Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-01

Special to the Register
CHARLESTON w. Va, September 80.
The visit of Senator Elkins here and
his effort to pacify the kicking Repub-
hcans OF Kanawha county proved
fiat failure. The split in the Republican
ranks has now gone too far to be heal
ed. The kickers feel that they must
push ahead and WIN their fight against
Elkins and the Kanawha county ring.
Their future prestige depends upon the
success of their present EFFORT. 1t has
reached that point where neither prom
ises nor cash win avail to bring the
kiekers into line.
Two years ago Chairman Dawson of
the Republican State Committee, adj
vised the negro voters OF this county
to accept all the money the Democrats
might offer them to vote the Democratic
ticket and promise TO do so till they
got the cash and then go to the polls
and vote the Republican ticket, inti-
mating that he would do the same
thing If he had the chance. This adj
vice of Mr.. Dawson TO the colored vot-
ers serves as tip to the anti-ring Re-
publicans OF kanawla. The word hi
been passed along the line to aect
Elkins money and then go to the p31s
and vote against the ring, or in other
words vote the Democratic ticket,
which means the retirement of Mr.. El-
kins and every member of the Kanaw-
ha county ring. Everyone OF the anti
ring Republicans will stand firm. Not
one will wayer and this means that the
Democrats viii carry the county by q
majorny of between 500 and 1000.
Good reports continue TO come in
from every county in che Third district.
as well as from every county In the
State. A poll OF the counties shows
that Judge Johnston will be elected TO
Congress by a majority of l.1s0. The
Democrats win carry by increased MAJ
jorities all the Democratic counties,
which includes Boone. Greenbrier, Mer-
Ger, Monroe, Nicholas. Pocahontas.
Raleigh and Summers and the delegate
districts Of Logan 60 V - which
send nine members toe
They will also carry the delegate dis
/
Braxton and Clay, which send two
members each. However, as only half
Of these two delegate districts lies In
the Third district, only one member
from each should be counted. This in
creases the delegation to the Hour OF
Delegates from the Third district to
eleven. All three of the Sem
atorial districts In the Third
Congressional district are re-
liably Democratic. A Democratic Sem
ator from each Of the three districts.
the Seventh, Eighth and Ninth, will
increase the Democratic representation
in the Legislature to fourteen. Thia
does not include either Kanawha or
Fayette, both OF which may go Demo.
cratic. Kanawha is almost certain ia
do so. Counting Ranawha, the Demo-
Gratis would have in the Legislature
from this district eighteen. But con-
ceding the Republicans the doubtful
counties OF Kanawha and Fayette, and
the sure Republican county of UpshuE
and the delegate district of Mcdowell
and Wyoming, their total membership
in the Legislature from this district
would be only eight, or six less than
the Democrats will have from this dis
trict, after giving the Republicans the
benefit of all doubtful counties. Ii the
four Democratic candidates for tho
Legislature from Kanawha should be-
elected, which now seems almost GER
tain, the delegation in the Legislature
from this district would stand: Demo-
Gratis, IS; Republicans, A.
II can thus be seen that the Demo-
Gratis OF the Third district win show
up handsomely in the Legislature at the
session OF 1901.