Evening star., 1912-11-17
Of BALLOTS
Official Canvass of West vir-
uinia Election Returns
PROFITS THE REPUBLICANS
Progressive Vote for Regulars Found
to Have Been Ignored.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
WHEELING. w Va.
November 16 1912.
The official count of the late election
in West Virginia will not be known un-
til ten days, although it has been in prog
ress all this week. No changes of a ma
terial character are expected. Attorney
General w. G. Conley, defeated for Con-
gress in the second district by Repre-
sentative Brown, asked for a recount in
three of the counties, which he claims
will elect him by thirty-two votes, but
the review of ballots SO far does not sup
port his claim.
The count in the first district reduced
considerably Representative John w.
Davies plurality over George A. Laugh
lin, SO that the margin will hardly be
over 800 votes. Elsewhere in the state the
standing Of republican candidates has
been slightly improved. 1t appears that
in reporting some precincts only the re-
publican vote was given, when the can
didate was also on the third term ticket.
The combined vote of these two tickets
made success possible for the four VIC
torious congressional candidates, Suther-
land, Davis, Moss and Hughes; it gave
the republican, progressive combination
control of the legislature by twenty on
joint ballot, and 1T nearly pulled through
Laughlin and Conley for Congress in the
first and second districts, respectively.
and elected DR.. Hatfield and his associ-
ates on the state ticket.
Because of this fact. the Roosevelt
men are now demanding recognition.
They declare they are entitled to the
United States senatorship. They argue
that their Endorsement of the republican
ticket merits consideration, and they
point to the fact that Roosevelt ran Sec
ond in West Virginia, his vote exceeding
Taft's by 5000, as tending to prove their
faction is more numerous than the Taft
or regular republican following. That
the democrats would have captured every
elective Office In the sta+e had there been
separate regular and progressive tickets
down the line is generally admitted.
Candidates for the Senate.
Consequently appear ex-Representa-
tive w. P. Hubbard Of Wheeling and
William s. Edwards Of Charleston as re-
publican progressive aspirants for the
toga that now decorates the shoulders of
Senator C. w. Watson From the regu-
lar camp is launched the candidates. of
Davis Elkins of Morgantown, Isaac T.
Mann of Bramwell and ex-Gov. A. B.
White of Parkersburg Already there is
a lining up into straight republican and
progressive divisions. notwithstanding all
the contenders declare this Is no time to
divide.
Judge Reese Blizzard, one-time federal
district attorney, is OUT with an appeal
to all republican legislators and leaders
to forget their recent division on the
presidency and conveying warning that
the continuation of this dividing line
means the certain triumph of the de-
mocracy. Blizzard has been for years a
bitter antagonist of the political ambi-
tions of his fellow townsman, ex-Gov.
White, and his plea at this time may in
dicate he has buried the war hatchet.
White. by the way. was originally a
Roosevelt supporter. but switched back to
Taft when the third party was projected.
This seems to have jeopardized his
chances for the Senate and his candidacy
may be better classified as receptive than
active. Isaac T. Mann has been on the
senatorial waiting list for several years
and has been able to muster a potential
following heretofore in the southern
counties, but ii is question now X he
can overcome the strength in that section