The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-05
CURsING THE SENTINEL.
POpOcrats That Lost Money ON Its Bull
Iefins-POnuliat Vote Scarce.

Disquieting rumors were circulated yes
terday afternoon that filled thousands of
anxious minds with apprehension lest the
good news first received from the polls was
to be followed by later reports that would
show Bryan's election. These fears were
further fomented by the Sentinel, which
posted bulletins announcing that II Indiana
could be saved Bryan's victory would be
assured, coupled with the statement that
returns from the southern districts of the
State showed big Democratic gains. Hence
the streets were thronged last night by a
crowd even more anxious than that or the
night before, and the bulletins at the Jour-
nal office were eagerly scanned FOR reports
that might give encouragement. People
were not deferred from coming down town
by the steady drizzle of a nasty rain, and
they stood before the bulletins under drip
ping umbrellas. Many anxious men stopped
at the Journal bulletins after the stores
and offices were closed, and after 8 O'Clock,
until about 9, Market street from Monn-
ment place to Pennsylvania was black with
umbrellas. AS favorable bulletins were
posted the hopes of the crowds arose, ana
cheer after cheer went up Each return
which showed that Mckinley was gaining
and that his election was an absolute GER
tainty caused mel to turn homeward with
lighter hearts. They were met by others
cooking for information. and there was a
constant stream OF people coming ana 60
ing before the Journal bulletins until late
in the evening. The crowds were particu-
larly anxious about Indiana. Those VINO
had been beguiled into fearing that the
stain of Organism was TO be placed upon
the State could not restrain their enthusl-
asm when they learned that Republicanism
was victorious and gave way to mighty
cheers.
If the Republicans were anxious. the
Popocrats were in a state bordering on
Bryanic dementia- In anxious throngs
they stood before the Sentinel office, un-
able to conceal the anxiety under which
they were laboring. In the late afternoon
bulletins were posted that led the Popo-
Gratis to believe that Bryan's election was
almost a foregone conclusion and that In
diana was bound to go Democratic. Hun
dreds of deluded Popocrats, who regard
ANYTHING told them by the Sentinel as gos-
pei truth. rushed away ready TO make all
sorts OF wild bets. Panics on the Stock EX-
change. when men are suddenly wrought
nm TO a frenzy OF excitement by sudden
rumors and madly dash into speculations
that cause their utter ruin, AFFORD a Simile
for the condition into which some Popo-
Gratis were thrown by the misleading Sen
tinel bulletins and this morning scores OF
them will set up curses, loud and deep,
when they find that they have lost good
hard money to Republicans, who We're not
stampeded and who covered any bet that
was offered. Before the crowds got of the
street last night a good many Popocrats
were rueing bets they had made and the
Sentinel was being called all kinds OF hard
names. Coming down town on the street
car last night a Journal employee heard
an enraged Popocrat crashing mis- teeth
and cursing the Sentinel for causing Popo-
Gratis to lose their money. He declared that
the Sentinel kept posting bulletins claim
ing indians long after Chairman Martin
had telephoned the Sentinel office that the
Republicans had the State. Popocrats who
had risked their money on the strength OF
Sentinel predictions passed a wretched
evening before the bulletins in it's counting
room. hoping TO hear something that would
further confirm the wild stories Of the aft
ernoon. but they were destined TO disap-
pointment. The only bulletins posted re-
lated TO Indiana alone. Up TO a late hour
they showed that Popocratic gains were
piling up and that Indiana was not at all
safe for Mckinley. However. a bulletin
was posted. too late TO ave the money OF
scores OF Popocrats, which said that il was
unsafe 10 bet on indiana. The harm had
already been done. One Popocrat got blue
about the lips and a moment after began
swearing. He said hat he had put up $50
to 500 on Indiana q few moments before.
Disguised men In the Grove kept asking,
why don't they put up something show