National Republican., 1884-11-05
OPPOSITE wILLARD's.
Behavior OF the Crowds Who Watched for
Bulletins-In the Hotel.

Pennsylvania avenue was packed at two
points of its length at least last night with
crowds OF men, women, and children large
majority OF whom have taken no part in the
campaign, and still larger proportion have
not voted for any candidate. Yet they cheered
Justify at every dispatch that was displayed
lust as Justify as the same people will cheer
the incoming president on March I, whoever
he may be. The largest assemhlage in the
early part OF the night was opposite Willard's,
where dispatches were displayed upon n
screen which could be seen along the whole
square.
Inside the hotel dispatches were read MS
soon as received, aud the rotunda was
crowded during the whole evening. This was
rather more select gathering, and numbered
some distinguished people in lis ranks,
Gen. ]. B. West supported the same column
during the whole round, just within earshot
OF the eloquent young man who stammered
through the returns. He was conservative TO
a degree that made the democrats desire to
lynch him upon the spot on several occasions.
Every time Cleveland dispatch came party
"How is that for Blaine?' would be the com.
mon exclamation. "Wait for the returns"
replied the stole. And they waited At least
some did. Others got disguised, and wan.
dered oil to seek more congenlal company.
The crowd outside was motley one, At
tirstthoroughly homogeneous, ii soon separated
into It's several component elements. The
colored man hoCked by himself and took
what comfort he could out of tho fragmentary
and frequently unsatisfactory dispatches. The
department clerk was the constituent of sew.
eral distinct groups, He was very critical of
the composition OF tho dispatches, ana mani.
tested great impatience when returns from
amy but doubtful states were displayed. They
cheered discrminatingly, even the democrats
appLaudlng returns having republican
tinge. Bets were frequent among the
clerks, One, Samuel Mcdonald, wagered
SlOO upon the pre- position that neither demo.
cratic candidate would carry the precinct,
ward, legislative district, county or state in
which he Uhe candidate) lived. The small
boy was ubiquitous as usual and made his ac.
customed demonstration of his presence by
creating as much noise as possible and getting
In the way OF the greatest number of his elders
in the shortest period of time.
Nol lew gentlemen had ladies with them.
The latter raised many laugh In their vi.
clnity by their generally enthusiastic but fire..
quenuy profoundly mistaken comments. "The
election Is IN Chicago, isn't it?' asked one fair
matron OF her escort. Before the latter had
recovered his breath for u reply u second lady
you stupid, don't you see IT'S in New York, u
Inc previous few returns had the Gotham
heading and referred TO that state
An unpleasant episode OF period when
Cleveland stock stood high was the action nl
gang Of young white men who took Their
stand onthe Fourteenth street curb aud hustled
All approaching coinred men oilinto the street
with the remark, Don't you know Cleveland
il elected aud nobody has any more use iol
you cattle Ihls continued for sometime un
Ill u policeman appeared upon the scene, when
tue chiYalrous youths disappeared. A great
deal Of innocent and meaningless hilar
ily was prevalent. A cheer would bf
started for Blaine at ono end Of the crowd
aud 10y the time II had reached the other END
II hHd degencraed into Cleveland shout
and the democratic applause started IN ont
place would be transformed into republiCnI
enthusiasm by the time II mad travelled hal
the block cheer could always be started
easily for Bolya. The man whose hiero
gyphics graCed the screen occasionally ran IL
BfaIultous line oi Lockwood" and thli
caught the crowd every time.
surging visits wero paid TO the contiguous
liquor counters, which would be three deer
with customers, and the next minute no one
would be there but the inevitable gentleman
who was waiting for Rn angel" The intul
Would come rs soon us dispatch COniauiu.
some comfort for either side was read Or dis
played, The men whom the particular new
pleased drank because they felt good, ant
those who were disappointed lelt Ike taking
some compound consolation.
Up on Fourteenth street, where nGwspapc
row still has It's headquarters, the excitemen
was intense, and tho bulletins Of the United