The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-10-31

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Further reports Ot the election in this
State do not improve the aspect of the
situation. Reports have been received
from half the counties in the State: Very
G,war official, and some are estimated,
The official figures may vary. .bomewbat
from those given, but arc not likely. TO al
,cr the result in any important particular.
Assuming reports received thus fur from
both Republican and Democratic sources
10 approximate correctness and comparing
with tie vote at, the State ,electlon.tgo
years ago, the D Democruticgain in this Con
rrcssionaI district igin the neighborhood
IL ,wo,I o,IiousanItIs 1should thcD Democrats
gain in those counties OIL, theSeeopa dis
trict not reported in the ratio OF their
gaips in the counties reported, their gains
in tim, district would be about the same.
Tbi. would still leave NIcGREw a margin
orsulne six hundred; and We do not be-
Iievc this canrbe overcome The reports
from the Third district Ore not sufficient
to warrant any figuring, but We Judge that
tho district is lost by at leasta thousand
The ratio of lossesin the part Of the State
heard IRON applied to tlle ~ remainder ! t91 on
,hc basis OF the vote4wo yearsago, will
give the State to the Democrats by some
six hundred majority. But the conditions
in that part Of the stateS are SO different
from those in most Of tbcs counties re-
norted that a rule 6fttfs kindisno guide
to the result. ThooDem0cratic galns.in
the southern counties maybe much
greater, according 10 the vote cast, than
lbcy have been hero SIany hundreds,
even thousands, Of unregistered persons
NAV have voted on certificates under color
Of the enforcement act; and, if so, the
majority may be swcllcd beyond what
the ratio Of the gains reported would
make it. Governor srEvENsoN!s majority
two years ago was 4,7l7. From present
indications we Judge this Is atleast 9 over.
come, and if such frauds aswc apprehend
in the southern counties have been per-
Vetrate,l under. color of-the enforcement
act the Democrats may have . consider
able majority. Wesec no rcasont to doubt
that their whole State ticket is selected.
The House Of Delegates will be largely
Democratic. We stated Saturday tllat the
Senate was safe for the Republicans.
That was an error, One half, or eleven
Senators, hold over. We wrote under the
impression thht only ono Of these was n
Democrat, and that of course VIC would
elect two of the new ones. The itct is
that three of those holding over arc Demo
Gratis. or the eleven elected we cannot
count more than three Republicans; PRICE,
OF Monongalia, GOLD, of Berkeley and
Scorr, of Richie. This would give the
Democrats eight Of the new Senators and
three Of the 6ldSor just half the Senate
Among the Old Senators arc two Republi-
cans who frequently voted with the De-
mocnts last winter. One Of them will
hold the balance Of power, and one them
will be likely 70 cooperate with the
Democrats, This will give them smajo'
rity in that body. TOO. ! -.
We wrile' at present under the belief
that the Democrats have made clean
sweep, except us to Congressman in tue
Second District. They appear to have
elected, two Congressman, a majority in
both houses Of tho legislature and their
entire State ticket, The official returns
may modify this as to tho complexion Of
tho Senate, and may mako tho vote on
State ticket close.
At present We do not caro- TO indulge
any spectilsi6nS respecting the causes
that have lptodnccd these extraordinary
results. IiTlpse causes cannot OO fully
Judged till the smoke Of battle has clear
ed away and tho vote is more fully report
ed; and until We know what proportion
Of the Democratic gains are due to tho
operation Of the enforcement act.