The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-17
WHAT A SLEEPY MAN HEARD
The Night After the Election-He got
GEOGRAPHICALLY Mixed.

holocaustic accompaniment and
seismic trimmings had scurried
frantically by; the night Was far
spent, and gray dawn crept on
apace. The tired telegrapher, his
mind confused and wearled with
the endless repetition of plural
tiles" estimates. " "election dis
tricts" and probabilities" was
listening sleeplly to the occasional
clatterlng of the noisy sounder, and
awaiting any news of startling i'm
portance. While thus vacillating
between sleep and imbecility, his
geographical bump became chaos,
and the following additional cleo
ton returns were transcribed on his
typewriter:
"Authentic reports as to the ac-
tual vote cast for presidential cleo
tors in the more remote sections OF
the country are coming IN very
slowly:
Ontario has undoubtedly cast Its
vote for Cleyeland-343 townships
out OF 615 giving him plurality OF
over $4,000. The entire Demo-
cratic delegation to Ottawa has also
been returned. TIE legislature will
have a Democratic majority to work
the country on. Only one sad IN
cident marred the day in this prov
lnce, so far as known. Mr.. Reuben
Swillen, great admirer OF Tam
many Hall principles and electlo-
neering methods. became grlevously
ratified over the Australian ballot
system, and when he realized, alas
too late, that he had voted the Pro-
hibltion ticket instead of straight
Democratic. he was so chagrlned
and crestfallen that he committed
suicide.
In the province of Quebec the re-
suit is not definitely known. Weaver
has polled an unexpectedly good
vote, leading Harrison in many OF
the bon s0ir and onhon,n,ie districts.
Cleveland's stronghold was in the
bon jour and jeu Pesprit section OF
the province, and his plurality will
be about 3,67S. The Democrats
have elected the entire Congress
sional fakement.
In New Brunswick the logging
camp vote went by the board for
Cleveland. That portion Of the
city of St. John that can be dis
tinguished through the fog gives
Harrison a plurality of twenty
seven. which is offset by the inter
Tor vote. Cleveland will in all
probability have naming of post
masters and other local improve
ments in this province by about A.
500 plurality.
In Nova Scotia the people rose
en- s,ansse aud displayed unwonted
activity for Cleveland. A great
many people who fondIy expect to
be remem bered with postoffice
were abroad long before daylight
assiduously endeavorlng to familiar
ize themselves with the Australian
ballot system. Not more than
seven bad breaks were made to each
fifteen voters, gain of 2S per cent.
over 1888. The Cleveland cam
paign managers in tins province
have been promising civilization
and other Injuries in the event of
the election of Grover, and the peo-
Pile, as a consequence, became eX-
cited in a manner meyer before
known in previous election.
Cleveland's plurality will depend
entirely on the success OF the Demo
cratic judges in outwittlng their OPP
pon.nts in counting the ballots.
In the Island of Cape Breton
those who had intelligence enough
to distinguish between the Demo-
cratic column on the ballot and an
Ice wagon, went quietly to work and
rolled up an alarming majority for
Weaver. Owing to the fact that
the Democratic electors are by long
odds the best all around "scrap-
pers" it is not thought at this writ
ing that any of the Weaver electors
will have sufficiently recovered from
their INJURIES to be able to attend
the electoral college, thus leaving
the field clear for the Cleveland
electors by plurality of about 1856.
The Democrats will also send a solid
Congresslona! delegation to Ottawa
If they can raise the car fare.
From the colony of Newfound-
land returns are aggravatingly slow
i'll coming in owing to the prevail
ence of lcebergs and other local ls-
sues at this season of the year. If
the people of that section of the
country have been successful in Sc
curing enough food this season to
give them strength to vote, the
Democratic column will, in all
probability, be increased by four
electors. The inhabitants of the