The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-08
KINGS COUNTY.
Errors Claimed IN the County,
Though to What Extent
Not Known.
REPUBLICANS CHARGE
The Democrats Will Attempt to
Steal the State-What the
World Says.
New York.


World, in late extra, quotes Chairman
Briee, of the democratic national COM
mittee, as having said: "We concede
nothing, ana from the latest returns
land has carried New York state" This
is what they say at national democratic
n headquarters and it was given out as the
4 official utterance of the national committee
to the Gro wd of anxious visitors who
a thronged the parlors this morning in
search of the latest news. The statement
is based upon the fact that corrected re-
\ turns from interior counties of 1.-The state
show large cutting down of
earlier iris IN gains, and imany of the
counties where plurality hal been re-
ceived already, and had been given, pur-
h porting to be in full, are sill found to be
incomplete. Especially is this true, it is
claimed, in Kings county, whore it is said
there will be fight before the count is
completed. When it was learned that Il
linois and Wisconsin might be close states
as we'll as Indiana and Connecticut, 'tele-
grams we're sent to the chairmen of state
committees in each state.
At the democratic nation al headquarters,
3 pm. to- day, Chairman Brice announced
that Cleveland had carried Indiana, Con-
neticut and New Jersey. The result in
4 New York state, hs claimed, was in doubt
and it might require the official returns to
determine the result. Advices at demo-
cratic headquarters from California and
Gllinbis were said to warrant hope of one
or both for the democrats.
Mr.. DeFreesh was the only one at
the democratic state rooms. He said:
"We are not in as bad a shape as we
were on the day after the election in 1884,
We will concede nothing. I have wired to
every county for revised returns. ; Till L
receive them shall claim the state.
There are errors in the Kings
county returns, though how extensive do
not know. The count will be looked
after"
At republican headquarters Colonel
Quay said: 81 can't say anything until it
is all over. Of course Harrison is elected
and has undoubtedly carried New York |
state. I am told an attempt has been |
made by the democrats in Kings county
to steal the state, but they can't do it."
In the same issue of the World which |
contains the above in doublealeaded type, |
carried over from an earlier edition, are
these words, appropos of Colonel Brice
conceding nothing: "But there is little |
reasonable doubt that Benz amin Harrison |
will be the next president of the United |
States"
The Evening News, democrat, in a late
extra, heads up the election matter thus:
~'Not yet settled; Cleveland depending on
Illinois and California. New York prob
ably republican; Connecticut and Indiana
both democratic." The ma ter thus headed
up here follows: "The result of the cleo
ton for president is still in doubt. The
democrats claim Illinois, California and
Nevada, which would elect Cleveland with
out New York, as the democrats have I'M
doubtedly carried New Jersey, Connecticut
and Indiana. 1t looks as if New York |
state had been carried by the republican,
as returns from republican counties con-
tinue to show gains. --latest returns show
Harrison's plurality to be about 5000 in |
this state, but many of the counties are
estimated.
Captain Mcclellan, secretary executive |
cam paign committee, has telegraphed the
state COMMITTEES of Illinois and Wisconsin |
for the latest returns. Both states are still
in doubt. The national democratic com
mittee does not concede New York to the
Republicans. No returns have been re-
fceived to show anything more than that
the state is close. Connecticut and
Indiana have been won. The California
news is very favorable to the democrats
and in Illinois there is firm claim for the
democratio presidential as we'll as guberna-
torial ticket.
A In the same edition of the News are
thess editorial expressions: eve don't
igiye up just yet Cleveland has ia all
probability lost the state Of New York,
but there Is 2 cheerful prospect that he
|Iney have majority OF the electoral
votes.
The republicans claim everything, while
che latest returns possible insure the states
|Fof lndiane, New Jersey and Connecticut
for the democrats. This gives the demo