National Republican., 1880-10-14
VEST VIRGINIA.

Gratifying Republican Gains Reported.
tspecla dispatch TO THE NArIosAL RErunLtcAS.I
WHEELING, Va, Oct. H.
Tho returns of yesterdays balloting in West
Virginia arc commencing to arrive here in
sufficient number TO show the result with rea.
sonablo clearness although some of the
stronger democratic counties are yet to be
heard FROM. Returns always como in very
slowly In this state, owing to the rcmotcncss
of sections aud the tardiness OF mountninecr
politicians In casting up and dispatching re-
suits. Republicans are now confident that
Jacksons majority for governor will not cx-
ceed 5000, which, being granted, shows a loss
of fully 5000 votes from the last majoriies for
state officers, and loss of between l3, 900
to $1,000 from the estimates made by Mr..
Lewis Baker and other prominent democratic
politicians In this part of the state. Mr..
George w. Atkinson, who has been conduct.
ing the state campaign of the republicans with
signal ability and under tho most discour.
aging circumstances, says there Is much for
republicans to rejoice over in the voting Of
yesterday. 1t is u greater defeat for the demo-
Gratis of West Virginia than was tho defeat of
the republicans in Maine, for the democrats
were practically unopposed and worked In tho
consciousness that thoy wore having every
thing their own way. They held almost the
entire machinery throughout tho state, aud
yot they havo lost, at the hands of their
plucky and indefatigablo republican and
other opponents, n greater vote than the ma
jority which has rcinstatcd Indiana In the re-
publican column.
The result has naturally created profound
sensation among democrats all over the state,
and particularly those of Wheeling, who have
u severe and wholly unexpected local defeat
10 add to their reverses in tho interior. Many
of them are actually panic'strckcn but they
still hope for better things 0s fuller reports
come in. Numerous wagcrs have been made
conditioned upon the former democratic ma
joritics in tho state and county, aud us heavy
odds were in the greater number of cases
given by democratic betters, there Is as u con.
sequence much wailng and gnashing of teeth
among this class. The counties ol Wayne,
CubeI and Lincoln, which can usually be
depended upon for larger democratic ma
| jority than there are men, women and chill
drcn in tho county, are particularly looked to
for comfort hy them.
Some republicans here tonight arc so much
encouraged that they are torecasting the elec-
tiou of the republican nominee in the first
congressional district, Mr.. John A. Hutchin-
sou, over Colonel Benjamin Wilson, the In
cumbent. There is Il good deal of doubt about
this, however, notwithstanding the fact that
the candidacy of Basscll the grecnbaclcer, has
made considerable inr0ads in some localities
upon Mr.. Wilson's support while not ma.
tcrialy affecting Mr.. Huchinson's strength.
| BRACE.
WHEELING, w. VA, Oct. 13.--Rcports
| from West Virginia are coming in slowly. The
indications are that The republicans have
reduced the democratic mEiOriies in Il mum.
Der of the counties, but their mai rity will
not go much below 5000, If any. The rcpub.
hcnns depended upon a much larger green
back vote being cast than was thrown. II
seems that this party, which claimed upward
of $4,000 votes in the state, did not
pol! over half that number, They
largely went back TO the two old par
ties. Hon. George g, SturGcs, republican
candidate for governor, has led his ticket con
siderably. Kanawhu county probably elects
the entire greenback ticket, but is claimed by
the democrats by small majority. Morgan
county goos republican by hn average of l3O
about tho usual majority. Brooke county
gives Jackson (denl.), for governor, 70 ma
jonty, loss of IS on the vote Of four years
ago. Hancock county elects the full demo
cratic ticket.