Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-07
His Opponents Majority Estimated
From 1900 to 1000.
EVEN REPUBLICANS Are SURPRISED
Legislature Also Lost to the
Democrats.
ELKINS FOR THE SENATE

Special From a STAFF Correspondent.
GRAFTON, W. Va, November THE
defeat of William l.. Wilson is now abso-
lutely assured and the majority Of his op-
ponent is variously estimated at IRON
twelve hundred to two thousand. Even the
republicans are astounded at the magnitude
OF the landslide, while the democratic man
ayers simply paralyzed.
At 10 o'clock today Chairman McGraw
admitted that the vote in the agricultural
region cannot POSSIBLY overcome the as
torishing gains which the republicans have
made in the Industrial regions. Moreover,
the legislature is conceded to be lost to the
democrats and Senator Camden will be sue
ceedei by a republican. Two republican
Congressman from West Virginia as
sured. while the indications are that the
entire delegation. four in number. will be
republicans.
Every one speaks of Stephen b. Elkins as
the probable choice of the legislature for
the United States Senate.
When Chairman McGraw of the demo-
cratic committee conceded the defeat of the
democrats this morning he gave to The
Star correspondent his opinion of the cause
of the democratic disaster. No one was
more surprised at the outcome than Col.
McGraw, for his reports up to last even
ing were of the most encouraging nature.
The fact has been demonstrated that it
was the unknown ana uncertain element
in the campaign which, as predicted, has
proven the deciding force. Col. McGraw
thinks there were several causes tending to
the defeat of the democrats. One was the
disaffection in the ranks of the party over
the patronage question and the tariff bill.
II thought all those objections had been
II hnINr shtrf
proves that while they were smoothed over
on the surface, they existed in fact, and the
democrats voted against the ticket"
The calamity howl bore an important
share in the outcome" he said. land. to-
gether with the dissatisfaction existing
among the laboring classes, influenced thou
sands of votes" O.
Col. McGraw Is convinced, he says, thai
workingmen were intimidated into voting
the republican ticket by their employers,
and that the republicans brought large
sums of money into the district at the last
moment. 1t is evident, however, that Col.
McGraw does not attach as much weight to
his last named reason as to the. others.
Congressman-elect Dayton is here, and
with the republican managers, gives his
opinion of the outcome. He says 1t was a
square fight between protection and free
uade, clearly recognized as Such an issue,
and that the vote was the verdict Of the
people for protection. He says the republi-
cans have waged the campaign upon that
Issue, and it has simply resulted in the
logical way.
The democrats are Utterly disappointed
over the loss of the legislature, as it defeats
their plan of sending Td-. Wilson to the
Senate. 1t will be several days before the
official count can be ascertainei owing to
the naccessiLility of some of the districts.
but the following partial estimate of re-
publican majcrities aid gains by counties
has been telegraphed to the republican COM
mttee by the chairrnen of the county CON-
mittees:
Berkeley county, 271 majority; republican
gain, 1I6.
Mineral, 400; gain go.
Marion, 200; gain, 295.
Tucker. 30; gain, 2S7.
Barbour, 159 a former democratic county;
gain, 1i5
Monongalia, 1000; gain, POI.
Grant, 9tI; gain. 100.
Preston, 1850; gain, 81.
Morgan, 500; gain, 10.
Taylor, 6O6; gain, no.
shis does not include the democratic
counties Of Hampshire, jefferson and others,
whose vote. howey,r, cannot overcome the
Gratis have shut up shop and ceased to esti-
mate, leaving it to the republicans to figure
cut majorities. N. 0. Nj.