The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-16

How THE REruRSs WERE REcEivED.-Im-
medately after the closing of the polls last
Tuesday night Republican headquarters
were opened out at Mr.. jesse Cooks tobacco
store and at the Collectors Office while
those ofthe Democracy were established in
A. ii. Coffroths law Office In short time
all three places were filled with people anx-
iously waiting TO receive the first returns.
There was marked difference in the
crowds and the men that composed them.
At the two former places were to be found
true and tried Republicans, who had labor
ed earnestly and zealously for the success
Of the entire ticket and were calmly await
ing the result, full of confidence that their
labors had not been in vain. At the latter
place were our Democratic friends, feeling
nervous and despondent, their numbers
largely swollen by men whom they had US
ed and now despised, because OF their weak
ness in allowing themselves to be used. At
the one table was seated the General of the
Democracy, figuring in his usual scientific
manner, and trying TO make it appear that
Republican gains were what insured Demo-
same office, was the General Of the half
reeds"surroundedb by his Democratic friends
and ''lah-da-dah" followers. with whom he
was consulting in low, anxious whispers as
TO whether their doubly damned hypocrisy
and treacheries vile, base and cowardly be-
trayal of party, had been in vain, or whether
it had resulted in the defeat of the regular
nominee of the party which made them all
While protesting 10 support Mr.. Cessna, a
man so far above them in all that goes to
make the true man, that they hated and
feared him, with feeling born of that
hatred and fear, they silently lent theiI best
efforts to secure his defeat and stabbed him
in the back. Only one short year ago these
same men were pronouncing ana:hemas
against the Republicans who had voted for
CofIroth, and were abusing that gentleman
in unmeasured terms. Now they were ''hand-
in-glove' with him awaiting with one COM
mon feeling the returns which will say
whether or not they have succeeded in snffi-
ciently disorganizing the Republican party
in this county, that his return to Congress
again next year might be made possible.
Among the first returns received was SOM
erset borough, giving Mr.. Cessna majority
of 4. and showing gain on Mr.. Baer's vote
of ten years ago of Led next came Somerset
township, giving gain on the same vote of
IS. Other precincts came in one after
another all telling the same tale, of Mr..
Baer's running large number of Republi-
can votes /; but the gains on his vote when
he carried the county. being so large that it
could confidently be estimated before mid
night that Cessna's majority in the county
was between 900 and 400. and that his cleo
tion was assured. The Democrats and their
deputies gave il up and went home dis
gruntled and disheartened, while the Re
publicans were correspondingly happy and
jubilant
Wednesday afternoon a telegram received
from Bedford announced that Baer had car
ried that county by 34s majority then it
was that one could see how a non partisan
victory was received. The Democrats near
ly went wild for joy-such cheering. clap
ping of hands, hooting and jeering at Re-
publicans has seldom before been witnessed
here. The "lah-da -dah' s" ran around con
graduating and receiving congratulations
from their Democratic friends, and openly
which way they had voted and
where their syrnpathies were.
Thursday morning another telegram was
received from Bedford giving Baer's official
majority in that county as 333. Considera-
BILE Of the joy and enthusiasm was knocked
out of the boys by this, and their spirits fell
Iully 80 per cent but when the official
vote of this county was announced, giving |
Cessna 800 of majority, thus insuripg
Bacr's election by T. they Immediately |
went MP 10 par again.
Their feelings have undergone another re- |
'ulsion and they are now trembling in their
BOOTS at the rumors afioat of illegal votes
,ast. for fear contest might yet take their
high priced victory from them.