The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-11-07
pENNsYLYANIA PaEpIOrIoNa
chairman Elkln claims the State for
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chairman EIkIn claims the State for
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 6.-Re-
publican State Chairman Elkln, before
leaving for his home on Saturday night,
prepared for publication an estimate by
counties, giving his view of the vote for
the three candidates for governor. Mr..
Elkln claims the election OF William A.
Stone by a plurality OF $4,000 over
jerks, in a total estimated vote Of $780,
600. He allows Swallow a total of only
las, 100 votes and claims that the latter
who carried ten counties in his contest
for the state treasurership last year,wiil
not have plurality in any county. Mr.
Elkin comedies that jerks will carry
twenty OF the siHty-seven counties and
acknowledges q stand-off In three
others.
He claims that the legislature will be
largely Republican in both branches and
predicts the failure Of the fusion move
ment
The following is the chairman's OFF,
cial statement: II congratulate the Re-
pubrcans of Pennsylvania on the splen-
did fight they have made in the contest
about TO close. The work Of the state
committee Is ended and It remains for
the county and local organizations to
see that the vote Is polled, Our orSanl-
cation Is IN good condition throughout
the entire state and have no doubt that
the full Republican vote will be polled.
''In order to make an Intelligent esti-
mate OF the vote for the gubernaturial
candidates, / asked the chairmen of the
iNinna F1TsTIFl TN
me a conservative estimate OF the vote
for governor in their respective counties.
In addition to this I have received esti-
mates from the members OF the state
committee In each county"
"AH election day approaches the busl-
ness and laborinR men OF the state hes
itate to cast ballot that Will renew the
agitation for free trade, free silver and
Organism. A grent number OF people
who had been friendly disposed to-
wards DR.. Swallow have concluded that
they do not care either directly or indl-
rectlV TO aid in the election OF Demo-
cratic governor whose success would be
heralded throughout the nation as 4
victory for the free silver heresy. II
the great states Of New York, New Jer-
sey and Pennsylvania should elect
Democratic governors this year the re-
suit would certainly be followed by the
election OF Democratic president In
1900. This fact alone has been sufficient
to make every thinking Republican stop
and consider before he casts a ballot
that Will in any way impede the pro-
gress of the administration OF Presi-
dent Mckinley.
"Our reports from every part OF the
state grow more encouraging each dag
and / confidently expect that the plur-
allty indicated by the above figures will.
be materially increased next Tuesday
This will certainly be the case II the
Republicans turn out and do their
whole duty at the polls.
IAN earnest and aggressive fight had
been waged in all Of the congressional
districts OF the state and while We do
not expect that the next delegation to
Congress will contain as few Democrat
&c members as the present one, yet we
believe good showing will be made by
the Republicans throughout the state
on this issue II IS the earnest desire OF
the Republican organization that Re-
publican congressman should be return
ed from every district In the state. II
that were possible II Is OF the greatest
Importance that the administration o.
President Mckinley should be supported
by congressman OF his own political
faith at the next session.
'crho next legislature Will be largely