen to six, Tammany voting with the Republicans At the Democratic national headquarters tonight it was said that the selection of l Alderman Waite as chairman of the board of 1 canvassers of the county vote made on | account of MT. Waite's being a man of inde- | pendent action as well acknowledged in l tegrity and also retiring member of the ! board of aldermen. Both Tammany l and the County Democracy thus placed nm | D1icit faith in his impartiaity in regard to l the contest between those factions for the | county offices As far the presidential ! count is concerned, all factions agree in sup 1 porting MT. Cleveland and all would watch l the canvass in his interest with equal Vlg1- | lance After a thorough examination of the vote of this city the Republican counsel have 1 aoreed upon the canvass of the figures already accepted and announced | by the Democrats so that there | will be no contest on the presidential count. 1 John Kelly said tonight that Iammanys | having voted for MT. Waite as chairman of the canvassers wasSwithout political significance. | MT. Wait was an independent member and l had voted with Tammany as often as With | his Republican colleagues. The chairman l ship was a compliment to a retiring member, | and it carried with it no power over the re- | turns.
 | NEW YORK; Nov. 1.-The official vote | of thirty counties out of sixty returned by l the county canvassers to-day make changes | of 42 in Cleveland's favor in the United Press figures of November 6. The changes indicate | that Cleveland's plurality will be ,26O.
 NEW YORK, Nov. 11.-10 p. m.-In forty counties heard from Cleveland gains B over the United Press figures of 1 ,218, making his apparent plurality l, ,251.
 In twelve counties, including New York and Kings, the canvasses were adjourned. There are no reports of serious protests or trouble in the count.
 Canvassins The Counties in New York.
 NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-The official count of Orleans county gives: Blaine, 36 electors, 8, ,997: Cleveland, 17 electors 2,909, 19 cleo tors 2,9O7 Butler 68, St. John 669. Yates county (oficiaD; Blaine 3.191, Cleveland 1918, Butler 13O, St. John 669.
 TROY, N. Y. Nov. 1.-The Rensselaer, county canvassers completed their work here at o'clock this afternoon. The figures are in no wise changed. Blaines plurality in l the county is 345. ROME, N. Y., Nov. 1.-The board oi supervisors met at Utica to-day as county
 canyassers. Following is the vote of Oneida
 county complete: Cleveland 13,o2O, Blame
 13, ,780, St. John 994, Butler 189.
 ROCHESTER, N. Y., Nov. 1.-The board o1 1 canvassers of Livingston county met to-day l | but finding errors in some of the returns ad c iourned until tomorrow. The chairman o1
 inc board authorized the statement tha l Blaine's plurality in that county is 1, ,152
 TThis is within one of the result unotfic1ally
 announced.
 y CooPERTowN, N. Y., Nov. 1.-The board | of canyassers of Otsego county assembled I 4o hJ1f the
 turns adjourned until tomorrow afternoon
 SYRACUSE, N. Y., Nov. 1.-The othcla 1t count of Onondaga county gives Blaine l6,
 S9O Cleveland 13, 161. The two additiona
 votes for Blaine and one for Cleveland ar ar (. contested. They will be decided in tn
 morning. The official count of Madiso
 county gives Blaine (, sos, Cleveland 1864.
 KINGSTON, N. Y, Nov. 1.-The board c
 canvassers of Ulster county met at noon h Committees were appointed All return
 were in except two districts of Demlng. Tn . | returns from Shawanguk have been ordere sent back also those from the Second an to Seventh wards of this city. There were n es tickets attached and the Fifth ward return er were not properly endorsed. Adjourned h. a. m. tomorrow.
 no Ss ! Freeton and Hamilton counties gives Bla1n
 5,1S8, Cleveland 4,091, St. John PAS, Butl' lis Al.
 y FONDA, N. Y., Nov. 1.-The board is canvasse5s of Montgomery county hnlsne n- to-day and report the official majority f' py H Blaine 92.
 is. ALBANY, Nov. 11-The official canvass ty Washington county does not alter the tgur e1 cH previously reported. Blaine's majority es 3,115. In Warren county the official ca ed Yass gives Blaine 784, no change: 4 to LITTLE VALLEY, N. Y., Nov. 1l.-Ihe of ns, l cial count of Cattaraugus county gives C!eV
 land 6,O65, Blaine 7, ,463, St. John 938, Bu h0 Ter 372 No change.
 ,o SYRACUSE, N. Y., Nov. 11.-Jeferst CT eounty's official returns are: Blaine, SOB & Cleveland, TOTS; St. John, 636; Butler, !o "a gain of for Blaine
 [oJS, AIBANY Nov 1.-The board Of canVE
 sers of Albany county have adjourned oV EIn, l until Wednesday afternoon
 ar A POIfeemaif,s Work At The Polls
 NEW YORK, Nov. 11.-Oficer John Blondt of Captain Williams precinct was 'm rested to-day and held by Commission 70. Little first in $5 900 and afterward in $1O,O 6 bail on a charge of violating the electi ,n, law. On election day one Henry Seam cry having voted was approached by Blondt em, alleged and asked to vote again, taking ans ,n,s place of a man named Abraham Levy, W
 had registered but died in the meantin eoI eoi Seamen says he refused to vote and Blor lew arrested him. When taken before Comm nue sioner Little, Seamen told ms story Wl1h s & much directness that it was deemed nee ties sary to arrest Blondt. Seamen was held a
 witness.
 ? Governor Hendricks Makes An A
 dress.
 INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 1.-The Indif
 Democrats celebrated the State and natio
 victory to-day with an enthusiastic gather
 in this city. Governor Hendricks, as V
 President elect, held a reception at the Grs
 Hotel and at o'clock addressed five tn
 sand people in the Circle Park In U course of his speech he said; As a result Is the election think I am justified in say ,aat to you that public securities have adVan Has since the election Men that don't uni aims, stand such matters and have not much ju u in- ment have supposed that the success of
 Democratic party would have to lfort duce in value securities. am 2
 to say the opposite has been