The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-06
DEMOCRATS VERY JOLLY.
THE GREAT VICTORY HAILED WITH
ENTHUsIASM IN SAVANNAH.

OIOWOe VI FcOplc w bSCa Snc D GAAosAAD
and Rejoice Over Republicanism's
Defeat-McKinIey's Downfall and the
Rebuke OF Reed Received With Salts
faction-CoL Lester Congratulate ed
Upon bis Re-election-Whst He Says
about the Great Result-The Returns
From the First District.
The news Of the sweeping democratic vic
tory all over the country in Tuesdays cleo
ton was received with great enthusiasm IN
Savannah.
All day yesterday groups stood on the
street corners discussing the situation.
Prominent men rushed up TO each other on
the streets and, grasping hands, would say:
'Ain't it glorious. What rebuke to Reed
and his party
The election in McKinley's district was
the center of interest to Savanahians. 1t
overshadowed everything else. The ques-
ton asked all day was: SIS Mckinley
defeated7 We know the democrats have
congress, but we want TO see the Famous
tariff juggler left at home"
WATCHING THE BULLETINS.
Every bulletin posted at the MORNING
cratic gains increased the crowds gave vent
to their feelings of delight. When the bull
letiu was posted that Mckinley was PROB
ably defeated by 22f votes the crowd almost
lost control of ITSELF aud the news spread
through the city in remarkably SNORT
time People congratulated each oGner with
the remark that INC Kinley's defeat Is almost
better news than that Of the House being
Democratic" One prominent man was
heard to remark that he would rather have
seen Mckinley sent to the next congress
with majority OF about 250. 80 that his seat
could be contested and Mckinley given a
dose of the same medicine that was meas
ured out to the democrats in the last House
by the republican party with such lavish
hand.
THE SMALL BOYS ENTHUSIASM
Even the small boys on the street became
enthused, and every few minutes would
break out In cheers for the democrats.
Several prominent democrats were so
enthusiastic that they wanted to have
grand oelebration of the victory some
night this week. The idea 10 to have
a grand torchlight procession, and stand
erected In the park extension, where promi-
nent speakers will address the voters on the
questions which led TO to the great Waterloo
of the Republican party. IL Is probable
that the matter will take definite shape
an opportunity Of seeing as great torch
light display as was witnessed In November,
1884, after President Cleveland's election
was assured.
THR NEWS ABOUT QUAY.
The news that Quay had been whipped
out in Pennsylvania was a pleasant surprise
to the democrats of Savannah, who were
under the impression that Quay's power
over the republicans Of his state was too
much to be overcome.
Great interest was also manifested in the
fight in New York. Tammany has crowds
Of friends in this city, and the announce
lnent of its victory over the triple
alliance was received with great
Joy. One man wes heard to remark that
while he believed there was great deal Of
in Tammany, yet it was the
only exponent of democratic principles now
In New York city, and he was glad to see
the organization triumphant.
TAMMANY's VICTORY cHEERED.
The county democracy, said he, proved
itself recreant to every principle Of the
old party when it entered into the com
binaticH With the republicans prom ising to
divide the patronage Of the city with the
who we're only using it to accom-
plish their ends.
Massachusetts, has a large number OF
representatives in Savannah,
and they took great interest Ia the returns
from their state They were well represent
ated at Sulliva Tuesday night, and when
Cbe bulletins were received announcing Rus
sells tremendous victory over Bracket they
set up a series Of yells that were ear-pierc-
ing, and we're unable TO control their feelings
Of jolli6cation for several minutes.
THE NEWS FROM THE WEST.
The immense gains throughout the west
were quite an agreeable surprise to most
people in Savannah. They had been disap-
cultural element of that section stood to the
Republican party, and expected a repeti-
ton of that state of things
this year. The people of the
west, however, are apparently awakening
TO the fact that they have been too long
voting against their own interests by sup
porting the tariff system of the republicans.
and that party can blame the Mckinley bill
Tor the overwhelming democratic gains In
that part OF the country.
The fact of the New York legislature be-
ing captured was hailed with delight by the
democrats of this city. Every one seemed
TO have the same opinion as to who would
be Senator Evarts' successor. "David b.
Hill will be New York's next senator"
could be heard on all sides. and many of
them even went further and said that this
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the next President of the United States,
and that Mayor Grant would be the next
governor of the pivotal state
COL LESTER CONGRATULATED.
Col. Lester was congratulated on all
sides on his great victory over the repub-
lican candidate. Mcintosh county, for TIE
first time in years, gave a democratic major
ity. This is accounted for by Col Lester's
personal popularity among the blacks of
that county.
The republicans of Savannah wore sad
counteDances yesterday, and many of them
looked as if they had lost everything on
earth. The shock was too much for their
delicate nerves, aud it was a long time
before they could realize what a terrible
drubbing their party had received at the
hands Of an indignant people. One of the
prominent colored republicans was heard
to remark: 81 cal't understand the affair
at all. Why, up to Tuesday everything
seemed to be in our favor. We had plenty
OF money and good speakers stumping the
country, and the election, will admit has
been a surprise to me. The democrats must
have done a great deal of quiet work, and
the only way l C an account for 1t is that it
is an of year. | expect to see things just
opposite two years hence"
TOO MUCH FOR THEM.
They expected to be defeated in this dis
trict, but the great sonersault taken by the
country generally was something they
never even considered possible. They seemed
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