Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-09
Scene az mdnght Office and Mcclure House.

was only about four hours ahead OF the
time when any definite returns were ex-
pected, no satisfactory conception OF the
situation could be given. Calls at the
phone became quite frequent after this,
showing the great interest and excite
ment that prevailed everywhere.
As early as six o'clock people began
to gather on the sidewalks IN front OF
the REGISTER office, and the crowd
grew rapidly as the time wore on. AT
seven O'Clock the sidewalk was hardly
passable, while at eight o'clock the in-
terror of the Office was banked with
people all clamoring for clue on the
great contest. The people were jammed
in to point where they were almost
wedged, and person could neither
move one way or the other. 1t was
veritabie stationary jam. While every
inchof the interior of the office was fill
ed, the same dense throng prevailed on
the sidewalk just in front Of the REGIS
TER Office, and clear out into the street.
There was special wire run Into the
REGISTER Office and 1t was here that
the earliest and most satisfactory re-
turns in the city were ceivee.
Down at the I1ltcutgencer office on
Fourteenth strest, where a special wire
was also being operated, there was only
a handful OF people, aRd these with
long-drawn countenances. They re-
ceived the news with anything but JOY.
Jack Cowl acted as master OF ceremo-
MES, and read the returns from one Of
the front windows. There was not a
spark of enthusiasm, and it looked
more like an aggregation OF automa-
tons than real, live human beings.
Some one suggested that prob
ably the paper had hired
this little chilly handful OF people TO as
semble in front OF the building as sort
of q bluff to keep up the spirits OF the
followers OF the &. o. p.
There was q dense crowd OF people on
Market street from the REGISTER up TO
Twelfth street. Another of the allure
ments for such a crowd was the stere-
opticon exhibit OF the returns
arranged by the Wheeling install
ment Company and MIR. James b. Nc
Kee. The screen was placed on the
side OF the Mcclure House nearly OPP
posite McKee's cigar store. The re-
turns were displayed at intervals, inter-
spersed with advertisements and pict-
ures OF various kinds. This was kept
M until midnight, and the crowd lin
gered, making it almost impossible TO
make ones way along the sidewalks,
and even the street cars experienced
some trouble in cutting path through
the sea Of humanity. With the display
of every return there was chorus OF
voices, first from one side and then the
other, followed with screeches, yells,
and all the various noises known In the
category OF sound. For six hours this
pandemonium remained unbroken.
The FIRST news OF any moment was re-
ceived at the REGISTER Office shortly
after seven O'Clock last evening when it
was given out that 470 election districts
I'm New York had given Cleveland Co.
els and Harrison, 81, $50. This was fol-
lowed with loud cheering and crowds
Immediately began TO pour into the OIL
fee TO get the next figures.
There was another stereoptleon
screen on Twelfth street placed on the
north end OF McLain's block by ID. Q.
Kurper. Here was also another large
crowd which remained until late in the
night. AT McLaughlin's pool rooms,
where pools were being sold on the va
rious results, there was throng OF peo-
ple. hundreds being unable To gain ad-
mittance to the rooms. The betting In
the early evening was largely on the
amount OF the majority in Ohio, and
on Harrison's plurality in Indiana.
There we're good many takers on the
the proposition that Harrison wouldn't
carry Indiana by 500 plurality. Bets Of
various kinds were made on New YORK
and there about even takers on both
sides.
At Gavin's saloon, the only place
where the combinations prevailed, there
were 81 tickets taken on the combine
Of Observation-Disclosures ton
Frsnzheim-Zane. On the same CON-
hine with Anderson in place OF Zane
there were 81 tickets sold. The he
publican ticket right through caught
only 80 tickets.
During the evening and just after the
election of FranZheim was assumed u.
win Tleman secured q handsome Oil
PAINTING Of the victorious candidate,
snd followed by two hundred admirers
naraded In front Of the Intsllt9elscsr Of
Gee. where even many Republicans
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