Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-21
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OUrrecyeu.
The state board of canvassers met in
Albany, N Y, Thursday Afternoon. Ex
Senator Conkling was present for a few
minutes. A protest to the effect that 81
green electoral votes had been cast iu Del
aware county for the Republican electors
was read, and on motion of Attorney
General O'Brien was ordered to be entered
in the proceedings, and the return was
passed as received. The Kings county
return showed slight discrepancy, but
this was explained by the county clerk and
the return was passed.
TIE discrepancy in the Richmond county
return was explained by Couuty Clerk
Corn lius A, Hart. He presented the
original tally sheets and stated that the
error in the return before the board was
owing to the omission on the part of the
copyist to insert the names and votes of
two Butler electors. The mistake was
not apparent in the separate footings,
appearing only in the totals, and com
psrison of the original with the statement
transmitted to the board verified his
ersl O'Brien, which was unanimously
adopted the clerk was permitted to correct
| the return.
All the returns have been received and
tabuated statement will be ready for
signature Friday noon, to which time the
board adjourned.
| HENDRICKs ON CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
| At the Brooklyn rink, Thursday even
ing, Vice President elect Hendricks ad
dressed an audience that crowded the
building, In the course of his remarks he
said "Do you desire to know from me
what civil service have confidence inS
am very free to say to you people to night
that l am not particularly confident of
success after a schoolmaster's examina-
tiou. But l will tell you what l have
confidence in. As it was in tie days OF
Andrew Jackson, let true man come IN
be- PRESIDENT of the United States and let
true men be called around him to aid him
in the public service, and let these men
resolve that the only test OF qualification
Tor office under them shall be honesty and
fitness Tor the service. and you have civil
service REFORM" (Cheers Mr.. Hen
bricks said he advocated revenue reform,
and the only standard of taxation should
be the needs Of the government ecouomi-
cal'y administered. He indorsed the
Democratic national platform in it's de
olaration that taxes shall only be levied
for public purposes.
The SOUTH LOYAL TO TIE UNION.
A grand demonstration was held IL
Wilmington, N. c.; Thursday night IL
honor of the election of Cleveland anG
Hendricks. The CITY was alive with en-
thusiasm. Colonel John NJ Staples
Democratic elector for the state at large
in his address spoke of the loyalty of tn,
South to the Union as it is, with all tn,
| constitutional amendments. The soldier,
of the South" he said, ''stand ready to
day to shed their blood and lay dowI
their lives for the perpetuity of this Unior
aud the honor Of it's flag, and II the time
should ever come that the constitutions
rights Of the black men should becom,
endangered, my word for it, the people o
the South will be found among thei
strongest advocates and defenders"
DEMOCRATIC DEMONSTRATION AT WILKES
BARRE
The Democrats OF Wilkesbarre, Pa.
held great demonstration on Thursday
An immense crowd from all the surround
ing country was present. General Georg,
b. Mcclellan was the orator of the day
and addressed o large audience at the rinl
in the afternoon. He denounced Blain,
tor mis- late utteranoe, and said his Ian
guage was more like that Of Q whipped
child than Q man of common sense. TIL,
general predicted O wise administration
with Cleveland at the helm. Mr.. Patriol
F. Dever, of Philadelphia. also addressed
the audience. He depl0red the falling
away OF the Irish vote from the DemocIati,
party, especially In old Luzerne, and fo
ouoe in his life was ashamed OF his owl
| nationality,