Evening star., 1896-11-04

feeling continued throughput the evening.
AL democratic headquarters the public
saw the regular bulletins in the room
winch has been used for the mailing OF
literature. Chairman Faulkner and Secre-
tary Gardner performed the unusual by
naVlng private instrument placed in the
senator's room, to which there were no ad-
missions for several hours. Newspaper
men were shut out in the most complete
style. Toward midnight the rigid rules
were relaxed so far as prominent lccaf
democrats were concerned, and they were
allowed to enter the very private precincts
OF the democratic managers. There they
received no more encouraRement than In
the big room below
senator Faulkner Uncommunfcatfve,
senator Faulkner was uncommunicative
even to his closest friends. He had little
10 say. Inc returns from Maryland were
displeasing all around. All the democratic
chairman would say was that he did rot
put any faith In the bulletins He del
clared. to a Star reporter that the bulle-
tins We're conflicting, and could no. Le re-
Lied upon. AT o'clock in The morning the
senator was OF the same opinion He re-
FUSED fused 10 concede anything. He had not
neard from Senator Jones a. that hour an .
Old not know when he would hear from
MN. he had tried to communicate with
senator Jones over the long g-distauce tele-
phohe' but had not succeeded. The long.
PHAo"SS tiiouSH tIlc country We're
connected for the purpose of sending huIle-
Tins. ana special connection could not be
made Senator Faulkner had not been .hle
70 70 get telegram to or from Senator Jones
ms was now matters stood when ;he DEM
otiaic neadquartere closed shop for the
niSnt. While Senator Faulkner did not
publicly concede things. his words ana
result. 0t l''e
The democrats were serenaded during the
evening by students. who gave their coll
,.se yeils and sang songs of triumph The
Mehinley men who watched PROCEEDINGS
Ioin the street found amusement In the
mary lanterns which had been put In the
wlEdows Of democratic headousrt.rs 70
ce.eDrate q Bryan victory These lanterns
were red. white and blue In color. and
roulu nave made pretty decorations had
'he news been favorable to Bryan.
Feeling Of PopuIists.
AL populist headquarters the conditions
were about the same as at democratic
headquarters. The bulletins were received
ir the room Of Senator Butler, VINO did not
arrive until o'clock. Besides Secretary
Edgerton and the clerks of the headuuar-
tiers. Mrs. Butler and several lady friends
were present. Mrs. Butler proved to
be one Of the most enthusiastic of those
pfeseLt. She declined to admit McKinley's
triumph, and was firm in her belief in Bry-
an at the time the headquarters were
closed. after / o'clock this morning. ]. NJ.
Devlne, Gordon Clark and otner populist
leaders were present during the evening.
senator Butler was unperturbed by the
returEs up to the time ne went home in
the morning. He did not EXPIRE IS an opin-
iCn Oh the result any state until a
bulletin was received annoI ncing that
chairman Holt of North Carolina claimed
that state by $1,000 for Mckinley Then the
populist chairman became animated. II
would bet everything l own that that is
not true, said the Senator. Il think /
know something about North Carolina. and
| know the state is all right for Bryan
Secretary Edgerton was equally aroused
over republican claims that Nebraska had
gone for Mckinley. Il never made bet
in my life, the secretary said. but | Will
let anybody any sum desired that Bryan
carries Nebraska. i know the state. and
Know what 10 expect from the early re-
turns" Later information from Nebraska
confirmed what Mr.. EdSerton had said OF
some of the figures received on that state
At Midnight.
At midnight It was stated that Senator
Faulkner claimed Maryland by 1900 ma
jorty. A story was taken to him that the
returns of Baltimore showed only 1900
majority for Mckinley. He seemed to place
some credenoe in this. Senator Faulkner
disputed all republican claims that West
Virginia was for Mckinley. He said that
the ballots in that state were long, and
that the votes would be hard to count.
The idea of the democratic and populist
leaders appeared to he that the early re-
turns were from cities. and that they were
no worse than was expected. They figured
that matters would look better for them
later in the night when the rural precincts
i'll the different states began to be heard
from. They counted on this vote as the
last desperate chance for Bryan. They
predicted that the rural precincts would
show as great democratic gains as the
cities had shown republican gains.
There were few people either at demo-
cratic or populist headquarters at = o'clock
this morning. They saw nothing to remain
for, and went home to sleep over their dis
appointed feelings.