The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-11-11

was expressed; and when the returns from
the state "above the bridge" showed that
there was falling off in the votes of both
candidates compared with 1883, but that il
was greatest in the case OF Harrison, and
also that the heavy losses were almost uni
formly Republican, the committee said:
1.-The state is ours for sure. We will have
100000 majority To the bridge" Just
about this time Jimmie Oliver, of Paradise
Park, came into the committee room and
said that the Forcieth election district gave
Cleveland 36S anu Harrison votes, land
WI ere those four votes came from don't
know"
still Bad News for Republicans.
Then came returns from 800 city cleo
ton districts showing Democratic major
ity OF 5S,5SS which created great excite
ment. The returns from the interior of
the state came pouring in, showing Re
publican loss in nearly every case Chair
man Harrity was overwhelmed with con-
gratulatiOns, but he would not commit
himself. at looks very much like a Re
publican slaughter" he said, "but it is too
early in the day yet to shout" As the re-
turns came into Democratic national head
quarters they were duplicated by special
wire to Mr.. Cleveland at his house on
rliUy-nrSt street.
How Cleveland Heard the News.
When the news from Connecticut, New
Jersey and Illinois came in the tidings
were taken to Mr.. Cleveland and later to
the feminine coterie who were visiting
Mrs. Cleveland in another room. 1t was a
pretty and interesting scene There was a
lull in the receipt of the returns between
10 and IL o'clock and politics were almost
forgotten for the moment, while the family
and friends. INDUCED in small talk, sand
viched in with an occasional story that
caused the room to ring with laughter
All anxiety and tension had disappeared in
the face of the New York returns on the
principle of the old adage that "As goes
New York so goes the Union"
At Republican Headquarters.
1t was late in the night before the Re-
publicans at headquarters would give up
the state, and even then the news that
Indiana had gone Republican and that
West Virginia was in doubt helped to
keep up their courage and give them hope
for favorable result when the returns
were all in. The bad news from Illinois
which indicated that the state was in
doubt-to say the least-was damper and
so was that from Wisconsin,
Total Vote of the Two Cities.
The vote for president in New York
city with all election districts in is Cleve-
land, 174,SS5; Harrison, 9S, 760; plurality
for Cleveland, IS, lbs. With eight election
districts missing Brooklyn and county gives
Cleveland, S9,S0S; Harrison. 64,676, a ma
jority for Cleveland of 25,132. The entire
city and county Democratic ticket he's been
elected by a big majority. Cleveland car
ried Queens county by $500 plurality,
gain over 1888 of 900. Harrison carried
Suffolk county by about 700, gain of 200
with 1885,
Big Majority for Cleveland.
The Democrats have carried New York
state by 3S, 13l majority. The result of the
vote for assemblymen in this state is
Democrats ~; Republicans So. This in
sures the election of a Democrat to the |
United States senate to succeed Hiscock.
It seems that the Republicans. have elected |
but 10 of the congressman.