The morning times., 1896-11-04
AT POLITICAL CLUBS.
There Was Rejoicing and nourning
as the News Came.

Atthe various political clubs large crowds
gathered to hear the returns, and at all
these the enthusiasm was equal II Not
in excess of that around the newspaper
offices.
AT most of these places tie news was
received direct by private Wire. AT
others it was received by messenger serv-
ice, which Tor once was 50 ratld an 10
suit all purposes, and not keep even tn"
over anxious waiting.
The greatest enthusiasm was shown at
the headquarters of the MChihieS aiih
Hobart Campaign Club, which with me
members of the ladies' auxiliary and q
host OF other friends assembled at the
hall In the old Globe building on the Avenue
The hall was crowded, more than Ol'-
half the audience being ladies. all OF VII IL
seemed, if such thing is possibir, r"lr
enthusiastic tfan the gentlemen HItScHs
The news was received 10y SPECIAL wire
and read by Col. W. .. LUwd, secretary Il
the club.
AFTER 10 O'Clock refreshments wtrH
served. -,
| Quarters. No 80 PENNSYLVANIA aTcnnr,
| there was another enthusiastic gathering
The news was received by private wirt,
and as The audience was not unanimous 'tr
| either candidate. there was cheering anu
counter cheering, according TO tie nature
of the news.
| Refreshments We're served and several
| of ;hc ladies cnlivencd the evening WIN
| some excellent music Among those VINO
contributed were Miss Sus Bangs, MfS.
| Bangs Mrs. Burns, Miss Nellie DAVIS anu
others.
| 'rhe central Democratic Committee re
| ceiyed The returns at Meyers Hotel, where
| n large number of enthusiastic Democrats
| lad gathered Unfortunately there was
| but little opportunity to diSpiaE thelr en-
| thusiasm and every now and thcn Wheh u
| favorable bulletin was received they mauc
| tie most of it and whooped II up ever
| laStingly.
| The bulletins were received by private
| wire and were handled 10y Chairman kalb-
fus and Mr.. j. c. WhittenGen.
| Some lightning calculators Were en-
| ployed in computing averages on Chicago,
| but the task proved very unsatl siactory.
| In the street there was large crowd
gathered to read the stereopticon bull. tins,
bat they had very little opportunity to dis
| play their lung power.
| AT the Lakeland Democratic Club, the
| club With the largest campaign banner on
earth the returns were heard by a small
| crowd with enthusiasm in proportion to
its size.
The returns were also received at Reu-
| ,er's corner Of Four-and-a-half street aud
| PENNSYLVANIA avenue, by private wire,
| and q large crowd gathered in the street
| to read them.
The Columbia Democratic Club received
the returns at the Metropolitan Hotel by
private wire. and also by special Western
| Union service. In the lobby of the hotel
| the bulletins were also posted.
| At the Labor Bureau, on Eighth street,
the returns were received by special mes
senger service, where they were read by
the members of organized labor Of the
| District. Among those present were the
members of the local Federation of Labor.
| which adjourned early to go to the bureau
to hear the result. Among the visitors
were a number of ladies who exhibited n
deep interest in the bulletins S they came
in.