Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-11-19
IS PLEASED WITH
ELECTION RESULTS
wilson and West Virginia. Nicely, Brown
and ittlepage Gain Of One Demo-
.,,crat in Congress.
(By d. w. Gall.l

In West Virginia, the recent cleo
lion was complete endorsement of
President Wilson and the Congress,
IS is seen by comparison of the re-
suits, as shown by the very precincts
voting and the gradual increase in
the vote for the Democrats, who were
the opponents, in the election of Pres
ident Wilson, and in all sections of
the State comes evidence of the
hearty endorsement of the President
and the Democratic members from
The state by the reelection of both
Brown and Medley and the addition
Of Mr.. Littlepage, thereby making a
net gain in the state of one Demo-
cratic Congressman, and full vindi-
cation of policies as exemplified in
the two years of the clear, honest,
able administration of President
Wilson.
In 1912 the electoral vote of West
Virginia was cast for President Will
son, but the Republicans carried
three of the five Congressman and
the Congressman-at-large, but in the
recent election the Democrats elected
three of the five Congressman from
the five districts and reduced the
majority of the Congressman-at-
large about 10000, which is the best
Of evidence of the approval of the
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years of cleaning out, of the clogs
to the machinery of the government,
and lettering the conditions, as are
evidenced from every angle, as seen
from the point of view, other than
from the ones who want special leg
lslation for personal gains.
When we consider that in the First
District Major Neeley carried it by
a plurality of more than six times
that of Hon. John w. Davis, in 1912,
and in the Second District, where
Hon. William G. Brown carried it by
1902, as against 214 in 1912, and
in the Third District, where Hon. A.
B. Littlepage was elected over Hon.
S. B. Avis by a safe majority, and
in the fourth George |. Neal mate
rally reduced the majority of Mr.
Moss, of two years ago; and in the
Fifth, Hon. John NJ Hamilton al
most wiped out the majority against
his opponent, and in the state-at-
large Prof. Hodges reduced the ma
jority of the Hon. Howard Souther-
land about 10000, which all com
oined proves conclusively that the
President and the Congress has the
unqualified endorsement of West Vir-
ginia, and while half the state went
Democratic, by Congressional Dis
tricts, yet had the President been on
the ticket, as we hope to see him
two years hence, the state will cast
its electoral vote for him. Wilson,
rs President, and Neeley and Brown,
rs Congressman, and the able and de-
voted Senator Chiffon, were most
positively endorsed at the late cleo
ton and their labors rewarded
In West Virginia, the appeal to
the people was to sustain the Presi-
dent, and the way to do that was to
re-elect Neeley and Brown, but they
not only did that, but added to the
already able Democrats by electing
the Hon. Adam B. Littlepage, who
served in the Sixty Congress
and is power in his efforts to serve
his people and the whole people.
A close inspection of the voting
precincts, the ones who are familiar
with the votes cast, can easily OBJ
serve the increased vote for the Will
son idea of government, as that the
people in West Virginia, where the
President has been held up as lead
er worthy to follow, and the many
good accomplishments has been
placed before the people on the plat
form and through the carefully pre-
pared newspaper articles sent out
from Washington, showing up the
great good that has been and is
being accomplished through the wise
leadership of the President, and the
able support given him by the senior
Senator, the Hon. Will E. Chiffon,
and Congressman William G. Brown
and Hon. NJ. M. Neeley, we are to
conclude that by the endorsement of
the state to these able representa-
tives of the people, to whom they
have added the faithful and devoted
member, in the person of the Hon.
Adam B. Littlepage, that ere the
next election comes around the peo-
pie will be SO fully informed Of the
wise course followed by the Demo-