Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-11-05
CONFIDENT OF VICTORY.
State and District chairmen
Make Closing Claims.
Each of Them Expect to vim Out Ma.
joritY of Zen Thousand In state.
hardwood Does not Give Figures but
Says Davis will Win out Handsomely.

i0ritY of Ten Thousand In state.
hardwood Does not Give Figures but
Says Davis will Win out Handsomely.
PIEDMONT, w. Va, November o.
Your correspondent went to Keyser
to-day to Interview J. II. hardwood,
chairman Of the executive committee
Of the Second Congressional district,
regarding the chan les Of Col. T. b.
Davis for Congress. / found Mr..
hardwood at Congressional head
quarters, very busy debating letters,
but he agreed to answer a few ques-
lions regarding the campaign.
The FIRST was: ssWill COL Davis
win?n
Yes, was the prompt reply, and
with good, safe majority. There is
no doubt whatever as TO the result.
This is the first statement that | have
made during the canvass. / fully
made up nay mind in the start that |
could not afford to make any state
ments that would mislead my friends,
and which would not be borne out by
facts. We have conducted the cam
paign on purely business principles,
without resorting TO mud singing,
and the many dishonest methods
sometimes employed by men who
manage campaigns.
''Mr. hardwood give me the reasons
for yopr statement.
s'There are many. One is Col
Davis's popularity. His business
dealings with people in every part of
the district has made him many warm
personal friends. There is not pre-
cinct in the fifteen counties in which
he has not some Republican friends,
who are enthusiastic and loyal sup
porters. On the other hand, Mr.
Dayton has lost votes in every pre-
cinct, and those men are doug every
thing they can against him. principal
ly on his afm0r plate record. The
class of men who are against him, as
a rule, are the the most substantial
citizens of the district men who are
intelligent, and have kept themselves
posted on the doings Of Congress.
Colonel Davis Is very popular at home
in his own county. Two years ago he
ran 486 ahead Of his ticket, when
candidate for the Legislature, aud he
is more popular now than ever. Bar
bour county, the home of Mr.. Dayton,
is Republican, but we have every as
surance that Colonel Davis will carry
that county. Ia fact, he will make
large gains in every county in the dis
trict"
Mr. hardwood is level headed bus
mess man, and as / left the Office he
said: "Col. Davis will be our next
Congressman.
AT LEAST TEN THOUSAND.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, November
chairman Miller, OF the Democrat
ic State Committee, has given out the
following forecast of the election in
West Virginia.
'"The outlook for democratic success
is thoroughly satisfactory. Our major
ity will be at least ten thousand for
the State ticket with safe majority
in each branch OF the legislature. This
estimate is made after a verilcation
of a careful and conservative poll Of
the State. The republicans are now
devoting their attention to the pur-
chase of individual voters and the To-
cation Of the colonists who have been
shifted in the last few days to differ
ent points. These people are being
carefully looked after. x scheme OF
certain republican politicians which
seems to have originated in Fayette
county is to secure possession of an of
fetal ballot to be used at each precinct
with the name Of the clerks forged
thereon, this ballot TO be voted and
the one furnished by the commission
ers of the election returned to a trusty
man on the outside to be used by 9th
ers and an endless chain maintained.
The fight of the democracy is to secure
an honest election and fair count.
This they propose to. have at all haz-
ards. The present indications are
that we will secure the election Of a
Congressman from each district. West
Virginia will be in the democratic
column
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