The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-11-06
-Four Congressman and q Small
Majority in tho Legislature.
HON. YIN. P. HUBBARD DEFEATED.
A Deserving Man is Turned
Down and an Inferior
Man Is Chosen.
Reynolds, Smith, lIarman mud Gaines
All Beaten-Some Of the Contribu.
4 Ting Causcs-The Candidates
''s Did Their Part Nobly-Dcm.
Ocratlc Doodle Used e
Layishly Everywhere. u

ALrnouan up 10 the hour Of going to
press no official returns have been re
ceived from the elections in this State
enough is known TO place it beyond .
doubt that the Democrats have made a
clean sweep, electing all four Congress
Men and the Judge OF the Supreme
Court Of Appeals, and have probably
slightly increased their majority in the
Legislature. Tho Indications are that
the State Senate will be a tie, in which
event any Democratic scheme to gerry
mander the State will be blocked.
In this district the indications are that
MIR. Pendleton is elected by plurality
Of from five to aix hundred, though the
official figures may reduce this consid.
erably. The table published this morn.
ing is made up from tho estimates re.
ceived from the various counties. 1t is
interesting to note that the election OF
Pendleton has no further Significance
than the fact that the Democrats worked
harder to get out their vote than the
Republicans did; that it does not show
any changes from the Republican to the
Democratic side on account of tho issues.
Lack OF organization in srtong Republi-
eau counties did the business. The full
Republican vote waa not at the polls.
Had it been the result would have been
different. On the other hand the Dem.
ocrats were thoroughly organized, had
plenty Of Doodle and polled their full
strength. ~
a significant feature OF the First dis
trict vote is that in Ohio and Wetzel
counties, where the counting out Of Mr..
Atkinson occurred in 1855, Mr.. Pendle-
ton suffered heavy losses. In Wetzel
county particularly, where the infamous
scratching outrage occurred, OF which
Pcndleton was the beneficiary, the in.
dlcations are that scores OF honest Dem
ocrats rebuked the crime. This is
shown by the reduction OF his majority
in Wetzel. In 1883 Mr.. Pendleton car
ried Ohio county by 90 /: This year he
ran 100 behind the head OF the ticket.
These facts go to show that Mr.. Pendle-
ton can not lay claim to having received
a vindication in the counties where he
was counted in. Mr. Hubbard, the gal
liant Republican leader, made a splendid
fight, but was beaten through lack Of
organization in Marshall and Harrison
counties.
In the Second district William L. Will
sons maj ajority will be from 1000 to 1900
over Mr.. Harman. aIn tho Third Major
Gaines is defeated by fully l 500, and in
the Fourth Mr.. Smith is defeated by
from 400 to 600. n /
From the returns at hand Lucas has
probably a majority Of 5000 in the State.
From every section Of the State the IN
rELLldENcER is in receipt Of information
that hundreds OF Republicans remained
away from the polls through over.coni-
dence or because Of lack Of an organ.
lied effort to get them there, while the
Democrats were on hand in full force.
The Republican campaign fund was
so limited as to be entirely inadequate
to meet the legitimate expenses involved
in perlecting thorough organization.
On the other hand, the Democratic
money was dispensed with lavish
hand. A few days before tho election
$50, 900 was sent into the State IRON the
National Committee. IE. t.tty4