Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-07
HOW The NEWS CAME.
Telephone and Telegraph Combine 10 Civ
Augusta an Ideal Quick Service.

lhanks 70 Manager O'Brien of the
lScal office Of the New England Tele-
phone Co. the returns were never re-
ceiNed IN this city in more satisfac-
tory manner than last evening. Every
one was more than anxious to know the
results. and arrangements were made
by which the largest number of people
might receive the first returns in a
place where they would he nerfectlv
comfortable and without any exposure
10 the night air
The largest crowd Was at City hall.
mere oouple service was arranged.
Both Democrats and Republicans
united IN arranging for dispatches At
one part Of the stage was the terminus
OF the wires of the Postal Telegraph
90. with George Boothby as the ope-
Iator. and IN the rear of the stage was
the instrument of the Telephone Co.
- that the auditors had a double ser
vice. II is estimated that fully 1000
people heard the returns read by e. s.
ilichborn. who took them from the
hands of the operators Among those
with him on the stage were Judge A
q. Andrews. W. II. Williams. Charles
Lawrence. Horace Cony and Ira Ran
dali
a times the audience was very dem
onstrativc and repeatedly the immense
cr0wd showed its approval of the re-
suits by cheer after cheer.
Ia the aldermans room below. the
returns We're received over th. teIe-
phone in Mayors Lanes private Office
The aldermen We're in session to re-
ceiv" The returns from the local cleo
ti0n, but more than once all business
WAS suspended while the returns from
other cities than Augusta We're read
The >tereopticon. which threw the
returns onto the walls Of the building
in which Bonds studio is located. prov
Cd an attraction during the first par.
Of the evening. and for a time it was
Impossible To pass along the sidewalk
on the westerly side of the street on
account Of the crowd. Later in the
evening. it became "a cool that the
people adjourned 10 the hall. where
they heard the returns from the stage.
There vas also large crowd at the
Opera house. where the returns were
road from the stage between the acts
Every return that was favorable to Nc
kiuley was loudly cheered and il wa.
evident that there was Republican
audience present. Now and then there
was a Bryan cheer hut il was very
weak
The journal Office presented Il busy
: 1.ne. last evening. for besides the
work Of handling the returns and get
ting them into shape for the morning
paper, there We're numerous visitors
Hho dropped in ID get the latest and
inquiries by telephone were Very fire.
Quent, but they wer.. always gladly
answered The majority Of the inter
rsgators seemed we'll pleased with the
nature Of the returns.
The service supplied gratis from the
office of the Telephone Co was ideal
It was so good that at s.35 o'clock Man
ager O'Brien predicted the election Of
Mckinley. He had large force a
work there and sent the returns u all
parts Of this section of the State. but,
As kipling says. that is another story
At 10 o'clock, il was practically set
tied according to the returns. that Nc
kinney was reelected and the crowds
began 10 grow smaller. There was one
thing about the returns that was great
ly appreciated. Hon. Joseph H Man
4tE ~ IIO lIdS i'ilt Hiut!I 10 secure the
recollection of Mckinley through his
faultlesS organization. wired certain
results 70 his son. S. {. Manley Mr.
Manley. with his usual liberality. gave
The public the full benefit of these pr-
vate dispatches and they were receiv-
ed with much satisfaction.
Soon after midnight the Augusta
Lumber Co.'S whistle commenced to |
sneak. telling of the trlumphal re-
election Of Mckinley. and the word was
passed along by til" ringing Of bells,
firing Of guns and revolvers, bontires
and general iollifcation. mingled
with the similar sounds being waited
mp the river from HaIlowcN