Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-09

BY O'Clock the parlors were crowded with
an eager, interested assemblage of Wimodaugh-
ses who listened TO the reading Of the bulletins
with eagerness and manifested their delight
with feminine clapping Of hands or their dis
approval with pretty frowns. The elders talked
politics with gravity in the intermiseions. while
the Juniors listened with becoming attention.
One or two men came timidly in during the
evening, entering the sacred precincts Of Vino
oaugnsls with a due sense Of the condensation
which permitted their presence. but they found
100 lonesome n minority and tarried but little
while. One by one they drifted away and The
STAR reporter brought up the rear Of the re-
treating males.
The Wimodaughses did not have the fortitude
OF seasoned caInpaignors to stay up too late,
and when the half-smothered yawns could no
longer be politely concealed they closed the
house and departed with their escorts, who
awaited their coming on the curb without.
REPUBLIoAN HEADQUARTERS.
Capt. Mckee had the headquarters of the
republican Congressional committee cheerily
lighted and warmed last night that the stay-at-
homes might find comfortable place to hear
the returns. special wire was put in and
seats provided for the men on the first floor,
while ladies were made welcome upstairs.
For two or three hours the crowd listened to
the returns and congratulated themselves on
having such nice place to hnger. AS mid
night approached, however. the place grew
somewhat chilly and there not that spon-
taneous show OF cheerfulness which prevailed
carrier In the evening and the assemblage
thlnned out ty degrees. leaving at last only
the empty hall. with Capt Mckee alone with
the piles Of fateful bulletins.
THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRATIC CLUB
Parlor Is1 in the Metropolitan Hotel was oc
cupied by the Columbia Democratic Club and
their friends, Here they received the Western
l 0fgn nd in
ran high The room was tastefully decorated
with the national colors and the pictures of the
democratic candidates occupied conspicuous
places on the walls. The room was crowded all
night. Around small table in the middle of
the room sat Mcssrs. Thomas J. Luttrell, Harry
Barton, z. W. Anderson and NJ. A. MCGOWAN.
line Of messenger boys was kept running
from the telegraph office down stairs. Mr..
Harry Barton read the dispatches and Mr..
Thomas Iuttreu kept the tally sheet. When
ever dispatch was read favoring the demo-
Gratis there q generous burst of enthu-
siasm and the corridors echoed the cheers from
the $50 tbroats.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL. COMMITTEE.
The headquarters of the democratic con-
gressional committee in room "a Of
the Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany Was the scene of small yet repre-
sentative audience of local democrats In
the room an operator sat- and fast the
messages were received Capt. ]. S. Miller read
them aloud. Among those present were Messrs.
Duncan s. Walker, Lawrence Gardner, J.
Frank Schneider. T. b. Knlbfus and James Kerr.
About 10 o'clock ex-Attorney General Garland
dropped In to hear the returns When ap-
preached by reporter of THE STAR for an in
terview the distinguished democrat shook his
head and smiled. 1t one of those confident
democratic smiles, but the grave Mississippian
had nothing to say for publication.