New-York tribune., 1906-11-07

switched back at Canal street rather than force
passage down through the election crowds.
Below this crowd there was the slightest OF
gaps to the crowd which had gathered IN
Broadway around the offices OF the evening
papers. From just below the Postofice to the
Battery fifteen thousand more oheered either
candidate indiscriminatsly. made noises in a
thousand different ways and froIicked back and
forth in the street showsrtng everybody with
confetti. One OF the most noticeable features
was the lack OF partisan feeling displayed by
the crowd. It was big public carnival. like
the old New Years celebration which Election
Day is replacing, in which everybody was deter
mined 10 have a noisy carefree time and IN
which the election which gave II its excuse was
forgotten entirely.
Two blind men got mixed UP In the crowd at
Sixth avenue and Broadway. They were jostled
about, and soon lost their bearings entirely.
Some one in the crowd yelled out, Those men
blindT' Instantly twenty men formed a
bodyguard around them and saw them safely
10 their destinations.
Joseph Richards. OF No. e6 HaIsey street
Brooklyn. was going down Broadway in an
automobile late last night. At 33d street he
turned of the power fearing to run over sons
one in the crowd. Almost Immediately some Of
the more hilarious ones got behind the car. and,
with others In front, began showing match.
Richards got tired OF this, and. jumping out Of
the car, attacked one of them. He was arrested
and locked up IN the West Both street station on
q charge Of assault
Four youngsters from MontclaIr were having
a lot Of fun with the crowd in Broadway last
night Forming wedge. In football style, they
amused themselves by ramnIng into the crowd.
But a few minutes later these same young men
were very detected looking lot when they were
locked up at the West Both street station on the
charge Of dlsorderIy conduct
Despite the fact that at $50 o'clock last night
the election OF Hughes was generally conceded.
some OF the most rabid Of the Hearst enthusi-
asts refused 70 admit defeat, and backed their
candidate with cold cash. In the Metropole
cafe Louis Leavitt bet S2,5o0 TO Edward Burke 3
IS 900 that Hearst would be the next Governor.
George Considine was stakeholder. Several bets
were made at the Hoffman House Strange 10
say the odds were only ? to l on Hughes.
Sir Thomas Upton visited Commissioner
Bingham at Police Headquarters late last night,
and for half an hour watched the returns OF the
election coming IN. Sir Thomas said:
This night in New York is one OF the greatest
and grandest things I have ever seen. It IS
wonderful to watch the returns coming in
have been going about the city tonight in an
automobile with Colonel B. s. Nell We have
enjoyed IL immensely. Mafedng night Cele-
bration in London was the only thing that I
have ever seen 10 compare 70 this. The crowds
seem so happy and carefree. Every one is
happy and shows IT. Would I like 10 have a
vote? Well. the only vote I would cast would be
q vote that would help 10 lift that Cup
The crowds were orderly in the main. The
police of the West 3Oth street station gathered
in forty-fve pickpockets and made thirty-seven
other arrests.