, 1888-11-15


kilograms and letters Of con9ratulation
| have poured in upon him from every city
| in the union. The table In his library is
! piled with hundreds of these r |egrams,
there being fully 10000. SO onE us there
was shadow OF doubt upon the result OF
/ the election General Harrison was not dis
posed to permit the publication OF any any
congratulatory communications, Inc
labor of asserting kilograms, which con-
tinue to arrive. was begun this evening.
| Among the congratulations were those
from Chairmen Quay and Huston. James
q. Blaine, John Sherman, Ex-Governor
Alger, Chauncey NJ. Depew, Congressman
Mckinley, john NJ. Thurston, Senator
FRYE, T. G. Platt, Senators Spooner, Haw-
lev, Dawes, Stockbridge, Paddock, Man
derson, Aldrich, Sabin, Congressman Bur.
roughs, Branch, Bruce, A. +. Williams OF
this CITY and many. others. Mre. Belva
LOCKWOOD offered the congratulations OF
the equal rights party, Senator Stanford
of California telegraphed: II congratu'
late YOU because you are the representative
of the better American sentiment of the
country, and IN you it will find expression
and support. | am personally greatly
r. titled because the entire Pacific coast
v ses you, in all three of the states, larger
!, jorities than ever before given to snc.
T.. sful republican candidate" Senator
Doiph of Oregon telegraphed coagratula.
tions as did also Justice Harlan and
Mathews of the supreme court.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 9.--ArranRements
are nearly completed for grand rati6ca-
ton meeting Tomorrow night and it is
possible that General Harrison will be i'm
duced to participate in the demonstrationn
in some way. The general has expressed
decided opposition TO the coming of dele
cations for the purpose OF conRratuating
him. Congratulations by letter, he says
will receive prompt attention. A delega-
ton from Madison county called this af-
ternoon and tonight he was serenaded by
the lawmakers of this county. In response
to call for a speech he said: "The time
for speech making is overs the debate is
closed and also the polls are closed |
thank you for your call tonight" Gener-
al Harrison's mail has suddenly doubled.
He is receiving all sorts Of curiOus commu-
nications including few from France.
The republican headquarters closed to-day.
Chairman Huston and Secaetary Dill we're
each presented with gold headed canes by
the clerical corps Of the committee.
OFFICIAL RETURNS.
INDIANAoPOLIs, Nov. 9.--Oficial re-
turns from all precincts show that General
Harrison carried the city of Indianapolis |
by plurality of 1856. Official returns for |
Marion county, including the city of Indi |
annapolis, give total vote of 35, ,l12. |
against 80. 1855 in 1884. Cleveland 1857. |
Harrison 1879, Fisk 800. Streeter 81;
Cleveland's plurality 1873 against 22G plu.
definitely settled that General Harrison's
plurality in Indiana will be about $500. |
Official figures will probably not be known
for several days yet, as only three counties
have been received by the secretary OF
state. The entire republican state ticket
is elected from governor down to the re-
porter OF the supreme court. In the eighth
district E. V. Brookshire tden.) defeats
James 7. johnson (rep.) for congress by
sixty-ive majority. This is democratic
gain.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 10.-The weather
was unfavorable to-day and tonight for
advertised to take place. Early in the
day steady drizzling rain set in and con-
tinued until niehtfall. The sidewalks and
streets were consequently deluged with
mud, and altogether it was the most disa-
yreeable day of the season. In view of
his unfavorable outlook for an outdoor
the committee having the
affair in charge early in the afternoon
,alled a meeting. and postponed the rati-
ication until next Wednesday night.
However the postponement by the COM
nittee was too late to prevent the arrival
vi number of delegations from Crawfords-
nile, Clinton county, and several small
from other places in Indiana
md Illinois. The demonstration tonight
vas therefore purely an impromptu local
Affair. General Harrison did not come
iown town. the weather being too in
element. Early large crowds began
% congregate on Pennsylvania
avenue and Washington street. 1t
vas the same motley looking
,rowd that has filed the streets
'or the past four days, blowing their tin
horns and ringing bells. AS evening APP
hundred out.of.town republicans, notably
he delegation from Crawfordsville, which
vas accompanied by fine uniformed
irum corps. and about o'clock the rain
,eased and the people began gathering on
pennsylvania avenue and around the new
Denison, not knowing that the big demon
tration had been postponed.
THOUSANDS IN THE PROCESSION.
BY So'clock the jam was terrific. The
idewalks were simply impossible and far
nto the muddy streets the crowd surged
pack and forth, making a hdeous din
With their thousands of tin horns, drum
'orps, torpedoes and lastly, lncessent
,heers. Within the new Denson the
Gene was repetition of Thursday night.
All sorts Of outlandlsh garbs were to be
een. Some wore Chinese dolls on their
breasts: others had their plug hats COW
red with red flannel, while not few had
PAPER log cabins stretched along their hats
irving them most unique appearance.
Many were covered with little flags, while
heir headgear rivalled a Sioux chief.
right colored coats, anything to be odd.
When the Charlottesville drum corps