Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-11-09
rHE ELEcrIoN.-Unlike so man

The ELECTION Onllke 50 HidI'I
cher nights following Presidential
elrcrions for the last thirty years, the
,aonotonous and 10 many insulting
5.~3ins of Marching Through Georgia
v.r, not heard hereaboutS last night.
10 the negro, his fife and his drum
we're mute the supporters of the force
bIl made themselves scarce, the advo
,..tes of high tariff slunked and the Of
,i.eholder went to bed with his Their
,,oiueter down TO zero. And the morn
N broke cold, cloudy and dismal, hail
pc.riu. The window pancs about the
fiHt,. the boats and trains We're carrying
many disconsolate ones to Washington,
and later snow seemed bent upon
covering all that is now left of the
o.p u. As stated Yesterday, while the
d.mocrats showed Il genuine ardor in
ch.mpioning the cause of Cleveland
md stevenson, there was a conspicuous
3b.rnce of that incorporate zeal and
a,'uster 20 common at Presidential cleo
lions. The city had been thoroughly
c4nyassed by the democratic committee
ana a full democratic vote was the re-
,,,lt of their labors. After the polls
,..-5 closed the bulk of the people
seemed 10th 10 remain at home or to
.,a 10 bed untS:;!! something definite was
earned OF the resist, and the GAZETTE
Office. Il, is always tbs case, was ilrst
bes.og,d by al anxious tn'9n2, WHO
the Western Union Telegraph C'ce,
t4c Musical Association rooms and the
Opera House were crowded with equal
T, earnest people As the returns from
the wards Of the city came in no par
SECULAR surprise was shown, aa 1t had
Ion. been conceded thaG Alexandra
had but few republicans to contend
with. while third partyites were not
bearded rs in it, Hour after hour
PASSED slowly away and the City Hall
.s.,a.k had tolled the hour of eleven
before ANYTHING from the country
az lar.e was definitely ascertained
.gpH then were received the welcome
and ioyous tidings that the party
which has domineered over tree
America for thrty-one years had al
last met lis Waterloo-that whirl-
wind. tornado. cyclone, tidal wave,
yaterspout or some other terrible polI-
,icl unbeayal had dethroned the little
oau with his biz hat and that he and
his army of minions. dependents and
sycophants had gone down before M
ivalanchc ofpublic opinion. That such
news sent electrical thrills through
thousands goes without saying IN tact
II made neighbor feel more like hug
.iur neighbor than merely clasplng
each others hands. Subsequent dis
matches not only confirmed the first re-
parts. but expanded the signal victory
Still further, and the opponents OF the
democrats were in that frame OF
mind which made them think, if
they did not utter the exclamation.
Everything gone to-sheol partcu-
lars unnecessary As stated above,
neteorologically things were dismal this
morning. and comported with the feel
ms Of those who had been so confident
of four more wears republican rule,
md ere the rumble OF the wagon
,,,J.s.,,l... a.. tho ,rhi4ginc OF the electric
cal. were heard the "hurrah Tor Cleve-
land from the small boy was the mar
bingcr of victory to those who had re-
urea last NIShV NituO'1N lS.'' "th = w
result Of the contest And then the eX-
uberant tones of groups Of men who
.conyersed on the corners added CON
frmation to the juvenile cheers. The
morning papers, with glaring headings
announcing q democratic triumph were
read and rcread. and handed from
hand to hand and their contents ex-
mtiated on. To-day's dispatches, as
will be seen by the GAzErrE's tele-
grauhic columns. but add double confr-
nation to all preceding reports, and
place beyond doubt the fact that
The country is to have its second dem
.otratic administration since the days of
James Buchanan. The following
shows the result of the vote in this
city