Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-02

Hot Fight in Wood County,
Special to the Register.
Parkersbmg, ". Va, November L
The situation in the Fourth District
is very encouraging to the Bryan men.
That the district will go largely Demo-
cratic is already conceded by the Re
publicans and in a conversation be-
tween a prominent Republican ex-Con-
gresham as to the outlook, the ex-
Congressman said:
MILLER is having the hardest hght
of any Congressman in the State, ana
his chances for reelection are very
poor"
AS to the national ticket, he sale;
"~here are too many old Republicans
who have heretofore been very enthu-
siastic over the Presidential candi-
GATE walking about our streets ex-
pressing no opinion as to the probabil-
jtv of the State going for Mckinney
for me to form an opinion Of the out
look
Hon. Walter Pendleton is
CERTAIN OF ELECTION.
His canvass of the district has been a
Thorough one. and he will poll the en-
fire Populist vote. with probably only
q few exceptions, that of Hayes and
lis four or five Populist-Repupllcah
followers: his majority will exceed any
ever given a Congressman from TINS
district Wood county will give Pen
dleton small majority over MIler'
whose majority in 1894 was 915; pu1
Piersol. Populist, got 223 votes ana the
Harvey Democrat 2,2G6, and from the
almost unanimous feeling for the tree
and unlimited coinage Of silver IS lald
down i'm the platform upon when MI.
Pendleton has stood like a young nero
during the entire campaign, and pour
ed hot shots into the ranks CT the en-
emv. that he will get good sized ma
iority in this county, cannot be dis
puted.
Republicans are making SuoHS
fght against the success OF
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET,
hut the entire ticket from Watts down
will be given the united support OF the
Democratic voters and, inasmuch as
the Democratic ticket is endorsed by
the National Democrats, and the with
drawal Of the POpulist State ticket
oi,es the Democratic ticket an addi-
tional supports. The vote for watts
and the entire ticket viii be very
large one.
The REGISTER is informed to-day that
the orders from headquarters says to
trade Miller or any other part Of the
ticket for Atkinson votes, as the
chances for his election are very slim
and his canvass of the State just COM
pleted does rot, from the receptions
given him. and from the feeling eX-
pressed for the white metal, which
yves" has arraved himself against,
make hi admirers at all certain Of his
election.
The 2. o. p. campaign against Louis
NaDoleon Tavenner. Democratic candi-
date for circuit Judge in the Fifth cir
cult. has been the effort Of their lives,
but the determination of the voters to
elect Mr. Tavenper has caused them
to give up the ghost Of a show they
were laboring under the delusion Of
having, Of clccting T. 4. Brown ana
the most bitter partisans now declare
their intention of supporting Mr. Tav-
enner. who has made one of the clean
est campaigns ever conducted by a
candidate for the Office Of judge of the
circuit court in this district. The Re
publican votes that VIII be given MN
on next Tuesday will astonish the op-
position.
Candidate Commodore D. Dotson,
who is making the race against Abram
Pearson. of Writ county, for the State
Senate. has cauyassed the entire dis
trict. and has been in every county.
His chances Of election are of the best
and like all other Offices in the gift Of
the party this wear. a Democrat if the
rs TO I kind will represent this district
if Mr. Dbtson is elected.
THE HOTTEST FIGHT
- Gov +,o c7ico IF sheriff in
ever nl"u9 ~ ~ I'D ~, hoth
J lllls S. Oo0iiI - ~, Tho De,nocrotic
pa 49, ,,Io fo,,,. ,,ea,,s 400 cut down
t S'n P"umtIicon majority from more
~. tho 100 - - is arajn before the
sil,,,, and for Inc firsf time for nearly
t,,.opt,, voare tbe chances of the Dem