The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-07
FOUR REPUBLICAN, WIN
CONGRESSIONAL HONORS
GREAT VICTORY FOR THE
PARTY IN WEST VIRGINIA
Hatfield Has Handsome Majority
With Number Of Republican
Counties Missing.
state Ticket Carried and Nexi
United States Senator Will
BE a Republican.

With a single exception, the predic-
fions made By The Intelligencer yes
terday on the outcome of the election
IN West Virginia proved correct Dem
ocratic papers laid claim to every.
hing Oh the State ballot. but the SUI
perior service obtained from every
county in the state by The Intelligen-
Ger clearly demonstrated at AN early
hour that the Republicans had won
great victory i'm the Little Mountain
state. and the official returns OF Wed.
uesday bore ont these predictions.
Davis defeated Iaughlin i'm the
First Congressional district That
alone was the only prediction based
ON the early returns in which Tho In
iclliRencer was In error.
-Four of the six Congressional can
didatcs elected are Republicans. In
ihc House OF Delegates tho Demo
rats elected less than - mem
b"rs. which gives the control Of the
legislature To the Republican party
iiy an overwhelming ma jority. and IN
"ldeutally wrcstlos the control OF
West Virginia from Clarence W. Wat
son and the special interests he rep
Icsents
The Democrats will have majority
pf one and possibly two in the senate
but on joint ballot the Republicans
nave a great majority. This of course
will give thc Democrats the pre- sident
of the seus;". but this is about all
they will obtain in the coming ses-
sion OF this body
Captain Avis in the Third conEres-
,ional district defeated the Watson
Chiffon candidate. Adam Littlepage
e.. II. hr.. 4
at not less than 5000. In the Fourth
district JudCc Hunter Moss. has a
majority Of 2O0 over Hamilton. who
was candidate for reelection and
IN the Fifth distict James Hughes
has majority estimated at several
thousand
The Democrats were successful In
ro-electing Int two of their congress
tlen. Davis and I'rown. IN the First
and Second districts. In both dIs-
tricts the vote was very close and Il
was rot until late Yesterday that the
definite figures were obtainable.
Watson's Defeat.
H. was "a glowing defeat not only
or the Republican party but Tor the
Democrats who believe IN Iurc politics
ln many OF the counties where tho
Republican Legislature won out n was
by Democratic voters who were strik
ing az Clarence W. Watson and the
corrupt tactics he end his associates
used 10 steal the senatorial toEl two
tears ago. This also caused the de
feat OF many of the county candidates
Watson vas angel for
Marshall Wins.
In the First Senatorial district. com
prising the counties OF Hancock
brooke and Marshall. Hon. Oliver :
Marshall. the Republican nominee has
been elected over Ramsey. the Demo
cratic candidate. and "a candidate
placed In the fled hv the Hull MoOser
Joe AN effort 30 cause the defeat Of Mr.
Marshall
The HaucocN county candidate wa1
clec,ed by "a majority of close to 800
Laughlir's Defeat.
The defeat ui Hon George \
t.aughliu was caused by the collapse
Of tho Marion county Republican
organization Here hc was defeated
by something over zoo votes. Wetze
gave Davis the crown by a majority OF
900 votes
I'm Ohio Marshall. Hancock. and
firOoke. SIR Tlugh.u ran splendid
ace and really looked the winner
Fractional llh's Boz Marion seem fC
nave proven d lstrous fo The Rcpub
lean parfy Boo that county