Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-04

ties who were thus released made break
for supper, and then appeared on the
streets eager for news. They were speed
H. reinforced by hundreds Of others. and
by half past six o'clock in the evening
the crowds were thick in the central por
ton Of town all prepared to make a night
of it. all anxious for news, and many en-
gagged in the work of circulating the wild
est sort of reports TO which they gave
the most positive assurances of truth and
veracity.
In one precinct of Clay the ballots were
numbered, which is a felony under the
law.
One matter for comment throughout the
day was the very small number of voters
who We're hauled to the polls. About the
usual number Of carriages were provided
by both parties but scarcely more than
two per cent of the total number Of
voters awaited themselves of the conven-
fence. They took enough interest, on one
side or the other, TO walk to the polls
themselves.
BY half past six o'clock last evening
the crowd began to gather in front of the
Register office, awaiting the bulletins
which We're to be displayed across the
street, and soon there were one hundred
people congregated on both sides of the
street all anxious. and most of them
making as much noise as possible. This
crowd steadily and rapidly grew. while
long before seven o'clock gangs of young
men and boys began passing along the
sidewalks. ringing cow-bells, blowing
horns, or yelling at the tops of their voices,
without any apparent reason for the
noise.
The first actual returns Of the election
came via the Associated Press from Bos-
ton. being precinct of the Fourth ward.
1t showed Bryan III. Mckinley 291 This
was followed by Russell. Mass, about one
minute later. showing Bryan 81, Mckin-
ley IS.
Then there was a lull until 6:25, when
the first report was received from New
York city. 1t was ten precincts out Of
1892 in the city, and showed Bryan 1853,
Mckinley 63l. Palmer Is. This was re-
ceived with shouts of JOY by the silver
men about the front of the Register Of
flee. Then came ten precincts of the
Fourth ward of Chicago with Mckinley
DO Bryan 43, and indicating a remark
able stay-at-home vote as compared with
the returns from the same precincts four
years ago. Boston next reported "a out
of l91 precincts. with Bryan 1854 and Nc
Kiuley 7OS2. which was no worse than was
expected from so radical a gold-bug State.
AT five minutes of seven forty precincts
of New York city were in. showing these
figures: Bryan 3l64 Mckinley $3.50, Pal
mer 125. After seven o'clock they came
fast and furious and told their own story.
AT five minutes after seven there We're
four hundred people i'm front of the Reg
lister Office. and the first calcium light bull
letin was displayed by Charley Schmidt
showing a majority of 700 for Mckinley
at Geneva. \. Y. BY a quarter past
seven the crowd i'm front i'm front of the
Register had increased to six or seven
hundred people, and there was perfect
PanGemonium of noises. At half past the
crowd had almost doubled. At this hour
also. Fourteenth street was packed watch
ing the bulletins displayed at House &
Herrmans and the Intelligencer.
At twenty minutes Of eight the Register
bunetined 800 precincts out of /, 1872 in New
York. which showed: Bryan 27,093, Nc
Kinley secs. Palmer, 11O7, a plurality for
Mckinley of 800 indicating that Mckin-
ley would carry New York City by 10000
as against the $4,000 of Republican esti-
mates This was followed by New York
sun bulletin that Bryan had carried South
Carolina by a large majority 1t pro-
voked wild cheers. I'm the intervals be
tween bulletins Mr.. Schmidt displayed
number of handsome pictures, those of
General Watts and Bryan provoking loud
cheering.
AtS:85 a bulletin was displayed showing:
900 election districts, in New York City
Bryan 3i.375. Mckinley 1889, Palmer
/ .4gl: McKmleys plurality 616i. This was
a Bryan gain over the previous bulletin
and was cheered. The next bulletin
showed a boss race for Governor of New
York. Black having 1880 and Porter
1872 outside of New York City. The
next bulletin was 500 election districts in
New York City. which showed: Bryan
43.74S Mckinley 81. l54 Palmer 1858; Nc
Kinley's plurality. S4o6. This indicated
only 10000 in the city for Mckinley Bull
letins from the interior of New York
State showed large Republican gains in
numerous instances.
At eight o'clock there were two thousand
people on Market street i'm front of the
Register office. and street cars were only
run with the greatest difficulty.
At five minutes of eight the Register
bulletin showed: 200 precincts in Chicago
BRYAN 2iI59 Mckinley 36,90S indicating
plurality for Mckinley in Chicago Of $4,000
as against the 10000 predicted by the Re
publicans. The next bulletin was: 81
election precincts in New York City:
BRYAN $50. Mckinley 53S15. showing that
BRYAN was not only holding his own. but
was gaining a little. This was followed
bv n New York Journal bulletin. which
claimed Georgia for Bryan by 10000. This
provoked tremendous cheering which
was redoubled when Bryan's portrait was
displayed. The picture of Mckinley
which followed provoked but mild APP
plause
At eight o'clock n New York City bulle-
tin read: $50 election precincts, Mckinley
59373 Bryan l.474 a lead for Mckinley
i'm nearly half the city of less than 5000
This was followed by more good news
Chicago city bulletin displayed immedi-
ats1v thereafter read: $50 precincts: Nc
t<inIev G002. Bryan 52.ilS. This was
lead for Mckinley of but 500. and was
cbeered to the echo. many silver men be
lievine that after all Bryan might carry
Chicago.
At eight o'clock the crowd on Fourteenth
street was fearfully noisy. much of the
racket coming from hundreds of horns
blown by boys. and could be heard for
squares
At $40 the Register displayed this
which was wildly cheercd: Chicago
Chairman Jones feels hopeful Every
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