The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-09

ASSURANCES ~ great Democratic victory were
renewed again and agalu, oneer upon cheer went
w SO loud and full that one might al
most believe the popnlace bad turned
great reformer. Two great lines OF people were
con nuay 10 and down listening and cheer.
ing, tine sidewalks we're not wide enough, and
many were crowded into the street. The whole
square in front Of the fiftn Avenue Hotel was
jammed with sursing, shouting, sweating
crowd. A force OF police was necessary to keep
the roadway open for the street cars, aud pedes-
their W ke. on the roof of ihe building at the
Junction OF Broadway, Ffth avenue, and Twen-
tv.thtd street was a large sheet on which pow
erful stereOpttcOn was showing the returns as
fast a. they we're received. Here the crowd
80 dense that the people almost usm oiled
on each other, and az the many Democratic
z tbs were announced they got nearly frantic in
their expressions OF delight. The corridors,
h ilwsys aud barroom II the hotel were quite
~ badly crowded a. the street, and smiling
faces were everywhere seen, and JOYOUS CDn-
CALCULATIONS for Uncle sammy were every
where heard save In the imu ediate neivhbor-
hood OF the Republican committee rOoms
there there we're people enough. but their faces
trasted strongly with the happy, contentej ones
without. Along bro dwav down to Seventeen
street was equally we'll filled WITH animated, in-
In font Of the Everett House was another inn
meDss crowd stretching across tue street and
over To Union square. IL was an orderly and
Rentleman,y crowd, entb site to tue utmost,
out Ut no moment W 8 there the slig htest symp-
tom Of any disturbance. ABOUT baH past .
o'clock. when the anDoun cement was made
that Florida had gone ~ mocratlc, and 50 SCI
cured the election of Samuel J. Iilden, the
great mass of people seemed to rise as N by
up from thousands OF lusty tnroats az
tremble. Then everybody shook hands with
everybody ,lse, every man congratulated ms
that berRars DESCRIPTION. Then the crowd set
tied down concerned and quiet TO wait for fur
Their re urus an more good nows.
TALK AT POLITICAL HEADQUARTERS.
Abr : Hewitt, Chairman OF the National
Democratic Committee. and also had eonversa-
ton with o.ner me"oer. iast eyeniLs Ar;
won n victory IN Tuesdays election, and that
MIR. II den would be the next occupant Of the
Waite House. Iaere Is 40 khowinH what tr,uds
the Republicans arc prepared to pttpetrate In
the so called doubtful states esl ecially those
states where buyonet rule T. IN operation. Some
of the gentlemen of the committee think that
tue Republicans are keeping back the returns In
l. iuisiaua snd South Carolina so that tuey can
determine just what amount Of fraud In making
oticil returns OF the v1te Will be necessary to
ct II yes. The committee believe tn the
Republicans are n such desperate straits that
thew will peruetra.e auy knu Of viliuiny rather
than beaten. IL the HaSss mea succeed IN
carrying Nevada, Oregon. md California they
via not perpetrate so much fraud as they other
WISE would. Hut AL the trickerv and raeCallty
tht can be brought 10 bear, VIII not succeed IN
cheating tho D-nucr t. Gus of victory. Mr..
Hewitt sa,s the STATES tnat nave certainly given
81. liideu decided maJorities. majOTlties tnat
csnnpt ~ anS trickery DC couuted out, give hifn
ts4 votes In the electoral college. his leaves
Only one vote TO gain to make lo required TO
eiec, Mr. Hld-n. T. gnn tins one vote the
Democrats have thetr chances In ~ tho 81 called
doubtful States 81 isoonsin, Nsoraska. Ne
vada. California, Oregon, fiOfida, south Caro-
Ina. nd Louisiana.
A. tho night wore away the gentlemen a, the
Democratic Committee room, became more ana
ing only Ia votes in the electoral cone e, wifi
realty nave over ~. Al tne Democratic
HcaIquurtcfs la.t Night al was conf. once aud
enthusiasm. cheer lfter cneer was raised when
teirgraphic d. spatches -rrived.
At tnc Rcuublic N Hcauauarters matters
louNed gloomy. aud the only enthusiasm mani
ie-teu was Whrn dispatches came announcing
ktp bhcdn majorites or gains In uulniportaut
!. Mccormick, Secretary Of tho National Re-
publican Commit e. mas ~ mitted that the vote
luton, anu as tle .pire safe has gone Dem
ocranc, Mr. Mccormick has admitted a defeat
Of M prry.
Lluer,y street. were thrOuged from III earl hour
yesterday With cOnIdent nd enthusiastic Dem
oCrits. Those Oi tue members OF the commit
tee wno we're In the city held a levee sll day
long, giving and receiving CONGRATULATIONS OH
the -rca. polite | victory. lelegtauh wires
we're run into ne rooms. nj the latest returus
from all parts OF the Union were flashed into
the headquarters and piacod upon tho q Iair-
man's desk without deiny. The assurances OF
n Demo- ratic sict, ~ winch had beea published
In the morning papers we're more than comm med
bi desp tches received later In tue day. A de
suatch fgoni New Jersey. addressed to the com
mittee, tied TIA. tDat : ate had given Itiden
INV .rd 81 5000 majority. Inis announcement
VS. received with LOUD and prol nnged cheering.
Then came encouraging tele9rams from the
: -atts which b Z been considered doubtful.
VIZ California, Nevaua. south Carolina, " 10
cousin, Louisiana AMI Fioridi. As last as the
telegtams came hey were read ~ tue crowd
and tnen posted on bulletins. Tue rooms were
kr.t OpeL uEtil uighttail, wnen the CHAIRMAN
aud MS associates adj tOuTned to their up town
quarters VA the Everett House.
Is THE POOL ROOMS.
Johnsons pool room was II orally packed with
an audience too deeply Interested anu anxtous
TO iuIuige IN much demonstration, bIt eyincIng
Ia Vaitous ways an aL-pervaning nervousness
over the situation. Nearly everybody was stnok-
ihg. puhhg yigOruusil. as they eloowed up
oward where the pool sellers voice Afforded
some idea of the condition Of popular feol n.y.
Inc alr Wos Glue and hack ~ith l. Udcco Sn Oke,
tue lignis burned dinly, ana the Wind fans
seemed shadpwy fprts fantasticHIly dancing IN
the mist. Few voices were raised above low
COW tionh tone. ex ept tnat OF the pool
seller or OF some "uNcr announcing cash " Ia
res ponss TO ths demand r MS name. At the
bHr men drank straight drinks ~ Dusiuess-itke.
harmed waV, vi heat any "cnan" OF Ia. sis. In
an out Of the vice u or tue crowd pOAred IN
two cOnsta ut stredU s. hose who cau.e brUuSh
rumurs winch tnef huttledly whispered To
friends in-id.. h1re ~ho went away looked
AK ne, mi fastened II in the uireo ton VI
tn" FIN Avenue Hotel or the Everett House,
accu.dinl 10 their poit al nfiliItions, Tor ne w.
and enc Engagement. Tue pools - III were noe
large, ana the bidding on lIaye- was far from
brisk. Toe following pools were indicative:
T.fcn. Havoc.
&1Ob <20
100 10
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