Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-05

eagerly scanned, one Of the mooted duesT
lions In the election seeming TO be
whether or not Bryan would carry his
own state. About 1890 o'clock the fact
that "william j. retired for the night.
Pleasant Dreams" was soon followed by
a forecast based on the returns that had
been received and saying the Bryan's
dream was OF a 10000 victory for his
opponent.
prolonged cheering greeted this bulletin
ana some one shouted, That was a peer
less dream Bryan had, but he will soon
wake up from it,
Another witticism that came earlier in
the evening with the announcement that
Rrvan was running strong In his home
: CITY. created a round of mirth among the
hundreds of spectators who were packed
between The Bee and New YORK LIE build
ings with their faces upturned toward the
large canvas screen
'Brvan always runs strong; he is merely
keeping in practice for other vain efforts
in 1912 and 1915"
Other Places Follow Suit.
Between the acts at all the theaters the
audiences were given returns from the
stage and the interest in Taft's election
often put the play in the background
business men, with their wives and In
some cases their children, waited for the
returns at the Commercial and Omaha
clubs and the Rome hotel, A dinner for
the members was served at the Omaha
club early in the evening and at all three
places the reading and billiard rooms were
in use. An orchestra and moving pictures
at the Rome gave variety along with the
election news. --s
stereopticor bulletins were also displayed
by the Bennett company at Sixteenth and
Harvey streets, the Brandeis building and
by business men whose houses are on
Douglas street between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth. At one OF these places a car
toon stating 'Bnlils elected; this Is no pipe
dream" was shown as often as there were
no fresh bulletins to throw on the canvas.
Seats for several hundred people were
provided in the large gymnasium OF tho
Young Mems Christian association build
ing, where the reading rooms, game room
and lunch room were in full swing to ac-
commodato the visitors, who Comprised
members, non-members and many women.
= Along with the returns at the association
building, advertisements of the a~ssocia-
TONS work. OF the corn show and the com
ing foot ball games were shown, and at the
various other places advertising was mixed
with the news bulletins.
Inquiries at The Bee once.
The stereopticon' service, great as It was,
did not in the slightest degree lessen the
usual demand for information made al.
rectly to The Bee over It's office phones.
Scarcely a minute or fraction of minute
were these phones idle Men, women and
children were calling to ask every inaaSin-
able question about the election. The
earliest recorded inquiry was made as
early as IL o'clock yesterday morning. A
woman called to ask:
How has the election gone?'
She was advised that the polls had
been opened but three hours in most part,
Of tho country.
Phese inquiries we're kept up in almost
ceaseless trains until toward day.
With the closing of the polls Tuesda,
evening at 6 o'clock, the saloons opened
their doors and did a rushing business til
closing time at l o'clock this morning. The
restaurants and cafes also benefited By
the late hours kept by the people waiting
for the last returns. In many of the sa.
looms and restaurants returns were OBJ.
tanned by telephone or wire for the patrons
.
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