The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-03

tory. A score or more OF people were
in the rooms where the returns were
being received, and they cheered con-
tinuously. But it was a feast without
| the host. Mayor-Elect Van Wyck did
not appear at the headquarters at any
time during the night. He left the
headquarters at p. M, going to po-
lice headquarters with Hugh J. Grant
where he entered private room in the
office of the boiler inspector. He
returns. He then left, presumably for
the Murray Hill hotel. lie was expect
ed that he would be at the headquar-
ters some time during the night.
10 o'clock Private Secretary Johnson
announced that he would not be at
headquarters at all, and could not be
seen.
Chairman Quigg, Of the Republican
city and county committee, was very
glum and left the headquarters at
$40 o'clock. He refused to make q
formal statement, and was very loath
! to discuss the situation. At the head
quarters there was few prominent Re-
publicans present, and they left the
place shortly after Quigg did. The
Republicans kept up their appearance
of confidence until the early returns
showed the gains for Van Wyck, and
then collapsed entirely. 1t is impoSsi
BILE to describe the gloom at the Repub
lican headquarters. If anything, the
depression was more apparent than at
the George headquarters. At 9 o'clock
there were only one or two Republ-
cans about. Gen. Tracy did not APP
pear at headquarters at ALL
President Lemuel e. Quigg, of the
city and county committees, was hard
ly up stairs of the Fifth Avenue hotel
leading to the state headquarters par
lor at $50 and looked in through the
door. Then he turned and walked out
again.
What do you think the outcome will
be?" was asked of him.
1T seems to be ALI out" he replied
with an effort to smile.
Senator Platt remained in his apart
ments and declined to be seen.
Outside the hotel, Madison square
and the streets branching off from 1t
were packed with a cheering noisy
crowd watching election returns bulle-
tined by newspaper 1t was a great
contrast to the silent little gathering
of Republicans in the parlOr.
The attraction of the newspaper bull
letin boards for the crowds was not a
whit less than it was last year, presi-
Dental election. The spaces in front
of the bulletins were filled with people.
leaving only narrow lanes which men,
women and children pushed one an
other until they got out at the ends.
Then they breathed freer and adjusted
their clothing. With very few excep-
lions every morning and evening pa
per in the city had bulletin boards in
front of it's main office, while some had
them at their branches. Some had
two and three big white sheets stretch
ed in front of their buildings display
ing, with election figures, photographs
and colored views and the pictures of
the candidates. City hall quarter was a
living mass. From the south side of
Nassau street to the park in front of
the city hall there were but two lanes
in the enormous mass Of people, and
these lanes were just wide enough for
one man to get through.
In front of each white sheet was a
dense mass Of people. Each Of these
masses was conglommeration Of peo-
pie of all parties. When at the be-
ginning Of the show of pictures the
candidates faces were exhibited on the
screens cheers greeted all of them The
Democratic candidate seemed to have
the most adherents or they had the
most lung power at any rate. They
cheered their man with an astonishing
vigor Low was not much behind
There was a curious kind of cheer for
George at all the screens.
When the people tried to pass one
another there was pushing and showing
and much granting and some bad
words, but in general the crowd was
good natured and good tempered. The
crowd ran more to noise this year than
last. There was more horn blowing
than is usual on an election night and
at times 1t seemed like New Years eve,
when Trinity's chimes are drowned by
the horn blowing. There was much
peripatetic noise made by promenading
crowds of young men and boys whose
lung power was something tremendous.
Some of them had horns so big that
they had to use both hands to handle
them.
When the returns began to be shown