The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-11
STILL LOOKING AT FIGURES
THE TdRTING SCENES or DAY
or TEVERISH SUSPENSE.

Alternate Jov and Gloom In Front Of the
Newspaper Bulletins. hut UnwavcrinR Con-
naence at the Democratic Headquarters.
Lowering clouds and falling rain in no
wise dampened the popular interest," Ia ,de-
election returns, and early yesterday forenoon
the multitudes began to assemble In Park row.
and In Printing House square. Still, as on
Thursday, the bulletin boards OF the representa-
tive newspapers contradioted eacn other, for
until about 10 o'clock the old bulletins Of the
night before yet held their place. At obout IL
o'clock the SUN and the Herald displayed the
Associated Press despatch announcing that
Florida had given IN ajority OF LOO for Tlden.
little later another and professedly closer re-
port Of the completed canvass, giving Florida to
the Democracy by 1,63S was bulletined. Each an
nouncement was hailed with enthusiastic cheers
by the thousands OF men who stood in front OF
the ofices named. The Times, rising TO the
necessities OF the occasion, flung out bulletin
claiming Florida for the Republicans by ma
jority Of 1000, South Carolina for the Republi-
cans by 0,OOO. and Louisiana also for the Repub-
licans by 1900. This encouraged the anxious
Republicans In the street, aud they hurrahed
themselves hoarse, rcsolutey turning their
backs upon the erocratic bulletin boards, and
refusing to believe ANYTHING not IN accord with
down easy by announcing that Florida and South
Carolina had probably" gone for Hayes, and
tina, there was "lttle doubt" OF his election.
The MAJ, like a hoy whistling In graveyard to
keep his courage no, displayed small pacards
I'm It's windows to the effect that "The report
that the Franklin has been captured by Tweed
Is not credited in flcial quart ers.' and Peter
Cooper Is the only candidate ABOUT whom there
The pcrplexlty OF the multitude was intensi-
Ned hourly, and. under the influence Of the de-
pressing weather, men lost command OF their
temper Yet only one fight occurred. COM
Portable looking and large man stood In crowd
re bel triumph, and we shall have another war;"
- Let's begin II right mere" responded spunky
little fellow, landing stunning blow upon the
way and himself another. That was all OF that
war.
During the middle Of the day there was prac-
tically no change in the situation. and as the
rain fell heavily the groups OF men budding un-
der um brellas in Printing House square became
smaller and further apart. But that there were
stu anxious thousands seeking cover near by
was very quickly made apparent whenever any
news appeared on the bulletin boards. In
prompt response to the ready cheers ~ the pa
tient ones who were first TO catch the intelli-
geuce, men ran forth by hundreds In the rain
eager Only u Hleah the sllGhtest item OF news.
At . o'clock, when The SUNS cheering news
from South Carolina had just drawn out such a
gathering the flags on the CITY Hall were run up,
and most Of those who saw them accepting
them as IN assurance OF Democratic victory,
they were heartily cheered.
one man, leaning AGAINST the railing Ground
Franklins statue. said softly to a friend, while
his ewes had "far OF st IRE, I'm most done
gone crazy over this thing. It's so consumed
| ly mixed mp. First bet on rilden then | saw
| the Times news ana hedged on Hays then |
went back TO THE Sun ffce, and cot encouraged
| u put some more on ltlden. Not ten minutes
| after | read Tribune bulletin, and hedged
again; then went uD town. and thinking I'd
| climb out little ahead some howl bought
these i've COMPUTATION pools. got odds there
| on Tillen. and two hours hftcrwnrd took better
| odds the other way The thing has got so In
| formally mixed ~ tna, ! don't know how
| stand ; but feel as II whiche cr way 1t goes
I'm hound to we IMPOVERISHED tOr the winter"
When the Tribune posted oh It's bullo IN the
| 1t said To each other, Now We ATE gone As
| soon as the iepubllclns boein to talk about
| honesty ard insurng the purity Of elections, we
may make up our minds that they are on the
verge OF perpetrating some stupendous viii
lainy." The ordering Of troops into Flonda was
A little sitter nirhtfail the calcium light In
front OF lHK Sun office. throwing out In brilliant
! relief the cheering reports Of Democratic VIC
| tory and the fears entertained OF interference
| returning boards, drew thousands 10 the scene
| and the excitement became I tense.
| Inc Democratic IIeadqusrter- In Libert y
| noon the annnuncement that Florida had gone
| for lnden by SO decided majority that all
| doubt was settled WIS received with three times
| three. lhen the dispatches mllling IL cert in
| that South Carolina mad gone for lildcn were
: cheered -c;2!n and So, ani ~ chestin; IN
| multitudes in the street. At Ave o'clock tue
| Liberty street rooms ere closed, AMI the gen
House. House ''''
IN tue Democratic Committees headquarters,
! lAst evening the ClmMittee shd: There Is 20
| question but we have carried both Louisiana
| aud Florida South Carolina Is claimed with a
| SHOW Of reason 10y the kepublicans. We tnink
| still IN I we hay, carried the State by a small
IN jority. say go or no A committee Of prom
inent -entlemen from both parties Will start TO-
| nisht 10 see taat no frauds are committed In
| the counting OF returns either in Louisiana or
| In Florida
Four or i've hundred men assembled at tho
| fIith Avenue Hotel last evening, but there was
| little or no excitement, they were simply wat-
| ing for news, Occasionally the biz stereoUticOn
| opposite Displayed bulletin showing Demo-
cratic gain, and II was received with cheers but
| there we're very few bulletins of any kind. A
Gordon. OF police kept the sidewalk clear in
| At the Everett House coodly multitude as
/ semoled and 1esnite the rain stood their
| ground until late hour They were confident
OF victory, ana only waiting 10 hear 1t officially
| announced.
Complaint is made OF the staGn alton produced
| In business circles by the excitement attending
| the suspense. Many branches Of legitimate
business are said to be at stand-still and there
Is little INCLINATION to indulge in large ventures,
| owing to the unsettled condition Of affairs. The
week with many has been almost entirely lost,
aud commercial transactions will he found TO
| be fewer than those OF any other seven days
Business was brisk in the pool rooms last eyen-
| Ing with Tilden the fayorite AT long odds. In
JOhnsons two pools were rden 800, HAYES
t9oo. Other pools 800 70 $50, tl0O to 800, and
| goo 10 s25. Uncle sammy leading In tue betting.
| In MJrrissey's the betting averaged Iilden 500,
| Hayes $50 all the evening. In the Turf Ex-
change the majority Of the pools were Tilden
The Hon. Aorsm = Hewitt was sure last night
| that the Democrats had re i and decided 'ua-
1orities III South Caroline Louisiana. and Flori-
| da. All he feared was that the Democrats
might be cheated by fraudulent returns, and
| fraud, especially In regard to the returns In
| louisiana that had led him to request num-
| her OF Northern gentlemen to go to New Orleans,
and see that the returns are maze fairly and
honestly.
Gov. iiden visited the Democratic heaaquar-
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