Evening journal., 1888-11-07
GETTING THE RETURNS.
How the Crowds in the city Got the
News of Harris0n's Electfon-Those
Most RejOieed Parade.

Most Rejoiced Parade.
The result in this city and county will
come up to the estimates placed upon the
result by the local Democratic com.
mittee. The cutter did good work. how.
ever, but there is no doubt of the cleo
ton OF the entire Democratic county
ticket. The candidates who run behind
their ticket among the Democrats were
Hickman, Donahoe, Sutton, Gray, Biggs.
Allen and killgore The reasons for the
cutting of Messrs Hickman and Donahoe
are well known. Mr. Sutton lost con
siderably by the popularity of his
opponent, Mr. Coffman Gray was cut
considerably on account of his supposed
! intention to aid in the enactment Of an
attachment of wages law. Mr. Allen will
run somewhat behind his ticket. but the
nearnsss he approaches the head is due
IN large measure to Republican votes
He received numerous Republican votes
all over the city. In the Fourth precinct
| OF the Second ward over twenty OF these
! ballots were cast for him The friends
! Of City Solicitor Turner are supposed to
1 have got in their work in various pre-
cineis Of the city as w. Pierce Biggs runs
few votes behind in number Of the
districts George w Jackson, the popu-
lar bill poster, received q large number
Of complimentary votes.
The independent candidates for asses
sors James p Devlin and William Stil!ey
IQlled large number Of Democratic
votes in the districts and had they been
running separately from the other names
on the ticket they would have made 2
much better showing A marked feature
OF the election was the closing Of most Of
the saloons in the vicinity of the polls.
All yesterday afternoon the people
crowded Market street The factories
and ship yards were closed and the work
men seemed to cOngregate in that part Of
the city Toward s o'clock the people be-
gan to gather at the places provided for
getting the returns. The Institute Hall
was full Of ha ppy crowd. As the re-
turns from the Eastern states began to
come in over the special wire
they were read to the audience by
Henry +. Pickles So many of them
were favorable to the Republicans and
showed Republican gains that the crowd
was soon in state of enthusiasm that
kept the hall in a perfect tumult of ap-
plause. Every dispatch anyways favor
ably to the Republicans was cheered 70
the echo and the excitement was tire
mendous The crowd did not leave until
after midnight.
At the Y NJ r. Club the members
filled the hall where President Mitchell
read out the returns as they came in over
a special wire. There were continual ont
bursts of applause and the members dis
cussed the situation excitedly.
AT the Tippecanoe Club room, a large
crowd of members had gathered who re
ceived the returns over the private
wire that had been run into the rooms.
The rooms Of the Y NJ. d. Club were
crowded with faithful Democrats who
thought they saw success in the varying
reports that came in
The streets in front of the newspaper
Offices were packed with people, who
read the returns from the bulletins
in front of the offices. Everyone
was good natured and the enthu
siasm of the Republicans over
the indications Of sHccess were expressed
in cheers and shouts. One irrepressible
small boy had an immense fog horn
which the crowd applauded The people
did not leave the streets until nearly 3
o'clock in the morning and to-day there
are many tired and heavy eyed persons
going listlessly about their daily duties.
The Tippecanoe Club also received ( i,
returns by special operator and tn rev
them on a screen over Market str ct a.
Tenth. Several private others hat
wires running into their resid noes. Al
the public places of announce nents wer,
crowded. The club houses p dmitted non,
but members, who were hopeful Of sue
cess. The Dem 0cratic clul
early in the evening wa,
| quite jubilant, but ~ the tide began Il
! 60 for Harrison the crowd became yer,
quiet and sickly> Institute Hall wa
/ packed with s.n interested crowd VIII,
cheered near 3 every dispatch One o.
the returns from Connecticut, showing
| Democratic gain, was read. and deaC
silence followed; someone exclaimed
ooh. That's all right, and raised
general laugh Several Of those present
had horns of various blasts and in TIL
pause between dispatches campaign
songs were sung Some colored men VIII
led the singing hung nearly every on
connected with the Democratic party 'ol
sour apple trees When Chairman
Pickles announced from one of the des
patches a gain for Harrison of Is. 00
votes, the air became heavy with enthu
slams which lasted for several minutes.
AT the Tippecanoe Club ROOM Tentl
and Market streets, about 10 80 o'clocl
this morning a large crowd of member
was present. Walter Hayes, Esq. pre-
sided and read the returns as fast as re
ceived by the special wire. AT 1890
messenger from the Market street bulle
tin boards arrived and announced tina
the Philadelphia Times conceded NeV
York to the Republicans by a maiorit
Of 10, 600 and that the Union League O
Philadelphia claimed New York by 30,
600 majority The Tippecanoe Club wit
one accord got on its feet and gave
rousing yell Of approval, that was 70
lowed by cheer upon cheer. At Colon,
Dunn's request the ammo uncement wa
again read and more enthusiasm dir
, played.
1t was not long after this when Horac
G. Knowles, Esq, arrived. He was imm'
diately called upon for a speech. He saiC
indications show that Sussex is our
, for the whole ticket We have carrie
! the legislative ticket of Kent county
9 $40 majority. Once more the Tipp
/ canoe Club became excited and Joy vente
4 itself. DIR. Shortlidge's stentorian voiC
/ was heard above the crowd Mr. Knowl'
4 made few remarks, calling for great ei
: thusiasm, and Mr. Churchman propose
three cheers for Delaware; they wei
y given with a will.
q All those present were eminent
4 pleased with the results. Refreshmen
q were served all night to the members
a the club.
At l. 30 o'clock this morning line