The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-29
REPUBLICANS WILL
WIN EASILY SAYS
CHARLESTON MAIL
The Conditions
The Down State

The Charleston Mail on Saturday
evening published the following fore.
cast of the outcome Of the election to
be held one week from tomorrow:
Forecasts Of the political situation
in West Virginia are most favorable
TO the Republicans and the prophets
will be greatly surprised If the entire
delegation to Congress, the majority
OF the House Of delegates and the Sen.
ate are not Republican. This being an
"ctf year" has not presented any COM
plications and the only things to con-
tend with is the apathy of the voters.
The Democrats have made no fight
to elect their candidates for Congress,
sacrificing them to prevent discussing
the national issues. The managers rea.
lie that any such plan must prove a
losing game so thev have bent their
efforts toward winrIg with their leg
islative and county tickets. This Is
practical admission that the Repub-
lican nominees for Congress will poll
about the same vote that Roosevelt
did two years ago and that the vote
for the county tickets will full as low
or lower than did the Dawson vote.
Error of Judgment is apparent right
here for the people are In the main
quite well satisfied with the State al
ministration. There is such great
promise Of continued prosperity under
the Republican banner that the indie
pendent voters, many of them nor
mally Republican, will support the Re.
publican nominees. The independent
voters will not help IN any movement
that is likely to result in sending John
T.. McGraw to the United States Sen
ate.
In Kanawha county the Democrats
are making no effort to elect their en-.
tire county ticket. 1t is alleged that
attempts are made to trade off Bran.
men and Blair for votes for the legis.
lative ticket but there is little doing
IN the swapping line as the Republic
cans can elect their entire ticket with.
out Democratic help.
On the head Of the ticket, Kanawha
county will give the Republican candi-
date majority OF from 2,4O0 to 5000
and the other candidates will not be
far behind. In only, few precincts
VIII there be any scratching. The
Democrats have been making despair
ate efforts to corralI the Socialist vote,
but the members of this party show
strong inclination to stick to their
own nominees.
AS to the other counties in the
southern section of the State, Republi-
can victories are expected In almost
every one OF them. The leaders in
Mingo claim they will retain the ad-
vantage gained in the last election
while In the Republican counties such
as Putnam, Mason, Cabell, Lincoln
and Wyoming there will be increased
majorities. In Raleigh county the To-
cal fight does not affect the legislative
candidate and he will be elected.
Summers county is now counted up.
on for a substantial Republican ma
jority and with anything like fair
deal Nicholas will come into the fold.
There has been Republican majority
in Nicholas for several years, as there
has been in Logan, bat the Democrats
have such grip on the machinery
that they are able to. manipulate the
elections 10 suit themselves.
In BraXton county the Republican
leaders are putting up great fight
and have strong hopes OF winning, al
though there is considerable majority
to overcome. Fayette will be as
strongly Republican as ever and 1t is
an even bet in Clay
The only chance for the Democracy
to elect as many members of the
House as II had last session is to win
back their men In Mingo and Poca
hontas. They may gain in these com
ties, hut they are just as liable to
lose in Clay. Braxton and Nicholas.