The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-14
4 POLITICS.


Governor elect A. B. White. of Par.
kersburg, came to Wheeling last
night, and Will remain over until this
morning. when he returns to Parkers-
burg to dispose Of the vast accumula-
ton of private and official business
that has been held up necessarily DUR
Ing his remarkable canvass for the
sovernorship just ended so triumphant
~. Governor White stopped at the
Mcclure, where he was greeted with the
greatest cordially by scores OF
Wheeling Republicans last evening.
Notwithstanding the severe strain u;-
der which he laborcd, especially during
the closing weeks of the campaign. Mr..
White looks the picture Of vigorous
manhood. To the Intelligence. MIR.
White said that his visit was without
political significance, and aided that
he had nothing that would furnish
WY Aoi tbC SSiiDSs LAG Cilill'u
pleasantly. and Is evidently pleased
over the decisive result of the late
campaign. He not only carried his
own county. district and precinct, but
also his Democratic opponent, Hollis.
precinct, district and county Of Cabell.
a development of the election that Is
naturally pleasing to the victor, Will,
decidedly distasteful to Lawyer Holt.
Mr.. White now claims that the major
ity for Mckinley In West Virginia will
exceed 2l,000. thousand in excess of
the claim Secretary Hall, OF the state
Commute, made the day after the cleo
ton. The majority for White will be
about $4,000, Il cut of 5000, which
was. OF course to be expected, even
under ordinary circumstances. and
there were added circumstances, TO
which Mr.. White very modestly did not
allude. that contributed to lowering his
aggregate vote as compared with that
for President Mckinley.
During the evening. Governor White
was In conference with Senator Scott
49, 49, AASt<biCp pul AllClC hto uotuiHN
given out for publication. Senator
Scott, by the way, will remain in the
city permanently, only leaving to at
tend the approaching session of Con-
gress In December. The senator is
being greeted by his Wheeling friends
and congratulated upon his political
foresight. rs exhibited in his predic-
ton OF what the country would give
Mckinley. His forecast gave McKin-
ley PSI electoral votes. while he actually
got 295. In this connection. 1t is In
teresting TO know that Senator SCOTS
forecast. as originally prepared. includ-
ed Nebraska'S eight votes, which would
have made 29o altogether, just what
the national election developed. But
Manley and other members Of the ma
t!onal committee, prevailed upon the
senator to drop Nebraska from his
forecast. They argued that. although
Senator Scott had assurances from all
the counties OF Bryan's state that 1t
would go $500 or 5000 for Mckinley,
still the opposition candidate for Pres
ident was to spend the last days OF the
campaign In Nebraska, and his per-
sonal magnetism would probably swing
1t over to his cause. Reluctantly, Sen
ator Scott drew q line through Ne
braska, and the PSI forecast was given
out. Now Marley and the other big
guns" OF the eastern section Of the ma
uonal committee are forced to acknowl
edge that West Virginias member OF
the committee Is entitled to the laurels
as L political forecaster.
Senator Scott was asked what the
national committee expected the Repub-
l!can majority in West Virginia was
to be. and he replied that It was agreed
1t would not likely exceed 1885. AS
is now known, 1t went 5000 better.
West Virginia, the senator added. was
one of the few states that did better
In majorities than had been forecasted
by the state committees to the national
committee. Illinois went better than
had been prognosticated to the eastern
section OF the committe, but did not
quite meet the more sangulne eSpccta-
tons OF Messrs. Hanna. Payne, ct al,
who were al the Chicago headquarters.
Indiana went better than many OF tho
national leaders anticipated. Kentucky.
Senator Scott always believed. would
be lost. even II honestly carried. for
the reason that the Goebel Democrats
would sec TO |; that thcy carried the
day at any cost. just rs they have
done.
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