New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-04
RECEIVING THE RETURNS.
HOW THE PEOPLE HEARD THE NEWS.
GREAT CROWDS AT THE POLITICAL HEAD
QUARTERS AND AROUND THE NEWS
PAPER BULLETINS.


PAPER BULLETINS
All day and late in the evening the Republicans
around the Fifth Avenue Hotel were confident that
Fassett would win; not by large majority 1t IS Tue'
hut nevertheless it believed he would be victorious
Their confidence was supported by the early returns
from the election districts In this city, and 1t was not
untl the returns began to come In from kings Couh~
that there Was any appecabe lack OF certaihW as
N the outcome This feeling increased. and as
!. .faSv rHnorts struggled in from various counties
which were counted upon sure to give strong Ike
XpfcaA ta3orites indicating that there was falling
OF, the opinion became general that Fassett was
defeated at first by small plurality then by loooo'
later by $4,000, and finally by $4,000.
The corridors Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel ana the
Hoffman House were crowded EVERY a'"ii"oio
ticker surrounded.
The Republican state Committee received us nc.
turns in Parlor r. Of the Fifth Avenue. General
Hustled sat upon small platform ana re'"
az. an. n,svste kilograms The bulletins were
read by Colonel George Bliss. who made the cacna'
lions and encouraged or dampened the spirits OF those
assembled BY The result of his figuring
me Democrats transferred their headquarters ~
TammaDy Hail.
The big wigwam was a cherries place for a couple
of hours or In the early evening. Forty or my
men prominent In the organization were gathereo III
the Council Chamber after the closing OF the polls III
expectation of hearing good news of the battle whch
they had been waging against Fassett and Reform
while larger numbers Of the rank ana 1le began W
cluster in the apartments and to wend their way
singly in groups up into the great hail. where the
returns were TO be read from the platform Richard
Croker and other chefarh occupied the private office
adjoining the council room, from which they had
directed the operations Of the election captains the
police and the multitude of paid henclmen in every
district from before sunrise. All were expectaDt
OF unprecedented majOrtes in the city, which they
calculated necessary TO save their ticket from the
Fassett puralities above the Harlem
The first returns came TO the Wigwam little after
p. m They anything but encouraging 10 tie
assembled braves. Instead OF showing the magnificent
advance Hill's vote OF 1885 which had been All
tcipated, they exhibited reduction from the lesser
vote given for exPresident Cleveland In that year.
Before a dozen election districts had been heard from
the expert accountants got TO work with their pencils
and il did not take long 20 discover that there was
sorry drop from the boastfl estimates OF Mr. Croker
which betobcncd defeat In the State. The faces OF
sachems, chiefs and warriors heightened visbly MS
these unpleasant tdings were whispered from one to
another. More returns only made the clns fall lower
on numerous immaculate shirtfronts BY the time Tao
band arrived and tie clock marked the hour for be-
ginning proceedings upstairs returns from over 400
districts indicated that instead OF the 10000 plurality
claimed in the city for Flower with much as
surance, 1t was likely 10 reach scarcely 10000.
The meeting in the big hall organized with ex
Senator Thomas j. Dreamer presiding and the chair
man and Jimmy" Oliver tried TO cheer
the dropping spirits Of the crowd with
oratoioa promises OF victory but the figures, although
sonorousy read BY John b. McGOldrck, grated on the
ears OF the listeners. Nothing came that afforded
much consolidation, until the from Brooklyn and
up the State satisfied Tammany that all not lost
Then the reaction set in and the prospect OF Flowers
election after half the able mathemacians had given
it up was received with demonacal yells OF delight
Among the speakers who called upon to keep UP
the hope when only gloomy forebodinge arose
Blake and Commissioner Wahle. Later on when there
seemed to he no longer doubts of Flowers election,
senator Roesch appeared and the announcement was
made that he had IN the With senate District by
lad an enthusiastic greeting. The hilaiity of the
Victorious adherents OF the Tiger was kept up until
There were many Republicans in the theatre of the
Union League Club last night and the early returns
from the city were received with cheers, for they indl
Gated cutting OF the claws Of the Tsmmany tiger right
its duty in tho campaign for good government. DIS
appointing figures from the country CAUSED general sur
prise and il was not until 10 O'Clock that The meeting
broke up with confession that the odds were in favor
of the Democratic Ticket; ,,.,.... A..
returns were received with regularity and announces
were applauded with vigor that expressed appreca-
ton OF hard wo;k DONE but the adverse reports ilom
d sSnd aa ao s hoss Who heard them
Al the Manhattan Club deep gloom pervaded AL
Nere uttered regarding the Lnrg Of the sicket BY
Tie County Democrats as member Of the House
the state gaze encouragement The watchers Of the re
turns, and by IL O'Clock confident claims were al
vaneed Of 10000 plurality for Mr. Flower ~ me state
From Twenty third st. 10 Twentysixths ST. the crowd
was 50 dense that IL was impossible to push through
Despite the enormous gathering, there was ho as
furanoc OF any kind, and little noise. except when the
sfereoptlcOn announced returns Then, and especially
When the returns were favorable for the Repuoca,s
for the majority of the multitude was for Fassett-,heIe
would rise great cheer which could be heard Tor
blocks. As the hours went by the crowd, In
stead of getting smaller. grew larger and larger
IN WAS extremely late when the Square began TO be
fest interest was taken in the election returns last
night in Harlem. Large crowds gathered about all
he fransnarcncics whore the returns given and
also al ain the "tckers." Each return was received
With sS t ys b f"'h FiS e c
IN ron6,nnd red and -twentydfth near seventh
ave- the returns were thrown on transparency over
the bowliug-alley. and were watched by an immense
crowd until late In the night ~, t., 81,
The reception OF the election returns at Police Head
quarters carly In the evening Sa St Their head I'd sorpoW
in ' the atter's Sfice and loo, Looked y,o; sadly
majority In the city would not reach 10000 They
were Joined later by number OF rammany leaders.
among whom we're ". Bourke e9chi.In So ofph
Dayes Gideon and smiling John Kelly went TO the
central Office and said "Fassett VIII win IN
at Police Headquarters had increased. and there was
general rejoicing among them at the prospects Oh
Flowers election.
paper Offices 10 read the returns were almost as large
a. on election night OF Presidential wear They eX-
brooklyn Bridge down 10 the Postofice All the lead
ing newspapers displayed the returns BY means a
powerful calcium lights, that the figures could be
quickly and easily read by the thousands standing in
the streets.
KNOWS NOTHING OF THE CERTIFICATE