The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-11-09


collected in the HERALD Office last night,
and with very few exceptions all present
anticipated the triumphant election Of
Harrison and Reid. About nine o'clock
a message wss received from New York
stating that Cleveland had certainly car
ried the Empire State by a handsome
majority. The Republicans did not de-
spair at this news, however, but it was
painfully noticeable that their hopes had
taken tumble. Jack" Hileman cheer
ed the crowd up by remarking that he
had never known an election yet when
the Democrats had not started out by
claiming everything in sight and that
he would not give up until something
had been heard from Indiana and Con-
necticut. "Jack" and the rest Of the
crowd didn't have very long to wait foT
the next message received said that
Cleveland had carried every doubtful
state. This message had rather de
pressing effect upon the crowd and
Sheriff Good remarked that he guessed
he would 60 home and 90 to bed.
The Sheriff was prevailed upon to wait
for something from a reliable source and
he finaliy consented to do 50. In few
minutes long bulletin was received
giving figures of the vote cast in mum
Der Of the wards in New YoT < city.
Nearly every man present produced
lead pencil and piece Of paper and COM
meneed figuring a majority il that state
for the Republican candidates Before
any of them had announced his conclu-
sion some one from Berlin arrived and
reported that Silas Lichty was an appli-
can't for Cabinet position, and it was
not long before number Of well known
Somerset Democrats were reported to be
on the street circulating petitions for the
postm&stership. " Dick" Vought come
IN about this time and said that he had
offered a well known Republican Of
Somerset the storekeepership al Hinkle's
distillery If he would vote for Cleveland
and that he would take mighty good care
that he didn't &c. it. The proprietor Of the
HERALD said that after reading the inter
view pubiishedin the morning papers
with Senator Quay he had made up his
mind that the 'jis was up with the 6. o.
p" Before retiring he volunteered the
consol ng remark that he would not give
up hope until something more de6nits
vas received in the morning. Postmaster
Keller p,ked his head into the HERALD
Office only to say good night, shortly after
be had closed his office for the evening,
and Immediately retired. His action
has since been construed as indicating
that he had seen the handwriting on the
wall and was satisfied that he would not
have the pleasure of distributing Uncle
Sans mail for the next four years. Chair
man Biesecker's efforts to smile were ex-
tre,nely ludicrous when he looked over
the dispatches saying that the country
had gone to the "bow-wows." When ask
~ AOt LIS CiAAADu dc " Hat blOuknb
on the landslide be replied that he was
not looking after the electoral end of the
ticket but was more concerned about
rolling up good majority for the Con-
gressional and county ticket
"Curt" Grove dropped in for few min
utes to offer consolation to the sufferers
but he bad no sooner retired than it wss
announced that he was candidate for
United States Marshal for this district
The long and frequent cheers that float
ed into the HERALD Office from Demo-
cratic headquarters-Gen. Coffroth's Of
fee and Fishers BOOK store-was not the
most consoling music and it finally be-
came so harsh and loud that the editors
concluded that the best thing they copld
do would be to put out their lights and
90 home. We give it up and acknowl-
edge that the Stuffed Prophet has been
elected, but our next-door neighbor, Mr..
Colborn, aud Burgess welflsy Still think
that there is hope that later returns will
alter the result.