The San Francisco call., 1910-11-09
10000 CHEER The
CALL bulletins
Hurrahs Swell to Mighty Roar
as Returns Tell of Victory
for Johnson

Banked street deep before the Offices
of The Call crowd of more than
10000 persons gazing on the election
returns flashed by the paper, let loose
whirlwind of cheering last night
when it became evident that Hiram w.
Johnson would be the states next gov
ernor.
The evening started with three dis
tfnct crowds watching three bulletin
tboards but before $50 o'clock the three
had been merged into one. and that one
crowd stood before The Call. Unmind-
full of the close packing and incon
venience, it waited patiently and then,
as the quick returns flashed on the
screen indicated a statewide majority
for Johnson, 1t waited cheerfully for
other election news.
CHEER LOCAL VOTE
For the first part of the evening it
meaning of the returns. The common
expectation was that Johnson would
lose heavily in San Francisco and so
strongly was this idea rooted in their
minds that the onlookers had some diff
ficulty in properly realizing that the
fond expectations of the political ma
chine had been knocked from under.
When the truth fas borne upon the
thousands ultimately that Johnson.
apart from large majorities throughout
the state, was running slightly ahead
of Bell in San Francisco, the yells.
shouts and cheering drowned all other
sounds. The crowd was for Johnson.
Here and there a Bell advocate gave
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democratic precinct, but the roar of
laughter and cheers which would fol-
low a moment later with the flashing
of additional returns made the demo-
cratic outburst a thing of puny witt
cism.
APPLAUD SUFFRAGE VICTORY
Once assured of victory for Johnson,
the crowd became good natured. 1t
laughed and cheered at will. The re-
port that Washington had voted for
woman suffrage was the signal for
hurricane of laughter to be followed
with a volley of hand clapping.
Three cheers for the ladies!
shouted one.
"Hooray for the Mobile skirt and
them that wears it," yelled the crowd
Wag.
In the forefront of the crowd stood
the members of the socialist party.
Knowing they were beaten from the
outset their only hope lay in the vote
to be cast for Wilson and, when they
saw that he was giving the democratic
candidate all the running the latter
wanted they became vociferous in their
outcries. While cheering and hand
clapping was at it's height there was
flashed the report from Wisconsin that
a socialist had been there elected TO
congress. Then pandemonium broke
1 mt -,
one prolonged yell. cheered itself
hoarse
ALL JOHNSON INTEREST
The democratic victories in the east
were received with cool indifference.
The crowd did not seem to give three
straws about Boston or Albany. What
they were after were the returns of
the Johnson n-Bell fight. And the scalp
of Bell. Toward the close the cheering
became one prolonged roar of delight
and approval. The democratic voice had
lost it's strength, the democratic heart
it's enthusiasm and the democratic body
sought the repose of the democratic
down.
The race for the associate justices of
the supreme court was watched with
interest, but little enthusiasm was dis
played Sloss seemed to be the favorite
with the crowd and his photograph,
when flashed on the screen, brought out
a volley of handclapping.
DRAWS OTHER CROWDS
BY 10 o'clock at night so dense had
become the crowd before the offices of
| The Call that the police detail stationed
| at the other corners of Third and Mar
| ket street, who were enjoying an un-
crowded view of the returns were flung
| into the crowd massed before The Call
| screen teFaid in keeping back by main
| force a pathway through which the
streetcars could travel Realizing that
| The Call was far ahead of the others
the crowd suffered the inconvenience
ra ther than go elsewhere. Till mid
night 1t watched and cheered and
| cheered again and when it finally broke
| up it was with a full general knowl-
| edge of the political returns of the en-
| tire country.
First in Oakland
| OAKLAND, Nov S.-With roars of
ment of Johnson's victory was received
| by the hundreds who watched the
| progress of the count as it was flashed
by stereopticon at The Calls Oakland
bureau 46S Eleventh street. The Call
was first over ats competitors with the
news of Johnsons election.
TT looks like Johnson" was the
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earliest moment after the polls closed
| and an indication could be CLEANED
! from the figures. Following that came
| quickly a definite bulletin of victory.
The crowd was interested in all of the
| hundreds of bulletin announcements
| which were flashed so rapidly that
| there was no cessation in the steady
stream of figures which were piled up
minute by minute during the evening
| There was not a break in the process
sion, and they came from every section
| of the state.
| Alameda county's splendid vote for
| the ticket was also a cause for en-
| thusiastic outburst.
| Congratulations for The Calls stand
| in the battle for decency was heard on
!! all sides as the assurance of a splendid
| winning fight was given.
! Suburban Brevities