Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-11-05


TOUR more years "
The Bryan Democrats burst forth
into their first great applause when n
bulletin was POSTED announcing that
reports from Iowa indicated that the
D9noerata had carried the State safely.
dhen there wasn't so much en-
thuaiasm when the claim of the New
YORK Tribune that New York would
give Mckinney 200, 900 majority and of
tpe Times that 1t would give lG0, 900
came in.
Tho first bulletin to nuke claim
ior the country was that of tho New
iork ireas stating that returns from
al tho States indicated McKinley's
election. The naws was not satisfactory
to the great mass of the crowd. Bull
ietin5 from different points came flying
10 with an apparent trend towards Nc.
hinley. Even Nebraska was claimed
by the Republicans and Tennessee was
conceded by the Now York journal.
Meanwhile the returns from the city
anu state came in slowly. An early
report told of the death OF man 10
baltimore hundred and a close vote was
indicated in Kent county. Tho first
district heard from in this vicinity was
that OF the.Highlands district of Chris
tlana hundred, The early returna from
the city did not indicate any particular
tendency either way as to the local
ticket. In some cases the Union Ro.
publican vote showed mn we'll.
In. the country nt largo the bulletins
continued to indicate landslide for
Mckinley. A bulletin posted after IL
O'Clock showed Indications that II
States which have a vote Of 155 had
gone for Mckinley. Adding to these
certain other States which were likely
to go for him his total could be brought
above the necessary 224. A second
poster mentioned II States which ID
said Bryan had carried. This bulletin
aroused great enthusiasm in the crowd.
About II. 40 a Chicago bulletin said
that the Record had signalled the cleo
tion of Mckinley.
Another sweet morsel for the Demo-
Gratis was the announcement OF New
York Journal bulletin saying that
Bryan had carried Virginia by 20. 900.
A special dispatch received by Every
Evening from Frank NJ. Jones, editor
OF the Sussex journal, announced that
there was no doubt about Sussex and
that conservative estimates gave a
Democratic plurality of 300. The post.
ing of this news was the signal for
another burst of enthuiasm. The re-
turns from the lower part of Delaware
were late in reaching this city.
AT II. Ii o'clock crowd of young
men filed into the Addicbs beadquar-
tors. They were. jubilant and noisy.
From a second-story window of Every
Evening building an enthusiastic free
silver man eharangued the multitude
and sang a song, which declared that
Bryan never surrenders. Later the hwo
ladders which was used ut the bulletin
boards were mounted by two citizens
vino rivalled each other In addressing
the people. f.sis
1t was great crowd. Although the
news had an unmistakable Mckinley
tendency from the beginning, yet they
seized every crumb of Bryan comfort
with avidity and enthusiasm. Between
2.30 and 3 O'Clock, long after the elec-
tion of Mckinley had been claimed by
a substantial majority, u bulletin was
received to the effect that Democratic
National Chairman Jones still claimed
tho country for Bryan. This was sent
out by the Associated Press and was
from Jones himself. When it was
posted the Democrats 10 Every Even
ing's crowd simply went crazy. They
had been waiting for that kind of news
for hours. How long their spirits will
keep up under such stimulus depends
upon the detailed result to be learned
later.
Meanwhile the city vote began to
come id moro rapidly and close vote
was indicated in both city and county.
The Union Republicans showed
large poll in the county.
Every Evening never had larger
crowd. Its bulletin service kont up
the interest Of tho people until long
past midnight. There were no street
cars to keep tho people on the lookout
for danger and there was no storeopti-
con with its ADVERTISEMENTS. Every
Evening simply gave the news of tho
election and gave it we'll.
As fast as the roiurns from, the city
and county were received the necessary
figures for bulletins were taken from
them and they wero sent to the fourth
floor of the building, whore the figures
were given their proper places in the
election tables and the work Of adding
up the many figures was begun.
OTHER ELECTION MONT NOTES.
AT the Regular Republican head-
quarters, No. S3l Market street,
special operator received the returns
and they were thrown on screen out.
side the building. A After 2 o'clock this
morning Republican leader said that
Scaford and Georgetown had gone
Democratic by increased maiorities
Addicks was licked in Sussex and the
Democrats had carried tho three coun-
tics and the Legislature. He snid that
Tunnel had received larger plurality
than Mckinley. The State was claimed
for Mckinley by l.SO0 The election of |
Finn was claimed by 1,00O and of |
Rettew by 800.
Returns were also received at the |
Democratic Honest Money bead |
quarters, No. S34l5 Market street, and |
the Union Republican headquarters,
No. ss6 Market street. State Chairman
Stansbury J. Wiley OF the Union Re-
publicans, had been looking for news
from the lower counties, but'no had
come and shortly after 2 o'clock he
decided 10 turn in. by that time |
the New York journal bad conceded
McKinley'e election and Mark Hama
had said that Mckinley would have a
plurality of LOCO, 0O0.
At the Young Mons Christian Asso-
citation tho returns were received over |
special wire and large crowd spent
several hours there in listening to
them. Patriotic songs were sung.
Tho streets were alive with shouters,
in many boisterous squads. They