Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-15
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BIG THIRD PARTY VOTE.
The Third Party saved Mr.. Harrison
a worse defeat in IndiaRa. Returns up
on which TO base an estimate OF the
Peoples Party voteJare still incomplete,
but figures at hand indicate that the
PopuliSts have cast IN the neighborhood
Of 40, 600. Jay county leads with some
thing like /, 200 for Weaver.
An analysis OF this vote gives some
explanation of the reason that, while
Republican pillars were crumbling and
crashing in other States, the Democratic
plurality in Indiana was held down TO
5000. The returns show that where
the Populsts vote was smallest the
Democratic gains were largest, while
where the Peoples vote was heaviest
Democratic gains were smallest. The
few counties that show Republican
gains also show the most formidable
Populist poll. j is estimated that
where one Republican left his party
90 swell the ranks of the Populists the
Democrats lost two, and with the Peo-
pies party craze out Of the way it is
believed the Democrats would have
carried the state by from 10000 to 25,-
600. The Prohibition vote shows
slight falling of as compared with four
years ago.
QUAY A SURE WINNER.
The Philadelphia Record says: 1t was
stated at the State headquarters that
the Senator had an easy and overwhelm-
ing majority on joint ballot OF the new
Legislature for reelection and that
there would be no Republican candidate
against him.
1t is also reported that Senator Quay
was so we'll pleased with the conduct OF
the State campaign by General Reeder
that be decided to favor the General as
the prospective Republican candidate
for Governor,
In discussing the probability, which
has been the subject of gossip since
election day, that Senator Quay would
not be a candidate for reelection, Col
lector Cooper said last evening: Seer
tainly he will be a candidate for re-
election. RumOrS to the contrary are
absurd. The Senator has the votes,
and of course he Will be chosen to sue
coed himself. His health is a factor in
the case, to be sure. Poor health would
De the only thing / could imagine would
be a reason for Colonel Quay's retire
ment from the Senatorial contest"
ELKINs' WEST VIRGINIA HUNT.
Under a Washington date a Phiadel-
Dhia paper quotes the following; There
was a good deal of humorous comment
to-day over the mysterious disappear
ance OF Secretary Elkins, VINO left here
last week TO go out and get the electoral
vote and the Legislature, TO say moth
log Of William L. Wilson's scalp, in
West Virginia, and has not been heard
Of or heard from since.
At the Cabinet meeting to-day all the
other members Of the Cabinet except
Uncle Jerry Rusk, who arrived this
evening, were present, and it is report
ed that there was some quiet laughter
even in that solemn assemblage at the
absence OF the doughty Secretary OF
War, whose contributions 10 the SYM
postum as 70 the causes OF Tuesdays
defeat would have been interesting.
ADMISSION OF NEW STATES.
WASHINGTON, D. c., November IA
The admission of New Mexico and
Arizona, and possibly Utah, as new
States, is regarded as one of the logical
results of Tuesdays election, which will
be promptly carried out by the next
Congress. These, the only remaining
Territories, have been kept out Of the
Union, so far as the Republican party
was concerned, chiefly because they
were supposed to be Democratic in
their political belief.
New Mexico, for example, which has
been seeking Statehood for forty years
under what is believed 10 be a solemn
compact with the Federal Government
when it became a part Of the United
States, has had 10 wait while terrific
rias like WyOmins-carved out Of other
territories-were admitted as States)
for no other reason apparently than
because its people were supposed TO
favor the Democratic party.