The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-27

counter demonstration, no recrlnination,
no effort to detract from the joy of the
Manifestation by the vlctors. It seemed
thusiastic Mccarthy gathering.
From the bedlam that ensued cries FOR
mccarthy" Mccarthy We're soon dis
tinguishablls above the tumut; ana there here
massed On the platform, as tney made
way forlthe victor.
With some difliSulty Captain Mccarthy
humanity and finally reached the front
OF the stage. AS soon as the crowd re-
cognized hni there were renewed cheers
thus si as the Is game little tighter stood
calmly on the very edge OF the 1ootiights,
surveying the thronE through his glasses
and patiently waiting for sufficient order
OF those nearest the stage We're pressing
forward to shake the vlctors hand, anu
some of the moro enthusiastic actually
Rugged him III the excess oil inc JOY oI
Wien order had been sufficiently re-
stored to enable him to{be heard. captain
McCrirthy said:
"Fellow Citizens,-At such an hour as
this you can hardly expect me to make
an address | have appeared before you
for the purpose of expressing TO you my
gratitude for the confidence in me eX-
pressed by you at the polls. l have this
one cause for qualification and this one
thing to say: During this entire cam,
paign / have said not one single unkind
or disrespectful word to any man. and
no man has said one single unkind or
dsrespectful word to me-
Do His Duty Faithfully.
~ desire to say further that l enter
tain for those who opposed me the
same respect as for those who supported
| me-. The result as announced here has
! not altered my convictions, opinions or
4 feelings in any way BY the help OF my
1 good friends and by divine guidance, L
promise You a faithful and impartial dis
! charge of the duties incumbent upon me-
These words were greeted by 4 storm
| Of enthusiastic cheers for the excellent
tone and temper oflhis lmpromptut speech
h hI nnd sed s he npS y rsrs
there was q rush for the rostrunn,, and
hundreds OF hands We're outstretched--
over heads, under arms and across other
hands. and the right hand of Captain
ing given it by his enthusiastic friends
From every side the throng surged to-
ward him, until he was the center of a
human maelstrom, Among those who
that they had voted against him, but
desired to congratulate him nevertheless
upon his magnificent victory. There were
many who thus expressed themselves. and
Captain Mccarthy made some retort in
the nature of pleasantly to each, telling
some of them: That's all right, just so
you did not vote but once" and similar
expressions, uttered in the merriest good
humor. F, +
Rapidly the dense throng that few
moments before had packed the hall
began to pour out for it was half an hour
past midnight when the result was posi-
lively known Soon there were left only
the busy members of the City Committee
sitting at tables figuring up totals and
verifying their figures and Mayor-elect
Mccarthy, Ms, Charles Mllhiser who was
delegated by him TO see that tho trunk
containing the ballots. and returns was
safely and securely sealed and carried to
the Second Police Station. where they
Will be kept under guard. To-day the bal
lots Will be locked up in safety deposit
vault and there kept pending any ques-
ton as TO the accuracy OF the result or
any possible demand for recount Chair
man Doherty always personally sees to
1t that the ballots arc safely deposited,
sealed and guarded thus. IN order that
there may be no possibility for any tam
n!oerlnE with the returns or the agures;
Second Station. was seleced for It's prox-
unity, and there the ballots will be guard
ed all night and to-day locked UP In a
vault,