Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-05
PEOPLE TAKE CHEER.
,ruocRArs or RICHMOND no
,or GIVE UP THE FIGHT.
7uolCE OYER VIRGINIA VICTORY.
,tiranS Threaten 60 Contest
captain Lambs scat "e'""'"
,,sroc, nid rot Note-rhc Cam
wo-nny-Thc County Result.

ro-nny-Thc County Result.
....rh.audnc the fact that hall the
... awake until mlanlyht Tuesday.
t..freis asa not leave the streets
. last election report had oeon
anon che screen in front OK .he
.., office. 40 2.80 A. NJ. the tho
t.-.. were alive early I'm the day
asia. with the eager and snSious
.,.-s OF Bryan. who gathered
r ore Dispatch bulletin-board IN
.... numbers es early as . O'Clock. and
- n,t time until late at night the
., n front of the Office vas
,...r fre thousands OF Democrats ltft
streets n he early morning after
.-on their hopes were not alto
... shattered by the news which the
. laf flashed over the country. ana
.. t.rt up stout heart as, they
,. choir way homeward. and con-
.. themselves by not giving credcnce
n. accuracy of the meagre returns
... n.s been sent out early.
.au.r elections they said, the Repub-
Dad claimed everything on cleo
.et and then woke up the next
-- -o have tho plain figures staring
,r b. the face aud TO find that the
go. were turned.
Ala. WE'RE EAGER TO HEAR.
,-. .r OBJ. street were filled yesterday
u-- w.fh people eager 90 hear from
....I.luI States. and 90 know the COM
.. rrrrs from an As the day wore
tr hopes rose. At o'clock there
, State NJ feyerish excitement as
..t dino the press reports conveyed
- Information that Bryan's chances
EN-. I-.fteriug. and that States con-
r o Mckinley had gone against the
ODD, man, Tho news stirred the crowd
r N.r street like am electric shock.
o.. 'front.' office of the Dispatch was
-- with Bryan sympathizers. who
,--n-r inquired as 20 the prospects
t-n. success OF the boy orator ON the
f tte returns many We're found
,.- wore s-.l willing TO wager that the
-n0.r0fs would win The crowd was
,r- called upon 90 give three cheers
+ rnar and they We're given with q
viii
~r~ REPUBLICANS JUBILANT.
~.. .rr h.alouarters open yesterday
- th.sr OF the Republicans These
crowded with negroes. who were
.rr oI for their services on cleo
,..-.r N0re Of tine workers got less
..r4 cI .L The only leaders ON hand
, CAPTAIN Rogers and Judge Wad-
Tr. hitter said that the seat OF
r--n Lamb would certainly be con-
Secretary Harvey Wilson and other
...... leaders were enthusiastic
phi. result of Tuesdays contest
H- declared that their organization
gasfrs frfrs
..tr reforms would Doe pressed yig0r-
T. IS said that prosecutions will
f. Instituted against all election officers
who .ra suspected Of wronrdoing The
rr...- ln not secm az al cast down
over -h. very small vote p0lled i'm Viz
.r. ..r th..r decOy ticket. eve figured
r.ta week ago. said az influential man
tr tH.u.rly "that Palmer would not get
MORO t.r 5000 votes I'm the state. Most
rf r people voted for Mckinley. so
OBJ. r.' strength Of our forces viii not
i. ref.. ly even the fun returns"
TrEGRANS or CONGRATULATIONS.
Enyson. che Democratic state
chairman. spent the day at his business
t.. .1 tle Offices Of the ola Dominion
ding and Loan Association. OF which
Dr. rre-'lsnL Mr.. Ellyson received a
number ot kilograms during the day
f-n party leaders ln various sections OF
f-. State. some OF these We're messages
NJ generalization and nearly all brought
r.r.a ~ Increased Democratic ma
,ru. Though not I'm a position 10 give
aar figures. Mr. ElysOn IS satisfied that
t.. GRITTY Tor Bryan is quite hand
some ona.
This was among the telegrams;
West Point. Va. November 8. 1885.
Hrl d. TAYLOR El.yson Richmond. Va:
-te Bryan. Sewau and Lamb Club send
t-r ooaeratuatons upon your valiant
t-tt for OBJ Virginia
DR. 3D.. H. GATEWOOD. President.
THE VICTORY ~ RICHMOND.
The table printed I'm the Dispatch yes
'ry morning. giving the result IN the
cF showed that Bryan had carried |
Richmond by 2A6 over Mckinley, the |
N being Bryan. 773S, Mckinley. 4Ss2. !
Captain John Lamb. the Democratic nom-
f.r Congress boz this district. received /
$3.50 ro..a and Lewis, the Republican /
received only 1916. Lamb s plu- /
1" h..re $685.
4 ....t..caus and Boilers were very /
e over the result the congressional /
here. and announced yesterday /
ming late that they would contest the !
t.a o. Captain Lamb upon the ground /
FRAUD .u The city and Zoo the counties. ]
claimed that they had atiidavlts /
m tween 159 and 1900 negroes who /
Kept from voting because of alleged /
40 tne polls I'm Jackson Ward. /
'. n A. E Gulg0n chief counsel OF /
Boilers. was not M TIE meeting hcii /
.i aus IaU in the Second Precinct ot I
Ward just after the polls closed !
as was reI. ted that evening.
t Republican leaders he'd one or two /
Conferences yesterday afternoon regard I
ft. proposed contest in this district /
r plans could not be ascertained /
.'0.I James ID. Brady. secretary Of the /
an Campaign Committee in Viz /
Judge Edmund Waddill Hannas /
.tve; Colonel James Lyons. and /
Lewis. Republican candidate for /
met az Republican headquarters /
rrlay evening and talked over /
tle ..Ia .iOn
us It'd sMlTHER'S PRECINCT.
A. ts been the case IN the past seve- /
vi elections. the enemies OF the Dcmo- |
-e party are alleging all kinds Of /
i against the election officers OF /
i-.-ro1 a.I the Boilers organ in its /
NJ yesterday asserted that fradu-
methods were rcs0rted % on Tues
tae officers 40 Smithers and Shu-
Maker precincts
ar as smithers Precinct is con-
there are certainly some very
grounds f0r the belief that irregl-
occurred 10 conducting the cleo
. Doc this charge cannot be made
-i trc Democracy as the gOld-bu~s \
. majority OF the officers at the
precinct. and ought 20 have been able
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