Election Night at the P-I Office

Despite the inclement weather, a large crowd gathered in front of the Post-Intelligencer office last night to learn the results of the elections from the bulletins. The returns came in early in the evening, and by 9 o'clock, the result in nearly all the states where elections were being held was known here. The crowd was well-divided as to politics and gave a good index of public opinion as to the result. The Republicans were naturally jubilant and frequently gave vent to their satisfaction by cheering. While the news was not agreeable to the Democrats, it was the cause of small surprise to them, for they were in the position of the man who said to himself: 'Blessed is he that expecteth nothing, for he shall not be disappointed.' The result was no more satisfactory to the Populists, who were, as usual, conspicuous by their loquacity. They had indulged in vain hopes of the impossible, and their faces lengthened as one bulletin after another was posted without even mentioning their party, until at last the Kansas returns came in telling of Republican gains. Then one of 'The People' spoke up and said: 'Where is the People's party?' 'Passed into the hands of a receiver,' answered the always present small boy, and a shout of laughter echoed up the stairway. After that, the Populists were not so vociferous; the Democrats took their medicine stoically, and the Republicans were left to do the shouting.