The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-07

The election IN the CITY ~ Weil ~ IN
the county passed of very quietly.
There was deep interest shown on all
hands, but It was quiet. Only one fight
was heard Of, sad that was in Union dis
trict. Some people on Seventeenth
stree. got excited and one big fellow
proposed to clean out large crowd.
For some reason the crowd did not wait
to DO cleaned out, bus went Of Its own
accord.
There were the usual number o; pc.
culiar incidents. In one precinct OF
Clay district the Democratic challenger
denied ono mans right 10 vote. Alter
the man had established his legal resi-
dence he remarked: II came here TO
vote the Democratic ticket, but you
have done what all the Republicans In
the county could not do. You have con-
yetted me. will vote the straight Re.
publican ticket"
In another precinct man who holds
. prominent position under the Demo:
cratic federal administration voted, and
after coming out remembered that he
had forgotten 10 put scratch on his
ticket It went In as clean as the new
fallen snow, and Of course doesn't count
for anybody-which is sad.
The feature OF the day was the recep-
ton Of the returns last night. The
streets were full OF people. especial III
front Of the morning newspaper Offices,
and for some reason there was more en-
thusiasm and the. people stayed longer
on Fourteenth than on Market.
The INTELLIGRNCRR's announcement
by magic lantern showed the enthusiasm
OF the crowd. Fourteenth street was
crowded by seething mass Of human.
ity that impeded the. street care and
raised rousing welcome 10 the cheer.
ing news received over tho wire. The
apparatus at first refused TO work pro.
perly, but the patience OF the crowd
was such az to not be thwarted by a
small delay. Seldom In presidential
contest has more enthusiasm been ex-
pressed.
The frst announcement that the New
York World predicted Hills defeat by
100000 caught the crowd, and later
when Morton's plurality seemed scrap.
ing skyward, the cheers rose IN one pro.
longed roar. All the other dispatches
were given like reception, and it seem.
cd as If the enthusiasm increased in
proportion to the increase Of the major
tiles bulletined.
There was never such crowd, either
for size or enthusiasm, seen on the
street, as that which cheered the bull
letins shown In front Of the ISTELLIoES-
GER Office. There were three thousand
people, ut least, gathered In front OF
the office, and they went wild over the
bulletins, all OF which showed gains for
the Republican cause. From Ohio
county, from Brooke county, from Bel
mon. county, from New York state,
from Wilson's district, from Marshall
county, from everywhere 1t was the
same formula, Large Republican gains"
Ofcouree the ubiquitous tin horn was
there. The cow-belI. also, very much
In evidence. The din the gang made
was something deafeniug, bat 1t was
nothing compared to the silence and
woe around the Register office. That
paper was given general credit for one
good achievement, and one only and
that was contributing largely to swell
tho majority for State Senator Whita-
ker. Besides this 1t contributed much
to giving votes to the other candidates.
that lie. "she hath done what she could"
for the defeat OF her own cause.
1t was great victory oil along tho
line aud the news met with great re-
ception In Wheeling. Seldom has such
a night been seen, and seldom has there
been such provocation for It.
At about half past ten Mayors band
appeared in front OF the INrBLLIGENcER
Office with u shouting throng OF about
1000 people, and the noise they made
was plainly heard away on top OF the
hill in tho Second and Third wards.