The Irish standard., 1908-11-07

ttc1ans called in the afternoon and
evening. AS the returns came in they
were taken to him from the telegraph
Office and carefully read. But the re-
turns We're conflicting and uncertain.
The result at midnight was still uncer-
tain. Everybody except Hays was
greatly excited over the situation. He
remained calm, and at midnight de-
clared that he was going to bed.
Hayes arose early next morning and
received his personal friends, who
were anxiously awaiting him. The
Democratic morning papers announced
the election Of Tilden and the Repub-
lican papers as confidently that of
Hayes. In front Of Hayes house a
great mob gathered and shouted al.
ternately for Hayes and for Tilden.
The excitement was intense, but Hayes
did not appear at the door or window
and gave no sign that he heard the
tumult in the street. He alonesof all
those about him appearsds ca,n1 and
urmoved. It is said that on that day
he expressed himself as Of the opin-
ion that the Democrats had carried
the election, but said that for himself
he did not care; for the country md
for the issues at stake he did care 3
great deal.
Samuel J. Tilden awaited the returns
al his house in Gramercy Park, New
York city. His friends and some OF
his relatives were with him. The re-
turns, as they began to come in, We're
encouraging, and at o'clock two
friends came in a joyous and triumph
ant mood to take Tilden to Tamnany
Hall, where vast throng had as
sembled to hear the returns read and
where thou.eIds of voices were cry
} ing for speech from the Democratic
candidate. Tilden refused to leave his
house. He said that he thought he nad
I-een elected, but he was not sure and
would not make a public announce g.
ment Of the fact un:il he was.
At 10 o'clock a mo5 of men and boys
assembled in front Of the house, and
amid wild cheers called for the Demc-
cratic standard bearE to come out and
sr eak to them. When Tilden appeared
on the steps he was greeted with wild
enthusiasm. When the tumult died
down so that he could be heard he scid
| calmly that he would not maka a
speech, bL. that he thanked everyone
for his loyalty and his patriotic SUP.
pert. and would bid them all good
night. The door closed, the crowd
! marched off singing and cheering, ana
Tilden, like his opponent out in Col
umbus, went to bed and to sleep.
James A. Garfield retired to his
home in the little town of Mentor, o.,
t. receive the returns of the election
os 1880. Only the members of the
family and Maj. Swain, his private
secretary, were with the Republican
standard bearer on election day. 1t
was not U It'll evening that the neigh
bors began to assemble at the Garfield
house and the "big guns to come down
by train from Cleveland. Garfield and
Maj. Swain took their places be-
hind a desk and as fast as the dis
patches announcing the returns were
handed to him, the general opened
them and read them aloud to the as-
sembled company.
While Garfield and his friends were
reading returns and receiving congrat-
ulations at Mentor the Democratic can
/: didate, Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock,
was sleeping the sleep of the just in
his headquarters on Governors Island
the army post in New York harbor,
The people save Hancock their hearts
and their 4dmlTation-but not their
votes. He was a defeated candidate,
hut he did not know it. 1t would have
made no difference to the old soldier
IL he had. He would have slept peace.
fully just the same. He had had abou,