Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-08
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Him President OF the United States.
New York, Nov. 6.-Mldnight-Is is
not as deep as o groundswell nor as
wide as landslide, but 1t will do. Gen.
Harrison will 10 the next president OF
the United States. That is the vital
fact. The question of majotities is
secondary. he will be president because
he has carried New York. He has car
ried New York because it is simply i'm
1l osslble that his msjorities from the
country should not exceed CIevelan DIS
'majorities in New York, Brooklyn and
the island counties. Those will not
exceed "a, 000-56, 600 to $1,000 in New
York, 12, 600 IN Brooklyn and 5000 TO
4 200 in Queens, Richmond and Suffolk.
Retarna from the state indicate an in
creased total vote over that of 1854 of
about per cent, On increase in Harri-
sons vote over Blaine's of about 8 per
cent, and an increase in Oleveland's vote
of about AZ per cent. Following out
those percentages in the total estimate
Harrison's total above the river at about
546. 900 and Cleveland's about 461 900.
This is too vague to Justify
the conclusion at this comparatively
early hour that Harrison will have
$4,000 mBjority. Hs may have more
or less than that exact figure, but
that he has carried the state is beyond
dispute. The republican national COM
mitiee claims 1900 majority. The
democrats don't give it mp, bnt they will
before morning. The young men in the
Sun office, who figured out Oleyeland's "a
majority in 1884 on the night OF election
! almost to dot, in spite OF Mr.. Dana's
wrathful protests believe that Harrison
has 10 600 moiority. The Tribune claims
his election, but don't give figures yet
They are probably waiting to make them
bigger. Republican victory is in the sir.
lett the Union League club at $3.50,
Hopefnlness has been growing there for
| an hour and had inst reached the poin,
of confidence. Coming down to Madison
square found it as crowded as at the
time of the republican parade, and with
the same kind of mob. Harrison crief
rent the air, and the, mournfuI refrain
of "Grover's s in the cold, cold ground, .
rose end fell in measured cadence. The
St. James hotel, the home of the demo
cratic chiefs, was cold and cheerIess, and
the Hoffman house oarroom raging in
impatient despair. The Fifth Avenue
was crowded to the lobbies with
joyous news seekers. huneeripa
for fresh food for enthusiasm. In
side the state headquarters were inacces.
sible, and the halls filled with smiling,
singing shouting throng OF republicans.
Coming down town the crowd in front
OF the newspaper bulletins in printing
house square was mora mixed, but re.
publican outories predominated as the
later returns were posted. The crowd is
larger than IN 1884 butgbetter ratured
and there has been nothing approaching
to Tiotous demonstrations up TO this
aear. - The Newspaper. bulletins given
TO- the outside public SO far have been
indecisive. Only the Sun is frank enough
to admit the truth. The World still
claims the state for Cleveland, but it is
beginning to put portraits and cartoons
on it's illuminated bulletin instead of re-
turns. The Times is dark and silent and
the Herald displays detailed fragmen-
tary returns without declaring conolu-
sions or making claims as to the result.
The street in front of the Sun office is
the center Of republican enthusiasm /,
and every new return displayed on the
bulletin is greeted. with new bursts OF
CHEERS and songs. -Pablic attention SO
fer has been universally concentrated
upon the electjral tickef in New York.
IL is ciear that Hill has got many more
votes than OleReland. both in the CITY
aud county, and there is no reasonable
doubt OF his election. 1t is too early TO
give figures on this point, but the Sun
people believe that Hill will have 30, 900
more than Cleveland and at least 10 .OOO
| majority.
Milier's defeat is practically conceded
at the Tribune office. The republican
committee claims Connecticut for Harr,-
son by about 1000 majority, and CON.
cedes New Jersey to Cleveland withou,
giving figures. The democratic commit.
tee claims it by from 5000 to {, 900 ma
jority, and does not give up Connecticut
They were claiming California early in
the evening before anybody could
possibly have heard from the coast
Later they had the grace to give M
Illinois. That Is the only word that hat
been heard from Mr.. Brice's crowd about
the democratic gain in the northwest
whichewers the burden of their hopefu
song few days ago. A silence as O.
the dead reigns every whese in regard te
Indiana. .Ths returns from there were
expected to be slow, but IFS little sur
prising that no one even claims the stst,
at this late hour. They are slow il
counting the city ticket in New York
too, but it's pretty clear that Gran
is elected mayor. He's some Thousand
ahead in the precinct returns, Will
Hewitt and Erhardt are close together
and Ooogan's vote is comparatively In
significant. The democrats have ap
parentiy carried all the congressiona
districts in this city. +. A. CARnE.