Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1884 — THE PRESIDENCY. [ARTICLE]

THE PRESIDENCY.

The Election Returns from the Various States of the Union. One Of the Closest Political Contests of Modern Times. The Presidential election of ISB4 passes into hi.'toryas one of the closest national political contents ever waged in this country. At this writing—five days after the closing of the polls —the outcome is one of extreme-doubt, the Re- > publicans claiming -the election of Blaine and the Democrats claiming the election of Cleveland, with the chances, however, largely favoring Cleveland. The whole question hinges upon the great r mpire State of Hew York, with its thirtysix electoral votes. The vote is a phenomenally close, one. Both parties claim the State. The Chairmeu_of the Republican aind Democratic State Committees issued addresses claiming the State, and Chairman Jones, of the Republican national Committee, issued a manifesto to the country announcing that Blaine and Logan had carried every northern State except -New Jersey and Connecticut, and two or three Southern States, and proclaiming their elecctiotf to the Presidency. On Friday morning Chairman Gorman, of the Democratic National Committee, sent forth an address announcing that‘ Grover Cleveland and Thomas A. Hendricks have carried 219 electoral votes, 18 more than sufficient to elect," and declaring that “no fraud or contrivance can defeat the will of the people of thq United States thus publicly and deliberately declared.” The very latest news up to the hour of going to press with • this side, of our paper is embraced in the following telegrams from New York: The Associated Press sends the following: “On a careful review of the figures by districts, as furnished by the agents of the Associated Press, corrected by returns received during the day so as to bring the record down to this time, the total vote of the State stands for Cleveland 559,896; Blaine 558,426: plurality for Cleveland 1,469. There are yet eighteen districts from which returns are still behind or questioned. These in 1880 gave Garfield a plurality of 736. Tl:e counties which contain the lacking districts are Pisses,Madison, Saratoga,Sullivan and Ulster. „ The Sim says, the revised returns of this State give Cleveland 1.206 plurality, and the Times claims the plurality to he 1,361. The Sun says clerical cirors have been discovered in ten different counties which almost exactly bal&nce one crnotberTirthe footing." A dispatch trom Albany says Gov.'Cleveland lias official returns from every county in the State; showing his plurality to be 1,600. The Republican National Committee claim tint! the returns by precincts show a plurality of l.ouo to 1,500 for Blaine. The Secretary of the committee sent the following telegram to Gen. Logan: “A careful revlsioh by Col. Grosvenor.of Ohio, of returns from all election districts but four, which are yet to hear from, gives us a plurality of 1,000 in the State,- 1 feel confident in the result, and that any attempted frauds will be deterred and defeated.” Mr. Blaine sent the following telegram to the NaiionalConimittee on ttys 7th: ‘ “To Chairman B, I-\ Jones, of the Republican National Committee: “i am advised that there have been frauds committed in New York State. I believe that the honest vote of the State gives a Republican plurality, and l ask the committee to see that wefiave a fair*and honest count. “J. G. Blaine.” Jay Gould sent Gov. Cleveland a telegram congratulating him upon his election, and the National Democratic Committee issued an address saying there was no longer any question as to tlie result of the contest, that theeiectoral vote of New York was absolutely sure for Cleveland and Hendricks, and that they were elected by a majority of 18 in the electoral college. Illinois. 1 LATNT, AND O SLESBY CABBY THE STATE. liiaino carries Illinois by a plurality estimateda’. about co.ooo. The State officers elected are Republicans, as follows: Governor, Richard J Oglesby; Lieutenant Governor, John C. Smith; Secretary of State, -H. D. Dement; Auditor, Charles P. Swigert; Treasurer, Jacob Gross; Attorney General, George Hunt. A dispatch from Chicago says: The Germans do not appear to have given the Democrats as much as--i-istauee as was at first supposed, though gains in localities populated by that nationality have been made. In Chicago the Irish scratched Cleveland quite heavily. In sixtyli tie counties, including Cook, Blaine lias a net majority of 22,248,. About one-half of the comities yet to hear from are Democratic, and the actual majority in tiie State will not vary much from the.figures given above. The majority for Oglesby, Republican candidate for Governor, is about 1:1,000. The Republicans elect ten and the 1 >cmopratsa ten Congressmen. The Legislature is very close, with the chances, at this writing, «! a small Democratic majority. Indiana. democratic: BY 5,000 TO 8,000. An Indianapolis dispatch says that on the basis ot the, latest official returns Indiana has given a Democratic plurality of 5,500, and the Republican State. Central Committee opneedes J this miich. The Democratic Committee claims 7,’.Km majority. The Congressional delegation stands as follows: Democrats —First District, J. .1. Kleiner; Second, Thomas' R. Cobb; Third, Jonas G. Howard; Fourth, William S. Holman; Fifth, C. C. Matson; Seventh, W. D. Bynum; Ninth, T. B, Ward; Twelfth, Robert Lowry; Thirteenth, George Ford long term, B. F. Shivel short term. Republicans—Sixth District, Thomas M. Browne; Eighth, Janies T. Johnson; Tenth, W. D. Owen; Eleventh. George W. Steele. The Legislature is Democratic on joint ballot Michigan. THE ELECTORAL VOTE ROIt BLAINE—CLOSE ON STATE OFFICERS. Detroit dispatch: Blaine has probably carried tile State, but it is not yet decided. The Republicans claim that he has the State vote by several plurality. On the State ticket the Kree Press • Democrat) claims the election of Begole (Fusion) fcT Governor, by not less than 700. The Post (Republican) claims the electoral licket by 10,000, and the State ticket by 3,o<>(>. The Congressional delegation stands seven Fusionists and four Republicans. The Fusionists have a majority' in the Legislature. BLAINE'S PLURALITY ABOUT 10,000. Secretary Bayne, of the Republican comiuittee.says a Milwaukee dispatch, claims the State by from 6,010 to 12,000 purality. Dr. Anderson, chairman of the Democratic committee,concedes the State to the Jlepnblicans by about U,ooii. The indications point toward a plurality, however. The Republicans have elected to Congress the following: Caswell in the Ist 'district, Lafallette in the 3d, Van Sclialck in the 4th, Guenther In the 6th, Thomas in the 7th. Brice in the Bth, and Stephenson in the 9th. .They gain four. The Democrats have elected Bragg in the 2d, and Rankin in the sth. The Legislature will be Republican in both branches, it is thought. Massachusetts. BLAINES PLURALITY OVER 24,000. Returns from all but three cities and towns give tiie ’ fallowing result: Blaine, 142,699; Cleveland, 118,623; Butler, 23,815; St, John, fc, 174. Blaine's plurality is 24,076. The vole for Governor was as follows: Robinsen. 154,781 ; Endlcott, 107,648; McCaff erty; People's, 23,408; Seelye, Brohibition, 8,217. Robinson's plurality is 46,633. There is evidence of fraud in the’ Sixth Congressional District. A recount may give the election to Lodge over Lovering. Dodge, Republican candidate for Congress in flic Sixth District, has petitioned for a recount of votes. The plurality of Lovering • Dem.) is i 173. The Legislature ia Repub.ican by 29 on joint ballot. Nebraska. REPUBLICAN BY 20,000. Blaine carries Nebraska by a majority placed at about 2u,000. All of the Representatives to Congress, three in number, and all the State officers elected, are Republicans. Following is the roster of fctate officers chosen: Governor, James W. Dawes; Lieutenant Governor, H. H. Shedd; Secretary of State, E. P. Roggen; Treasurer, C. H. Willard; Auditor, H. A. Babcock; Attorney General, William Leese; Land and Bnilding Com- 1 misrioner, Joseph Scott; Superintendent of Public Instruction, W. W. Jones; Regent of State University, Leavitt Burnham. lowa. STRONGLY BEPULICAN. The Republicans carry lowa by a plurality of 30,tiM) to 35.000 on the national ticket, 25,000 to :(0,000 on the State ticket, and elect Congressmen'in ten of the eleven districts—WooLson in the first, Henderson in the Third, Fuller in the Fourth, Smith in the Fifth, Campbell in the Sixth, Conger and Smith to fill a vacancy in the Seventh, Hepburn in the Eighth, Lyman in the Ninth, Holmes in the Tenth, and Strabte in the Eleventh. The Fusionists elect Morphy in the Second. This is a Republican gain of three. Weaver, Fusionist, in the Sixth, is defeated by». • California. BLAINE CARRIES IT BY ABOUT f.OOO. t San Francisco dispatch: Partial re 1 urns from

39 oonnties of California, including San Francisco, give Blaine 22,350, Cleveland, 13,674. Although the election returns are still incomplete, yet they are sufficiently full to show that the. State has gone Republican. Most conservatives now estimate Blaine's majority at 2,<r« in this 1 city and 6,000 in the interior, giving him a full I majority of 8.000. The Republicans gain several Congressmen. The Legislature is probably Re- ’ publican on joint ballot. Which insures the election of a Republican Senator to succeed Mr. Farley. Kansas. BLAINE SWEEPS THE STATE BY A LARGE MAJORITY. Kansas casts her electoral vote for Blaine by a majority estimated at 40,000, sends an unbroken Republican delegation to Congress, and elects all the Rebublican candidates for State offices, as follows: Governor, John A. Martin; Lieutenant Governor, A. :1\ Riddle; .Secretary of State, E. B. Allen; Auditor. E. P. McCabe; Treasurer, Samuel T. Howe: Attorney General, 'S. B. Bradford; Superintendent of Public Instruction, J. H. Lawhead; Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Albert H. Horton; Associate Justice, W. A. Johnson. Colorado. THE CENTENNIAL STATE SOLID FOR BLAINE. Colorado casts its electoral voto for Blaine, and the entire Republican State ticket is elected by majorities ranging from from 2,000 to 3,000. Following are the State officers elected, all Republicans : Governor, Benj. H. Eaton; Lieutenant Governor, Peter W. Breen; Secretaiy of State, Melvin Edwards; Treasurer, George R. Swallow; Attorney General, Theodore H. Thomas; Auditor, H. A. Spruance; Superintendent of Public Instruction. L. S. Cornell. George W. Symes, Republican, is elected to Congress, Pennsylvania. 60,000 FOB BLAINE. A Philadelphia telegram reports that a plurality of 60,000 is indicated for Blaine in Pennsylvania. Complete returns from all the legislative districts in the State, except Wayne County, show the Senate will have 31 Republicans and 19 Democrats, the House 140 Republicans and 59 Democrats, with two o doubtful districts in Wayne Cojinty. This will give the Republicans 91 majority on joint ballot, even, should the Democrats carry their Wayne County candidates. In the present Legislature the Democrats have a majority of 15 on joint ballot. Maryland. A DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY OF OVER 11,000. Baltimore telegram: The Sun makes the following footing of the vote throughout the State: Vote of State outside of city gives net Democratic majority of 4,805. plurality, 6.716. Total, 11,521. Of six Congressmen the Democrats elect five, a gain of one. McComas, Republican, Sixth District, is re-elected. The delegation stands: First District, Charles H. Gibson; Second, Frank T. Shaw; Third, William H. Cole; Fourth, John V. L. Findlay; Fifth, Barnes Compton; Sixth Louis E. iiCComas. Louisiana, CLEVELAND ELECTORS CROSEN. New Orleans d ispatch : The official vote of this city gives Cleveland. 12.258: Blaine. 6,893: Cleveland’s majority, -5,365. Cleveland's majority in the State will probably not exceed 15,000. The Democrats elect all the Congressmen, except in the Second district. The friends of Boatner and Morey concede Gen. King’s election to Congress in the Fifth District by 3,000. Gov. Kellogg’s Mends admit his defeat for Congress in the Third District by 300 by E. J. Gay, a protectionist Democrat and wealthy sugar planter. North Carolina. CLEVELAND ELECTORS CHOSEN. North Carolina chooses Cleveland electors by a plurality of some 15,000, and elects the following State Officers by about the same vote : Governor, A. M. Scales; Lieutenant Governor, C. M. Stedman; Secretary of State, W. L. Saunders: Auditor. W. P. Roberts; Treasurer, D. W. Bain; Superintendent of Public Instruction, S. M. Finger; Attorney General, T. F. Davidson; Associate Justice Supreme Couit, A. S. Merrimon. The Democrats gain one Congressman. New Hampshire. THE GRANITE-STATE standstfirm intherepubXtCAN COLUMN. A Concord dispatch says that 241 towns and wards give Elfline.39,loo; Cleveland, 34,988; St John, 1,425; Butler, 507. Blaine’s plurality is 4,118. The same places give Currier, Republican, for Governor, 38,040; Hill, Democratic, 35,189; Mason, Prohibitionist, and scattering, 1,944, The remaining towns in 1882 gave Hale, Republican, 3,115; Edgerly, Democratic, 3,198, and 75 scattering. Should the vote be the same this year Currier's majority will be 749. He will be elected by the people, Texas. 100,000 MAJORITY FOR CLEVELANDCleveland’s plurality in Texas will approach, if it does not reach. 100,000, and the Democratic State ticket is elected by a majority nearly as great. F'ollowing are the names of the State officers chosen: Governor, John Ireland; Lieutenant Governor, Barrett Gibbs: Treasurer, •F. Ft. Lubbock; Comptroller, W. J. Swam; Attorney-General, John D. Templeton; Commissioner of Land Office, W. C. Walsh; Superintendent of Public Instruction, B. M. Baker. Vermont. BLAINE’S PLURALITY ABOUT 22,000. Returns from 197 towns in Vermont give Blaine 33,315; Cleveland, 16,012; Butler, 669; St. John, 1.389; Belva Lt cktvood 1, making a plural ityvlor Blaine of 20,303, with forty-three towns wanting. The towns heard from gave Garfield 41,407, Hancock 16,673, and AVeaver 1,143, a plurality for Garfield of 34,644. The towns not heard from gave Garfield a plurality of 2,266. If the above proportion is preserved, Blaine will have in the complete canvass a plurality of 22,569. Minnesota. ’ BLAINE SWEEPS THE STATE BY 33,000. ' Minnesota’s plurality for Blaine is not less than 35,000, says a Minneapolis dispatch. Returns are slow, and the exact vote will not be known for a day or two. '1 he delegations Mr Congress is solidly Republican. The majority on the Congressional candidates will fall below that on Presidential electors, and may be placed at 25,000. The State House of Representatives will stand 110 Republicans to 37 Democrats. No State Senators were voted for. South Carolina. HEAVILY DEMOCRATIC. _ ■ The Cleveland electors are chosen in South Carolina by a heavy majority, and the following State officers, all Democrats, are elected: Governor, H. S. Thompson; Lieutenant Governor, John C. Sheppard; Secretary of State, J. N. Lipscomb; Treasurer, John P. Richardson; Controller General, William E. Stoney; Attorney General, C. R. Miles; Superintendent of Education, Asbury Coward; Adjutant General, A. M. Marriganlt Missouri, LARGELY DEMOCRATIC. Cleveland’s majority in Missouri is estimated at from 40,000 to 60,000. The candidates for State offices on the Democratic ticket are all elected as follows: Governor, John S. Marmaduke; Lieutenent Governor, A. P. Morehouse; Secretary of State, M. K. t McGrath; Treasurer* J. M. Siebert; Auditor, John Walker: Attorney General, B. G. Boone; Judge of the Supreme Court, F. M. Black; I ' Begister of Landß, Robert McCulloch; Railroad Commissioner, William G. Downing. Connecticut. 1,212 FOE CLEVELAND. A Hartford dispatch says the returns for Connecticut are now all in, with the exception of the back country towns. (Cleveland has 66,932, Blaine 65,738, St. John 2,205, arid Butler J. 637. Cleveland’s plurality is 1;212. The vote for Governor and other State-officers is practically the same, which throws the choice into the Legislature, .both branches of which will be Republican by good majorities. New Jersey. ‘FOR CLEVELAND. Trenton dispatch: The result in New Jersey may be summed np thus: The Democrats elect their electoral ticket by a plurality of from 3,000 to 5,000. The Republicans elect Congressman Hives in the First District by 513 majority. The Democrats elect Green in the Third arid Pidcockin the Fourth, and re-elect McAdoo in the Seventh. The Legislature is Republican in both branches. ■ -■ Tennessee. SOLID FOR THE DEMOCRACY. The following Republican Congressmen, says a Nashville dispatch, are elected in Tennessee: Pettibone in the Ist district, Houck in the 2<L and Taylor in the 10th. The rest of the congressional delegation is Democratic. The Democratic majority in the Legislature is considerably reduced. Bate. Democratic candidate for Governor, is elected by a reduced Majority. Virginia. DEMOCRATIC BY 9,000. A Richmond dispatch' says: Returns, mostly official, from 83 counties and all the cities of Ytrgtnia, give a majority for Cleveland Of 7,160. Seventeen counties remaining to be heard from gave a Dem cratic majority last year of 1,270. These counties are likely to give the same if Hot a greater majority now, which will make Cleve" land's majority in the State nearly 9,000. Florida. CLEVELAND’S MAJORITY 4,000. A Jacksonville dispatch says that unofficial returns from ail but three oonnties in the

Second Congressional District indicate the election of Doiigherty, Democrat, over Bisbee, Republican, by *7OO plurality. The State ts Democratic ljy 4,000 majority. The counties of, Florida west of ■ the Apalachicola River will go Democratic by a majority of 1,250. Ohio. LARGELY FOR BLAINE, All the counties in Ohio have reported unofficially except Henry, Monroe. Ottawa, and Pauldiug. The net Republican majority is 36.165. The fonr counties named gave a nat Democratic majority of 5,316 in October, which will probably be reduced 200. This gives Blaine a"n approximate plurality in the State of 31,049. Arkansas. ■--*7 ! ~ ~— CLEVELAND CARRIES IT BY 30,000. . In addition to the Presidential electors and Congressmen, Arkansas voted for a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Cleveland carries the State by an estimated majority of 30,000; all of the Congressmen elected are Democrats, and S. R. Cockrell, Jr., Democrat, is eleefied Supreme Jadge. Alabama. DEMOCRATIC BY 50,000. , . Alabama voted for Presidential electors and Representatives in Congress. The returns indicate that Cleveland has carried the State by the usual Democratic majority (55.000); and that a solid Democratic delegation has been returned to Congress. Mississippi. DEMOCRATIC. Cleveland carries Mississippi by the usual Democratic majority. All of the Representatives elected to Congress are Democrats. There was no election for state officers. Kentucky* SOLID FOR THE DEMOCRACY. Cleveland carries Kentucky bytheusual heavy Democratic majority. The Democrats secure ten of the Congressmen and the Republicans one. ___ i-L West Ylrginia A CLOSE CONTEST. The Republicans make gains in West Virginia on the October Vote, and * Cleveland's plurality will probably not exceed 2,000. Maine, STANDS BY HER FAVORITE SON. The election in Maine was for President alone. Mr. Blaine carries his own State by a plurality of about 20,000. ■ Rhode Island. REPUBLICAN. Complete returns from Rhode Island give Blaine a majority of 5,225, against 7,155 for Garfield in 1880. . ■ Delaware. DEMOCRATIC BY 3,000. Delaware goes for Cleveland by abont 3,000 plurality, and elects Charles B. Loro, Democrat, to Congress. Georgia. CHOOSES CLEVELAND ELECTORS. ? Georgia casts her electoral vote for Cleveland, and elects a solid Democratic delegation to Congress. Nevada. FOR BLAINE. Blaine carries Nevada by a majority of 700 or 800, and the Republicans elect the Congressman. _____ —~ Oregon. VOtEs FOB BLAINE. Oregon casts her electoral vote for Blaine, his plurality being about 1.500,