New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-13

JOHN y. BRAGLAM
This was received with n round Of cheers,
There were many inquiries to the news from
| OHIO The first dispatch was from Columbus.
CoLUMBUs. ONO. oct IL 1850.
Thirteen precincts give auet Republican gain OF 1OA
! This. although a small straw was accepted as
! showing the way the political wind blew, and
! there were many expressions Of OHIO IS SAFE
Soon afterward came this dispatch:
Hamilton County is undoubtedly Republican by
1910 Or loco majority The election passed Oh WITHOUT
| incident
THIS was gain over 1915, and elected another
round OF cheers. Later on 1t was announced that
! tie majority H. Hamilton County was Increased TO
| $500, and this was accepted presaging good
Republican majority in the State. Another dispatch
read: .,,,
E"turnS 10 D. ~. lnl, Ate "a fUle 10 10 - Pci % %H
larger than yer pucd b,orc. The Rcpub leans claim
The election Of tre entire county rcEe aud
b. 1000 IN 1rIty, ana The Democrats concede . 800
4 Dispatch from GEORGE W. Atkinson, Of Wheeling
! v. Va. reads:
West Virginia h3s poilel n heavy and increased
vote. The Democratic majority Is arsaly reduced Con-
/ definite reiuius can he obtained In NnIte ou!rhT
springs Precinct har of the vote polied was - Tor
Jackson (Dcm.j and so Tor Stursess (R'pJ for Gov
Late in the evening a few dispatches came from
OAo and Indiana. The news sIli continued OF
tat orable character, and they were received WIN
AT TIE FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL
Tie great interest felt in this city IN the result of
the elections was strlkIngly shown by the immense
number Of men that gathered at aud
about the Fifth Avenue Hotel last even
ing. Several hours before there coud
have been a reasonable expectation Of hearing any
news the sidewalk in front Of the hotel was SO
deuselv crowded as to he scarcely passa6le:
whose topics Of conversation were the
elections in the West and the Republican
parade Of Monday evening; tho barroom was hlied
with men, who went there % ma s'dhdIlg room,
and the autc-goOm If the Republican STATE Central
Committee was 90 crowded taat &C could scarcely
move an arm. The sentiment IN tie hotel was Us
usual almost entirely Hepu 'hcdn.
Inquiries by Tribune reporter showed that the
general expectation was that ONO would 60 ne
Publican. but that InrauI chs he Democratic.
TIL" uewa was very slow IN coming IN, as no ar
rang cments had been made TOR special dispatches.
AirtT several hours OF waiting 10 became known
how. 30 seemed 10 be able 70 say-th3t ONO had
approved the candidacy OF General Garfield ana re-
scented the campaign OF siandcr thIt has Oeen car
Rod on against him. This news was received
quietly, but with satisfaction that found express
sIo1 b.igh'encd eyes, amlilng coumte- /
nances ana hearty shaking OF hands. Inc /
desire ro hear from Indiana, Whcl 7
it was no longer doubted that OHIO bad renamed /
tTuc 10 her position IN the Repub .can column. BE-
came intense, and was aggravated 1y the very /
W"agrencss of the Infcllgen"e tnat was re- !
criyed. Before II O'Clock 10 was given |
ont at the Republican Committee Rooms that |
the Gi.Uatcbes from Indiana showed Republican !
gains OF such character 10 make the election OF
Porter = pOssib hty. Iuls announcement Wheitrl |
tie d.sire To- know moro, and there was little dis
position shown by anyone 10 20 nome before md-
While waiting for the news the crowd amused |
itself with cracking Jokes. telling stores ana *
pressing opinions. " II the Democrats nave lost !
Indiana" sand one man. " We have got tnem where /
tney cannot get away lhis opinion w1s /
universally approved " II the Democrats /
barely succeed IN say ug themselves after their |
desperate struggle for Ire IN Indiana. sara dnOther
"tnr rt mon Nev-Yorh winch is af- er all the
tif Itn
disastrous for them.' No one dissented from TINS |
opinion. ,,
The UOrd newspaper had revolving bulletin |
board. wa.ch atemateiy displayed aeyertlaement' |
and election returns. crowd OF Democrats, |
badly IN need Oi something nCouraging 10 dsspae
the remeIn brance of the Republican demoDstra- !
t,vvarJ II a4 to The Mecca Of lis hope Republicans |
AT the Firm Avenue Ho oel amused themselves !
greatly by Watching tie performances Of tuS oulle-
""#529 3" o'o - ''''''D '''' ~
Look ut that paper Dragging about lis circull-
ton, SAID q spec tdtOr
Anotnerrevoiution the cheerful announcement was |
made that sXtV Onlo towns hau given = Democratic /
gain OF %. In. Democrats tired TO cheer, and the /
Republicans cried out, Small favors thank !
tuIly receIyed0 Again tie wonderful bull !
letn went round, ana there came out /
the advertisement of an eanTng-hou-e' Inc Inc /
Democrats cheered again. Tho poor nun !
gry Gevilsi Why doesn't somebody treat them |
to a square meal" the comment. once /
moro the bulletin admits hePuOlcan |
because il must do something of the kind or dis |
solve nry evidently cannot read, Is the com /
meut this time 50 the Jun went Oh until after md
night.
SCENES BEFORE TIE TRIBUNE BUILDING.
KEEN chilly wind, carrying with it eddying
clouds Of dust swept the streets last evening as the
first TRIEUNF bulletins were posted for public IN
formation Printing-houss Square soon filed with |
interested spectators. Every class Of society
entrd from the mechanic in bis working |
clothes to the well-dressed banker or broker |
The ready-informatiOn man there with |
the vote OF former at hs tongues end, and he
was prepared institute comparisons tor the Dene-
ht Of the favored few about nm. Many IN the |
throng had notebooks and now and then stopped TO |
iot down statistics.
In The TRlBCNE's publication Office burned /
an electric lamp. The bulletins were dis |
pIaved from windows on the square and IN |
SDruce-st. With coats buttoned to the chm aud |
hands deep in pockets, the members of The throng |
swayed back ward and forward. now TINS way now
that. eager to see the latest Dispatch The business
Office was all the evening crowded with nleE who
thus sought 20 escape the searching wind
some of the early dispatches were accepted aS
Indicating that but little news OF definite charac-
ter would ne received until a late hour. A
few persons went home consollrg themselves
tomorrow" There left, however. large
gathering winch remained rs loag rs bulletins
were displayed. Republican gains IN ONO were re-
crIved with great enthusiasm. As report followed
report Of further gains the spirits oI the watchers
rose still higher, and when the eplgram-
marie announcement, OHIO supports CARRIED win
20 900 majority was displayed. the sa-lSfact on
found vent n hearty and Spontaneous three
times three
InE TRIBUNE dispatches thus displayed in the
windows were the eIr,est uubllc announcement OF
the progress of the vote For his reason the crowd
IN front oi ~ oiiice the Square was greatly in
creased ~ . 'venng wore on. Other bulletins
wef,. also displayed Al several points IN rark-row,
bat IN general The information contal! d III them
was mcagre