West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-11-17
ECHOES OF THE ELECTION.
Pencil Points Picked Up Here
and Ihers.
Political and Personal Paragraphs
Peneiled Down for Our Readers.

Ihe Democratic majority IN
Texas was only 225, 600 this time,
enough tn carry nearly all the Re-
publican States, if it could be di-
vided around, and it looks like a
/ pity TO waste SO much moro than
necessary down there I'm one State.
when we need it SO badly in several
other States. We wish some Of the
Republic ms from West Virginia,
New York. New Jersey, Delaware
and Maryland would move to
Texis to grow up with the country,
or else some OF the Democrats OF
the Lone Star Stats would move up
this way and help us to hold down
the unruly Republicans. There is
no more harmless amusement in
the world than voting the Rrpubli-
eau ticket in Texas, although the
Republicans did get one Congress.
man down there. II is all owing
TO the State having thirteen Con
g%ressionnl districts. The other
twelve are overwhelmingly Demo.
cratic. and the unlucky district
ought to be abolished.
TT
Arizona went Democratic and
elected another Wilson to Congress.
That settles her admission as a
State il the next Congress is Re-
publican. She will never get into
the sisterhood of States while she is
Democratic and add two new Uni
ted States Senator'S to the Demo-
cratic side.
TIT
The Democrats carried Colorado
by 10000 majority, Charles S.
Thomas. the Democratic candidate,
having by far the largest majority
ever given any candidate for Gov.
ernor in that State. The State
used to be strongly Republican,
but the silve. question has made il
reliably Democratic now.
TIT
Delaware goes Republican by a
small majority and the Legislature
will be Republican oy a M iority of
six OH JOINT ballot, so that the Re-
publicans will get a United States
Senator to succeed Senator Gray, -
gold bug Democrat, who will not
be much Of u loss to US.
TIT
Idaho goes Democratic by from
five to eight thousand, eIectlng the
entire State and Congressional
ticket.
Indiana is Republican by IL. 900,
while the Democrats Curry five out
of the thirteen Congressional dis
tricts.
TIT
Down in old '.Kaintuck" the
Democrats swept the State by a big
majority and elected ten out of
eleven congressman. The State
vent Republican two years ago, but
Is back to her old love and reliably
Democratic hereafter.
TIT
Down IN the Third District of
this State Doris majority two
short years ago was 3,64l and this
year Judge David e. Johnson, the
Democratic candidate, is elected by
several hundred majority, a change
of over 1000 votes in such a short
time. If the Republicans can get
any satisfaction out of that, they
are easy to please.
TIT
Two years ago the Republican
majority in Kanawha county wns
about 1900. This year it is 1000
less. How this falling off occurred
is happily explained by one Of the
Republican organs in that city. It
says
The Indications are that the
Republican majority in Kanswha
county is 400. This result is not
unexpected and under all the
circumstances, gratifying. The
Republican managers delIbera ely
decided and organized TO stop
Doodling."
TIT
Out Of the smoke Of the political
contests Of Tuesday in all parts OF
the country comes news Of the re-.
election TO Congress OF General
Joe Wheeler whose constituents
iu the Eighth Congressional dis
trict Of Alabama have returned him
for another term, with not q single