The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12
WHO Will COMPOSE I
THE NEXT LEGks
y ISLATURE !:
THE OLD AND THE NEW
Whims Of Voter Exhibit:
ed To Greater Extent
. In House Than t.
Elsewhere 49,.

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Returns from the several counties
OF the State show there will be
many new faces In the next State
legislature, r. Some Of the Oldest
members have been replaced by new
men. Unless the official count in
Nicholas county reverses the result,
p. c.. Hinkle has defeated Lewis Will
liams for membership In the House
Of Delegates, and this gives the Re-
publicans majority OF So on, joint
ballot. ,>, .. .T..,> ...4
While the official canvasses have
never been received at the office of
the Secretary Of State at this time,
the returns from the several counA
ties show the Republicans have "a
members Of the State Senate and the
Democrats 6. In the lower house
the Republicans have elected 60
members and the Democrats 26. 49,
: In the House OF Delegates the
Democrats gained two members in
Marion county, one in Barbour, two
in Berkeley, and one j. In Hancock,
The Republicans also showed their
gaining proclvities and elected
ssrpe erab bore Of the sE4aAes I'm Boone, :
Clay; Lincoln, Ntoho olas. Poeah ontas.
and Taylor Septimius Hail, 45sof
Wetzel county, ig 'thS only one of the
old guard of Democracy returned
and it is probable that he will be
the floor leader OF the minority par
ty at the coming session, taking
the place Of G. M. Wetze1, who was
defeated by J.. P. Kearfott for the
nomination. A. &c, Kenney is an
other of the old Democratic$ guard
left at home. z.".. >.
The members and addresses Of the
next legislature, according to the
unofficial returns received from the
several counties, ard as follows:
State Senate.
First District-Robert Hazlett,
Wheeling; Henry zilliken, Wells
burg.
Second DISTRICT, W. santee,
Burton; w. c., Grimes, Cameron.
Third District-Thos. Gartlan,
Parkersburg;' G. P. Craig, st. Marys.
Fourth District-G. w. Cossin,
Gunville; J. o. Shinn, Ripley.
Fifth District--W. A., Carroll,
Hamlin; D. B. Smith, Huntington.
Sixth District-H. s. White, Mate
wan; H. D. Hatfield, Welch.
Seventh District~~E. S. Baker,
Bramwell; A. w. Holmes, Lowell
Eighth District--Adam B. Little
page, Charleston; E. T. England,
Logan
Ninth District--Alex. McVey Mil
Ter, Anderson; w. s. Johnson, Hill
Top.
Tenth District-R. F. Kidd, Glen
Vile; Jake Fisher, Sutton.
Eleventh District-B. F.. Bailey,
Grafton; w. s. Meredith, F'airmont.
Twelfth District~-O. A. Ashburn,
West Union; G. G.. Coffman = Clarks-
burg.
Thirteenth District-F. o. Blue,
PhilliDp1; H. N. Sutherland, Elkins.
Fourteenth District. J. For
man, Petersburg; James w. Flynn,
Kingwood.
Tgifteenth District-Gray Silver,
1n%ood; A. G.. Mcintyre, Berkeley
Springs.
House of Delegates.
Barbour~AW. T. Ice, Philippi.
Berkeley--C. M. Ssibert and VIM.
Thatcher, Martinsburg.
Boone-Dr. M. W Godbey, Pey-
tona.
Braxton--P. II. Murphy, Gassa-
way; w. J.. Brosius, Burnsville q,
Brooke-D. F. Henry, IWellsburg.
Cabell--R. r. Robinson and
Jack Smith, Huntington; r f. Bram-
mer, LeSage. ting
Calhoun--John Cornell, Arnolds-
burg.
Clay-A. w. Bell, Clay,
Doddrldge-Ucal Bates, Center
Point.
Fayette--G. II. Brackland, Sew
ell; James Ellis, Red Star; Meredith
Ryan, Fayetteville.
Gilmer---F. n. Hays, Gienville.
Grant-C. III. ,Vossler, Maysvil1e.
GreenbTier44d 44d'p H. Dennis, Lewis
burg; e D. Smoot, Ronceverte.
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