Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-11-08
THE DEMOCRACY.
The City Of Los Angeles
Painted Last Night.
Enthusiastic Democrats Pa
rade the Streets,
And Cheer for President
Cleveland.
The Town Alive With Ex-
citement.

Last night the city Of Los Angeles was
painted red by the Democrats. People liy-
ing IN the cfetc East have often read about
towns being painted. hut they have never
seen place when II was really incarnadlne
Such people should have been Ia Los Ange-
les last evening. News favorable TO the
election Of Cleveland and Hendricks began
to come shortly after midnight yesterday,
but no really definite reports were received
until afternoon, when dispatch was re
celvcd stating that New York had certainly
gone for Cleveland, and that Jay dould had
sent the Governor a congralulat0ry message.
This evidently settled the question, and the
Democrats became jubilant. Colonel God
frey and Colonel B0ycc met In front of the
Times Oiilcc, fell upon each others necks,
and wcpt Colonel Godfrey then mounted
barrel, aud with his hand on Colonel Boyees
shoulder, delivered speech, which was, to
say the least, slightly sardonlc The Kepub-
licans conceded the election Of the Demo
cratic candidates, ana took their defeat with
n great deal Of good humOr with the excep-
tion Of few Of the more enthusiastic Re
publicans, who went to bed
At about scycn O'Clock yesterday evening
the Democratic cohorts began to gather at
their headquarters, aud procession was
formed. that IN numbers and enthusi-
asm exceeded anything Of the past cam
paign. II was the first chance for twenty
four years that the Democrats had Ind
chance to whoop II up, and they certainly
did II In good shape. The procession halted
for half hour In front Of the brilliantly
Illuminated HERALD office, aud chcered
most vociferousy. rhe flags of several ma
tions were displayed, II prOiusi6n Of Greek
| lights were burned, aud the scene which the
| electric lights played upon was one Of the
| widest enthusiasm Mr. j u. Lynch, editor
| of the HERALD, was called for and made u
| few remarks, Of an encouraging nature.
| The procession then marched down Spring
| to First, to Main, to the Plazi, aud back 10
the Democratic Headquarters. Many appro-
| PIRATE mOttos were displayed aud the Ike
| publcans were numerically guyed There
| was Il number Of plumes cltried by the
| Democrats, and one man wore Hlnine hat
| with deep mourning band around 1t. The
| bands played, Marching through Georgia,
| and the mafchcrs Joined IN the chorus.
Captain Patton, of the Cleveland Gulrds,
| and Colonel Godfrey headed the procession.
| The scene along the line OF march was one
| of indescribablc excitement. The btl'
| comics on the route were filled with
ladies, who waved their handkerchleis ind
| cheered most enthusiastically. number
| of the boys were provided with horns aud
| the noise made by them could he heard all
| over the city.
| when the crowd got back To the lie I'd
| quarters they were entertained for u time by
| local speakers. The boys were, however
| too fun of excitement to listen Ia TUX, aud
| once more started out aud ptrided the
| streets, The grand hurrdh was kept up TIL
| nearly midnight aud the Democrats cN
| tracted II great deal oi enjoyment out Of Tia,
| impromptu whoopup Preparations are
being made for n ratification meeting thil
will he the grtndest thins ever seen IN
| Southern California.