, 1888-11-08
Quay Anxious to Prevent Fraud
From Being Practised.
The Election, as Usual, Hinges
on New York
Republicans Less Confident OF
Victory Than They We're.
Missouri Still Safe By a Big
Majority.
NEW YORK.


NEW YORK, Nov. An extra of the
World says: At I a. m. the probabilities
are that Benz. Harrison, of Indiana, has
been chosen president of the nation and
Levi P. Morton, Of Indiana, vice presi-
dent. Returns thus far received indicate
that the tariff reform issue has proven
strongest In states hopelessly Republican.
In Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebras-
ka the Democratic ticket made large gains
upon the lines fore Swallowed in the re-
cent tariff debate in the house. These
gains, though encouraging, have not been
sufficient to offset the Republican MAORI
ties Of these states, and have therefore
been of no material advantage to the
national Democratic ticket. On the other
hand the tariff issue has not proven
strong In the doubtful states, particularly
New York. The Democratic members of
the ways and means committee have been
reelected. They represent the solidly
Democratic districts. In the main, how
ever, though there can be no doubt of the
popularity of the tariff issue among their
constituents, from latest advices, proba-
bly, the Republican gains in the South
and East will exceed all expectation. A
careful compilation of congressional re-
turns received at this hour would indicate
that the Republicans will control the next
house by from eight to ten majority.
The Tribune says: The house of rep
resentatives in the fifty first congress will
be republican by twenty to twenty five
majority. The indications are that this
may be slightly increased. The New
York delegation will stand eighteen Re-
publicans and sixteen Democrats. In
Connecticut the Republicans gain two
congressman. In New jersey they lose
one. Some notable gains are recorded in
the South, in Louisiana and Arkansas.
and in the West in Missouri.
The Times SAYS the Democrats will
have a majority in the ffty-frst congress
somewhat larger than in the fiftieth.
The Republican national committee
makes the following statement to the
public:
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Nov. Tn view of the claim pro-
mulgated by the Democratic national
Democratic committee that they have car
ried the state of New York for Cleveland,
and that they are sending kilograms to
their local committees all over the state to
that effect. the Republican national COM
mittee have sent out to the chairman of
each Republican county committee of the
state the following telegram:
Although full returns from every county
in the state show New York safely for
Harrison, by upward of $4,000 plurality,
the Democrats are telegraphing their
county chairmen claiming the state, and
urging them to pay no attention to the
returns. See to it that the returns are
thoroughly guarded until officially can
vassed. Prevent fraud at all hazards. In
case of necessity employ counsel. No
tify US of any tampering with the returns.
Communicate with your town committee
at once, if necessary by special messenger.
NJ. S. QUAY,
j. S. FAssETT.
The EUentng World extra quotes Chair
man Brice of the national Democratic
committee as having said:
I'VE concede nothing. and from the
latest returns there is a fair indication
that Cleveland has carried New York
state"
Following this in the World extra is
this:
This is what they say at the national
Democratic headquarters, and it was
given out as the official utterance of the
national committee to the crowd of anx-
ious visitors who thronged the parlors
this morning in search of the latest news
The statement is based upon the factthat
corrected returns from the interior coun-
ties of the state show a larger cutting down