Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-11-13
The Canvass.
ALL DEPENDS ON THE RESULT IN NEW
YORK CITY

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Lew York, Nov. Especial to Sioux
City Journal: The New York eavass-
ing boards Of New York and Brooklyn
continued their work to-day, surround
ed by lawoers, politicians and others
interested in the result. 1t will be
some days before the work is completed.
As far as gone no material changes IN
the result as already announced have
been made. The margin is SO narrow,
however, that single accidental error
may wipe out Cleveland's plurality, and
it is believed the republicans are rely
ing on that fact to some extent. 1t lis
generally believed that the counties
above Harlem bridge will not change
the aspect of affairs.
THE REAL FIGHT
is expected to be made in this city. The
total number of votes which George
Bliss. as counsel for the republicans,
expects to take exception to in some
form or other, amounts to 1000. About
one-third of these. it is claimed, are de-
fectiye or blank ballots, and the rest
Butler, st. John and other votes, which
were miscounted, excluded or otherwise
added to swell Cleveland's vote.
In the Brooklyn canvass, in the book
of the Fourth district, Tenth ward, was
the following note;
Gentlemen: not knowing how this
book is to be filled out, we put all
scratched and blank tickets in the bal
lot box"
1--WE rest our hopes now upon the
frauds practiced by our opponents" !"
said the secretary of the national re-.
publican committee to-day.
How do you account for Conkling
coming to the relief of the democrats z"
he was asked.
"Oh, we don't account for it. Conk-
ling has streaks. BY the way, we have
news from Florida, to the effect that
the returns from Escambia county have
been spirited away, and that the county
clerk has also disappeared. There is no
knowing what may happen in Florida
if the democrats continue their ras-
cality."
The Mail and Express of this after
noon says the official canvass of the
vote of this state continues. 1t is now
generally conceded that the votes of
the counties above Harlem bridge cam
not be changed to effect Cleveland's
1 plurality. An accidental error may
4 entirely wipe out the plurality, and
on this alone are based the hopes Of the
republicans. At midnight forty of the
sixty counties officially canvassed gave
Cleveland net gain of 50, leaving the
plurality at I,225, according to demo-
cratic claims. This plainly ends any
probability of serious increase of
Blaine's rural pluralities, although it Is
fair to bear in mind that where gains
are expected the canvass is delayed
and cases may yet be presented in eight
or ten counties where cases have not
been made up. The real fight is in this
city. and the republican hopes were
greatly dampened when Elihu Root an
nounced yesterday that he had found
the majority to be 43,226, wiping out
the gam of 426 votes announced on
Saturday. OF the total number OF
votes on which in some form or another
George Bliss expects to take exception
to the informal count he already has
about 1900. About third of these are
defective blank votes and the rest are
Butler, st. John and other votes, which
were misscounted, excluded or other
wise aided to swell the Cleveland vote
/ Only thirty-nine counties were re.
ported officially up to 8 p. m. In Jeffer.
son county Blaine gains 8 and in the
whole 90 counties IL. His total losses
are7. All the Cleveland pluralities re
main unchanged.
The result of the complete official
canvass has not yet been received from
Delaware, Franklin, Orange, Schuyler
. Broome, Columbia. Green, Monroe and
st. Lawrence counties. The canvass
SO far does not make any material
change from the figures already pub
iished.
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