New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-04
JOY AT HEADQUARTERS.
MANAGERS OF THE REPUBLICAN CAM
PAIGN RECEIVING THE GOOD NEWS.
THEY WATCH THE RETURNS EAGERLY AND SEND
IMPORTANT DETAILS TO cANToN-TELE-
GRAMS OF CONGRATULATIONS TO
MAJOR M'KINLEY.

IMPORTANT DETAILS TO CANToN-TELE-
GRAMS OF CONGRATULATIONS TO
MAJOR MKINLEY.
The headquarters OF the Executive |om'hi''cc
of the Republican National Committee was In
Turmoil. last night For two weeks the caihPaish
in the East had dragged along In listiess man
ner but last night the apathy vanished. ana inc
white building at Madson-ave. and Twenty-,hii"
st. ablaze with light and restless with act'iV
Early In the evening the campaign managers ar
rived. and later in the evening prominent Repuph-
dropped hear the news. and went away
with smiling faces stayed to hear later returns.
The whole headquarters was In fever OF excite
ment. The headquarters was connected Win
Chicago. Canton and Paterson by long-distahce
telephone and so the managers were in commune
cation with both candidates as well as the mana
gers the Western battle-ground.
One of the first arrive at headquarters was
General William Mckinley Osborne. secretary OF
the Executive Committee. Veteran campa'gher
that he u.s. ne was in a whrl Of excitement ana
fairly hoped about the returns began to come
in. AS the little white slips rolled in steadily
and each one brought more cheering tdings' lie
became less FESTIVE and smile of serene content
ment overspread his face.
WAITING FOR THE RETURNS.
Mr.. Manlcy. Mr.. Scott. Mr. Clayton Mr.. Bliss.
Colonel Swords and others gathered In General
Osbornes room early In the evcninSand waited lot
the returns. Every time bulletin was posted
Joseph II Manley. cigar in mouth. would cri'icany
survey IL and then refer to little card he had IN
his hand After mature deliberatlon he said with
chucke: IL have been a political prophet TOT
good many years. hut have never hit nearer 'he
mark than have this trip
Among those who dropped In In the course OF tne
evening were Mayor Strong c. c. bhayne. 'oilis r.
Huntington. Henry W. Cannon ]. Perpon. Nor
gan. Samuel Fessenden. Captain JACK CRAWFORD
,i.t, n
mons George Bliss. Andrew Carnegie. 'har'es
Stewart Smith u. ogden Mills. General I. H. MUD
bard General Arson G. McCook. Richard 1. wilson
Mrs NJ. A. Hanna. Edward Lauterbach' "irs'
Lauterbach. Frederick S. Gibbs. Mrs frenerich
D. Grant Clarence W. Meade. Whiteaw hed ana
General W. S. C. Wiley.
CONGRATULATIONS TO MAJOR MkiNhhi
As the night wore on. and 1t became more ana
more evident that McKinoy's election WAS ass"'ei
by an overwhelming majority. The kilograms VI
congratulation began to fly like snowiiakes Every
IN. ~ those who have been attending To the cam
pagn in the East sent kilograms Of consratula'ion
TO Major Mckinley carly In the cvenlng. ra I
Mr. SCOTS telegram read: For eight years
have waited for the pleasure OF congratulating you
uro- your election as President oi '"' ''''''
Mr. scoti's telegram to Mr. Hobart was unique
and was addressed TO Mrs. Hobart II rcad: l"h'
care OF our next Nice-Presidcnt his country "''"'
The returns from the South were most ratis u,
all MIR scott. VINO nus b''h ga '''"
s yL H. Tho Southern section has been doing yeo-
mans service and 10 him belongs mu'h OF w W,
crcd, for driving home the wedge whi,n oi.hs VIZ
wav for The disntcgration OF the "solld South
Mr. Manic, serene and calm All the e'cn'I's
Maine goes Republican by S,c plurahy, TIL I'll,
.''rha, il about what I predicted. No" WISH 10
state emphaticay that am no rninnoTT =, ar.
Mr Maniey AMI General Clayton started 10 ,iH"t'
on ,h. returns carly In the evening IL proved go .,
"a sliding scale and a series OF tc"gfamS CONTINUES
~ rns1,I,s was sent to Canton. tn" hrst saN'
Naior Nick inlcy 2sl electoral votes then II )uHpo
TO US then 10 and finally was hu''''"s "''
200 ,.o, ,ho s,,,h,.s.
nvns,ion was the plurality the tension was rch,''n
rho members Of the Executive ,onini,.e niia -,
Guests pa rtook Of = luncheon. ana IN" t'fhlh.'l ~
r. ming WIS spent In figuring on the majority
ia ,n the interchange OF congratulations