Evening star., 1896-11-04
THE SCENE IN NEW YORK.
Enthusfasttc Crowds I'm the Streets
and Good Feeling Everywhere.

Enthusiastic Crowd. I'm the Streets
| and Good Feeling ENerywhere.
| NEW YORK. November "A party of
| distinguished men and ladies' republican
| politicians and Others gathered at repub-
| hcan headquarters last night TO receive the
| election returns. Among them were the
| "lie or Chairman Hanna, accompanied 10y
| her three daughters, and wives of COM
| mitteemen, including Mrs Osborne, Mrs.
| Scott, Mrs. Clayton and the Misses Manley,
| j. Pierpont Morgan, Andrew Carnegie,
| Mayor Strong, Anson c.. McCook Edward
| Lauterbach, ID. .. Mills Samuel Fessenden
| national committeeman for Connecticut.
Charles Stewart Smith, J. w Cannon, II.
| w Cannon, Mrs. Frederick d. Grant and
| George Bliss. collation. was served 10
| the guests At 9 O'Clock crowds lined the
| square and cheered madly and there was
| marching and bonfires and horns The re-
| publlcan state politicians Eatherc! at the
! fllth Avenue Hotel across the square from
hatloral headquarters, and Thomas c.
| Plat was the central figure.
Most OF the democratic politicians had
| left the city and many were at Tammany
| Han, but small groups Of the faithful
| gathered about William l.. ST. John treas
Urer of the national committee. and State
| Chairman Elliot Danforth at the Bar;ho,dt
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early In the evening their enthusiasm be-
| gan to wanc with the reports from The mid
| die west, and most Of them went home be-
| fore midnight. The news that Mckinley
| was forging ahead filled those al the ma
| uonal democratic headquarters WIKI satis-
| faction. As each fresh return was received
| the crowds that had been waiting constant
| ly arrlauded.
| Possibly the most vivid scene OF the night
| WAS that enacted after midnight Twenty
| thousand wildly excited and screeching
| lnen marched round ana round Madison
| Square Park. 10 accompaniment of drums
| and tin horns, and carrying blazing brooms
| The cable and cross-town cars were fire.
| qucntly stopped for intervals of five or ten
minutes by this enthusiastic crowd.
Elliot Dunforth succumbs
KEW YORK, November 4.-The demo-
cratic state chairman at midnight gave the
following signed statement to the Asso-
| ciatej Press:
The result shows that large portion of
| democrats have deserted their party and
| voted for Mckinley. The state committee
had no financial means with which to make
| thorough and complete canvass Of the
| state. 1t has been our aim to conduct an
| honorable and manly fight with the limited
| Resources at our command 1 feel confident
| that the PRINCIPLES Of true democracy Will
| ultimately prevail Our opponents were.
| confidently claiming majority in the state
Of 35o.oti, so that they, too, must feel a dis
| appointment in the result. / am sure that
| all friends of good government viii be glad
| the political contest of 1856 is ended and
hope the successful candidate may give the
| country fair and impartial administration.
ELLIOT DANFORTH."
Tom PIatrs observations
Thomas c. Plat, in statement to the
| World, says:
1t is landslide for honest money and
in defense of the ratjon's honor. Cold in
| the platform has saved the republican
| party, and how far il has gone toward saw
irg the credit of the nation no man can
| now tell Up to this hour ii looks as if the
| enemies of the countrys credit have receiv-
| ed so sweeping rcbulle that the serpent of
| reputation would not again dare raise its
| head. In our own state, where it was claim
| ed that some local issues which ] recon-
mended and believed in would turn the vote
against us, we have received a thorough
| indosement, SO great that New York will
| give the largest republican majority in the
| history of the state politics for the republic
can party and its work both in nation and
| state
| Fred. Grant Congratulated.
| General results in the city were known
I early. Col Fred Grant, sitting I'm his office
| citizens had any idea that the counting had
of the first figures, and before ordinary
citizens had any idea that the counting had
really commenced, dashed off message
to Major Mckinley, congratulating him on
| receiving the majority of votes i'm this city
adding line of congratulations upon his
| being the next President
| All the streets of the city and squares
| whore unique devices were employed by the
| newspapers Were thronged, and this con-
| ly hours the confusion could have been un-
| derstood to have been intended for any cam
| didate, city, state, national But when the
| later hours rolled around, the clamor in
| creased, but il took up the universal sound
that makes up McKinley's name.
| Gov. Morton's Comment.
RHINECLJFFE, y. Y, November A.
/ Governor Morton said last night:
| The magnificent victory won by the
| American people is an unmistakable ver-
| dict for the maintenance of national honor
sound money, law and order. and is re-
| pledges. based on single monetary stand
ard, shall not be violated"
| The Cruiser MarbIchcad.
The cruiser Marblehead arrived at Fun
| char. Madeira, this morning ol her way 10
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