Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-08
off YEAR VOTING.
TIE LOCAL G. o. P. WENT OFF ITS
FEET
And Put In a Hilarious Night Of +, Rejoicing
Over an Unsubs anial
"Victory"

1t was the Republican turn to rejoice
last night, and they made the most OF
the 'off year" voting.
They didn't stop to consider that
whatever of Democratic defeat there
was in the returns from New York, New
Jersey and elsewhere was dae almost,
il not altogether, to purely local causes,
and not at all related to national oues-
tions, but yelled themselves hoarss over
Republican gains arising from the
patriotic actions Of Democratic voters
in turning down bad candidates and
over once more "redeeming" the
naturally Republican State of Ohio.
Asa matter Of fact, the Democrats
had just as much right to eDthuse over
victory in Virginia or Kentucky as the
Republicans had to rejoice over Nc
Kinley's triumph in the Buckeye State,
but this reasoning didn't commend it.
self to the RAIDS, who have latterly
found majorities too infrequent to allow
any opportunity for congratulation to
pass oy. As a result, they crowded
Fourteenth street from early In
the evening until midnight
and yelled most 'of the time
at the top OF their voices. One would
have thought, from the noise made,
ihey had elected President or at least
captured Congress-but they didn't do
either the one or the other. They
didn't even gain a United States SEN
ator out of this great victory" for
even II they have majority In the Iowa
Legislature, they will simply elect
one Republican to succeed another.
Really, the results are rather barren
and unsubstantiSl.
But the Republican heart has been
aching for something to shout over Tor
several years past, and when 1t was dis
covered last evening that the Dutch
victory In Holland had been duplicated
in Ohio, and that boiling Democrats
had given the Republican or indepen-
dent candidates a plurality in New York,
the local end Of the G. o. p.
went off it's feet and proceeded
to make a night OF it, the result be-
ing a very good imitation OF Old time
par.izan rejoicing, minus the substan-
tial fruits of victory to give 1t real zest.
Democrats were not bit cast down by
the returns. In dozens OF Instances
they expressed themselves as not being
surprised, and remarks like: "Well,
that's good for those New York peo'
ple," or That's just what they de-
served for nominating a man Ike May
nard," or I'm not bit surprised, indl-
Gated there was a very general and cor
rect appreciation Of the causes which
led up to the result As for Ohio, 1t
was virtually conceded by Democrats,
before vote was poled, that Mckinley
would be big winner, as. indeed, he
had TO be, to retain bis hold upon the
Repu blcan leadership, and 1t may De
fairly stated that he has achieved but
little aside from holding his ground.
Bulletins had been arranged, through
the Western Union, for delivery at the
morning newspaper Offices, the Milwau-
kee, Buffet, McLaughlIn's, Bader ~
Maurer's and at the Opera Houses, and
there was no lack Of information
throughout the city during the evening
aud far into the night. The interest
manifested was very general, hundreds
of citizens remaining up until a late
hour to learn the details OF the voting
in Ohio, New York, New Jersey and
Massachusetts,. At the REGISTER
Office fifty or sixty bulletins were read
to large crowd Of Democrats, between
eight and eleven o'clock, while at the
InteUldencGr Office enthusiastic Repub-
licans took turns at reading the returns
from the top of high office stool
planted in the counting doorway.
At the Wheeling Installment Company
returns were thrown upon large serene
by stersoptican, and other figures
were displayed in various modes 10 diff
ferent quarters Of the city. The Re-
publicans keep up their hilarity until
after midnight, at last getting out
ban1, while Democrats as a rule re-
tired early.
At half-past two o'clock this morning
the Republicans were still marching the
streets, and about sixty Bridgeport Re-
publicans, headed by drum corps, had
come over to help them out In their re-
joiclug.