Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-08
RECEIVING THE RETURNS.
The President and President.
Elect Both Calm.
WASHINGTON AND INDIANAPOLIS.

man Talk-Excitement at Indianapolis.
Gen. Harrison Remains at Home.
WASHINGTON, Nov. S--The president and
irs, Cleveland remained at the White House
tuesday night Just before noon Mrs. Cleve-
and drove out 10 Oak View. The president
emained in and received several callers. He
'eld his usual reception in the East room
ie was agreeable TO about sixty people there
Col Lamont seemed to regard the thing as
ettled He was not especially disposed to
peculate ON the cause Of the result. Money
le mentioned as one thing. He was surprised
{ Kings county. He declared that Governor
ILL had done all he could for the ticket, and
hat the votes he got that Cleveland did not
we're from the Republican liquor interests,
md not to be controlled by any one He did
rot think that the result in the city pointed
o much trading.
Associate Justice lamar was seen soon
ifter leaving the White House The pres
dent, he said, admitted that the news thus
ar received looked very unfavorable.
DO you think the tariff issue is RESPONSE
Die for the Democratic defeatr
mo- do not, said Justice Lamar ''and
leat -
A special dispatch to The Star from Co
umbus quotes Mr.. Thurman as follows;
IF the national committee had listened to
Brice and Townsend and me and given US
the aid we asked, we should have carried the
tate. On tho contrary, they not only gave
rs no aid, but took the money we raised
We could not organize Cincinnati because
We had not the means II the COMMITTEES
had taken our advice they would have car
ried the state; as it is they have lost it and
the election
"Do yon then give up the entire electionls
was asked
I'VE must Harrison is undoubtedly
elected
The president and Col Lamont left the
executive mansion early in the evening and
drove 20 Oak View where the colonel re-
mained until late in the evening. The bul-
etins aud press reports were not sent to the
mansion after s o'clock The president
talked quite freely yesterday about the re.
turns and the increased Republican vote, buf
! expressed not the slightest regret in thx
world at any action he had taken during his
administration. He is willing to admit thaS
bis position on the tariff and the decided
stand he took in favor OF revenue reduction
may have lost him good many votes, but
he still maintains that II it were to do over
/ again he would follow the dictates of his con-
victions President Cleveland received no
| telegrams from New York city later than
early in the afternoon. From what he has
heard, however, he comedies that he is de-
feated. No man ever took defeat more
| philosophically. He lays his defeat on no
one Hill and Tammany Hall, he says.
treated him perfectly square, and he has no
fault 20 find against them at all
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. e-There was no lack
! Of noisy enthusiasm at the home OF Gen.
Harrison yesterday. By 4 o'clock in tho
morning the streets were pretty wen cleared
OF the 5000 men and boys that had been
creating pandemoniuIn from dusk Of the
evening before, but by s o'clock a goodly
number OF them were out OF doors again. ar,-
parently fresh and certainly ready for tho
fray. The rain which fell almost without
cessation throughout the day did not dampen
their ardor a whit They surrounded the
newspaper offices, packed into the political
headquarters, blockaded the street corners
and paraded in mud knee deep. Fortunately
for his own comfort the noisy adherents of
the prospective president-elect kept away
| from the neighborhood OF his residence.
/ New York being considered safe. public al.
tention was more directly conferred upon this
state. Il was claimed by both parties
the Democrats Of the two being the more
confident The returns were remarkable
slow in coming in, but indicated Republican
/ gains
At the Republican headquarters in addition
! the reports collected by the Western Union.
Chairman Huston received a special bulletin
from the chairman of each county committee.
while at the Democratic headquarters special
reports from the principal election officers in
each county had been arranged for These
differed materially in almost every instance
from the bulletins received through the other
| channels.
At the Republican headquarters, upon
comparison Of the Western Union bulletins
with the private reports it is claimed that a
Republican plurality Of 5000 is absolutely
certain AS computed by the United Press
the returns from fifty-six out of the ninety.
two counties show Republican gains 10 a
total Of ,490 and Democratic gains 705; net
Republican gain, 6,7s5. Such Democratic
strongholds as Allen, Clark, Dubois, Jack
son, LapOrte, Posey, Warwick and Scott
counties are, however, not included no re.
liable returns from those points having yes
been received.
The result in Marion county was genuine
surprise to the Republicans II was carried
by Blaine in 1884 by 22s plurality, although
two years ago it gave Nelson, Democratic
nominee for lieutenant governor, plurality
OF 395 But as the home city Of the Repub-
lican nominee for the presidency was part
of this county. it was confidently expected
that it would come to the front with a rous-
ing plurality FOR Harrison and the entire
ticket; but the conditions are exactly re-
versed. With eighty-six out Of the ninety
eight precincts officially reported, and five Of
the six missing being strongly Democratic.
Gen. Harrisons plurality Is 5, while the
state and county Democratic tickets are
elected by majorities ranging from 800 to
500. II the returns from the precincts yet to
be heard from are on the basis OF those of
1884, it is conceded at Republican headquarA
ters that Gen. Harrison win lose his own
county by 400 to 500.
In his own precinct the vote was, Har-
rison, 345; Cleveland, 81, while the ward was
carried by 730, Republican gain OF 800.
Mahlon Floyd, candidate, for county treas
urer, ran ahead of him In the ward by nina
votes
Congressman Bynum, who was a visitor at
the committee rooms, was warmly congrntu-
lated upon bis reelection. Two years ago
his majority was LIZA. This time, notwith-
standing the bitter fight against him, 1t viii
be over 2,000.
Gen Harrison remained IN his house dur
ing the entire day. He received the press
returns from the various states, together
with a large number OF congratulatory dis
patches from all sections Of the country. II
was his intention to give some of the letters