Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-10-25
West Virginia.

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mated by the Dem0craticic State
Convention of West Virginia as
their candidate for Governor, he
made speech, in which he ann0un-
ced that he would be elected by 90
900. One OF the most active and
sagacious of their canvassers inform
ed us that the Democratic majority
would not be less than 10000. On
the night of election day Geographic
dispatches were flying thick and
fast announcing a Democratic ma
jority of 10000 to 1900, and even
as late as Thursday the same claim
was put up and stuck to in order to
impress the large number OF country
people who were in attendance on
the Fair with the falsehood.
A dispatch from Wheeling. dated
the 10Th, gives the following state
ment of the general condition and
the gains OF the respective parties :
The Republicans are happy over
their magnificent gains, both in the
State at large and the Legislature.
In 1880 the Democrats polled s., 1881
votes and the Republicans 46,243.
On Tuesday the Republicans polled
about $4,000 and the Democrats
about 10000 votes. In other words
the Democratic vote increased 49,
900 and the Republican vote over
10000, which gives Republican
gain of 5000. One of the most. in
teresting features of the election IS
the fact that in those counties where
ex-Confederate soldiers are most
numerous the Republican gains are
largest. In Randolph, where the
first Confederate company of the
State was raised, the gain is 500.
In Barbour, where the first land
battle of the war was fought, the
gain is 200. In Kanawha, Fayette,
Putnam, Lincoln, and Greenbrier
counties, where Jenkins was receiv-
ed and Toasted, the gains are in the
thousands. In Harrison county,
i" Stonewalln Jackson's home, the
gain is 200.
But the most significant and inn
pressive facts connected with this
extraordinary canvass in West Vir-
ginia are found in the following tel
egram from Wheeling, dated the
10Th, detailing the gains in the Leg
islature, which show that the State
is on the eve of enrolment IN the
Republican column, both in the pop
ular vote and the law-making pow
err.
There is nothing new in the sitna-
ton except fuller returns OH the
Legislature. The Senate last year
stood II Democrats and 9 Bepubl-
cans this year it will be tie. The
House last year stood 40 Democrats
to q Republicans /; this year it will
stand 81 Republicans to So Demo
Gratis. The counties COMPOSING the
Xth District are entitled to five rep
resentatives and one Senator. At
the last election the district return
ed one Democratic Senator and four
Democratic Representatives this
year it returns one Republican Sen
ator and four Republican Represen-
tatives.
These remarkable results show
the drift of popular sentiment and
indicate clearely the growth of liberal
sentiment and practical appreciation
of the principles and policy of the
Republican party. The verdict is
a UainSt ROurhoni.m If all itS forms
and if the people but have the cour-
age and determination-the intrepid
purpose to vote their honest convic-
lions, West Virginia and Virginia
will pass from under the Bourbon
yoke and be placed In the column of
Republican States Valley Virgin-
ian.