St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-07
The Republicans RepuIsed by the
Democrats when the Two Fac
tions Net on Wabashaw
Street.
The Excited BlAiEeites Barricads Third
Street with Boxes and Barrels.
to the Crowd to Behave
Themselves.
Ind the Newspapers SUspend Their Bull
IetiH ia Order 10 Dfspsrss the
Turbulent Multitude.

II Wednesday night was pandemonium Jet
loose last night was half dozen Of them all
boiled down into one. The whole town
seemed to be wild with excitement Early
in the evening the Democrats assembled in
front Of the GLOBE Office, and there was an
immense crowd OF them, that filed the street
solid from Third to Fourth street, and an
men shouting at the top Of their voices as
one bulletin after another was pu. out. II
appeared 10 be the time for the Democracy to
howl. Everybody was apparently convinced
that the Democrats had carried New York,
which is the pivotal point in this fight, and
that the Republicans were trying 20 delay the
returns TO learn how much doctorng
was necessary TO be praeticed in
order to carry that state and defeat the viii
Of the people. The immense crowd assem-
bled around the GLOBE Office, filed the
whole street and was intensely in earnest,
and on all hands could be heard expressions
Of opinions, which indicated that the people
did not propose 10 submit TO such an out
rage, as II was believed was being praetieed.
Having been cheated out Of the president
they had elected once they were not slow in
declaring that they would not again be
swindled In the same way. This was the
unanimously expressed opinion.
In the mean time a crowd of Republicans
had assembled on the corner Of Third and
Minnesota streets 10 receive the few crumbs
of comfort they could obtain from the poor
old newspaper Office located there. 1t was
very sad and sorrowful gang. The news
did not come in the right way,
and thought the fellows inside endeavored
10 doctor up the reports to make them as
consoling as possible, the gang was a very
sick one. A spirit of sadness pervaded the
whole party. They saw the writing on the
wall and the bogus reports hung out were
far from satisfactory. The crowd tried to
put on bold front and endeayored
TO keep up their courage by
yelling, but the effort was
very feeble one indeed. On the contrary
all around the GLOBE Office we're crazy with
enthusiasm as one bulletin after another
was put out, and the crowd having been sup
piled with brooms by the Hon. p H. Kelly,
started on a march about the streets, coming
around every half hour or so 10
read the new bulletins as they
appeared in front Of the GLOBE Office. 1t Was
4 high old night and the noise and racket
made by the drums, tin horns and the band
served 10 make up a night Of excitement and
turmoil such as is seldom witnessed. No pen
can describe it. 1t was a scene 10 be wit
messed to be fully appreciated.
TIE WARRIORS MEET.
About IL O'Clock in the evening the Re-
publican crowd marched up from the Pioneer
Press Office and made an attempt to 60
through the Democratic crowd on Wabashaw
street but they did not get through TO any eI-
tent. The Republicans came up Third street
with few sickly looking transparencies,
one of them reading young mems Repub-
licsn club, and here and there torch with
the evident intention to cut their way
through the Democrats that filed the whole
street in front of the GLOBE Office.
The Democratic crowd was good
natured and would probably have parted aud
allow their Republicans friends to go through
as they had before, but for the fact that the
Donnelly's saloon, and within about fifty
feet of the Democratic crowd showed dispo-
sition to 60 through any way, whether the
Democrats were willing or not. AS stated,
when the Republicans reached Dom
nelly's saloon they began 10 hasten
their steps. In front of them they carried
big piece Of timber, and burrying forward
started for the Democratic crowd, and when
they struck 1t the Republicans stopped, and
then there was q general smash, and in =
moment more the Republicans fellows be-
gan TO scatter and move back towards Third
/ ha haoA Of
column they carried q big transpar-
ency about four feet square, with
Blaine on one side and Logan on the other
This was knocked into smithereens in a sec
ond and trsmpled under foot and the whole
column was put into utter confusion quicker
than II takes to tell the story. il was an Ut
ter and complete rout, and nothing was left
but few old sticks, broken transparencies,
and disappointed Republicans.
On the corner OF Wsbashaw and
Third streets the Republicans tarried
a little and tried to reform. They began to
patch up their broken transpareneies and 10
get their fellows into form. While they
were thus engaged the Democrats commenced
q march down Wabashaw street TO Third and
the followers of Blaine and Logan scattered
like chat and all there was lefl
OF the transparancies was wholly
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nothing was left of them whatever, except a
few shreds Of white cloth and few old
sticks. The discounted Republicans that had
been scattered so thoroughly gathered in
front of the poor old Republican sheet at the
corner Of Third and Minnesota streets, and
formed again for another raid. In about
half an hour afterwards they came up Third
street again and turned into Wabashaw
protected by the police. At this time there
was an immense crowd in front OF the
GLOBE Office which filed the street from one
side 10 the other, solid mass of good na-
tured fellows who felt too good over the news
that was coming in for the Democracy 70
make any trouble. The police marched at
the head Of the Republican crowd and It was
probably out of proper respect for duly con-
stituted authority. that path was opened
and the gang allowed to slide through. II
was not very wide opening as IL was, and
it must be admitted that after the
police and the head Of
the procession got through, there
was sort of closing up Of the Democratic
ranks which interfered with all of the Re-
publicans marching along. Quite 4 num-
Der of apparently individual scrim images en-
sued and then the crowd resumed cheering
for Cleveland and Hendricks.
STILL ANOTHER ATTEMPT
was made to rally the discounted forces OF
the p. p. and another eighteen foot scant-
ling was obtained, and as many youthful
scions Of Office holders behind Il formed q
line across the middle of the street opposite
the Office of the organ of the G. o. p. In IT,
spouse TO the heroic tones Of weak-lunged