Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-13
INSIDE POINTS"
Hon. ]. Manc ester Haynes interviewed
- By Journal Representative,
Describes Scenes in New York Before
and During Election

Durlng the TWO days excitement following
the election, when so many conflicting rumors
as TO the results were rife in Augusta. in no
dispatches was such implicit confidence
placed, as in those sent by Hon J. Manches-
ional Republican committee. In the trying
period Immediately before election and
through the white heat of excitemen
which succeeded it. Colonel Haynes
was constantly at his post in the National
Headquarters, and no one is more intimately
acquainted with the recent republican vic
tory than he. Soon after Col. Haynes ar
rival from New York a represer tative of the
Journal called upon him at his pleasant
home on Western avenue. In reply to a
question concerning the feeling in New
York both before and after the victory Col,
Haynes said; THE excitement and interes,
IN the nationsl election began with the two
great parades on Saturday afternoon and
evening. Ii is probable that the democrats
received their FIRST great dis ,ouragement in
viewing II e Unexpectedly large and magnti-
cent parade of republicans in the afternoon
of Saturday. 1t was beyond all precedent
that republican parade should largely ex-
ceed in numbers, enthusiasm and magnii.
bence any democratic parade that had ever
taken place, and very much larger than the
democratic parade in the evening of the
same day, notwithstanding the migt ty effort
"a Ha mad IN. IN Gall
numbers. Nothing was talked of all day
Sunday and Monday but these two
parades-how they compared and what they
signitied. Tuesday morning opened mild and
great that thousands of voters went to the
polls before day light aud several hours be-
fore the polls were open, SO great was their
anxiety for an 4 interest in the selection of
President of the United States. Early in
the day the excitement became intense; all
sorts of occupations of business or pleasure
were abandoned aud the entire population of
the city seemed engaged in nothing but dis
cussing the general result of the day"
"When did the democrats begin to claim
the Slater"
almost AS soon as the polls we're closed.
Inc stereopIcan bulletins of democratic
newspapers and their sympathizers early in
the evening began to display to the eager
and excited crowds which gazed upon them
from the payements, loose and extravagalt
statements of the progress of the democratic
victory. At one time in the evening there
was a general rush of Cleveland admire RS
throughout the city Influenced by the belief
that their candidate had won. The democratic
national committee seemed to derive about
as much information and encouragement
from the shouting ;rowds as the crowds did
from the bulletins and kilograms of the
democratic national committee. The fact
was that one knew as much about it as the
other"
"Were the members at republican
headquarters at all alarmed by thes, demon
strations?"
during all this time with the crowds
shouting for Cleveland and anxious repub-
licans asking what il meant, republican
headquarters were like ship amoag the
waves with good man at the helm and a
perfectly reliable compass. We had that
certain information those reliable statistics,
those accurate estimates and reliable cor
roborating returns, which made us absolute
ly certain that when the morning cleared
away the democratic party would be a
stranded and irrevocable wreck, and that
Harrison and Morton would be greeted with
the congratulations of a united and trium-
phant party"
The day verified our predictions and
what is more it showed that after all demo
cratic New York city itself was satisfied OF
the safety and glory of the country. Subse-
quent days with unwavering change continued
to bring reports of wider and more extensive
republican, victories, until it was certain that
the revolution was common and every where
Republicans began to feel and democrats be-
gan to admit that the republican party, after
| legislatng for the true interests of the peo-
! pie would have but one political task before
1t in order to remain permanently established
in power for half century, and that task
would be to preserve its own unity and integ
politically that political haven where wicked
democrats (orerer cease from troubling"