The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-07
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THE ELECTlON.
Tho Register's Crowd Found Little OF
No Comfort In the News Of
the Election.
THoUsANDsIoN THE STREETS
And Pandemoniun1 Reigned When It
Became Evident That Repubh-
canism Had Triumphed.


II was one OF the noisest nights in
Wheelings history, and the crowds on
tho streets numbered many thousands.
The returns were received at the Intel
llgencer and register offices, and at the
start the crowds were quite evenly d.
yided but byls:so. when It became EVIL
dent that RepublIcanism had tri-
umphed In the nation, the Democrats
began vending their way homewnrd,
while Republicans settled down to hear
more OF the good news and continue
their enthusiasm.
The returns at the. Register wero
given on o big screen on the, opposite
side of Market, street, being projected
by means OF q stereopucon. The In
itial bulletins seemed to give the Demo-
Gratis some hope OF success, particularly,
the news that there had been large
Democratic gains In New York and
New England. Tho gains In the New
England states were confirmed. but
were not OF sufficient voume to swing
any Of them Into the Democratic col
umn. while the reported Democratic
gains in New York were soon shown to
have been anything but q pointer on
tho, state as a whole, later figures Show
Ing Republican gains TINT Insured the
carrying Of the Empire state for Nc.
Kinley By a big majority. Tho gains
for. the Republicans in Greater New
York were received with the greatest
satisfaction by the crowd which was
made up Of fully as many Republicans
as Democrats. Croker was chaffed to
the queens taste by tho facetlous ones.
Occasionally the Register stereoptlcon
would exhibit tho American and Gu
ban colors entwined. which brought out
more enthusiasm than anything in the
figure line that could be produced. The
portrait Of Bryan WAS received with not
nearly, so much cheering.
At the Intelligencer.
AT the Intelligenccr Office, bulletins
were posted on the windows from p.
m. until after midnight, and the crowd
was the largest collecting In any. part
Of the city. Fourteenth street was
pucked from curb to Curb: probably
5000 people were in the, crowd. The
bulletins. showing Republican success
in SO many sections OF the country,
were received with the greatest en-
thusiasm. In addition to displaying
bulletins ut the windows Of the counting
rooms, Mr.. John Cowl, stationed at q
window on the second floor. and equip
ped with a megaphone. read the elcc-
ton news to the crowd, large pro-
portion Of which, OF course, was ut
terly unable to get within reading dis
lance of the bulletins. The meSaphone
service, however. gave the entire crowd
an intelligent conception OF the returns.
AS the dispatches. each succeeding one
better from the Republican point OF
view point were read, the thousands
cheercd with IN enthusiasm that was as
sertedEto be without o. parallel in this
city. The good news came almost with
out an interruption. and 1t was almost
one continuous cheer.
When the first precinct in Ohio coun-
ty. No. 4. In Centre. was read. showing
a Republican loss OF eighteen net COM
pared with 1895. when the county gave
Dovencr 1910 plurality, the announce
ment WIS received In dead silence In
this precinct DR.. Taylor ran only eight
behind his ticket, which was better than
had been anticipated. At that ratio
the election Of Taylor was assured,
but later returns gave tho office to IT.
win.
Getting the News.
Election returns were displayed by
Mcssrs. Bader &, Maurer. on Market
street. with the Md Of stercoptIcon,
and Q large crowd was attracted to that
point. There the crowd got both sides
all returns looked alike.
Returns were received by special wire
at the Arion. Fort Henry and Elk club
houses, where the members congrrgat-
cd In large numbers. Bulletins were
received by many other clubs through.
out the city. and everywhere tho inter-
est displayed was unparalleled.
Early In tho evening the drum corps
OF the several Republican marching
clubs were out on the streets. and con.
tributed to the din of the night. Tin
horns were everywhere, likewise the
shooting cane. as well as scores OF other
noies-maklns devices.
At the rooms of the county board of
commissioners tho Ohio county returns
were officially received by Celrk T. c.
Moffat. of the board. The, first pre-
c!nct reporting was No. 4. OF Centre, ut
$3.50 a M. followed by No. S, of Webs.
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