The times., 1897-11-03

Oh tenuSylNanla avenue In anlclpH lOn
OF the news from the great state cleo
1ions, aud especially that from Greater
New York and Hanna's OHIO. 1t is trne,
there were Others, but the distant interest
III them was swallowed up in the intense
desire To hear from New York.
Sentiment as between the candidates in
the metropolis was much divided. The
situation was SO changed, however, by
the death Of Mr, George that one Of the
greatest Of the original issues was elirni-
mated. pom his death the struggle be-
came fight, in general terms, between
Tammany, The regular Republican ana the
Independent. Low.
1Le people have, however, two objects
ili getting oG- on election night iii Wash
a- on, where they can't vote, but ike 10
es- bow it is gone, and especially to see
ID is done by the stereopticon 3n the
7-rnetin boards. a year ago people by
sse tens OF thousands filled Tie a venue,
.ortE aEd south, and east and west, oe
ne Times office from the early evening
uuitl Iase in the morning. The trend was
Ia the samr direction last night.
AS early as o p. M. the people began ID
ASseulflle M frcnL OF the office, and there
were cons ant acCessions which undoubi-
ehlF wolla have been kept up until late III
the evening but for the dishe aTtening news
from both New York and OHIO. That Is
10 say it .ras disEearieIing 10 the Demo
scTats who preferred tie independent Low
TO a straight Republican, or the Tamnidny
machine Straight. OF ia combination with
Republican allies.
The first dispatches. as usual told but
little of the result. What was told, how
ever, was in favor Of Van Wyck. AZ :
O'Clock kilograms showed Kau Wyck
da:blng TracE and with Low IS tis run
ming mate. At p. IN. precisely the news
WAS buileUned 10y The Times that Van
Wyck, from the relative figures then at
hand, would carry the election by $4,000
ma jOritr. Twenty minutes after il was
Announced in New \ ork and made public
here in a Times extra at 9 p. n. that
QCicg conceded the election OF Van Wyck.
This. Hf comse, rad tie effect Of "onsid-
erahly dampenirg The ardor OF die Re
publica part Of the crowd.
Long after The Times bulletins and
extra ere ont tho star awoke ana issued
IL announcement, which, like the cat, soon
'-c4irr back TO the office from tile news.
boys whl found the market already oon,-
P'rtely supFlied and satisfied with The
Tines ur-t0-aate issues.
The people were nevertheless out for a
holiday. and they had it. There was
very large proportion OF ladies in the as
semllage. The small boy WAS cons spicuous
by-his presence, and his presence was muI
tilAied very considerabi by the grand
army Of Times newshoys VINO were there
with the eagie eye OF politicians and fl
Dauciers, waiting FOR the extra.
They Were not, however, tho only inter
estiRg clement OF the big gathering. The
High School boys y no can always BE- de
pfnaac upon in these emergencies, Vvrre.su.
IL fuIl force and paraded MP and down
maj King the air musical with college cries
and ada ptations 10 the leading candidates.
These Young men were jolly before they got
down town over the result Of their victor
fous foot hall game. The Columbia Athletic
Club also came back from Baltimore flush
Cd with victory, and they helped consider
afly 70 keep things lively Notwithstanding
T5e funeral aspect OF tf- dispa tcheS.
Georgetowns was alsoout, the ColuHhians
were out, and in fact everybody was out.
one OF the notable manifestations of the
crowd, OF certainly q large contingent of
A. was that, although il was noted early
favor was Justify cheered.
Figures and statistics have no speciaI
charm for people against whom the tide
has turned, but good stere0pticon pictures
have. There was one picture which took
the crowd by storm as it was presented
on The Times bulletin. 1t was the Grand
Old Party, impersoDated by a very solemn
and dilapidated elephant, the legend under
ftF Ifafff n
made a decided hit because il vas his
tUrically correct.
Another joke, big enough even for the
tremendous crowd, was one which gave
Iammany a pictorial shot. It was the
tiger Of Course, but beneath him was in
scribe Ana the cat came back
The expected happened in the way Of
pictures. Everybody was awaiting the
picture Of Hon. W J. Bryan. Somebody
made him say in the humoF of the situa-
ton II sc coming a bilin'" The hero
oi 1896 got an ovation from the crowd.
with ais Its Noise aud tumldt the crowd
vas orderly. Lieut. AmisS was on hand
with a good force. which was largely
needed 10 keep the people from a -aIancb
ing the horse cars. At the last election
tie cable cars plunged through thecrowtI.
which was very respectful and opened
VI as the bells rang. This time tie crowd
had TO do with tie o!d-time slow coach.
II was amusing 10 see the melancholy
struggle OF the E0rses through the dense
masses, east and west OF The Times office
The diversions Of the crowd were numer-
Gus. Some Of them We're tine-hoDored
but There were several stampedes t.auS4,i
by the chasing OF the peddlers Of coed
Things IN the pushcarts. They were chased
with great glee through the crowd AMI
away dCwu he avenue several times until
these Festivities were stopped by the police
Iile rayStereTs tllcn settled themselves
down 70 shouting for Low or Van wvc1,
or Tracy, Just as the telegram struek
the Politics Of the various oomponents on
the street.
A. an election stereopticon perform
ance i aIHay Us a coed one. the defeat af
anTbody's candidate had no effect on the
good nature of the crowd So it was thar
at $50 o'clock, long after the general te
suit was Lnown or could be easily in
ferred, tie humnr and the animation and
the shouting and the cheering were justaS
hearty from The Tremendous thronp In frr,rt
Of The Times building as at 5.3n. wheo
everybody Was bubhling over with on
thusiasm and anticipation
A fair estimate OF lie crowd v-ric,,
watcf'eG The pictorial and statistical poll
tics AS furnished by The Times was prot
atly from 10000 10 10000. The last was
probably the figure when tho fheaters
turned out theii big crowds into the streets
The drirt OF the crow ds from the Rijou. tha