Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-07
!" VIII JHuIHih
Safely Republican on All
Except Governor.
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CAMPAIGN HAS ENDED
BOTH PARTIES ALARMED ABOUT
FRAUDS IN TWO COUNTIES.
Votes Of the Coal Miners Are Regard
ed With Suspicion on Both
Sides.
CAMPAIGN HAS ENDED
special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
WHEELING, w. Va, November 7.-AH
west Virginia Is trembling with expectancy
on the eve OF battle. The campaigning has
just ended and the workers and stumpers
have departed from the republican head
quarters at Parkersburg, and the demo-
cratic headquarters at Wheeling, going to
their homes to vote tomorrow. Every man
Is asking his neighbor the one question.
What do you know about the governor
ship fghtr' That Is the issue. Both re-
publicans and democrats appear to be
alarmed about frauds. and strangely each
side processes fear about the conduct OF
the election in Mcdowell and Mercer coun-
ties. where the republicans control the ma
chinery. These are coal mining counties,
and the republicans fear the mine opera
tors will slaughter Dawson. The democrats
fear the republicans will resort to COLOMBIA
ton of repeaters and other tactics.
AS has been stated in The Star before
there Will be armed men around the polls In
kanawha, Mingo and other counties where
the colored vote figures, and the situation
In these sections causes much apprehen-
sion.
Democrats Fear Theft.
The democrats are saying they are afraid
the republicans will steal the governorshtp
if Cornwen defeats Dawson, and this con-
tlESeUCy ID DclIS uiSCuSScu IA AhC CsSiI u
the vote being close. Both parties will
secure aff1davits to prove irregularities In
order to make contest before the legisla-
ture. The Goff-Fleming contest of 1872 is
being recalled. On the face of the returns
Judge Golf had two or three hundred votes
more than Fleming, but the democratic
legislature counted in Fleming Irregular
appeals to republicans now being sent
through the mail to stiffen them up refer to
that miserable affair.
1t Is reported by republican leaders that
the Gould or Wabash railroad interests are
financing Dawson's fight and they are said
to have helped him win the nomination
against Teter. who had Baltimore and ONO
and Pennsylvania railroad support. Ii this
is correct it explains the mystery of where
all the money came from to help against
certain corporate opposition. The WABASH
being a new enterprise in West Virginia
has a certain interest in the state govern
ment Senator EllSins who. to the last, re-
fused to take the stump or be active IN
the campaign, is said to have contributed
a big check to Dawson's support and he
and Henry G. Davis and the WABASH IN
terests have close relations.
Raises Estimate on Legislature.
Chairman Northcott raises his estimate
from 30 to 30 as the majority the repuo-
licans will have on joint ballot in the legis-
lature. He claims all representatives, CIV
ing DAYTON 500, the lowest majority. He
sticks to 10000 to $1,000 for Roosevelt, but
refuses to predict figures for Dawson Sen
ator Scott now says Roosevelt Will carry
West Virginia by 10000. John T. McGraW'
democratic leader, is reported TO nave con-
ferred with Wheeling labor leaders yester-
day in an effort to swing the labor vote IN
Ohio county for the four democrauc cahol7
dates for the legislature. and ne is fstrain-
ing every nerve for a democratic regis
lafure = The legislature will be safely re-
nublican but it Is believed the majority
will be hardly as much as Northcott pre-
diets.
f,Iarlsbure and a few other towns the In
41uence of the brewers, distiiiers ana sa-
loonists r. directed against the republican
state ticket. particularly against the gov
ernor and legislative candidates, and they
nave drawn to their aid the icemen, butch
ers and other interests with whom tney
trade This phase tends to compllcate the
situation and will be responsible for the
loss of some republican legislators, and IN
the counties of Ohio Wood, Cabell. Har-
rison and possibly Marion, formerly re-
publican, the effect is likely to be in favor
of Cornwe1l. In the agricultural counties
Dawson expects to poll nearly the normal
republican vote.
Bets Even on Governorship.
The betting fever Is high today. and all
the wagers are being placed on the Corn
Williamson contest at even money. The
cornwell money is freely offered and 1t is
keepng the Dawson men busy to get
enough to cover it. The chairman of the
first district republican congressional COM
mittee has been industriously hunting cash
to meet the Cornwell offers, being disposed
to cover it for the sake of effect although
confident of Dawson's success by COM
Portable margin.
Henry G. Davis is the only leader who de-
clares the democrats will carry the state,
and he really believes It, If appearances
count. He has borne the expenses of all
the national stumpers, and his campaign
contribution Is now estimated at $4,000 to
$40 600 Davis Is completely forgotten by
tho democratic warriors in their struggle
to capture the governorship. One Of the
eleyenth-hour stories is that the democrats
have an immense slush fund for use tomor-
row. and that they have had a total of
S1s3 900 this campaign. but this is not plau-
sible. Roosevelts reply to Parker has had
an enthusing effect on the republicans.