The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-08
ANXIOUS SEAT.
A Day Fraught With Inquiries.
Memphians Transfer Their Atten-
tion to New York.
Carried Away by Every Zephyr
Laden With Democratic Hope.
Almost Complete Returns From
Shelby and Upton.
Pholan safe for 1000 in tho District
Additional Returns From the
state, Adding to tho Good
Cnoer OF Democrats.

II takes moro than indications to floor
the average shelby Democrat.
The returns from New York Yesterday,
published by TnE ArrRAL up to 4:3O
o'clock am, looked very much like Har.
rison had carried New York State, and
thereby received permission from Amer
ica's voters TO flop himself into the Presi-
dental chair Tor term Of four years.
This was not sufficient TO drive tho
whites Of Memphis into dclirium Of do.
spair. Somehow they remembered tho
| experience Of the country four years ago,
when the result was uncertain Tor four
days. Everything that showed Demo-
cratic tincturc, however, was taken up.
passed from mouth TO mouth, and became
food for genuine rejoicing. About noon
Mcssrs. latham, Alexander & Co., well
known cotton and banking firm Of New
York. tclcgraphed Mr.. J. r. Goodwin that
Cleveland was 'nl right" aud his
election conceded. Without stopping TO
consider that the firm 40 tccgraphing
knew comparatively nothing about II, and
made pretcnso ut wisdom greater than
the combined press Of New York, doubt
ing hut hopeful Democrats accepted il asa
turn In the tide, and began tc enthusc. IL
required contrary kilograms for two hours
10 dispcl the Illusion raised 10y the private
telegram.
II is moro than likely that questions
concerning other topics than the election
were entirely unknown Every man, and
the boys, too, wanted 10 know, YOU know,
how IL was, what wcrn tho chances, and
krl IN l..t q
the question heard on the street from
morning till late at night, and In TuR Ar.
RAJ Office the telephone bell was going
almost constantly.
At night TnE ArrE,L resumed opera
tions with It's perfect working stcrcopucon,
throwing such grains oi comfort as came 20
hand out upon the canvas for the benefit
OF the vast crowd collected in front uf the
Office 10 receive them. These were not 80
numerous as the popular heart desired,
aud shouts Of approval were not 80 fire.
qucnt IA ON Tuesday night early, when
thc telcraphic bulletins iorcshndowcd the
| overwhelming triumph ot Cleveland aud
| the entire Democrat ticket.
In local affairs there was no material
change. At the sheriff = Office official re-
turns were received from the Eighteenth
Civil District which was the oniy one. cx-
ccpt Grange Hall Precinct, in the Twelfth
District, coming In not published by TuE
ArPEAL yesterday morning. Results in
tho 1hirl aud Fourth Districts and from
Grlngc Hall, In the Twelfth District. also
came m. Those from the Fourth District
could not bc accepted, because no account
was taken oitho Presidential and gubcrna.
tOrinl portions oi them. The additional
returns received thus far by Tnr ArrEAL
Nns n follows
Eighteenth Dislnct-Dcmocrat l5l, Re
publican, l72, Reform, "a
Twelfth District Grange Hall: Demo.
crnt, -; Republican, ~.
Ninth District Democrat,
81, Republican, 81. Masonic Hall: Demo.
cui, lS1; Republican, ~.
Tho explanation Of the unexpectedly
large Democratic majority In shelby coun-
~, as offered 10y the Hon. Lucas Clapp, is
the correct one. The Republicans did no
campaign work In the rural districts. Half
the negroes Ia the country knew nothing
about the Republican claimants upon their
friendship. As TnE ArrEAL announced
several days before election day. one sonsi-
blc negro residing In the Thirteenth Dis
tnct was even Ignorant OF Clcyvland's
opponent
Wuuld.bc Senator Fat COoncy was prob
ably the maddost man la Shelby County
over the result lie proclaimed yesterday
that lac had u snug bank account, u goodly
portion Of which would be- spent ia send
ing some Of the Democratic Judges 10 the
pcnilcntiary for general cuSsedncHs In
bringing about tho cyclone Of ballots.