Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-26

the space between trains going the
same way shall he several miles, in
stead of fraction of one mile, as
seems to have been the case at Jack
SON Philadelphia Times.
Judge Maynard's Great Service to
Grover Cleveland.
The spiteful haste with which the
Mugwump and Republican press re-
Gently endeavored to foil the effect OF
a statement Of facts which the Argus
printed concerning Isaac H. Maynard's
close political relations with the great
leaders of the party in recent years and
his official relations as = member Of
President Cleveland's first administra-
tion, recalls a bit of political history
connected with the past election cam
vass of 1884, when Mr.. Cleveland was
a candidate against Mr.. Blaine.
About 10 o'clock election night,
while the streets were filed with ex-
cited and shouting partisans, who hal
discovered that the vote on electors
was very close in the State. Judge
Maynard received a message to call at
once on Mr.. Manning. He found him
secluded with Col. Lamont. These
gentlemen were in consultation nearly
an hour, when Judge Maynard went to
his quarters and summoned as rapidly
as he could number of reliable as
sociates and commenced the work of
securing to the State true result OF
the vote as cast that day for electors
for President and Vlce-President.
kilograms were hurried to leading
Democrats in every county and county
seats explaining the situations and
with directions as to party duty. Re-
publican County Clerks were placed
under surveillance and Democratic
County Clerks warned to hurry up all
belated returns, and watch them against
any changes.
Letters with detailed instruction
were depatched by messenger to mon
tn various parts of the state, instruct
ing them to retain attorneys to watch
every belated Canvassing Board and
to hold results against changes. All
night long the work proceeded. and the
coolest man of the score at work was
Judge Maynard. Telegraphic replies
began to pour in upon him early In
the morning. From these he caught
the full situation, and with general In
structions to his aids he hurried OF y
New York.
To the great party managers Of New
York and Brooklyn whom he met there
he was known but little. and that little
was that he was the only dsfeated
Of the election on the Etate
ticket OF the year before. Amid these
men went the messenger Of Daniel
He found many Of them
wild with anxiety and rage; men with 4
national regulations IN business and
politics were there, pale with excite
ment and suppressed emotions. con-
vinced that the frauds Of 1875 were 70
be repeated. They offered millions Of
money to prevent the outrage which
hey felt was beyond their power to
prevent.
Instead OF proposing remedies they
charged that.in the Republican coun-
les of the State the returns were al
'eady changed. Judge Maynard as
;ured them that he was not there to
earn OF them how to- save the State
lorth OF the Harlem River, but to con-
irm the result as they had already de-
,lared south of the Harlem. He asled
hem to confirm the vote Of every dis
rict return and to guard against every
,ossibIe error.
II the State was carried by Cleveland
would be 50 declared. He assured
hem that the State. north Of the Har-
5Ius Wdo c0AO ~ 80auot AH0uOUs U10 IL
he declared majority OF New York.
|rooklyn. and Suffolk. Queens and
richmond could be confirmed, then tho
ictory was theirs.
Judge Maynard returned to Albany
Wednesday night. At all points his
,aster hand was felt when q dispute
r error was found. His one request
'as the true vote as cast election day
epublican claims did not disturb him
or change his work. Thursday eve-
ing he informed Mr.. Cleveland that
9 was the President elect, and he was
It'll Mr.. Cleveland that evcaing at =
tie hour at the Executive Mansion,
hen Mr.. Cleveland himself for The
rst time declared that he believed he
as elected and would take his seat a.
President on March A." il he lived.
On Friday morning, when Judge
aynard saw Jay Gould's telegram
Mr.. Cleveland on his
ection showing that the Republicans
I'VE up the State. he said, my work
done, and he returned TO his desk
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