The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-11-10
Fer FUNERAL PREACHED
By Enthusiastic Democrats at the
Opera House.
AWAITING THE RETURNS.
Bob Macarthur Received an Ovation
When lie Appeared.
Enthusiastic Democrats Celebrate
Forsyth's Political Regeneration
How the Returns Were Received
Cy Watson and j. @. Buxton Read
the Bulletins - Adlai Cheered.

Cy Watson and j. @. Buxton Read
the Bulletins Adlai Cheered.
An immense throng of Democrats
gathered together in Browns Opera
House to hear the returns from the
election read Tuesday night Before s
o'clock the house was full and in a
short while standing room was at a
premium. The crowd filled every
available niche of space, even surging
up on the stage.
Seated around tables on the stage
were such Democrats as R. B. Glenn,
&c. Buxton, Cy Watson, Chairman
Buford, w. A. Blair, J. NJ. Rogers,
Joseph Bradtield, L. A. Vaughn, May
or Kerner, E. B. jones, w. f. Bur-
bank, Clement Manly, A. III. Eller,
w. w. Wood, Bob Macarthur, and
many others.
The first returns that came were
read by Cy Watson, who was later on
in the evening relieved by j. G. Bux.
ton whose stentoriau tones penetrat-
ed far beyond the confines of the
building in which they were uttered.
The good Democratic news was
cheered to the echo. The few returns
w
Cleveland being greeted only by du-
bious whistle or two.
GOOD NEWS.
Very soon after the crowd had as
sembled messengers were dispatched
to the various wards where the re-
turns were being made out. 1t was
was not long before they returned
with glad tidings.
The news soon came that Bethania
had given league ITO for sheriff and
Macarthur 166. leagues majority be-
ing only 13. 1t was also announced
that Stanton's majority was only six
over Keehln. Broadbay came in with
121 majority for league, Middle Fork
was announced as giving league 247
majority, Waughtown as giving Nc
Arthur 5 majority, Democratic
gain.
When the news from the Twin-City
began to come and as it was read the
great crowd become worked up to a
high pitch of enthusiasm.
The Second Ward returns of Win
ston came in first showing big ma
jority for the Democrats, Macarthur
having 311 majority over league.
Then Salem came in with her splendid
showing, giving Bower 263 and Keehln
252 majority.
The First Ward gave Macarthur
about $50 majority. BY this time the
crowd was wild and when finally the
Third Ward showed up with 95 majori-
ty for Macarthur, everybody went
crazy. Hats were thrown into the air
and umbrellaf wildly waved.
M'ARTHUR OVATION.
The crowd yelled, Macarthur, Nc
Arthur" and when the next sheriff
showed himself, the enthusiastic
a. I, hi md
hosting him upon their shoulders,
took him to the front of the stage,
while the immense thrOng in the
auditorium yelled itself hOarSe.
When returns were read showing
the magnificent majority for the
county ticket cheers were given for
Macarthur. Some one in the audience
shouted out: ''Where's league !"
and the response came from another
part of the hall f: ''He's after Degraff. !"
This brought forth shouts Of laugh
ter.
The crowd yelled when a banner in
scribed ''Sheriff Macarthur" was
brought in.
sALEM's GREAT CHANGE.
Cleveland's majority four years ago
was 100; this year 26O. Salem was
greatly cheered for this great show
ing fine announcement that Salem
Chapel which went Republican by Y
last time had this year gone Demo
cratic was received with great ap-
plause.
Kernersville returns came in late
showing that things were about even
there. league having received 194
votes, Macarthur, 1913, Keehln, 100
Stanton, 1873.
There was great rejoicing over the
fact that Winston-Salem had gone
Democratic by $50 majority, electing
the county ticket by majorities range
ing from two To three hundred.
RETURNS FROM THE NATION.
The returns from New York out
side New York City and Brooklyn
showed continually increasing gain
for Cleveland. Brooklyn, it was said
had about doubled its majority o
1888, while in New York City Cleve
land appeared to be about $4,000 O
6O,0OO ahead. The New York paper
claimed the State for Cleveland from
25, 900 to $4,000 plurality.
An eally bulletin predicted tina
WashingtonState would cast its electo
raj vote for Cleveland, another said tn
Mail and Express claimed Delaware a
Republican.
Another still claimed E1OrlQa 10
the Democrats by 10000 majority
Telegrams from Alabama reported n
trouble there and the State safe TO
Cleveland.
aEoRGIA's SEVENTY THOUSAND.
A bulletin from Atlanta said A t1aI
ia had given Cleveland 10, 900 majority
fGreat applause.
Reports from Connecticut cOntiI
ued to show Democratic gains. AbOu
IL o'clock the State was claimed TO
Cleveland by 1900 majority.
Reports from Indiana were meagr
and very indefinite, but the indics
tions were that it had gone for Cleyt
land.
HURRAH FOR STEVENSON.
The crowd had thinned out consid
erab1y by IL O'Clock, but was still er
thusiastic. After IL o'clock til
bulletins indicated that Cleselan
was getting small majorities in Ill
nois outside Of Chicago, and larg
majority in that city. Expectatio
was on tiptoe in regard to the resul
when at o'clock the new
came that Illinois had gone Demo
cratic by 20, 900 plurality and that
& was conceded to the Democrats b
the Chicago Republican papers. Th
crowd cheered at this and went vii
N5FfId again when Cy Watson steppe
the front Of the stage ana propose
kee cheers for Adlai Stevenson.