Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-11-07
TUESDAYS ELECTIONS.
5As.rOr Ro0DLERs AND THE Returns
81 CAUSE GREAT ExpIrRmENr.
pAnfel McEvoy ana william Michael Arrested
goe Buytps voses-Thoussnds wildly
UhssriDs Bcfore the Newspaper Bui.
ietin Boards In the Evening.

There was q O disorder at any oi the polls
~ the city on Tuesday afternoon, but the
9xoitement was great ut number OF them,
'nneabiy 20 at the Sixth va'd. In this ward
publicans we're using. money in buying
4u1ora ia violation OF the agreement made
~ tho chairmen OF the Republican and
Oomocratic committee. IL was supposto
1nat the arrest OF Dan McEvoy woulu have
Ne effect Of preventing any further use OF
money and Il did have that effect for q few
hours Late in the day VIM. Miohael, one
a the ward heelers, was arrested Tor
tho same offense ss McEvoy, charged with
Oorrupting voters, BY Deputy United States
Marshal McGrady on warrant issued by
United States Commissioner Kennedy.
Hlichsel gave ball for hearing.
The voting was heavy between the hours
OF and o'clock In the outside wards, and
the total vote polled was the heaviest ever
castiin this city.
shortly after the polls closed crowds be.
ran gathering in front of the newspaper
Offices. The INTELLIGENCER YVES favored
with the largest crowd, and on It's bulletin
boards was displayed the first election
nowA The telegrams showed gains for the
Democrats in New York city and Brooklyn
for Cleveland and Hill, and the Democrats
shouted themselves hoarse. The news was
favorable to the Democrats for several
hours, and ss each bulletin was placed on
the board Il WAS received with applause.
About 10 O'Clock the news from the interior
Of that state began 20 show Republican
gains, and these gains came with great
regularity for an hour or two, and the en-
shusissm OF the Democrats was damponed.
About midnight telegram was received
At the Republican newspaper Officss from
Chairman Cooper claiming New York and
the election OF Harrison, This telegram
brought forth series OF yells from Repub.
licans and for time the uproar on the
streets WAS beyond description. Fireworks
were set of, the court house bell rung,
honfires were lighted and men, ordinarily y
sensible, scted like crazy. Crowds
gathered In hotels and saloons and
after soaking themselves with rum acted
3 like wild. at Al. Smiths Hotel Lancaster
large crowd of young bloods were gath
cred and the proper thing to do In their
Judgment was to smash esch others bats.
This was done with vengeance and for the
balance Of the night there were seen on the
streets dozen Of hatless men, This crowd
was composed largely OF Young Republi
cans who bad voted for the fret time, won
their first money and were on terrible
oprees.
An impromptu walk around was organ
lied, band OF music was secured ana fol
several hours the streets OF the city were In
possession Of nadmen. They hooted n
Democrats aud hurled offensive epithets
ut thesO-ke
The Democrats remained in front of the
lNTELLi0ENCER ofliee until the extra wen
TO press when they departed for their homes
despondent at not being able TO chter. They
did not give up the fight and hoped fol
better news in the morning, which would
resume all doubt as 10 Cleveland's election
Centre Square was thronged all day, but
very little news WAS received. Telegram.
announcing that the Democrats had carried
Indiana and California brought forth
cheers from the Democrats. Nothing
< decidedly definite was received from New
York, and many Democrats still cling tc
the hope that the final outcome Will be ali
right.
negroes paraded the streets OF the city. In
the Eighth ward they iusulted q mum ber OF
people and row was the result The only
man hurt was Charles Lee, colored.
A crowd OF colored men under the IN ilu-
ence OF liquor paraded the streets on Tues
day afternoon. They visited the several
polling places, blocked up the way and
the First ward polls they were very disor
derly and defitd the Democrats to make
them move. The Democrats did make
them leave the polls and they went before
they were ready.
Bobby Weidel got drunk early yesterday
morning and has been In that condition
since. He raised q great noise at the
second and Third ward polls In the after
noon and was finally taken TO the station
house. He was taken TO the lock up, but
was allowed TO 60 after he had sobered up
elightly. This morning he was drunk
again and he fell down the steps Of the en-.
trance, breaking the glass out Of the from,
door.