New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-10

ON r.rl n. dil not believe .l,at Florida thc key
TO tie situation.
INUTISG soENEs ~ THE EVENING.
Tho 4fh Avenue Hoe. and e. vicinity presented to
distinct phases OF excitement Jas, cycnug. The Naiio1l
Republican Committee and tAe hotel pfcpIejors have
been 40 o.,rm Ly tie polu.acc duuE- tie past iva
days that .u fort va. made 90 keep oIi ne h-rrah'
oI- crowd. During tie cary evening. the public ti re'
admission. Tue IoHui,s were literally laehtd bui tEe
excitement vas su5Gg,d m tome. ad ;hr people went -
dinner with the col,oIiu- remark: Wei 's 1I r-ht
now - Tie country is safe" Bel your last dollar now
ou Hdyc We have sot l.j electoral VOTES; that VIII
do to sleep or ami may nave 100 majority Of ~
breakfast time" Tho Painful suspense ana ap9r' hen
sion of the afternoon disappeared. ana gave pace od
settled belief in victory, among the politicians
who had remained ali day about headquarters
About O'Clock three policemen and thc head porter
blochaoed the front entrance and only admitted men Oh
prominence or guests. Policemen were dispersed through
the Iobbic, and the Twenty -tlnrd and Tweniyfouth
IT. entrances were kept locked under guard Ihe pre-
caution wsc FOR before o'clock the crowd III iioh'
o the hotel became immense and increased at every mo
mcr The horst-clrs had difficulty IN getting past anu
between and 10 o'clock there rush from UP Tow"
andalso from Uliou-squurc GoI d. l. schcS Wa el' III
charge AT the headquarters. No danger apprehcndcd
from Nh. Magonc's "po>t-haso' Zip to Florida though
it was rumorcd that he took SlJOoOo IN GIeeho''A'
with him. 1t was believed that Gov Sterus, ne one
armed soldier Governor Of Flor dd, would be- enough 10
Hewitt had also started n,us visit to the South
Thurlow weed was among the carry callers He was
very much excited He sad the present contest IN us
co,e,s and the intensity Of public feeling was entirely
without precedent aud interest had not been rqntd
by any public occurrence Tie war Mr. Weed, WHO
touch very feeble st very careful, was 50 much eA
cited hat he LETT his glove souvenir OF his NIHlt
cen srkcs entertained his visitors with some rcnls
a. noe, of the Polk and Clay contest. lie then SUI
dent in Ncw-York City. There was no telegraph ana
little railway communication The polls were kept open
for three DAYS and 10 took three more days to S'i
rsturls from New York STATE, which in those days
usually settled the contest Ia this case, Gay
the Wlie was supposed TO Doe elected, and tho wings
lrlI s..t Jubilee DO this city. The nest morning The
Albany boat brought rriuru, from the interior o the
STATE which turuc the election ia Folks favor Those
were also days IT long suspense and turning iorinue
COL Drake -, KY reported interview with Jonn
Norr...cy. which showed plainly that tho Democrats
were I'm doubt. II was rumord thar Morrs,ry would
declare bet, OIL with - 100o0Dn the roul-hoN Col
DE ky asked HIM II De- srl.d consider charge oi Re
rlcin fraud IN Tordp south Carolina a. sufficient
reason for d,clriu. bet, oT John Moir,s said 10 was
Z: fnanrrtou- question. involving million Of dollars.
lI -oud consider tuc Ter carefully, and not decide
Al Ir.cut A. hIs friend. have BIZ large Sums go great
odds ou TII.u 10 i. Thought iA1' Mr. NHrr-oy IN ease
az l.cpublcau victory Vauid dr..r. bets on They de-
clare a Johnson paolrooa, Jit' they viii pay bets
a,,orJ.u. 10 the clar,d result