The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-27
UNITED STATES sENATORSnIPS.
GEORGIA.

GEORGIA
ELECTION or BEN HILL-UNBouNpED POPULAR
ENTHusrAsM OVER THE RESULT.
lBx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
ATLANTA, Jan. &C. 1871.
The caucuses In tho interest Of both HUI and Nor
wood last night determined to close the struggle
the senatorship this morning. While each side
confident neither felt safe, and the excitement was
consequently, intense The Norwood men moved 10
clear the galleries before tho bailoting commenced,
peng evidently fearful OF the pressure put upon the
members by the audience, which enthusiastic for
Hill The dense crowd OF men and ladies' checked at
the gallery doors remained the corridors and halls
awaiting the result On the call OF the Senate Il
found that Hill had gained three votes and that Norwood
had lost three Smith holding his own. In the House
the two leading candidates ran even, tieing in al
most every tally. It was soon discovered that Hin
had made gains despite the fact that ten Of his
most trusted friends had gone nlibustering trip
over to smith, and 1t then became evident that Hils
friends had tho game IN their own hands
THE BALIorING.
The ballot ciosed-Norwood, IS; Hill, 81: Smith
20; johnson, o, and Walker, L.
The leader Of the Smith forces changed his vote
from Smith to HILL He followed by the Smith
men until Hill had passed Norwood. then two OF the
johnson men broke to Hill, and no turned 100
votes. The leader OF the four negro members
came TO Hill and was followed by his dusky colleagues
Then two mon broke away from Norwood and Hill
Norwood, but the stampede was unanimously Hill.
ward. Norwoods vote remained a. S., and Hin
POPULAR nrJolcScs
The scene when the ballot closed was ndescrib-
able. Grown men wept nike children, the members
rushed to each others arms. hats to the ceiling
and men jumped upon the tops OF the desks The
crowd IN the corridors caught the en-.
thnsiasm, the whole OF the great Capitol lit-
orally rang and trembled with applause These
deafening cheers, coming mysteriousy from
invisible audience entered every door OF the House,
drowning all other sounds The two houses separated
in the tumult, aud the crowds hurried TO the teIe-
graph Office and ~ ten minutes the ncws OF HIS tr
umph had gone all over tho state and the Union.
FAcETfous MESSAGES
Among the despnt ches sent was one 10 j. G.. Blaine
reading, Scramblc out OF the back window OF tho Sem
ate. Ben Hill Is coming IN the front door Another
10 Northern parer:-"The people have beaten tho
polIicians once more. and the South gives another
Henry Clay TO the Republic
A TRIUMPH PEOPLE
IL Is said that over 800 dcspa chcs sent Mr.
Hill II is impossible to estimate tho pressure
brought ny the people on The Legislature
elect Mr. HUI. II seemed II the
whole State barring the politicians, were for him,
and were determined 10 have him Their representa-
tive IN the federal Senate. 1t this tremendous
undercurrcnt that elected him. There is doubt
that his defeat was organized when the struggle
opened. Mr. Hill has following such as In power,
number aud enthusiasm man has had in Georgia in
many year HIS victory of to-day Will organize tins
State Senate announced that Mr.. Hill was elected for
the term OF SIX years Speaker Bacon corrected h,ir
saying you should say Tor the term OF his material
life.