The Washington times., 1894-11-07
Scenes and Incidents During the Eye
ming at the White House.
AROUND THE HEADQUARTERS
Crowds Came and Went, kilograms Poured
in from Every Quarter and Were Eagerly
Handed About-Republican Confidence
Grew Into Joyful and Hilarious Certainty.

JlISl lMiHhIt Oh tne gas ldHpsJ sho Bihlo VI
the arc lights, and the watery beams OF
most melancholy moon, about 75,o0O of the
citizens of Washington sailed out upon the
Avenue to hear and read the news OF the
days doings in the rest of the nation.
About half of these were Democrats and the
others were Republicans. The whole num-
ber, composed mostly of men. women and
boys, crowded themselves into that interest
ing section of the Avenue extending from
the Post building on the west to The TIMES
building on the east The crowds were so
dense in that area, coming going, pushing,
crushing, shouting. yelling, screaming. bet
ting, dancing, shivering, showing, pulling,
hauling, that it suggested itself that 1t might
be impossible for this intermixed, COM
pounded, dovetailed mass ever again to be
untwisted, untangIed orresolved into its indi-
yidual oddities and peculiarlties.
When the whole of a town goes out Tor
lark in the special time and baiiwick OF the
owl they do strange things and they say
strange things, sitting down, standing STILL
or in multitudInous motion. Once In every
two years the people have the right OF way
over the cable car, the herdic, the go-cart,
and the hack
AS Il consequence II look d ldI IOICo VI lIOA
with lanterns to pilot the cable cars and the
riding classes through the registering masses.
The hack and the peripetatic peanut en-
porium only got through by the grace OF the
public courtesy so to speak. In several cases
the emporium and the emporium man got
through but the peanuts did not, and thou
sands of these are still lying crushed on the
asphalt like the defeated party in the outlying
districts.
The weather political and otherwise, was
intensely frigid. 1t was even more so in GER
tain quarters OF the city, as, for instance, IN
front of the stereopticon shows OF the news
papers. at Democratic headquarters, at the
Young Mems Democratic headquarters, at
Wizards, and at the White House. 1t did
not take the Democrats long to discover that
something was wrong everywhere outside OF
Washington, but whether it was an unusually
heavy snowstorm. the rise OF the rivers, or
the heavy unloading of lightning, or the can
gerous proximity of the soup receptacles East,
West, North. and South, they didn't know and
didn't care to know. The public interest was
manifest in two centers of attraction. New
York city and the district Of Representative
Wilson, the apostle of tariff reform.
At the White House ample preparation had
been made TO receive the news and 10 trans
nit II to the country home Of the President
The news was received direct frc m the wires
that run into the Executive Mansion.
Up to 8 Soclock thsre were at the mansion
only Private Secretary Thurbsr and Secretary
OF the Navy Herbert. Later these gentlemen
were joined by Secretaries Gresham Carlisle,
ana Smith. few unofficial gentlemen had
also bseR invited to join the party. The bu!-
letins were from the Western Union Company
aAd from the Associated Press.
The President was forwarded by special
telephone wire full details in ali the elections
in which he took special interest. The out
,sl Al
comments were as the gloom OF the situation
dsepened into darkest gloom. as only one
side Of q conversation can be heard on the
hither side OF telephone.
Outside there were no demonstrations Of
Joy or OF anything else. In fact there was
nobody TO demonstrate. There were three
eshers In whispering conference in the lobby.
Out on the moonlit green sward there was not
Il living being in sight. Even the customary
Democratic rooster had been ordered to keep
of the grass.
The party in the room of the private secre-
tary did not adjourn until early this morning,
when the whole story had been received from
the wires.
Secretary Mckee. Of the Republican ma
tional committee, sat at his desk last night
calmly auditing the New York returns. while
about him sat Chairman ]. W. Babcock, d.
L. Webb. and number of newspaper men.
Talma Drew, one of the committees valuable
auxiliaries, was making himself generally
useful between the reception OF kilograms
and the huzZRs Of the crowd collected below.
Have you any fears OF the result" was
asked of the smiling secretary.
''Not bit, WAS the response, as he lotted
down another telegram from New York and
cast up the balance against Hill.
As the returns continued the enthusiasm
increased and presumably it was announced.
"Wilsens district heard from at last" and
the Telegram was hurried down stairs 10 be
read to the expectant throng. It was from
Charlestown, Mr.. Wilson'S home, and ran:
Wilson losing heavily, Daytons election
almost certain
Then there was cheer. 1t showed con-
clu sively that while returns from over half
of New York city made it almost dollars to
doughAuts" that Morton would carry the
city, the interest was divided between the
Empire State and the Switzerland OF Amer
lea" TIE Chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee was much-talked-abeut man
last night.
HTaE TIMES man could properly reduce to
cold type the expressions that fell from many
lips when the news came that Morton would
have near to an even hundred thousand
majority in New York, every reader would
have to pucker his lips and give q loud-voiced
whistle, then he'd yell, and say hurra6, in
tones both loud and deep. Afterward he
would stamp his feet or clap his hands, as
most convenient.
jefferson township, in Alexandria county,
Va, gives McCaull 1913, Meredith sc, blank
s." read the national secretary.
''Is that where you made your speech?" in
quirsd an auditor. Capt. Mckee modestly
asssnted.
''Did you speak in all the districtsf'
mo, but what was going to say is"
And what he was going 20 say was drowned
in the applause over additional returns from
New York.
News came at $3.50 that the First, Second,
and Fourth districts of West Virginia had
gone Republican, with the other in doubt
BY this time a rear room in the building, up
stairs, was we'll filled with ladies, and the dis
patch was read to them before being sent to
the waiting crowd below. There was a Wig
orous hand-clapping that was electrical and
was persistently echoed by the throng that
crowded the lower rooms and corridors when
the contents of the message was made known.
Rev. J. G.. Butler, of the Luther Memorial
Church, and Rev. j. 7. Kelley, of the Fourth
Presbyterian Church, and Judge McComas
were among the callers who were In quest of
news.
''Yes, we heard that-ips good enough"
said several OF the ladies, when asked if they
had been advised of the latest news.
II wish had bet more, exclaimed one
'Did yeu bet?'' inquired lady near by.
"Ies, indeed, repned the lady 1nterroga-
ted. "If had only known" and the con-
versation was Interrupted by the clamor of
the crowd. :
lunch was provided in the upper rooms
of the building, to which all were hidden,
and the invitation was generally accepted.
The general good feeling over the results was
manifest everywhere, but the turkeys sacri-
feed to the cause were untouched at IL D. N.
There was disposition. however, that made
it probable that before the dawn the viands
would be sacrificed.