Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-11-07
Wheeling Went TO Bed Sad, But Viii
Wake TO Glorious News.
How the Glad Tidings We're Received
Here Last Night.

The news came at 2 o'clock. | was the
dark hour, but the dawn came. The Re-
| publicans had crowed themselves to sleep,
and the Democrats, for the most part, had
| zone home tired. A faithful few, satisfied
| the Radicals were manipulating the re-
/ turns, waited up with confident hope and to
them the good news came like a glimpse
Of blue sky after a thunder storm. The
streets were quiet, but soon came burst Of
! applause hat rang like the crack Of doom
N all waiting Radical ears. These hopsfal
Radicals had hauled a cannon and were
uskipg q noise, but that cannon, OH where
Isl now? To-day will be a grand Old time,
aud don't you forget it.
bcgING DNT.
Yesterday and last nigh. brought to
Wheeling the greatest scenes Of political ex-
element the city ever witnessed. The thrill
ing times Of 1876 we're oyershadoWed while
the scenes OF 1880 we're nowhere. Every
SPECIES o wOrk seemed abandoned, while
stores, shops and factories poured their hun
dreds into the streets to wait for the news
and cheer and yell rs it came in. From
early morning until early this morning, the
crowd STAYED with calm resolution, very
noisily expressed neglecting home business
aud everything else, totally absorbed in the
slow returns from New York. 1t was Won
derful how they hung out and at this writ
ing, past midnight, with the result still
hanging fire, the crowd is mesndering about
making the city vocal, if not musical.
THE EARLY MORN.
As usual the day opened with the Radi,
calls on top. The latest news, while it did
rot come by the Republican press wire, was
favorable TO Doodle Blaine and it set the
Radicals wild with dehgh.. On Tuesday
they had engaged the three bands and were
prepared to celebrate out the returns did not
Justify it, but now they began to dismiss the
advissbility of trotting them out. They
also circulated = subscription paper Tor
money to purchase powder to feed the
| cannon they had so suddenly hauled
in on Wednesday evening. They we're
entirely too jubilaut for words, but
went smiling about the streets, with their
faces beaming beatifcally. Red Grape was
procured and fastened upon each Radical
hat aud all sorts Of fancy badges and por.
| traits were spOrted about the city. They
had all OF this fun until some little time af
ter noon, When
CHANGE AN
over the face ofthe moon. 1t is quite sp.
usreut that RepubHcanism cannot stand de-
icat. They 90 up into the Seventh heaven
with the least favorable news, but a backset
! gives ,bcm the blues terribly. When the aE.
.eruOon dispatches began 10 come,
he great Radical heart sank down
to It's boots and early smiles
we've chased away BY tears that could scarce.
" be held back. The subject Of powder,
csunons and bands was judieiously dropped
| but pulled the holes in after them.
All afternoon, the Democrats had the call
and made merry over it, They did not 60
wild, as the Republicans did, but they felt
that New York was sure and under all wssa
stern determination to seat Cleveland. il
elected. They congratulated each other on
the prospect and talked Of the good times
coming, when the Radicals in ahe poSto6ice
and custom house would be made to walk
Spanish and give place to their betters.
When supper time had come, the Radicals
had no appetite, but they hurried home If
only to get where they could not be seen,
while the Democrats ate their evening meal
ike men at peace with themselves and the
world.
THE EARLY EVENING
brought no change. Private dispatches
brought the assurance that New York was
undoubtedly Democratic, and if any Repub-
licsn tactics of 1876 wereresorted to trouble
would eDsue. 1t became generally noised
about that some Republican dirty work was
going on, and il was strengthened by the
fact that Steve Rlkins, Jay Gould and
WhiIelaw Red had each te~legraphed to
watch the count in West Virginia.. This
meant dirty work-that Blaine had
lost New York and was looking to the South
! Ger material to duplicate 1876. 1t was the
universal opinion that any attempt at a po-
iticsl rape Of West Virginia would be dis
astrous to the Republicans, aud no fear was
felt on that account
SOM or THE GATHERINGS.
As usual, the REGIsrge Office vicinity
held the largest crowd all day aud was the
centre Of the excitement. A small one
gathered in front of the Intelligence Office
and most Of the tune it was a sick looking
crowd. Later in the evening, when the Ne,
turns seemed to favor Blaine, the latter
crowd became larger and picked up some
of the enthusiasm il had lost during the
day. The Mcclure House was a sort OF
Republican headquarters and was bulle-
tined. At the State House a large num-
Der Of prominent Democrats STAYED slI
day and good nateredly discussed the news. !
The elu6 rooms were. for the most part, de- |
serted. end the crowds mainly trusted 20 the
newspaper officers for their informs6ou.
LATE ar StGHr.
About 10 o'clock the news had assumed
so lie psblicana shape that Democrats !
went bone disguised, leaving a Radical
crowd pounding the streets in great jubila-
ton. They soGa Sscw. tired aud bS mid
night The streets vete quiet. Then came