The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-07
THE ELECrL0N RETuRNs.

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The NEWS begs to acknowledge the
applause of the crowds about its office
last evening, and this newspaper may
be pardoned if it rises to remark that
it was supreme in the State Of Rhode
Island in furnishing information of the
election to an amazingly interested pub
lie
Up to late hour last evening no
newspaper in town could get wori by
telegraph or telephone from either at
home or abroad. In this emergency,
The News took extraordinary steps to
secure "ynformation which was so
much demanded but which the unpar-
alleled disaster wrought by the fierce
storm of Monday night seemed to make
impossible of acquiring.
OF almost equal Importance was the
news from at home and abroad. Rhode
Island was hotly Interested in the con.
test to replace her two Demo
cratic Congressman and she was
also deeply concerned about the
results in other States, especially, of
course, New York. Never was an "off
year" election of so much importance
and rarely has greater amount OF
interest centered in presidential con-
test.
Struggling with the emergency, THE
News discovered. far up in the country,
test station on long distance line
connecting with Boston, and by the
courtsey of the Long Distance Telephone
Company, steps were taken by this
newspaper to avail itself of the test
station facilities.
At the last moment, however, The
Associated Press secured an opening
and shortly the wire which runs direct
into The News building on South
Water street began to work. The Postal
Telegraph Company, with match
less enterprise and energy, had
got this wire temporarily in
order, and by seven o'clock the splendid
service of the Associated Press was ut
the command of The NEWS, while the
United Press lay helpless at the mercy
of the rival telegraph company unable
TO extricate itself from what was cer-
tainly very unfortunate mess.
Then the news began 10 come
through and several hours before the
United Press was able to give the other
newspapers in Providence any informa
tion, THE News had published on its
stereopticon bulletin board the as
surance that New York city and
New York State had gone Republican,
that Massachusetts, was piling up tre-
mendous majority for GREENHALGE and
that all over the country Republican
victories were being reported to Associ-
ated Press headquarters.
The emergency which necessitated
special organization to secure the count
in the wards Of the city Of Providence
was not relieved thoughout the night,
but here too. in its local field. THE News
had the pleasure of furnishing the fig
ures 70 the public ahead of any other
newspaper in town.
The returns that came TO the Mayors
Office came in quickly, but they were
second. THE News had the figures
flushed on its screen first. Its organ
ization worked superbly. 1t did not suf-
fer from the slightest hitch, and rapidly
following one another tho vote OF
the districts was made public by
THE NEWS long before it was made
available from any other source.
II was good news Go Publish, aud 1HE
News did not propose 10 let any of its
esteemed contemporaries lead IL in the
publication. And what, with the best
telegraph service IN the world. the most
enterprlsing telegraph company in the
country az ociaied With ii. and the
hvcliest local organ zation In town,
THE News led by a sVod many laps.
lhat's all.