The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-11-07
THE ELECTION
OF TUESDAY
An Encouragement to
The Grand Old
Party
Retarns In dicate q Rapid and
Steady Return to the Party
Of The People

Returns lr"m the el~ctinn- held in var
lou- states. Congressional districts ard ci-
ti'- Tus-iay. bring inspiatiSn and ~n-
coursg~ment "a Republicans. Frou prse
t'rally every -sStion thr reports -hoI. the
.rAdual rrtnrn to the Iepullicsn parsv
"i a larT~ proportion of the voters who
left it ia 1912. Probably this trend 10
fs''st effective in the great states of New
York. Prnnsylvsnia and ohio and in all
sree.
la New York state the Republican.
-ls'ts~i large majority ui the msInf-rs
81 ti,r legislature aud ~ill cnntrul that
bsiy ~ against i-,th Progressive. and
ll~ns-'rat-. A. q matter uf feet, a. .p-
I-ar- that only abont nV- "r -x Pro-
srr--ivr ean u iste- to the legislature
w-rr rls>tsSi
la irnnsylvsnis. ~llrrr tua in.icr-s
~rr" l." l- chosen. both "f the csn.ii-
dates -'lcc---iul were regular Republicans
In the city of Philadelphia the rsxuisr
krPull'~an organization ~ established
IL hold upon the city government hy
winning a r~esping virtory. carry ying tie
city hy "vsr - .D0 majority
la the city at Pittsburg. another reg
nlsr Republican. after houy CONTESTED
els~tl"n ~as chosen to the msysrzity. d.,
featins the personal candidate H VII
liam Finn. the progressive ho-s of w-,t-
ern P~nnsyivsnia.
la ilsr state 81 ohio. in the city -l~r-
ti"n-, it-publiran- were Triumphant al
most witf"ut exception.
In New Jer-~y. which wa- oyerwh~ln-
'ngly Progressive in 1912. the Progre-~-
i've uSte serurrd by EvSrrlt Colby. the
first and most radical "i the Progressive.
Tell Ia 40 go while the regular Repuh-
lican vote exceeds~l Boom.
Only ia Massachusetts apparently .iid
the Progressive candidate hold about
the rame proportion Of strength that
they hrId in 1912. snd N Massachusetts
this result ~as largely dur ." the perso-
nal popularity of Biri. the rogr-ssivs
candidate for governor.
la sctirslly every other STATE ia
~hish q. = election ~as held. the rptnrns
show the rapid AMI -t~ady absorption IN
D. the rrgniar kepnblirsn organization
of the grrst~r part 81 the elsrnrnt. that
lert u last year.
The trend Of public sentiment tolay -
towards the national kepublirsn party.
The movement j. 80 rapid snd - d-ci-
del that u cannot h~ mistaken Al
neady much hs. f<-rn accomplished in
the rrhafilatisn and reorganization OF
krPublirani-rn. Thos. Ieople Who were
ssking thDm~@lve- year sgo whether or
not the k~publiran party would stand
ti,e storm NV find that QUESTION an
-~err'i. The K-putDlsran party has coms
i'srk and Il i- coming back stronger ev-
Try day. IL T. coming hack fortif.-i
With the confidence of the peope and hrt
ter e'IuipI<d than ever for public Srrvicr.
In IT, ranks tsiay are u IL found tho
large fnajoriy oi the men who have in
one say Vr another contributed to che
great Legislative achievements ~ the ns-
ton. In IT. ranks are o. ~ foond the
men who have esaf.rogrs-sivr and oon-
-trnctivc thou'nr. IL still srtains the
con6s.ence Of the great bs,-ioc-. AMI the
great manufacturing inter-t of The
country. and u repre--nt the highest
sieal- Al American citizenship.