Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-21
Receptiono OF the Election Returns
in Galema.
From the Galena Gazette, Oct. Is.

49,
| Never in the political history of the
country has more intense interest
been felt in election returns than was
manifested by all parties Tuesday
night last. The result of that g day s
business" was substantially to settle
the Presidential election, and it was 80
regarded by all parties. Interesting rs
the result could be to the masses of the
people, it is fair to presume that the
anxiety felt by the candidates was not
less intense than that experienced by
their friends. The Republican candi-
date for President being one of our
own citizens, the excitement here among
| the friends of Gen. Grant, on Tuesday
evening, was very great as may be rea-
Oily be supposed. The Western I'm
ion Telegraph Company placed their
wires in the residence of the Hon. E..
B. Washburne, which is near the main
line. Early in the evening all the ma
chinery was duly arranged in Mr.
Washburne's library, and soon Gen.
Grant came in, accompanied by his
two aids, Gen Comstock and Gen. Ba-
deau, and by his personal friend, the
Hon. I. N. Morris of Quincy. Many
of the personal friends of the General
began to drop in anxious to hear the
news. For some time the mysterious
little machine chatted about almost ev-
erything, except elections, and CONVEX
sation touching results went on vigor-
ously. Mr.. Knight, the young opera
tor from Chicago, listened to catch the
first sound of the returns He seizes
his pencil and writes rapidly. CONVEX
sation suddenly stops, and profound 81
lence reigns. Gen. Grant, seated in a
cozy armchair, puffs away unconcern
eddy at his cigar The first despatch is
to Gen. Grant, from ex-Speaker Grow,
Chairman of the Pennsylvania Republi-
can State Committee. He reads it over
to himself and hands it to Mr.. Wash
burne, who reads it to the company
1t announces the severity of the con
test, and the certainty of Republican
victory in the State. A murmur of ap
plause and cries of % That is good.
The Associated Press report then an
nounces the results in wards town
ships and counties. Mr.. Ashburne's
table is covered with the returns of for
mer elections, and estimates and COM
parsons are quickly made, and gains
and losses --sscertained. And then
comes a private dispatch to Mr.. Wash
burne from Col Mcclure of Pennsyl-
vania, saying that the old keystone
State is true to the memories of Get
tysburg. This has scarcely been read
when an eloquent dispatch from Col.
Forney to Gen. Grant further announ-
ces glorious triumph in Pennsylva-
mia. And now comes the figures sent
by Hon. VIM. Kemble, of PhiladeI-
phia, u member of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, and all is as " merry
as marriage bell With the private
messages comes the Associated Press
report, giving inklings from different
parts of Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Nothing from Indiana. Thirty thou
sand Republican majority in Ohio" is
licked out, and that intelligence is
scarcely read before we are told that
Vallandigham is defeated. [" Good, ;"
" good. u And then, Ashley defeated.
-" What does that mean ?-that is
bad. y Stephenson is elected over
Carey" says the next dispatch. !" Good
spurious workmen played out,
" Eggleston elected by small MAORI
ty." Ben is good fellow."l The
next dispatch is to Gen. Badeau, from
John Russell Young, managing editor
of the New York Tribune, who says
our majority in Pennsylvania will be
10000. g That looks well. Young
knows" But now, per contra. The
operator hands dispatch to Mr.. Wash
burne he runs his eye over it, and
says sharply What does this
mean :? All voices are silent, and he
reads Indications now are that
the Democrats have carried Phila-
delphia by 5000 majority" THAT
endangers the State, said one. ooh 4
it must be Democrat report" says
another. =" No" responds still anoth-
er, cit comes from q trustworthy
source" The friends in the room be-