The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-23
RETURNS ARE
viewed BY THOUSANDS
Huge Crowd Drawn by Quick BuI.
ictin Service Supplied by The
Tlmcs-Dispatch.
A GoOD-NArURED GATHERING
While Sentiment Appears To BE Di-
vided, There Is No ROwdyis,n or
Disorder, and Many Remain Until
Last Return.

damned into one solid. compact mass
OF humanity, thousands Of men and
women stood in front OF The Times
olspatch Building on South Tenth
street last night and watched the cicc-
,ioh results flashed on Il large canvas
screen erected on the American National
sank Building. on tic opposite side
Of the street
Shortly before o'clock the crowd
; began to gather In less than an hour
, more than i.oc0 persons were pack cd
between the two big skyScrapcsr, and
this number remained until after 10
o'clock, when the last bulletin was dis
played. those leaving being replaced by
late Corners.
!; was wcl-mamncred. happy crowd
that enjoyed the hospitality Of The
Jlmcs dispatch. At no time Was there
noticeable that Tough element which
generally .infcs,s Il big gathering, par
ticularly an election crowd. II was
just the reverse and the bulletins were
received almost in silence. although
cheers and handclapping greeted many
solid shots fired BY tine State wi''crs
The local option ;,Gh crcnts occa slonally
gaNen vent 10 their feeling. especially
when the Richmond results were
shown.
CLEAR BULLETINS FLASHED
ny BiG STEKEOPTICON
Tie bulletin service OF The Times
Dispatch was favurably commented on.
y large stereopticon machine had been
installed In the building. and each bull
letin was carefully typed out, making
a clear, readable III essa.e. which was
plainly visible to every person in the
street. These messages poured In from
every nook and corner OF the tSate.
from the large corps OF local CORE
spondents maintained throughout Nir-
ginta b. The Times Dispa ten
The large crowd. while tightly jam
med into comparatively small space
was free from jost!inc. and every body
was good -natured and accommodating
Cheers there were few but the multi
turdc Of voices rising in conversation
during the intervals between bulletins
resembled the roar of a small Niagara,
and could be heard for several blocks
The absence OF traffic Oh the street. and
the work Of the police. added to the
comfort OF the spectators.
While the Spectators were chiefly men
ana boys. the large number of women
was one OF the notable features Of the
gathering. They scemeo. if possible.
more eager than the mon 20 learn the
latest details, ami generally lead in the
applause.
Tic crowd. as far as feeling went, APP
pcared 10 he about equally divided In
sentiment, and the applause WAS about
the same from each. Both sides. how
ever, greeted the appearance OF bull
letin showing liorners store. Chester
field County, against Statewide By one
vote. out Of total OF sevcntecns-with
yells Of laughter.
In addition to me bulletin service,
The Times Dispatch with it's private
telephone exchange proved one Of the
most popular mediums In the city for
obtaining the latest news from the
front. The operators were kept busy
until an early hour this morning I'm
answering inquiries. many OF them
coming from long distance points.
The clubs. theartres and other public
places also exhibited the returns as re-
ceivcd. y huge crowd also gathered il
front Of the Anti Saloon headquarters
seventh and Grace Streets. TO see re-
turns flashed on n screen Oh a nearby
store.
There were few persons. II any. in
the city OF richmond and vicinity. who
went 10 their beds Ia ignorance of the
result OF the election. II they did. it
was their own fault.