The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-07
GILSEY HOUSE CHILLED.
Roaring Enthusiasm In Early Evening
Changes TO Amazed Gloom.

The Gilsey House was n of the ~liveliest
places in town last night until about 1
o'clock. The Cilsev House is the head
quarters Of the Hearstlndependencel .eague,
and from the time the polls closed until five
hours later the hotel was filled with a great
crowd OF Hearst shouters. When the early
returns came in from such industrial centres
as Rochester, Utica and Ithaca. and when
the Hearst agencies in Kings, Queens and
Richmond centres sent in ~eytravagant
claims Of the pluralities Mr.. Hearst would
get in these places, the Gilsey House
was a rear garden. For over W hours
after the closing Of the polls there was such
a continuous yelling and clamoring inside
the hotel "a to drown the noise ofthe crowds
who were p~strolling Broadway on the out
side.
II was about 9 o'clock when the crowd
began to calm itself. At the head of the
stairs leading TO the first floor Of the hotel,
the floor w on which Mr.. Hearst has his
Headquarters, a loud voiced indiviCu al
standing on a steam radiator r. adj the carly
returns, which were favorable tOMr. Hearst.
As he read them, and a. he announced r. at
they indicated the certainty OF Mr.. Hoacst 8
election the hotel v "a turned into Eande-
ne onium. In addition TO the yelling there
AS "a DlOW Vi Ill " lac nANA NV = ' AAAbft
of rattles as each bulletin favorable TO
Hearst was read.
Hearst enthusiasts were seen to con-
yulsivelv clasp hands, and in rore than
one instance to grsrJle one another around
the neck in the exubersnce wrought up IN
them by the earlier returns.
IL was about 0 O'Clock at niVht when a
slump came. II was lust after a r roce ssion
of youths carry inr a lay figure on their
shoulders, representing Mr. Hughes. and
behind the fif ure a broom TO tyT NV that
Hearst had sweTt the state, that a chanG"
began to come over the crowd.
Tho man on the radiator was seed to throw
avay bulletin after bulletin brought 10 him
by the messenger boys nom the room
where the telephone and telegraph opera
tors were working.
Il don't want any more stuff. like thet,
he exclaimed, as he threw despatch after
despatch OH the ground. Tell EN- l only
want the right goods.
He got the right goods" after that, ard
the confidence which those -rirht rood
e~ngendercd in the minds Of the Hearst
ENTHUSIASTS ives 40 pronounced that they
refused TO believe that Mr.. Hearst was
defeated ever when later at mis- ut the re-
ports from up-Stpte made II ~certNir.
some OF them drifted away as midnight
approached, but the greater number OF
them still fingered around the hotel until
he hours of the morning Many Of them
Sllmored for Max +. Ihnsen, Mr.. Hearst 5
ger. a. the hour got on toward mid
night end Corners from outside announced
that the latest indications we're that Hughes
had been elected.
Several times a rush was made for the
gate leading 10 Mr.. Ihmsen's office with n
request that he should show himself and
explain personally just how things were
going; but Mr., IhInsen refused 10 respond.
From the time the polls closed he hid him
self in his private office and was 40 carefully
guarded that in "A distance of about twenty
yarls from the outer gate 20 his desk there
were at least a dozen men stationed to pre-
vent any one reaching the personal repre-
sentative Of the eubernatorial~ candidate Of
tho pcepul.'