Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-07


iority for the State and national tickets
of from 5000 TO 5000, and the methods
OF ELKINs and DAWSON have been so
fraudulent and revolutionary, and the
indignation OF the people so great al
Attorney General MILIER's order over
riding the State ballot law and putting
the Force bill in practical operation in
advance of its passage, that the Demo
cratic majority may go far beyond
this estimate. The older voters Of
West Virginia had experience Of these
methods when the Republican party
was in power in this State ard the
attempt to enforce them now not only
insures full Democratic vote but q
large gain from the other side.
Col. MACCoRKLE has made a splendid
campaign which has covered the entire
State. Be has dealt with the people
everywhere in a way that has been open
and above-board, while his opponent,
who is neither statesman nor an ora
tor, has been relying chiefly on Chair
man DAwSoN'S still-hunt and the bril-
berry and fraud employed by the COM
mittee in charge of his campaign. The
result is that very few know who or
W hat the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor is or where he stands, while all
are aware of Col. MACCORKLE's ability
and Of his position on every issue.
The REGISTER believes it has the best
ground for its prediction that Colonel
MACCORKLE and the entire State ticket
will be elected by a splendid majority.
Whatever votes the Doodle methods
of the Republicans may make-notwith-
standing the size of their fund-we be-
lieve will be more than Offset by Topping
Republicans The blocks-of-fve meth
cd adopted by Chairman DAWSON has
caused the greatest indignation among
Republican voters who have been ap-
prised Of the appointment Of leap.
tain" over them by the County CoTmit-
tees. The current issue Of the Jackson
Democrat is full Of open } etters from
Republicans who, over their sigma
lures, declare their ltention to vote
against the Republican ticket on this
account.
The State is safe for from 5000 to
5000 Democratic plurality.
THE FqASznEnI boys prosecuting
HART! What spectacle 1t would
then be the prosecutor prosecuted.
TIE SITUATION REGARDING THE
LEGISLATIVE TICKET.
Nhe REGISTER has been sufficiently
Informed as to the situation in Ohio
county to predict the election of the
Democratic county ticket by from 200
to 400 plurality, Notwithstanding the
presence Of STEVE ELKINs and Secre-
tary FOSTER in Wheeling, and the posi-
tive knowledge we have that as high as
$40 vote has been offered Democrats
to vote against the Legislative candi-
Z 0toe an tLai~ +i-i-@t
Mr.. ELKINs has given considerably
more attention to making the next Leg
islature Republican and thus insuring
for himself a comfortable 6-year seat in
the United States Senate, than he has
to Mr.. HARHsoN's interests in swing
ing the State into the Republican COL
umn in accordance with his agreement
at the time Of his appointment by
HARRISON to his present position in the
Cabinet.
Let no Democrat scratch the legisla-
tive candidates on his county ticket,
unless he desires to see STEVE ELKINs
the next United States Senator from
West Virginia. The ticket is composed
of well-known men, men Of ability and
unquestloned integrity, who have proven
themselves worthy Of public trust and
confidence, and despite the lavish use
Of money to gain delegate
mere and there we repeat our pre-
diction that the Democratic leg
islative ticket will receive between 200
and 400 plurality.