The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-09

A feature Of the celebration last night
was the burning of tar barrels on Fay
etteville street. From the Capitol on
down past the News and Observer Of
flee, where hundreds of people stood in
the street, reading the returns flashed
from the office on the canvas, bonfires
blaZed and cracked while Jubllant
Democrats crowded about them like In
dams in Il war dance.
All hunted an instrument of some
kind to make "A noise-tin horns, tin pans,
drums, flat boards and bells. With these
they mana ged to make themselves heard
and express their great joy to the world
From bonfire to bonfire and from street
to street they marched, hundreds in line
young men, old men, boys and even small
children-yelling and singing. Such a
sight and such an occasion Raleigh has
not know before for many day, if
ever.
Finally they stopped at county Demo
cratic headquarters, and the noise ceas-
ed. Then there were calls for Russ and
for Jones, Jones and Russ. And when
the call was not responded to at once
such a clatter was set up as indicated
that they would not peaceably submit to
being ignored.
So Chairman Jones consented to say
a few words. He spoke from an upper
window.
1--WE have to-day won glorious vic
tory" he said. Every man has done
his duty and no man has done it better
than have the people of Wake county.
I've done no more than YOU have done,
and as result you have elected the
Democratic ticket in this county by-not
less than 700 majority
Mayor Russ made one of his charac
teristic speeches. witty and yet full of
good solid wisdom. He thanked his
hearers in behalf of his colleagues on
the ticket for the honor they had done
him and for the work they had done for
the ticket.
1t was time Of great rejoicing.
The Fusionists. though. went about
the streets with their heads hung down
and their hats pulled over their eyes, the
picture of woe.
Some of them stubbornly refused to
concede anything. Others candidly adj
mitted that the talked-of landslide had
come and they We're beaten and beaten
badly everywhere.
A comparison of the above tables will
show Democratic gains over election of
1896, Olives and Whitaker's votes) as
follows: Raleigh, total gain, some 300
votes.
First ward, First division, IS; Second
division. 80.
Second ward. First division. Al; Sec
ond division. 81.
Third ward. First division, AT: Sec
ond division, %.
Fourth ward. First division, 8; Sec
ond division. %.
Outside west. north, Al; South divis-
ion, loss of -
Outside West, south division, gain Is.
Outside East. II.
The vote cast for Russ and Young in
Raleigh was as follows, Young's vote
being in brackets: First ward, First
division, 223, $50; Second division, 272.
{9D. Second ward. First division. 203.
(40; Second division, 255, d0D. Third
ward, First division. 276, Q72); Second
division, 1877, (22D. Fourth ward, First
division, 17S, 106): Second division, 81,
900. Outside West, north division,
40, (o02); south division, 1O1, (7S).
Ouaside East 143 (347.)
Hood and Williamson received from
3 to ) votes more than Russ in most Of
the Raleigh precincts and Rogers and
Barnes fell behind Young about the
same number Of votes.
The vote in Raleigh for Hood and
Rogers is as follows, the Rogers vote
being in brackets:
First ward. First division, 22S (S3).
Second division, 206 (46).
Second ward First division, 211 (42).