New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-04
MACK BURIED IN GLOOM.
Bryan's Defeat Taken Hard at
Democratic HEADQUARTERS.

Chairman Mack Of the Democratic National Com
mtttee at Il o'clock last night declared he would
not make any statement until he had received
definite news from Ohio. Indiana Illinois and other
Western states. A talk with the Chicago head
quarters over the long distance wire did not
produce anything encouraging.
Senator Culberson of Texas tried to evade the
newspaper men who caught him al the door of his
private
NOT d thing to say declared the Senator sadly.
Not word. There is a thing in the world l
can say" and he shut tie door with bang.
,Dr John W. Cox who has been one of the most
ardent of the rainbow chasers, was so overcome
that ne hardly knew what to say Il can't under
stand It." ne declared. There we're no indications
of a defeat like this. The figures seem TO sho"
that Bryan is not popular as he was eight years
ago. can't believe t. These returns nlus' NC
wrong"
Representative Gaines had the longest face in the
group What is there - say?" he declared sadly.
Nothing but gloom in these returns
Gloom was the pervading note in the little room
on the third floor of the Hoffman House In whch
Chairman Mack of the Democratic National Com
nttee and little group of his associates IN u'e
campaign received the returns 1t grew deeper ana
deeper as the figures in and It was with dill
fculty that any could get word out OF the
chairman He eazed sadly at each slip as it was
read. Off apparently astOnished beyond power OF
expression.
The returns from Erie County, Chairman Macks
home had been received before he got in from
but the pleasure was soon displaced by anxiety and
followed by detection
Among those in the group we're Senator Culoer-
son chairman of the advisory committee; ROBERT
S Hudspeth. vce-cheirnan of the national COM
uittee; Dr. John W Cox assistant treasurer; John
r. Burton. assistant secretary; Josephus Daniels
national committeeman from North Carolina and
Representative John Wesley Gaines John IL
O'Brien Commissioner OF Water Supply, and right
hand man Of Mayor Mcclellan. had a seat at the
left Of Chairman Mack for hour or so, but went
away early.
Returns were received two telephone wires
of the long distance service and wire of The As
ISOLATED Press. The room was on the Broadway
side of the hotel and the noise from the street
was SO deafenng that 1t was hard to catch the fig
ures as they were read off. This racket got on the
nerves of the leaders the evening wore on, ana
they left the frequently 10 collect themselves
Things had reached such a sad state at ;5O
o'clock that Mr. Daniels moved to applaud
when he heard that North Carolina had gone for
BRYAN bv 10000 Chairman Mack clapped his
hands half-heartedly 1t the only intiuation
of enthusiasm in the entire evening
Here is some real news said q man from the
South Louisiana gives 10000 for Bryan" Every
body laughed 1--WE ought to hear from Alabama
remarked Mr.. Daniels.
What seemed to more deeply than anything
else were the figures showing that Bryan was run
ming behind the Parker vote OF four years ago.
The gloom deepened when 1t was announced that
Maryland had gone Republican by 5000 Have
Won heard from Texas yet?' some one asked Sena-
for CuIberson He smiled grimly he replied,
1--WE are saving that for the dessert"
There were half a dozen women in the room, in
Guiding Mrs Mack and Mrs. Cox At O'Clock
Mrs Mack wrote note TO her husband saying:
Brace up. Don't look so sad 1t is not all over
vet I have seen a ball game won in the last of
the ninth inning.
Chairman Mack smiled. but 1t seemed effort
At 10 o'clock he went out alone and, picking up
Mayor Mcclure of Syracuse in the hall. went to
a quiet corner of the palm to eat.