The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-30
hire HOUSE ELEcTIolNEWs
rs THE PREsIDENy AND HIS
|,pNEr RECEIVE THi RETURNS.

white House Symposiums
crave or Gay as fe News suits
,o.e who Arc waiting to Re-
too It-Chairmaf Jones Not Ex-
a,sd TO nishPresident Cleve-
with the Sews This Year.
4 lester OF TIE Occasion.
q .,,rgbn. OFT 9.-,Arrangements
a n.snj completed with the telegraph
80 Ind the press associations to
p. M President with bulletins of the
P burns. Those members of the
I ~. j o happen to be in Washington
-, and a few personal friends, will
SSsl at the executive mansion next
II ,.v HIGHT to hear the news.
s.s thite house sympbsiums on cleo
"a .;,4 are some times gay and also
the news that flashes across
-,rsl is gratifying to the occupant of
q .v.ot live mansion, the host of the oc-
divides luncheon, cigars and
y, ,.4eshments for his guests. On the
,oLd when the result of the cleo
bntrary to the wishes and desires
"A =, administration the election night
..oment by the President is about
4 noh,nfll as can be imagined.
N contest is close and the returns
.,ly coming in, the President and
4 s-.,ds 1nger in the cabinet room un-
n late hour. If the result can
@,-thadowed by midnight, or earlier,
igohering disperses, with such com
at will best fit the situation.
D',.;1t, the last three presidential cleo
~ Nj, cleveland has received his cleo
T'tbt information direct from the
4 aorsTs of the democratic national COM
- Next Tuesday night he will prob
H. he denied that privilege, for Chair
El9 lanes will hardly feel called upon to
tr,roInicafe with the President, in view
.he latter's attitude pending the cam
an The friends of the President, who
I'M assemble at the white house, will,
'oTrsver, be well supplied with informa-
f. rom other sources and equally re-
Tighf wears ago, when Mr.. Cleveland
has defeated by Gen. Harrison, the meet
{, at the white house on election night
res very doleful affair. The returns
ec4ived early in the evening indicated
snublican success, but the report from
h. national committee was hopeful until
ndnight Finally the committee tele-
-raphed to President Cleveland that Gen.
harrison was probably elected. Attorney
;enreal Garland was the first member of
he cabinet to leave the white house that
light. and he informed the group of
newspaper men. waiting outside OF the
esut.
Four years later when President Har-
ison and his cabinet assembled at the
,hite house to receive the returns from
he election the outlook for republican
uccess was not bright. On that occe-
ion the late Uncle Jerry" Rusk, Sec
stary of Agriculture, endeavored to en-
ven the proceedings with some of his
est anecdotes, but they received a de-
ded frost. -Four years before that
Brother Coleman, the first Secretary OF
griculture under Mr.. Cleveland, attempt
to be gay in the face of the returns.
hich We're adverse to his chief. He re-
lived a severe reprimand and subsidized,
appears that the comedians Of recent
1ministrations are located in the de-
lrtment of agriculture. Under the cir
instances, Sterling Morton, who is
lsily the best story teller under the
resent administration, will probably
ay the role of court jester at the white
Ouse next Tuesday night.