Evening star., 1898-10-25
SENATOR ELKINS' FORECAST
Predicts Sweeping Republican Victory in
West Virginia.
He Calls Attention to the Absence Of
Able Men in the Demo-
cratic Ranks.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ELkINS, w. Va, October Ex-senator FL
kins, speaking of the political situation ir
West Virginia, said:
Il predict a sweeping republican ma jor.
ity; by which l mean the election of foul
congressman and a legislature republican
by nice working majority | have found
no republicans who want to vote the dem.
ocratic ticket. We are united in the state
1t is trIe there is some apathy among
voters But what are West Virginia demo.
cratic leaders doing to overcome this feel.
lcg? Nothing. Where are their Camdens
their F'aulkners, their Chiltons their Pen.
oletons, the.i other great war norses? We
a. any rate are making a great fight.
tell you, We are sure to win"
Republicans are confident of the re-eic.
ton OF capt. Blackburn B. Dovener to Con
giess from the first West Virginia 'iistric.
HIS work on the rivers and harbors COM
mlttee, 1t is claimed will gain him many
votes.
William Seymour Edwards, republican
caEdldate for Congress in the third West
virginia district has challenged Judge Da-
Vld IL Johnston, the democratic candidate
to series of joint debates.
ne Sold democrats of Morgan county w
va, nave organized, and are conducting I,
OI
u:Cale Iof the state senate, 8. w. NJ. Pc
ters OF Berkeley Springs, and for the house
OIL delegates, J. J. Singleton. They have
forsahlzed an executive committee, as fol-
M"S: A n. Mickle-Sanfonstall, chairman;
~. .. l.. IeEdleton secretary; Dr. John II.
I1unter' treasurer; j. w. Hunter Dr. w.
Y. Kirk j. Frank Campbell, p R. LAWYER.
o;muei NIUE. , ,Whlsner e. Hunter.
w .s. Irslhians of both parties are sound
ing thelr legislative candidates to determine
.Helr standing on the Virginia debt ques-
tlch. "A New York syndicate will attempt
TO revive it, this winter, and have the leg
iaia'uLe Vote s60,OOO,GGO worth of bonds to
Pay the debt this state is alleged to owe
virginia. The syndicate is said to be hack
ing Dig newspaper just started at Charles
ION. ihe debt question promises to be the
cause OF great activity at Charleston when
the new legislature meets
Charles h. Grosvenor of Ohio and John
M. reynolds of Bedford, Pa, who was as
sistant secretary of the Interior under
CleVeIahd, VIII speak for the republicans In
the west Virginia campaign.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, October 2S.-An i'm
por.ant topic Of discussion in this section
u Maryland and West Virginia Is the as
sault committed on Villa n, -Cooner a
prominent colored republican, of Cumber-
land, and member of the state central
committee, at Romney, w. Va, by William
ana d. C%1rnMeli. % prosecuting attorney there.
ana chairman of the second district demo-
cratic congressional committee. Cooper
went to Romney to fish, but the Hampshire
review, OF which Mr.. Cornwell is one of
tne editors, said he was thers with a large
amount OF money to corrupt celored voters.
cooper later met Cornwell on the street
ana denied the imputation, whereupon the
lattsr grew angry and struck him twice.
cooper did not return the blows The re-
publicans have issued circulars, accusing
Ine democrats of intimidatory methods.
cooper has employed Benz A. Richmond
VI Cumberland and Francis NJ. Reynolds of
heyser, w. Va, to bring a damage suit
against Cornweil in the United States dis
trict court for assault. - The episode has
created much feeling.