The morning news., 1894-11-09
THE RETURNS Ar WASHINGTON.
How Election News was Received at
the Capital.


the Capital.
Washington, Nov. S.-All the cabinet
officers were in the city election night,
with the exception of Secretary Lamont
who voted in New York. He took the
limited back to this city, arriving here
about 10 o'clock. AS he was riding past
the bulletins flashed out the statement
that Morton would win over Hill by
about 100000 majority. Lamont said to
his secretary, THAT can't be So" and
continued on his way to the white house.
There he found that the bulletin was
true. special wire is always run to the
white house on election night so thar
the President can receive the bulletins
without delay Tuesday night Mr.. CleVe-
land went out to his country place before
the bulletins began to arrive. During
the evening Private Secretary Thurber
telephoned the more important bulletins
out to Woodley, so that the President
was able to keep up with the landslide
Probably the most interesting point in
Washington Tuesday night was the Press
Club. Interesting for the many
interesting characters who were
TO be found there. There was
Walter Wellman, the Arctic explorer
and former president of the club. There
was Gen. Perry of the United States
army and a number of naval officers,
among them being the gallant Lieut..
Young. There was old Dick Bright.
sergeant-at-arms of the Senate, whose
lather was expelled from that body for
recognizing in an unofficial way the late
confederacy. Around him were gathered
the leading politicians who happened to
De in the city. Then there was DIR. A.
Conan Doyle, the great English roman
ucist, and then there were upward Of 200
Washington correspondents Besides
these there were a number of heads of
bureaus and chiefs of division in the vari-
GUS departments. The most interesting
ngure in the group, as well as the most
interested, was DIR. Doyle. 1t was his
hrst experience in America on an cleo
uon night. Inasmuch as he Is preparing
Great American novel, he cleaned facts
winch he said were equal to a lifetime
study abroad. He read every bulletin.
asked those about him the pertinence of
each, and with that wonderful mind of
his grasped Immediately the full force
on the days event. He looks like big,
ourly lrishman, but is so natural and easy
IN his manner as never to be taken for
celebrity.
When it came to accounting for the
uoal wave there were as many explana-
IONS as there were explainers. The tariff
ald and the tariff had nothing to do with
IT, Silver did it and silver didn't do it,
tensions did and pensions had not a
lhlng to do with It, The administration
ald 1t and Hills antagonism to the Pres
uent was given as the cause. So the
reasons that in somebody else's opinion
nad nothing to do with it few to and fro
IKE a shuttlecock. Everybody is satisfied
as TO just what did it and nobody else
agrees with him. Every politician in
Town has a monopoly on the cause he
assigns for it, There is a gloom prevail
ing IN the departments so heavy that it
can readily be cut with a case knife. Late
Yesterday II was wildly rumored that one
'llclal had been seen to smile-in his
once and in a natural way No one knows
now the President received the news
MAT is, no one who will tell. Private
secretary Thurber was yesterday seen
70 smile, but Smiled In such a sort as
he Knocked himself and scorned his
hplrit that could be moved TO smile at
oaythlng.' This Is the only reflection had
vi the Presidents inner thoughts.