The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-12-03
The Lnfe EIecfion.

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the Democratic State Executive
Committee, and asked him what he
had to say about the recent Demo-
cratic landslide in West Virginia.
In reply, Mr.. Riley said:
sThe official returns are now sub
stantially in, and they show that
Judge Lucas carried the State by s.
446, and that the majority on the
Congressional vote is 1926. This
is a remarkable victory, and one
that fixes West Virginia for time to
come solidly in the Democratic col
umn. But / desire to say to the
Democrats that this must not be
taken for granted, that every Demo-
crat must rest upon his arms. until
the great battle of 1892 is fought, as
that fight will go far to settle the
policy to be adopted in this country
upon the tariff and kindred cues
tions of contention between the
parties. Let organization and par
ty unity be the watchwords, and
let discussions and personal ambi-
tions have no place in the party
management, and party work, and
you may rest assured that the vie
tory in in 1892 will be even more
sweeping than this one. No time
should be lost in the work of organ
izing clubs and the distributien of
literature among the people and /
think the best medium through
which to reach the people in, the
State is the county press. We have
in this State plucky aud deserving
Democratic press, and it should re-
ceive the hearty, united and liberal
support of the party. 1t is the in
tention of our Committee. in CON
nection with the different Commit
ties of the State, to continue the
work of organization, and we hope
to be able to turn over TO our sue.
cessors in 1892 the party in con-
dition which will assure victory and
success in that campaign"
"Have you noticed what Republic
can journals and leaders are saying
about the result of the election, and
their attempt to account for it by
saying Republican voters remained
at homer"
81 know it is said by Republicans
that the cause of this defeat was
due to the fact that the Republicans
stayed at bome-did not vot. But
in the face of a comparison of the
vote this excuse will not do. To IL
lustrate: In Kanawha county, in
1888, there were S,053 votes cast, of
which Governor Fleming received
1926 and Gen. Golf 4,75S, giving
General Golf, ], 453 majority. This
year there were S,075 votes cast, of
which Judge Lucas received 4,079
and Mr.. Reynolds 1906, giving
Judge Lucas SO majority. There
were % more votes cast this year
than there were in 1888, but in 1858
the county gave Republican ma.
jority of ,453 this year Demo
cratic majority of SO, and Mr.. AL.
derson carried the county by 354
majority. These figures need no
comments they speak for themselves.
In Mercer county, 1888, the face of
the returns showed there were 2,779'
votes cast, of which Governor Elem
ing received 1.373. and General Golf.
400, giving General Golf SO ma
Iority. This year there were 2,94SI
votes cast, 169 more than in 1888,
of which Judge Lucas received, / :
500 and Mr.. Reynolds 1889, giving
Judge Lucas a majority of 270. In
Marion county, in 1888, there were
cast 4 ,493 votes, OF which Governor
Fleming received 1900, and Gen
eral Golf 2,193, giving Governor
Flemming 107 majority. This year
there was 1920 votes cast, 123 more
than in 1883, of which Judge Lucas
received 2,415, and Mr.. Reynolds
!, 2O5, which gave Judge Lucas
of 205. This comparison
might be continued. There are
some very remarkable features in
the result of the recent elections. in
view of what had previously taken
place. For instance, Randolph,
Hardy and Lewis counties, the
homes OF Mr.. Key, General Sprigg
and Mr.. Lively, tho Democratic
members of the Contest Committee.
gave increased Democratic MAORI.
lies, whilst Harrison and Richie
counties, the homes of Judge Max
well and Senator Morris, the Rcpub.
lean members of the committee,
gave greatly reduced Republican
naiorities, and Judge Maxwell, in
> conoededly Republican district,
was defeated for re election by a |
large majority. Marion County.
the home of Governor Fleming.
doubled its Democratic majority.
while Harrison County, the home of
General Gotf, gave less than half the |
majority 1t gave him
.wo years ago. Another fact which
should be mentioned while on this
subject, is that Kanawha, Mercer
and the other counties where it was
charged that large number of
fraudulent votes were cast at the |
ELECTION in 1888, made lager Dem. |
,cratic gains than any other part of
The State, and can hardly be said |
hat this was not an issue in the last
canvass, and especially in the conn-
lies mentioned, for / am told that
General Golf devoted much of his
lime in making his campaign
speeches to this subject. have on.
y this to say: That the people
have spoken, and think for all time
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