Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-09-11
LOOKS WELL.
Democratic Committee Highly
Pleased with West Virginia.

They Think That This State is all
Right--LegisiatiY Ticket Conceded
to be a Winner--Ab0ut Senator Ell
kins Withdrawal Publicity Killed
the Plan.
WASHINGTON. Sept ll--There has
been general impression that West
Virginia was as safely Republican in
1900 as it was In 1896 and recent de-
yelopments have surprised even the
National Committees. The Demo-
Gratis throughout the country now re-
alize that West Virginia is probably
Democratic and only by remote posi-
bility Republican. The Republicans
have awakened TO the fact that the
state II it held an election now would
go Democratic and they are preparing
TO put forth most strenuous efforts to
save it. 1t seems to have just dawn
ed upon the Republicans that while
the state gave $4,000 majority for Nc
Kinley, it gave less than 500 Republi
can majority in 1898 when an I'M
usually full vote was polled for year
when there was not presidential
campaign. They realize that the
Democrats have not majority of H.
600 to overcome but only a majority
of 500. What makes the Republicans
even more anxious than they other
wise would have been to carry West
Virginia is the certain loss of the
state Of Maryland Senator Elkins and
Chairman Dawson have been doing
some figuring n order to bolster up
the backbone of the Republicans but
it has not proved servieeable to that
end.
So far as the legislative ticket is
concerned, the Republicans have prac-
tically given up the fight but will
probably talk more about it than if
they were trying to win the legisla-
ture.
An indiscreet friend Of Senator Ell
klns few days ago gave out some in
formation without expecting its pub
LEGATION which led to the report print
ed in the newspapers that Senator Ell
kins was about to write d letter of
withdrawal from the race. While
the letter itself might have been SO
worded that it would not have en-
dangered the chances of the electoral
ticket, the publication of the plan
frustrated it and that letter will never
be written. The facts stated in the
telegram as to the legislature being
opposed to Senator Elkins, even
though the most saDguine hopes of
the Republicans are realized, are true.
There will, however, be no letter
from Senator Elkins withdrawing
from his candidacy, at least until af-
ter the November election.
Senator Elkins in his telegram
stated truthfully that an announce
ment of his withdrawal from the race
was not true. There had never been
any such announcement made. He
had not withdrawn from the race and
the only publication which appeared
in the newspapers was that his friends
were contemplating his future with
drawal. This was strictly true. If
Senator Elkins has not contemplated
such d withdrawal, he has simply re-
fused to sanction the plans of some of
his friends. Whether or not the
Democrats succeed in carrying the
legislature, the Republicans cannot
succeed in re-electing Senator Elkins
and his only hope of continued politi-
cal preferment lies in Disgusting that
fact until after the November election
when, If president Mckinley is re-
the services of Senator Elkins
in trust legislation will be rewarded
by his elevation to cabinet position.
A statement of this kind is not sus-
ceptible OF absolute proof but it is
said between themselves by the Re-
publican friends Of the Senator and
fully believed by all men who are cog
infant with present political condi-
tions.