Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-10-17
ELECTED TUESDAY
Democrat VIII Still Represent
District in First House
WILSON'S ADMINISTRATION
is AGAIN INDICATED

Nominee. In Secohd Place, and
George A, Laushiin, Progressive,
Third, With Less Than 1000
Pres, dent Informed Of Victory
While at Theatre.
In the special congressional cleo
ton held Tuesday IN The First West
Virginia district to MI the vacancy
created by the resignation Of John
w Davis. Democrat. who was ap.
pointed solicitor general OF the Unit
ed States by President Wilson, Mai.
NJ NJ. Nicely. a lawyer, OF Fairmont.
Democrat. was elected by plurality
Of between $500 and 1900 over State
Senator J. G Hearne, of Wheeling,
the Republican nominee
With but 25 out of 800 precincts
missing. Nicely had 1890 votes
Hearne. 1882; Laughlin 1921, and
Hilton. approximately 5000 George
A. Laughlln was the Progressive and
Walter B Hilton the Socialist nomi-
nee. ]. II. Holt prohibitionist Sc
cured about 1000 votes in the DIS
trict. About 60 per cent of the nor.
ma! vote was cast
The campaign was fought almost
wholly on the Underwood tariff, and
as it was the first election after the
passage of that measure the Demo.
Gratis insist that the result must be
construed as vote OF confidence in
he Wilson administration Both
Hearne and Laughlin are projections.
lists and their combined vote will ex'I
coed that OF the Democratic nominee
by less than 200 votes The Repub-
licans and Progresses forecast dis
aster under the new tariff Law In
the most aggressive speaking cam
Daign ever conducted in the district,
President Wilson carried the dis
.rict over Roosevelt last November
with a plurality OF 1926, and over
Taft. 1892 f4 r.,
Democrats Greatly Pleased
The returns from the election we're
awaited with keen interest at Wash
ington in congressional circles and
1t the White House Representative
Ooremus. of Michigan. chairman Of
he Democratic congressional com
mittee, carried the news of the Dem
1crat's election to President Wilson
At the theatre and the President left
his box to congratulate Mr. Doremus
On the committees work and TO send
cordial message to Representative.
elect Nicely.
Democrats were greatly pleased
over the election of Mr.. Nicely. They
claimed that 1t was vindication Of
President Wilson's administration and
the new tariff bill. They declared
hat II more than made up for the
recent Democratic setback IN the con
zressional election in Maine. in which
a Republican was the victor They
pointed out that Mr.. Nicely received
much larger plurality than did John
w. Davis. his Democratic predeces.
sor
Gratified over Republican Vote.
Representative Woods, OF Iowa,
chairman of the Republican congress
sional committee. issued statement
expressing qualification at the large
vote polled by the Republican nomi-
nee. in spite of the Progressive can
didate. former Republican, with a
strong personal following.
THE election shows the Republ-
cans are getting together. even in
West virginia" said Mr. Woods. I'm
der the circumstances We should not
expect a Republican to be elected in
the district this year particularly
with the injection OF so many local
| issues into the contest"