New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-09
HEADQUARTERS IN TIE EVENING.


Democracy.
HEADQUARTERS IN THE EVENING.
In the evening the excitement among men
OF both parties WAS greater than on the ngh oI te
election. The news OF possible victory Tor iayes
spread like wildfre and attracted very large anu u'
monstratiye thrOng tine Firth Avenue Hotel Coun
tcnanccs were beamins and warm CONGRATULATIONS Win
grain of allowance were common on al sides AcroWd"
people almost blocked the streets and southwest corner
OF Madison square. The Hobbies, passages and reading
room VI the hotel packed with men, either WAITING
i'm pots for consultation dispuaton or GLOWING ana
,bou derng their way toward the state and National
b.adouarters What a change since noon' was the
general exclamation Men talked soberly OF tie chdce
nj eectng HAYES by an majority OF one as
their peace mind for the next four years ana hopeS
of personal security depended on that contingency
The rooms Of the Republican National Committee were
cloked by an excited aud enthusiastic crowd harness
Republicans from New,Jcrscy Brooklyn, ana eta'cA
Island were there calling for the news and demanding
the hour at which the dispatches were received DIS
match after patch came confirming in the most posi-
tive manner the reports Of Republican success III Iorda
by about 800 majority, Oregon by 1000 majority ana
beyond pcradyenJure in South Carolina Loui'la' ono
Nevada Every mention Of each one of these state.
called ont three cheers and a tiger" Frequently
second reading was demanded of dispatch
The crowd in Secretary Chambers room became so
oppressive that he sought relief in room No 70, ON the
second story where Gen. Arthur, +. W.. Stoush'OH'
Police Commissioner Wheeler, and other leading bepuD-
cans sat together and drew comfort from the general
returns Secretary Chandler maintained serene couh-
tenauce and insisted that Hayes would be the next
President Tiff official returns were as good as the sober
estimates of the charmen OF the Republican committees
Of Florida and oregon. Since noon he had
made the result depend on these TWO STATES
Thinking Republicans found little say ON the situation
They regarded II rather III season Tor faith Cen &
A. Arthur was satisfied before o'clock that the situa-
tlon was safe Tor Hayes, and took lis departure Hc
said the adyices already received were sufficiently
satisfactory to him and admitted Of little doubt l. W
stousuton said the outlook was frightening; the men
most conversant with politics feeling satisfied thu,
the general returns received from Florida Oregon, ana
Nevada would prove to be trustworthy.
TIE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE ROOMS
At the Democratic National ANA state Headquarters at
the Everett House large crowd besicged the entrances
10 the Committee rooms and filed the corridors OF tine
bo.el 10 overlooking. An assembiage Of about 1000
people i'm the street kept at bay by the police sta
toned at the hotel doors. Every few minute
the police attempted TO clear Oui the per
sous assembled IN the hall, hut those
VINO retired had their places filed by others coming m
Dispatches Chicago, Florida, Louisiana, ANA sohth
Carolina claiming Democratic niajorlties were received
with enthusiasm but men talked to each other lu
a hopeful yet doubtins way. DO you believe this ~
one would say to another Is there anything 10 war
rant IN" A secretary Of the state Committee ai''r
reading dispatch in favor OF Mr. Iaden, sand, "tht
recent Republican returns have been put up 10
hedge bets" James Gallagher prominent Democratic
POLITICIAN Of Connecticut said that there Wa, no doubt
that h, state had gone Tor Mr.. Ill len, the Flh Avenue
Hotel tine contrary uotN ithstaudrS Democrat "a-
heard to remark, "1hey coutadctns these Re poa-
lcan majortios to keep their courage up' Few proml
ugut Democrats to enter Tie committee rooms
during the evening. Notwithstanding The assurances OF
o.. T.
.ccm To be over confident Of victory.
The st dispatch received WAS from Chicago, from Che
chairman Of the democratic Committee II was To- the
effect that SO counties in Illinois gave $4,000 majority
over The election OF 1s72 on the vote for Greeley Ii the
frntinn. 81 counties kept up the proportion the
state would De given to Tden by from 10000 90 10000
majority A dispatch then received from ITALIA
ul,5,c Sieuad by the chairman of The Democratic Cen
sIJl Committee, claiming FLORIDA by 1000 ma
iorty. Tn, enthusiastically received A third dis
patch declared that south Carolina Democratic by
good majority About $40 o'clock dispatch was read
from Nrw-Orclus by the sta Central Committee,
claiming Louisiana by 1000 majority The reading
Of dispatches closed with the announce
mcnt that there was 10 question that Florida,
Louisiana, South Carolina, and Connecticut had
ali given mJor.tics Tor Samuel j. Iieden
As o'clock approached conversation assumed persua-
-ye tone and many who repeated the ANNOUNCEMENTS OF
Democratic maiorties did so as II they wouid ask
question: stated that they felt more hopeful than
when they entered the hotel, but were stl in doubt
one Of the assistant secretaries Of the State Com
mittcc in announcing the latest dispatches of
the evening said: ..Of one thing we can assure
ro Mr. Tideu has lSS electoral y0testhrco more than
% majority and Tins majority may be increased by states
not yet heard from. lie Is elected beyond doubt We
claim soatu Carolina, Louisiana, and florida. There Will
bee no moro dispatches read here Tonight, You can all
20 home perfectly confident the election Of Mr.. Til
den"
This dir ro. to entirely satisfy the crowd Tie
tones OF the secretary he spoke not cptbusas
de- and sort Of doubt and GOODNESS seemed TO spread
over tine assembly They gave three cheers for 1den.
and passed out one by one.