The sun., 1888-11-08
zIDIyas AT HEADQUARTERS.
Conflicting C;aiuss Mnde by tho Rival party
Managers.


Connictine Claims Sfndc by the Rival Party
Managers.
Harrison is not elected" said the stere-
opticon mans moon to the Madison square
crowds last evening. and as It is recognized as
an official bulletin tho announcement gave
some comfort to the passing Democrats. I'VE
do not concede Harrison's election" was tho
official statement made to anxious inquirers
at the headquarters In West Twenty ninth
street, but 1t was not accompanied by any
facts or figures OF reassuring na-
ture. In effect, the position OF Chairman
Brice and his associates is thnt they
do not feel like taking the responsibility OF
officially concedinR the election OF Harrison.
rs the contest hns beoh no very close that Moth
ing but an official canvass will be accepted as
conclusive and satisfactory in several OF the
States And II any serious errors should he
found and any change made from the appar-
ent result they would be blamed and criti-
cised for having too promptly conceded defeat.
But to do justice TO Mr.. Brice, Senator Cor
man, and that other strong fighter who has
been close to them but not conspicuous. Brad
ley Is. Smnlley OF Vermont. they do not In thcir
own minds seriously question the fact that
Cleveland is beaten. Chairman Brce. however.
yesterday answered an inquiring correspond
cnt In this way:
New York Illinois and California are in doubt and
will probably remain until the official count made
Indiana New Jersey and Connecticut are suro for
Cleveland, who probably elected
When this was written the story OF the dis
covery OF big mistake or fraud committed in
Brooklyn was in circulation and had not yet
been shattered.
Tho visitors 10 the hcaduuarters were mostly
never. give -up.tho.ship ratriots, who % c9mo @ Tor
scraps OF eHcouragement. Some rollntccr
mathematical cranks were at hnn'l. and dished
up enrouragement by going over the ilgures
One OF them announced that ho had mode the
Hepubltcnns own ilgures giyc Cleveand more
than 1000 IN New II horf H. sa1s bdsa and S
professionals Of the news burenu were not ut
Al interested IN these efforts OF the amateurs
tlemnn who has visited the place daily and had
excellent opportunities for observing what was
Ni Thcy Cy can % talk as they rlcase about Bree
and the committeeman here. They have made
the host fght possible under the clrcnmsian,;; n;
be- be- made. mad W. Col. Brice has not bet lot Of bis
own money like Quay. hut he has put y lot Of
ment or speculation He has not ca, ried som,
OF the Western States in which hc discovered
but he has sh9wG Gans
spent. lie will take it Iik" q man and so viii
scott stronger than ever. ard Harrisons Ad-
minstraiion confronted Mt the outsst with the
Blaine problem ana tnS surplus ulI.lculty, WILL
never b. abe to satisfy the country"
At tho Democratic State Committee Head
quarters, now restricted to the rooms up stairs
luctancc to conceding the State to Harrison
and thus nsnt'nlzing @ the 10y ioit SM over HILLS
iHIii tatnty in the he mnd Of CLERK De Freest The
Republicans, down at the Fifth avenue head;
quarters declared that Brice was wicsedly and
Eas ns Spnf he ne i foeTins was
bulletined as vel! as sent all over the State:
D.moeTse cemmiite, Thai ,hsy Iavo carried The saie
ssesfsms % s ' 10 M heir local eomm,semen ali over he
state ina. effect The RepuP lean NstipnS f s csmmtss zee
following telegram
show SeW York safoy Tor aSrso f%1% y inward of Iso
1s e. a TO .m s.
% attention 70 The returns. Sc 70 j. ha the re-
@ PREVENT frauds AZ ali hazards In case q Necessity EN-
oy MSy us III e ,ny tampe.ns Win The re
''''' = ''' y ''' j.. " 5 Ss..srr. 9S.s
Senator Quay, Col. Dudley and Senator Fas-
sett were the chiefs at the nag-b de- ked Fifth
thai still came in, The fear that New York
MIGHT slip a%"y sSs from then ooE Vas
they we've surprised at winning II. but st Ill had
presence OF lind enough to determine on
on tho earliest trains yesterday morning to
points where any extra watchfulness O, er the
returns was pretended to be necessary. Of
course they were mostly PennsylvaniHns, as
are all OF the men quay sends out.
Before going over TO the Everett House.
whero he remained during the day. Senator
Quay authorized this statement. which was
wired all over the country:
The Republicans on TUESDAY carried bv increased ma
jortties all th- Sass tha Re carried for Mr. Rnine in
o.. and Ind a by tnura. v Of o % 'o6itn West
Virginia is In dOuoL Gen iIarrs"ns eecton Is assured
The following was also sent:
Gen. HorriIon.
Cordial congratulations. New York 10 supremely
happy The Republicans are jubilant. and the Demo
cras shrdcing their tears CnArN,EY N. DEP'w.
Gen Dudley also got on the wire. He was
telegraphed to from indianapolis IN regard to
the story that Kings county had shown errors
that would throw the State. Out there the
story was attributed to Senator German, who
in reality is one Of the men who never took q
m ment's stock In 1t. Mr. Dudley answered:
There Ia positive nothing in It, Our people guard
ing the rturns from county and other precincts
and counties with abso ute vigilance Fraud Is barely
pnssib but will not be rermt ed l. the mott perfect
es,ionsR by honest brave men can prevent IL. Tho
Stale Ia latest returns sure 10 give you Is oO
II any change II will be moro.
At the Republican State Headquarters the
gloom over Millers defeat was more pro-
nounced than at the other place. though even
here the glow of national triumph was only oh
said that the result was entirely attributable
to the strength Of the liqnor interest support
for Hill. and that Mier's friends did not doubt
that all the PARTY leaders up the State gave
him loyal SUPPORT.