Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-13
GREAT INTEREST
EVIDENCED, YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT,
IN THB BLECTION RETURNS.
The Outlook for the Democracy Growing Steadily
Brightsr-fhs Apparent Majority for At
kinsun Rapidly Mailing Away.

The official canvass of the vote Of, West
Virginia began in each Of the 6fty-fOur
counties yesterday morning, and was
probably completed in most OF them dur
ing the day, but We are lefs in the dark as
to the actual result in o large majority OF
the cases. Reports have been received
from q few couniiee, and if we may Judge
of the others by the good tidings received
from these, the Democracy has nothing to
fear from the annount ement of the final
result. The majority for Fleming will be
over 800.
The interest and excitement in this city
wss more marked yesterday and last even
ing than for several days past, and the
crowds about the headquarters cfthe two
State committees and the newspaper offices
were quite large. Last evening, especially,
there was quite crowd at this Office, and
the interest exhibited showed that the
public was still eager for news from the
interior Of the State.
1t seems probable that there will be q
recount in every county Of the State for
the Office of Governor, and that there will
also be a recount for Congressmen in the
First and Fourth districts, and probably in
ore of the others. If this is done, It will
be several dsys before the corrected re-
turns can be forwarded to Charleston, and
a week must elapse before the suspense at
prtseut existing among q very large pro-
portion of the population Of the State,
arising from and based on wild Republican
claims, be relieved, and the actual facts
made Known. The situation is unprecs-
dsnsed in West Virginia.
The few figures which came to band yes.
terday from the iuterio; countiea convinced
the Democrats thst their previous claim Of
a victory over Golf and Republicanism gen.
orally was we'll founded, and that the en-
emy had been routed all along the line.
The State was claimed last evening with
more confidence than ever by Wheeling
Democrats, and offers made to Republicans
TO bst upon the result were generally re-
ceiyed with dead silence. They take no
stock in their own game OF bluff.
List evening reports were received from
Marshall, Brooke, Harrison, and BrsXton
counties that the recount in those counties
for the Office of Congressman resulted uni
formly in Democratic gain', pulling the
apparent majority for AtkinsOu down to
IA, aud there was o very general feeling
last evening that this narrow margin
would be wiped out to-day by further re-
turns from the several counties Of the dis
trict, thus electiDg Pendleton.
In the Fourth district, reports Of the re-
count, and corrected returns scattered the
Republican claims Of G majority for Smith
to tie four winds, and in its stead erected
the small but satisfactory majority OF I'VE
for Mum" Jackson. This majority will
in all probability be increased o-day.
The Le0islstu are is all right. There was
evsry assurance Of that fact last evening,
and Democrats went hons feeling much
b :tter than for several days back, al,
though there has bsena general conviction
that there would bs a Democratic majori.
ity, and tina. all the Republican brag and
buster amounted t. nothing. A fmid'
night last night the figures on hand made
it appear the Democratic ms ority on joint
ballot would be three when the facts were
fully known. This disposes Of Golf IN o
double sense.
The Republican blowout hsd better
be postponed for another week or 60.