Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-02
WEST VIRGINIA Is SAfE.
Indications Point to the Success Of
National and States Tickets

by MaJOrltleS OF Not Less IMAM zen
Thousand Votes-RepOrts of the
Most Encouraging Nature From
Many Counties in the State-Dr
Hollis Views.
From all quarters of the State come
The most gratifying reports of the splen-
did fight made by the allied Democratic
and free silver forces, the enthusiasm
for the cause, and the general assurance
of rous.ng vote and great victory at
the polls tomorrow.
Substantial Democratic gains will be
made in many Of the counties for Bry-
an and the Democratic State ticket, over
two years ago, and a clear and clean
majority Of ten thousand for free silver
is the least that is 10 be expected.
Or NJ. S. Holt, Of Weston. the for
mer Republican leader, who has in this
campaign been doing such great work
for the silver cause, is among those who
are most confident of the outlook.
When asked for some details of the Sill
uatiOn, as he found it in his campaign
ing. the Doctor said:
IN BraXton county the silver majority
will be between 500 and 900. The Pc
pulists and Democrats have united TO a
man on Bryan. while the free silver Re
publicans who VIII vote their cOnyic-
tons will run from two TO five each
scho0, district, and there are seventy
five such districts in BraXJOn. The sit
uacion in that county is mos, gratifying.
In Lewis county there are eighty
five free silver Republicans listed, and
we expect to get fifteen more, making
a round hundred. The Populists are
heartily with us.
In Harrison county the Republican
majority will be very largely decreased,
not only by the aid of the Populis.s, but
from accessions of silver Republicans,
who viii average at least one 10 each
of the one hundred and twenty-five
school districts Of the county.
In RitcrSe county. there is much OPP
positicnin the oil fields about Cairo, TO
the Standard Oil Company, and as a re-
suit large number OF oil
men and farmers will vote
with us. I spoke in four districts in
Richie. and am pretty familiar with
the situation. We will gain at least lVO
votes.
In Doddridge there viii be an average
of one free silver Republican vote IN
each of the seventy-fye schol districts
which means $50 Of a change in me vote
of the county TO the advantage OF the
silver men. There are not half-a-dozen
cold Democrats in Dodaridge and
Richie.
IN GHmer county ! think the silver
men will about hold their own.
ON Webster the Democratic MAJOR
fty will be substantially increased.
On Tucker county we hold our own
if the gold men do not vote too many
Italians and imported negroes
"All through my tour l found iree ST.
YER Republicans everywhere. ] never
found a group of half-dozen or more
voters. that there was not one or more
free silver Republicans in it.
From Mason county the news comes
that the silver men vii, carry II by
safe majority. and elect the enIre Dem
ocratic county ticket. A majority Ior
Pendleton for Congress is also assured
in the county.
Wovne county may be put down for
eight hundred majority for free slNer anu
the Democratic ticket generally. me
Marty in that county is In excellent sh'i'0'
Look out for largely increased D'l'''-
cratic vote in old Wetzel The silver men
o. all parties there have combined III o"e
General onslaught on the gold hugs and
y majority of 100 or more is TO DE looked
for.
In Marshall county there will also be
an increased Democratic and silver vote
and the Republican majority OF -FOUR ears
ago will be cut away down, very nAeIy 10
five hundred.
Tn TYLER county there viii be large In
crease in the vote. and the silver men IN
sist. with every show of reason lhat they
viii get the best end of it. a large num-
her of former Republicans i'm that county
have also come out for free silver ana
the net result will be that the Republican
majority will be cut down very close 10
nothing. if the Democrats do not carry
the county. The silver men there have put
mn a magnificent tight and have MADE
every lick count.
Wood county is another place where the
Republicans are SO badly frightened they
hesitate to go out alone at night. The
county can fairly be said to be doubtful.
win the indications that some at least OF
the local Democratic ticket viii pull
through.
Cheerful reports come from the two
northern counties of Brooke and Hancock.
In Brooke the Democrats viii carry the
county b. an increased majority while IN
Hancock there is private and reliable in
formation tn the effect that the county is
doubtru1 and that a portion of the Demo-
cratic ticket will win out.
II Kanawha county the Republican ma