The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-11-27
POLITICAL.


victory with eauanimity. but actually to feel
defeat.
Mr.. Carlisle will he candidate for
reelection to tho Speakcrship. or the re-
elected Democrats, 90 voted for Carlisle in
the caucus, 70 for Randall, and ID for Cox.
Blaine has 1000 more votes in New
York State than Garfield had, but Cleveland
increased Hancock's vote and his own in
1852 by $4,000.
Under tho present Vermont law u
citizen votes wherever he happens to be on
election day. Thus, Senator Edmunds, maxi
ing nyins trip from Washington, deposited
mont, which happened to be bennington, in
stead Of going on TO his home Burlington.
President-elect Cleveland, in an in
terview with a STAFF correspondent OF the
Baltimore American, Is represented as say
ing that In view OF his small majority no
one man or faction OF men can claim to have
elected him, and that he accordingly owes
no che man more than he owes another. He
further informed the correspondent that he
"espected TO be pretty busy" at Washing
ton; but, aludiny TO the current talk Of
"clean sweep" remarked that he wasn't
much of Il chopper"
At Chambersburg, Pa, Luther Cat
lin, over loo years old, cast his twentieth
Presidential vote. A large number OF ci,i-
xens, men OF all parties, went out in car
riages to the old gentleman's home, some two
miles from town, and escorted him 10 the
polls, headed by the Montrosc Cornet Band.
In the sans carriage with the centenarian
rode Juliue, his son, aged % years: Henry
catiin, his grandson, aged % years; and
Charles kecler, his great.grandson, agcd II
years. All voted for Blaine.
The official majority for Cleveland in
West Virginia is 4,.03.
Complete returns from Michigan
show plurality for Blaine of :, $50. The st.
John vote 10 1913.
Official vote of Minnesota: Blaine
Ill ,as3: Cleveland, .0,l44; ST. John, 1921:
Butler, 3,5ss.
It is stated that the alleged shortage
OF the Republican National Committee
reached Sos, 600. instead OF the much larger
sum at FIRST reported, and that Chairman
Jones and Mr.. Elkins paid IL out or theii own
pockets and put the committee out OF debt.
1t is stated that the total amount of
money received by the Demot ratio National
committee during the late campaign was
s33a.ooa, of which $4,000 was realized
through the popular campaign fund in sums
OF less than 500.
The Postoilice Department reports a
quite general tendency among postmasters to
keep back their receipts, as has heretofore
been the case on charges Of administration.
The hint Ia sent out that they should not
arouse prejudice on the part OF Democratic
Postmaster General.
Forty-four counties in Dakota give
Clifford for Congress 10000 majority. with
thirty-nve counties to hear from. His ma
.ority will reach Go,oo0.
The official count for thirty-six cleo
tors In New York apparently shows varia-
tion Of only log votes rs between the names
horne on thu Democratic ticket, and Of but
81 votes as between those on tho Republican
ticket This IL in total of l,l25,0CO votes
tuf NNo tShetS iuc nIuld
ity rs between the lowest on the Cleveland
ticket for electors and the highest on the
Elaine ticket is l,0i3. In the c.ose vote OF
california, four years ago, IL was found that
one Republican eacctor had been chosen;
an in New jersey, in ls60, Lin com obtained
II fractional Iart OF the electoral vote. That
upon so large ticket rs one containing
Srfx m hreaG shnula
occur Is somewhat remarkable.
Albany IN. " special: The State
Board of Canyassers has completed its Ia
hors and adjourned. The proceedings
| throughout the sessions were harmonious
and without ripple Of excitement. No
questions arose that wera not easily, prop
| erly, and satisfactorily settled. The tech
nicai errors I'm several OF the counties were
rectined by general consent, and tho best OF
feeling prevailed among the members OF the
| hoard. The result ~ declared vcriHcs the
official figures heretofore published, and
shows them to have been remarkably accu-
| rate. The footings of the tables are as fol-
lows:
High.s vt Democratic elector Priest. sos Ia
Highest Republican e.ector, Carson 49,. 562 0,5
Plurality. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l,l49
Lowest Democratic elector. Ottendurfer. .5e3Oas
Lowest Republican elector, Harris. .56l ,9Tl
Plurality .s.... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. I,GTi
Highest Prohibition eeetor. Miller. ....... q, ot
lowest Prehibitt.n Gle tor, Ellsworth. I,as-
Highest Butter elcc.Gr. bNonnel ........ lT,Rt
/ o..st Butler eiectr, Campbell ......... iG,T5l
Official vote Of North Carolina
Cleveland, 1895; Elaine, l.ao,s; -
! John. AS.
Returns to the Secretary OF State
show tie vote in Georgia To he: Cleveland
S6. Lla!ae i;,"di; Butler les; st