Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-11-11
GROVER CLEVELAND.
THE ELECTION NEWS.
How It Was Received Here.

Although the news of Cleveland's
election was received Thursday night
the Republicans refused to concede it
until Friday. They were mlsled by
the deceptive and unreliable bulletins
of the Associated Press, and twas not
until Friday night that that Republic
can association would confess Blaine's
defeat. In the meanwhile the Demo-
Gratis had received private dispatches
Thursday and knew that their candi-
dates were elected. Thursday even
ing a prominent Republican in a
crowd bantered q Democrat for
bet of $25 to SIS that Blaine was
elected, and his pile was covered be-
fore he could say Jack Robinson. A
colored politician created great en-
thusiasm amongst the darkies by put
ting himself on the outside of some
inspiration" and parading the street
Offering TO bet 1000 OH Blaine. If
he had any such intentions he speed
lily changed them before morning.
On Friday telegram was received
from Mr.. Walter Evans cOnceding
Cleveland's election, and then all was
gloom in the Republican camp. The
faces of the faithful were so long that
the BARRIERS were compelled to charge
them two prices for shaving. You
couldn't find a man who would bet
nickel to ten dollars, though few
still pretended to believe that the Of
fetal count would give Blaine plu-
rality in New York. Poor fellows !!
BY Friday afternoon even the Asso-
ciated Press bulletins conceded Cleye-
land a majority Of l460, and then the
Democrats took the town. You
couldn't find Republican with a
fine tooth comb. They went into
their holes and pulled the holes in
after them. The eXultant Democrats
smoked them out and then all hands
began to get drunk. The Republi-
cans drank to drown despair, and
the Democrats because they were 81
happy they couldn't helpit. A crowd
of Democrats assembled at the PhG-
nix Hotel and held public reception
with Josh Wright as President
Cleveland. They took Josh to a
barber. shop, fixed him up, bought
hima Cleveland hat, pinned badge
Oh him and the fun began. One by
one the passers-by were caught and
ushered into the august presence Q
the new President and formally pre-
scented. The reception was bolster
ously continued for hours, and mel
who declined to 60 were dragged
from their horses or buggies ant
taken in by main force amidst shouts
of applause and cheers for Cleveland
AT night a crowd assembled an(
painted the town red. For severa
hours yells, cheers and all kinds o
noises made fearful din that wa!
heard for mile or more in the coun
try. All day Saturday the rejoicing
continued, but the boys began to so
Der up and quiet down, and by nigh
the city had returned to its norma
condition of quietude. All the Re
publicans who had refused to believ,
the news of Friday were forced to d.
so Saturday by private messages, tn,
papers, bulletins, ETC.. and they be
gan to accept the inevitable with be
coming grace. The Chairman of tn,
Republican County Committee re
ceived a dispatch which read: "Ev
erything for Cleveland except China
and China not yet heard from" II
the face of Saturdays news non
dared to hope, excepting few VIII
were foolish enough to believe that tn
counting out racket could be WORKED
again. When they learned that tn
counting would have to be done b.
four Democrats and one Republica
all hope fled, and they were forced t
realize that their defeat was a Ger
tainty. The colored people, as gen
eral thing, took the result very quiet
ly and despondently. Some Of tn
more ignorant are foolish enough I
: believe that they are to be returne
to slavery. When they realize ths
this is in no wise contemplated or dc
sired they will not be alarmed or dis
turbed by the prospect of chang
A few colored men in the city vote
for Cleveland, and we believe tha
many of them will vote the Demo
cratic ticket when they come to III
: derstand that Democrats are thei
friends. They have been electing RI
publicans and being themselves dc
MED offices SO long in this count
that revolt has been with difficult
prevented for two or three years