The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-08
Cast over the River.

evening WHcu ~ WAS WIN SA'HS'' AHS
crowd in front OF tho INTELLIGENcER
began to gather by "earIy candlo.Iight"
and grew larger till Il late hour. Every
bulletin that came in added to the as
semblago and to the enthusiasm. A
telegraph instrument was placed in the
counting room, and the news was taken
there hot from the wires. The bulletins
were first read to the hundreds Of peo-
pie gathered about and then posted in
the window.
At the Register no bulletins were
posted up, and the crowd was confined
to the counting room limits. There was
naturally no enthusiasm, and many
anxious inquirers passed in, learned
their party's fate and passed out again,
to seek the seClusion OF their homes.
The character OF the reports received
was apparent from the volume Of the
cheers at the TNTELLlGENCER, where the
crowd by 10 o'clock extended nearly
across tho street. All the news was
good enough, but after while the crowd
wearied OF cheering and began to be
discriminating. After that it took n
particularly good announcement to set
them crazy.
Several saloons received the bulletins
and had cheering, surGing crowds TO
hear them read. Atboth opera houses,
also, the news was read in the intermis-
sions, and created the greatest enthusi
asm.
1t must be said for the Democrats that
they took the result philosoPhically.
No signs of bad humor were to be seen.
Little betting was done. Things were
entirely too one-sided to justify the
hottest partisan in risking money on
lost game.
Among the early bulletins from Ohio
were several which indicated Republic
can gains and Democratic losses. The
first twenty precincts reported gave Nc
Kinley l65 gain and Neal POI loss, 4 net
Republican gain of APO. Then the en-
thusasm began.
There was wild cheering when New
York Tribune bulletin was read an
nouncing Il great landslide in Brooklyn,
and that tho Republicans had carried
everything before them.
This was followed by Sun bulletin
saying that dispatches from the state
showed heavy Republican gains, and
it was possible they had elected the
entire state ticket, and that Maynard
was surely defeated.
Then came n New York Herald bulle-
tin saying dispatches from Ohio indi-
Gated McKinley's election by 10000.
The cheering grew louder.
Then came Massachusetts, with net
Democratic loss OF 6,5l3 in 120 towns,
and again they cheered.
Every successive bulletin for some
time increased the enthusiasm. In the
cheering crowd at the INTELLIGENCER
office familiar faces OF politicians from
the near Ohio towns had appeared by
this time. They had come to headquar-
tiers for news.
The first bulletin from Ohio, covering
10 precincts, gave a Republican gain OF
l56 and Democratic loss OF 6l5. Then
the crowd went wild.
A peculiarly OF the early Ohio re-
ports was that the Democratic loss
from Cleveiand's vote was much heavier
than tho Republican gain over Harri-
sons. For instance the first seventy.
five precincts gave Mckinley 273 gain
from Cleveland's 1892.
After midnight the cheering crowd
remained at the 1NTELLIGENcER, the
news getting better all the time. At
tho Register few of the faithful were
alone. When Democrat who arrived
on late train and had heard no news,
stopped there aud asked, GLOW did she
go?" the reply was: "Virginia is tho
only bright SPOT in the universew
Money was raised in ten minutes
about 1890 ut the INTELL1dENCnR Office
to hire band, and committee started
out to hunt one. In the meantime
"Morching Through Georgia" and cries
of "Hurrah for Bilw filled the air.
A crowd gathered at the pool room
last night and odds OF $40 to 81 were
offered on 10000 Tho Democrats were
bot to a standstill, and then tho Repub.
lcans raised it to $4,000 When they
had taken all the money offered on this.
they swelled TO 10000. All the money
the Democrats had was scooped in, and
there will be n number OF very sick
sure-thing betters to-day.
ADbAb " I4INh LlllS lAlUTIllIlH tue nU-
thusiasm at Republican headquarters
on Fourteenth street was at its height.
The crowd had been augmented until
probably thousand men were present.
]. c. Kaufman, of New York, made
speech, and made good one. Ho is on
his way home from three weeks tour
in Iowa.
He was followed by Matt Altmyer,
who made rafting talk, and then in
answer to imperative calls Mr. G. i.
Hart addressed the crowd briefly, his
points being heartily applauded, and ut
the conclusion OF his talk three hearty
cheers were given by the large crowd
for mckinley, the next president OF
the United States"
Other speeches were made while the
crowd waited for the band.
AT 20 Mayors brass band arrived
in front of the ISTELLEdENcER office,
with several carriages and buggies. In
ono carriage a Democrat burned red
fire. After selection by the band an
impromptu procession started and took
the town. keeping M a regular pnnde-
monium OF rejoicing until late in the
morning,