St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-06
CLEVELAND ELECTED.
The Uncertainty that Clouded the Day
Turned Into Glorious Rej0ic-
ing Last Night.

Last night was a memorable night in st.
Paul The excitement over election which
set in Tuesday night. was augmented with
the dawn of yesterday and waxed
in intensity throughout the day.
The uncertainty Of the Issue
which left the prize pendant for either party
on the slight thread Of probability, gave ever
increasing force to the pent up enthusiasm,
and at nightfall all restraint was thrown off
and the excitement became rampant There
was certain painful charm about the uncer-
tainty of the result that fascinated everybody
alike, and men ordinarily noted for their
decorous department acted like wild men.
From O'Clock in the evening until past
midnight the streets presented an exciting
spectacle. Large crowds fioc1ed around the
newspaper offices and scanned the returns
with the deepest interest, and not being sat
isfed with the reports at any one Office they
kept constantly gyratiug from one center Of
news TO another, so that the throng was kept
in con slant nation. at 10 o'clock the
enthusiasm on both sides boiled over
Large crowds of men aud boys formed in
procession and paraded the streets and be-
seiged the newspaper Offices. With these
impromptu parades il was one prolonged
and continual shout. The crowd howied it.
self hoarse, and in appearance and makeup
several of the professions were exceedingly
funny and picturesque. One crowd armed
themselves with stones, slabs and boards,
evidently rified from a convenient lumber
yard, and with tin horns, improvised tat
toos and constant bowling they
made din and racket that at times was ter
rife. 1t was no place for weak or sensitive
nerves, and the timid gave them a wide
berth. Another crowd was preceded by a
patriot with a lantern, the rank and file be-
ing armed with ear piercing tin trumpets,
whose shrill Threats kept up the monosyllable,
"burn.'' On arriving in front of the GLOBE
Office this crowd gave three lusty cheers for
Cleveland, while one of the men elevated
long pole high into the air, on which was
tackled a letter which was burned in effgy.
1t was a great night, and when the news
came rolling in assuring the expectant crowd
Of Democratic victory, alternating hope. be-
came resolved into gertrude and the enthu-
siasm absolutely knew no bounds.
LATER IN THE NIGHT.
BY midnight it was pandemonium let loose
sure enough. The poor old Pioneer Press
Blaine gang had given up all claims, aud
the crowd of office holders and Blaine strikers
that started out so triumphantly early in the
evening had disappeared. They quit
the business of celebrating when
the news began to come in the other way
about 10 O'Clock, and the poor old Pioneer
Press Office was dark and gloomy. The crowd
that started out so glib and dapper, and SO
full Of Blaine enthusiasm early in the even
ing had heard later news, aud was too sick
TO stay. 1t was one of those where
she who laughs last laughs best'' had
the best of it. The Cleveland fellows had
''the call" The circus was a sort Of rep
etition of that campaign that was fought
here several years ago, when sold Governor
Marshall went out to get clans aud didn't
get d. clam" AS the news kept CON-
ing better and better for Cleveland and Hen
bricks after 10 O'Clock, the Cleveland fellows
kept gathering in. 1t was a big old gang, and
filed Wabashaw street from Third to Fourth.
They had torches, and horns, and had finally
become so exhuberant that they sent for
band, and then they were fixed. They
made music in the air. aud noise enough
to wake the dead. They could not begin to
veil loud enough. ''Burn, burn, burn, ,
was the watchword, and on the end of long
many newspapers which, in the magma
ton, were poor old Blaine's sad and wicked
letters. The crowd howled. and yelled, and
blew the horns, and marched up and down
the streets, In front of the GLOBE office
they shouted themselves hoarse over the
glorious dispatches that were from time Ia
time builetined, and then when they got full
of the good news the band struck VI
and with one common impulse ali started
down Third street to the poor old sick Blaine
and Logan concern on the corner of Third
and Minnesota street, where they performed
the grand war dance. Forming in the from
of the old decayed institution they danced
and shouted and blew their horns
The deserted old place showed
no sings of life. The ban(
played, the crowd sang "Old John Browns
Body" with new words to suit the occasion,
and called on the great Wheelock, Just from
Paris, and the O'Driscoll. just from ''the old
sod" but neither came forth. The poor OLE
institution has always sustained monopolies
and all aristocratic, money stealing schemes
aud every variety of high toned pilferng
made no sign; and still th'
exuberant Democracy with their torches
their songs, and the music by the band, could
not call out single individual. The silence
| of the tomb filled the old building. and moth
| ing but the habiliments of woe we're to bt
seen around the institution. The war dance
being finished, the exultaut Democrats re
turned to the GLOBE office, where
more good news was OBJ
tanned. Then they again yelled and shouted
and danced, aud kept up the racket unit
again they went down to the poor old sicl
institution On Third street. At last finding
they could not wake up any one, and havin!
kept up the music till o'clock in the morn
| ing the crowd dispersed. 1t was
! good natured gang and while
it had good deal of amusement and hilart,
| and made some noise, it was orderly. The
night was a remarkable one as well as joy
! ous-on one side.