The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-09
DELUDED TO TIE LASE
An Ia,a ginatIve Gentleman Reads Bulletins
to tho u pub leans.

to tho u epubIcans.
Probably tho man who read the kilograms
to the crowd in the National Re publiean Head
quarters. Mt S18 Fifth avenue. last night thor
ouChly enjoyed his evening He had u loud
voice. and tho mill upstairs ground out en-
couragement every half hour.
This man knew what he was laughing ut
He conndentially called them pipe stories."
When he announced at 10 o'clock Indiana
gives Harrison 10000 plurality" the crowd
yelled itself honrse.
Tho announcer cot Off his perch for glass
OF water. and remarked to THE Sun reporter.
Gee. but that was a pipe story. ! meant
Pennsylvania This mans mistakes were
not responsible for all the Pipe Stories"
Most OF them came down from the National
Committees room up stairs in the shape Of
bulletins.
There we're gathered in this room some Of
the men who had engineered Mr.. Harrison's
campaign. Chairman Thomas Carter was
there. and SO were James S. Ciarkson. Joseph
H. Inncy, William NJ. Hahn. Richard G.
Kerens. Louis +. McComus. Charles J. Ball.
and Patrick Igan Minister TO Chill. Theie
wero tclegras ii o..erntors ana statisticians and
most Eeccssaty Of al. y man who wrote bulle-
ting. The parlors OF the big house were packed
with r., men Who came there to yell. and did yrll
decoration OF these rooms was particularly
noticeable.
l.
McComas Ind occupied. the largest hanging
| on the va !! was Il picture Of Mr.. D!Gine. Dhcre
Sask nsrSr any e IN the
ami where the lack had fallen, out they were
slightly curved toward the wall.
The crowd came early. Lut il didn't stay late
putinr TIM eysns nceo iatsrson Henry
Union League Club men dropped in and hur
ried out The New ork city returns were re-
ceiyed IN silence. and each man l,r.sent said
Wait fill hpar from tn, cOuntry' Iypn
ia,ion. Every gain Of Gity votes was ehecrcd
years More"
The then wsa he to saaan fun s with
bulletin from the committee room he stood up
s sfI 500 on nrson at tho
Hoffman House" he shouted. and the betting
XIX Each
confidence despite tho discouraginG returns
from New York and ended, by ifoolinc himself
Chairman Carter sends YOU yell. tits:
hen. Hen. Ben liar rson."
That veil creaked. and after several trials
the crowd gave it up. They wanted moro pipe
stories. c,..,... D
said the announcer ut 1880.
The tacks at the bottom OF, Gen. Harrson's
crowd crowd didn't notice it. They yelled, them.
selves hoarse. The announcement that In
diana had gone Republican 10y 80 900 was cor
rectcd at I ! o'clock. but the statement was
made that the State was claimed for Harrison
BY the Republican committee.
WHO will stay in Washington" shouted
an enthusiast
Harrison may. but he'll be ractising law
II he does" IN swered u man who had been
,ia %y re- S9ys at ars. when
paign Committee and their friends gathered
IN parlor II Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel but
they SLOWLY disappeared behind. big hlnrk
clouds as the evening wore on. All tho mon
who were in tho fight wero present and some
others William brook field. George Bliss.
John Miholland. Stew. French. John II. Gun
nor. and barney BiGin were conspicuous
Among them,
emphasis born OF many years experience In
addressing IIuris,s. II look a. IT, and the
interpointed in the kilograms, Barney lig!in
and cx-rnroncr Nugent retired to ia" bal way
and looked sad. Int John Mill olland who Is
still Young. invited his friends out, At 10
O'Clock the crowd slowly agan to dissolve and
the melting process continued from that hour
until only the chief mournc.s We're !er.