The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-19
POLITICAL NEWS.
Some OF ,he Outraces Now Being Perpetrat

Some of the OutragesN Now Being Perpetrated
by Democratic Election Officers.
CHICAGO, Nov. 18.-A special to the Tribune
from Wheeling, W. Va. says: "The see-saw
business was kept up yesterday on the governor
ship. Golf went down in the Republican COM
mittee's estimates to 154 majority, while Flem-
ine's election is still claimed by the Democratic
committee by a safe majority, but they refuse
to state figures. The Republican committee
gives its estimates by counties and official re-
turns, subject to the recount demanded by
Judge Fleming, the Democratic gnbernatorial
candidate. In this district, Atkinson. Repuo-
lican, still has II majority on the face
OF the returns. The peculiar recount
has aroused such general Indignation that.
last evening, the county court here adjourned
till Monday. thinking that the Wetzeli county
court, also engaged in q recount for Congress,
would knock off Atkinson's fourteen majority
and relieve the Wheeling counters OF a disagree
able job: but the Wetzell board had Also heard
the mutterines OF q coming storm. so it ad-
jourued until Monday, expecting Oaio county
TO do away with the necessity or any forced de-
cisions in counting out the fourteen margin Sat
urday afternoon. The Republican member
asked to have a vote which was thrown out pho
toRrsphed. but this was refused. Then he
moved to have the ballot placed in an envelope
for future reference. but the Democratic major
ity refused this request, also. Many other high
handed rulings of this kind have been used to
cut down Republican majorities-"
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S.-T. S. Riley, chair
man of the Democratic State committee. OF
West Virginia, has sent the following dispatch
from Wheeling, to the Post:
The official returns from this State are sufi-
GENTLY ascertained to warrant the announce
ment OF the election OF Judge A. b. Fleming,
the Democratic candidate for Governor. by a
small but sure majority. The rest of the State
ticket is elected by larger maiorities. The
Legislature will stand. on joint ballot, forty six
Democrats, forty-four Republicans. and one
Labor Union Independent"
Hon. j. G.. Cannon ON Republican Policy.
Special ~ the INDIANAPOLIS yournsL
DANvILLE, Ill, Nov. 1S.-In an interview
with Congressman Cannon, to-day. he stated to
a representative of the press that a Republican
House of Representatives would cause a proper
reduction of the tariff, maintaining at all times
the American system of protection, yet money
enough will be raised to pay the public debt,
make improvements and pay a just pension to
every soldier who risked his life in the late war.
Dakota will be admitted as two States, together
with Montana, Washington and Idaho. Regard
ing his candidacy for the speakership, Mr. Can
non had nothing to say.
Contest in the First Indiana District.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. Nov. 1Z.-Speculation as
to the extreme closeness of the next lower house
Of Congress will be stimulated by the published
determination to contest the seat form this, the
First congress sional district Of Indiana. Judge
William f. Parrot, the Democratic candidate,
was elected with the narrow margin of twenty
four votes, out OF an aggregate of $4,000 votes
cast. His opponent, Frank B. Posy, in an in
terview, declares that he will contest upon the
ground of fraud, alleged to have been p~racticed
in Posey and Perry counties, by which he was
| cheated Of success at thu polls.