The herald., 1896-11-04
1HE RESULT IN THE CITY AND COUNTY

the crowds did not show signs of dim
mutton until the early hours of the new
day
The arrangements for receiving the
returns and conveying the news to the
public were very complete, and in this
way no excessive congestion of traffic
took place by reason of overcrowding at
any one particular point. At the Cali
fornia and Jonathan clubs. and also a
number of the principal saloons and at
the theaters arrangements had been
made and bulletins were posted every
few minutes. AT the Western Union and
Postal telegraph offices also bulletins
were issued regularly
In front of The Herald, Times and Ex-
press offices very large crowds assem-
bled. and these were the main rallying
points, shared, however by Jacoby on
Spring street. AT each of these points
the returns were thrown on screen by
the steriopticon, and kept the lockers on
well informed as to what was transpir-
ing throughout the country Most of
these good people came early and stayed
late, and for hours maintained their po-
sit1ons, While feeling by means of the
bulletins, the national pulse For the
most part the crowds were good humor-
ed and gave vent to their enthusiasm By
cheering the favolite candidate when
each return was posted. At the Times
office when a Mckinley majority loom
cd up on the screen the surging crowd
upon which the Times buzZard looked
down, alternated their cheers with
curses. not loud. but deep, on the steam
siren that with piercing shrieks ac-
centuated the victory and threatened
the ear drums of the involuntary lis
teners, who were impotent to retaliate
considerable fun was occasioned at
this point early in the evening. when the
returns telling of McKinley's victory in
the eastern states kept coming in.
q Nd .I1I
1mplbed just enough to make him re-
gardless of conventionalties, took his
stand close to the entrance of the Nc
hlnley club rooms and bantered his DO
1t1cal opponents. He was a Bryanite
ana wished everyone about him to know
II. When anyone passed close to him.
wearing the golden colored emblem of
the so-called Sound money" party. he
chaffed them with vigor and not little
wit But it was not impertinently done
and the people standing around enjoyed
the fun.
On Third street, in front of The Herald
office. the crowd was so dense that pc
destrians had to fight for a passageway.
Here as elsewhere, perfect good humor
was shown and few belated Republic
ans cheered when the returns told of
their candidates in certain states. with
out provoking any signs of disapproba-
tion from the opposition.
AS d uldlleT Ol IdCl the ISSUES lnVOlVSu
seemed to be recognized as too serious
for much outward sign of feeling while
they were still trembling in the balance.
While the Well-dressed clerk or trades
man rubbed shoulders with the roughly
appareled workman many a stray re-
mark could be heard that indicated on
their part very lively appreciation of
the fact that Bryan's defeat meant to
them tightening of the bonds that en-
thralled them all alike.
AS midnight approached and scatter
ing returns were received from the
Democratic states, cheers would be given
as indications began to appear that
things were not all going one way. The
gold states had the advantage by about
three hours in time and, naturally
enough these returns were the first to
appear. But owing to alterations in the
ballot laws of many states, as well as the
poor telegraphic facilities in certain of
the middlewest states-the pivotal ones
in this campaign-the returns came in
very slowly, and on toward midnight the
crowds began to melt away. However
eager they might be to learn the news
they had to think of the work before
them at sunrise. Many remained, how
ever. scanning each bulletin and, in
many cases, tabulating the figures in
order to make d rough approximation
of the vote in any one particular state in
which the particular person might have
interest.
The chill morning wind was beginning
to blow before the last watchers left the
vincinity of the newspaper offices and
wound their way homeward. And even
at that advanced hour the news was of
an indefinite character.
DR.. w. r. HILL the chairman of the
Democratic county central committee,
claims the county for Bryan by 1900.
The doctor makes this claim at a. M
There were some scenes of disorder in
some of the precincts of the Seventh and
Eighth wards. Deputy sheriffs appear
ed at the polling places wearing Repub-
lican challengers' badges. They claimed
special privileges as officers of the law
and then proceeded to do Republican
canvassing inside the prescribed limits.
Robert Farrell rendered himself espe-
cially obnoxious and unduly important
in precinct Fortynine B of the Seventh
ward. In other precincts deputy con-
stables and deputy sheriffs did work for
the Republican candidates and all other
parties were excluded by the ropes.
Tom Quinn acted as deputy constable
and Republican challenger in precinct
Fifty-seven B.
The liquor men generally were pre-
vailed upon to support the Republican
ticket in consideration for which the
Republicans voted against the suffrage
amendment.
This was a rather peculiar combina-
ton, but it was consummated and car
ried through to the extent that the
suffrage amendment is beaten in the
county by an overwhelming vote.
In the Seventy-fourth precinct when
the counting was commenced it was
found that there were two more ballots
in the box than ought to have been there
according to the clerks roll. So two bal
lots were withdrawn by lot and the re-
suit was that an injustice was probably
done to some one.
The crowds on the streets last evening
were large and the Mckinley men were
strictly in it. Be it said to their credit
that they acted orderly, and beyond in
dulging in funny remarks they did no
harm.
At the Silver Republican club large
crowd gathered and remained until mid
night. But the returns were too blue
for them, SO they went home.
In front of The Herald office crowd
that numbered thousands gathered and
remained until long after midnight. The
returns were displayed by a stereopti-
con.
Returns from the city never before in
the history of voting in this city came in
so slowly. The count consumed long,
dreary time and then the clerks turned
them in without leaving word with any
one at the clerks office as to what the
figures were.