The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-07
MAJORITY OF MEMBERS
NOT ON THEIR SLATE.
Hatfield's Majority for Guberna-
torial Nomination Is Still
Growing.
Sutherland Will Garry State by
Thirty Thousand for Con-
gress-at-Large.
Several Close Fights for State
Senate Editor Green De-
feated by Lavelle.

With indications that several DAYS
must elapse before the detailed vote
IN the Tuesday primary Is obtainable
from many counties in the interior and
eastern portion of the state. interest
has not wained in the contest. The
fact that majorities are overwhelming.
has created an Interest as TO how gi-
gantic the figures rolled up by Dr.
Hatfield for the gubernatorial nomina-
tion and by the Hon. Howard Suther-
land. OF Elkins. for congressman-at
large. will be. From present indica-
tions when the vote from the southern
tier OF counties is complete his plu-
rality will be near $4,000. With fig-
ures from ~ counties practically COM
plete. and not including many counties
in the southeastern por lion OF the state
where he Is expected 10 roll up an i'm
mense majority, he now has a lead OF
$3.50 over Swisher. his nearest rival
The most notable change in the re-
turns yesterday was an estimate from
Tyler county that changed Il from the
Hatfield TO the Swisher column. This
was an estimate from reliable sources
but the actual figures will not be OBJ
tainable for several days. The one
county that Dillon carried to date was
Gilmer. latest figures giving his home
county OF Fayette TO Hatfield by 800.
Mcdowell for Hatfield.
Another sensational feature of the
returns yesterday was the completed
vote from Mcdowell county. which
gave to Hatfield a plurality there Of
nearly six thousand. his vote being
1.i44. while Swisher in this county
polled only l75 votes.
Howard Sutherland for congress
man-at-large, ran like the wind, and
according to figures at hand. has at
tained majority In every county In
the state save Gi!mer. where Teter.
on the unofficial returns is credited
with SO majority. Mr. Hatfield last
night he appreciated highly the
honor conferred upon him in the
nomination by the Republicans and
expected his majority TO be thirty
thousand. at least. and perhaps over
that figure. On returns from about
half the counties he has over $1,000
majority and running in a proportion
OF about three TO one over Charles
Teter.
The State Committee.
The standing OF the State Comriit-
tee has attracted much attention. and
In an adjoining column OF the lntelli-
gencer presents a list for the entire
State. save one committeeman-at-lar
over which theer is no question un.
I'll more complete returns are avail.
able. A fact that will attract com
ment Is thar the majority Of the
Dawson Hubbard Edwards men failed
or endorsement for committeeman in
the primary. The majority OF the
Ia decidedly anti-Dawson In
the second district returns from Wet.
eel and Tyler counties were ample
cnouEs to Indicate that Iams and Neil
had won. In the fifteenth a decided
tight was made and Child and Harm.
ison appear 10 have majorities over
the other candidates In the Eleventh
district there is still some doubt over
Hutchison
The State Senate.
The State Senate shows a strong
list Of candidates named though some
lively fights we're pulled on in several
% the districts
In the Eleventh district J G. LaveIle
defeated Editor Green. one OF the
original Roosevelt boosters. by a good
majority. though the race was hotIy
contested one. In the Fourteenth. A
Eltss MCrum defeated - &. Cuppet
BY an estimated majority of 2 600 In
fhe Fifth. Y % Steed defeated q J
BY 100. with the from
Putnam county missing In the Sixth
toonunusd On PHxs Eisv.u.,