Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-08
At THE WHITE HOUSE.
How the News was Received and Re-
garded.


garded.
The New York Tribune corresnondsnt
says ~, me inside history of the day al
me Whlte House was dreary one I'M.
renewed by any CLEAN of hope. The
FTesluent Inquired up the dispatches. and
a a,ll 10 two or three personal friends
ehat tue battle had gone against him. and
ei ,, harrison ,'l r had carried New York by
ABOUT iV'oOO. He was, of course. very
iiiuth eisisnsted, and he did not hesitate
y siio" MS aeep disappointment. He
- oe'i,s from several persons, among
whom was Justice Lamar who xyas ,,,a3
| by Tribune correspondent ins+ ~ ~
| left the White House. Mr. I'ana,, -. -
walking down Pennsylvania avan,,o
wearing a most detected air His ~
was damned over his eyes, his head bant
forward, his step was slow and llncert 81,
and he had preoccupied sad and far,
away look as if some great misfortune
mad overtaken him. He had a light over.
coat swung across his arm. and in his
hand lie was erumpling what might lave
Deen bundle OF paper, a roll of bills. or n
copy OF verses. Both in his manner and
IN his conversation he showed that the
polticiaR was far stronger in his compo-
sltion than the Justice He said that the
President gave up the contest.
Are yon still looking for newsY"
asked the correspondent.
'Oh, no. was the reply II am not
one Of those who keep anxiously looking
for news in the vain hope of getting
something which am certain will MT
come, when ! see the tide is running dead
against me.
He said that the President did not at
tribute his defeat to the tariff issue and
was unable TO determine the precise
cause. 1t came so unexpectedly that no
reason could be assigned.
Colonel Lamont denied that any en-.
couraging dispatches had been received
from Chairman Brice or Senator German
as had been rumored, and said that the
press dispatches indicated majority of
from 1000 to 10, 600 in New York He
thought that money was one factor in
the result. He defended Governor Hin
and thought that he had done All in his
power for the national ticket. He be.
lleved that Hills excess Of votes over
Cleveland came from the Republican
llquor interests. and that the discrepancy
IN New York city was not the result Of
trading. Later the colonel denied him
sell to visitors, but sent word that moth
ing had been received that would change
the result heretofore indicated.
II must have been exceedingly pleasant
for Mr. Cleveland to listen to a salute of
100 guns which was fired in the lot back
OF the Executive Mansion at noon in
honor OF General Harrisons victory. The
conclusion shook the windows Of the
White House, and must have somewhat
ratified the nerves of Mr. Cleveland. who
had uever smelled gunpowder 1t was
evidently not pleasant to the family. for
shortly afterwara Mrs. Cleveland drove |
ont to Red Top, and the President fol. |
lowed later in the afternoon.
Secretary Bayard would not talk anv |
on the subject. He declined to saw any |
thing about the election, either as to the |
general result or rs to the vote in Della
ware. He would say nothing about Lord
Sackville, or whether, when Joseph |
Chamberlain comes here to wed Miss En- |
dicott, he will seek to have new Fishery
treaty. He had nothing to offer on the
Cutting case. or in regard |
to the Behring sea fisheries. In
q word, he was sad and disgruntled
Secretary Whitney returned to the CITY
in no pleasant frame of mind, for he went
to the Navy Department this morning
and hid himself in his private Office,
where he wrote for long time without
even taking his hat off.