Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-04

SOME $1,000 PERSONS SAW THE
ELECTION RETURNS DISPLAYED.
CROWD AT The DISPATCH OFFICE.
Main md Twelfth streets ThronEen
Until Long After Midnight-h""
~ WINS Receiyed-Rcpubiic
Claims.

IL is estimated that loV~ peiso"S W"
,o,,od tho display OF the election re-
turns last night upon the streets oil
Richmond. as the figures were thrown
r,,op canvas in front of the Dlspatcn
office. In front OF the Times ONCE anu
in front of Murphys Hotel whiie aOou'
coo heard them read in the Young Die"
Christian Association Hall and from the
stage OF the Academy OF MUSIC VIM
hundreds received the news at the CLUBS
and other places at which special OF
rsngements had been made for buileti'S'
At O'Clock the crowd began to gro"
In front OF the places where the reports
were TO be displayed, and for two hours
the gatherings swened until at o'clock
they reached their largest proportions
The places of those who then began 70
leave were rapidly filed by newcomers
so that there was scarcely any dlminu-
ton in the great thronss until IL o'cloc@'
when many left for their homes, the re-
suit being then almost apparent. There
was a crowd on the streets. however
until ? A. NJ. and at this hour many
people were assembled in front Of this
office.
THE DISPATCHES DISPLAY.
About 600 people gathered in front OF
the DISPATCH office and read the returns
as they were displayed upon the canvas
screen hung from the building immediate
~ opposite. The reports. as they APP
ueared uuon the canvas. were clearer ana
more easily read than others displayed IN
a similar manner i'm the city. This was
owing TO the powerful light which the
stereoptlcon threw upon the screen.
A feature Of the Dispatches display
was the beautiful views Of the Word 8
Fair and other pictures which were
thrown upon the screen and the caricu-
lures which from time to time called
forth the laughter OF the great throng.
The reports were comprehensive, and IN
dicated the drift Of affairs in almost
every county in Virginia, while the re-
turns from the states were shown upou
the screen two minutes after they were
off the wires. The picture Of Bryan,
covering the entire canvas, was shown
at frequent intervals and produced the
widest demonstrations and the greatest
enthusiasm once Grover Cleveland
likeness. turned upside down, was
thrown upon the screen. and was greeted
with Kisses. The First Regiment Band
discoursed music in front of the Dis
patch building until a late hour, and
Dixie and other southern airs were fire.
auently rendered. and always brought
forth a mighty cheer.
BOLTERs AND REPUBLICANS.
In front Of the Times Office was a good
sized crowd. perhaps half as large as
that In front OF the Dispatch Office COM
posed about equally Of blacks and
whites A stranger in the city Wit
Messing the reports as displayed here
would never have known but what ne
was standing I'm front Of the building OF
a newspaper which was Republican
through and through. The picture Of
Mckinley was frequently thrown upon
the screen. and the negroes and whites
joined each other In raising their voices
IN cheer for the ohio Republican.
Governor CFeualrs likeness was also
displayed and heartily cheered.
In front Of Murphys Hotel was crowd
Of about 200 negroes and 1000 whites.
The Traction Company displayed upon
a small screen the election returns TO
this gathering. The sfereopucon, not
very strong one. was in one Of the Sc
coud-story windows Of Murphys Hotel.
The crowd here was an out-and-out Re
publican one McKirley's picture al-
ways caused q shout from the negroes.
THE sTALWART BRAVES.
4 special wire brought the returns 20
the Powhatan club. and an operator
got them or on n typewriter as fast
as the instrument sounded the reports.
In the rooms Of the club was gathered a
band OF true and tried Democrats. who
had worked hard and long during the
entire campaign for the success OF their
fInnFr Tau a
by Mr.. Henry Conen, were anything but
encouraging, but the defenders of the
white peoples party were hopeful 10 the
last They were inclined not 10 believe
IN the accuracy Of the reports. and put
on a bold front but each message which
was read made their hopes grow fainter
and fainter Captain Lamb was present,
and the feelings Of triumph he felt
at his own success were saddened by the
news which came from the great States
Of the North and West.
Among those present at the Powhatan
club were: Colonel John Bell Bigger,
John s. Harwood Henry Cohen. w. +.
Atkins. w. Mac Jones, c. NJ. Wallace,
Jr.. W. A. Price. Hill Montague, John
Lamb. Jr., r. r. Briggs. Jefferson Wal
lace president Of the club. George Med.
Blake, ]. NJ. y. Allen W. NJ. Coulling,
Preston Belvin, Louis Wendenburg, John
! y. D
George c. Ruskell. II. NJ. Tyler. Kent
Rawley, 4. L. Winston. John Redwood.
". A. Chambers. r. G. Walthall. r. S.
Chandler. X. 3. Rude. and Edgar Fer
guson.
REPUBLICAN CLAIMS
At Republican State headquarters. In
Fords law building, Judge Edmund
Waddill, Jr.. Captain Rogers, bIr. Nor
gan Treat J. w. Southwark. Judge H.
| l.. Lewis, and one or two others re-
| ceived the returns until a late hour
They claimed everything Judge Lewis
had carried the district they said, and
he would get his seat, no matter what
returns were reported They even
! claimed that they would carry the whole
state. Their challengers were busy
making up reports 10 their leaders. and
| the whole scene was one OF suppressed
| excitement at the victory which they de-
clared they had won
At the district Republican headquar-
| ters ChaiiIna j. Nick Smith was busy
! receiving reports from Richmond and the
adjoining counties. The Republicans
here claimed that 200 negroes had been
unable to vote IN Jackson Ward. as fol-
| lows: First Precinct. COO: Second. GU;
Third, 100 Fourth. 100 These negroes
were given special tickets late in the
afternoon and voted at special places in
their precincts last night.
The only precinct, outside OF those I'm
Jackson Ward, at which Irregularities
were claimed 10 have taken place. was
| in the Second Precinct, Clay Ward. where
the Republicans said every means was
adopted to keep the negroes from voting
|
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