The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-09
ssw.oRTHINeroN NEWS.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Brooks were
visiting relatives near Downs last Sat
urday and Sunday.
Mr.: and Mrs. Tnos. E. Minnear, of
Annabelle were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs, JesseFM. Wood last Sunday.
MIS-. Ella Parr, or Clarksburg, was
calling on friends here last week.
Interchangeable services at the Bap-
fist church conducted by Rev. A. NJ.
Ritenour5 closed last Saturday evening.
Thieyes entered tbs meat house Of
Isaac Sturm near here on Sunday night
aHdgot away with three large hogs that
had been recently butchered. No ar
rests have been made.
Rev. IA. Powell, President of the
National Prohibition League, will deliY.
Ell lecture in the Christian church on
"Wednesday evening, Dec. 9Th, at 1880
LIMITATIONS have beenss out to the
various choirs Of this and Harrison
counties fora social sing at the Chris
ttansohurchso on. December 9th.
ZIG has been rumored thnt there was
considerable scrapping in town last
! Saturday night. There seems TO be Q
crowd of young people in town who
choose Saturday night Tor drunken
orgy. The methods Of getting their in.
toxicants should be Investigated.
Weshave noticed several schemes re
Gently of reapportionment SO as to pro:
vide for the six congressman to which
West Virginia is entitled. All of them
IiaEesmerit, but they are all based on
theyotesof 1912, and giving all the dis
tricts a large Republican majority on
that basis; but II based on the vote Of
1919 some of them would be uncom-
fortably close, and in fact one OF them
would be largely Democratic. We have
figured out a scheme based on the vote
Tor cong &t-large In 1915 which
would make six Republican districts
none with less than 1000 Republican
majority, It is as follows:
The First district would include Han.
cock. Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel,
Tyler and Peasants counties, with a
population of 210,572, and based on the
yotesofl1s14.
The Second district will be composed
Of JEFFERSON, Berkeley, Morgan, Hamp.
shire, Hardy, Mineral, Grant, Pendle.
ton, Tucker, Randolph, Pocahontas
Preston and Mopongslla counties, with
apopplation of 210.572, and based on
the8Eote of 1919 would give the Repub.
;ncan3 candidate a majority of 2,a43, and
on thetyote of 1914 majority of LOB.
The Third district would be composed
OF Clay, Braxton. Gilmer, Lewis, bod.
bridge Harrison, upshur, WEBSTER, Tay
lor barbour and Nicholas counties.
With aSpopulation of 200,3SS and Re.
publican majority of 1851 on the vote
OF 1912 and majority OF 1858 based
on The vote of 1914.
The Fourth district would be com.
posed OF Cabell, Putnam, Mason. Jack.
son. Wood, Writ, Roane, Richie and
calhoun counties, with a population Of
206.a7l and Republican majority of
1913 bassd on the 1912 vote and u ma,
jorftyof i ,o02lbased on the 1914 vote,
ME Fifth district would be com.
posed fof Raleigh, Rayette. Kanawha,
Lincoln and Wayne. counties, with a
population Of 203,562 and majority
for the Republican candidate of 5.1a9
ori,the191 and ! ,095 based on the
lat4sTote.
The Sixth district would comprise
Logan, Iingo, Boone, Mcdowell, Wyo.
ming Monroe. Mercer, Summers and
esfeenbFier counties, with a population
Of I07,.16$ and majority for the Re
publican candidate of 500 based on the
vote of 1912and majority of 2,o25 on
fhe yotesof61914.
For eompactness these districts will
conpare sfayorably with any schemes
he hayoenoticed The figures OF the
1874 votejare taken from the Wheeling
ReElsteTs table. but II It's totals were
rect there lis a discrepancy in its
u, as they viii not give the totals
inted In that paper, and &c its to-
were correct the ma lori ties for
republican cand dates on the 1914
WIN beia little larger. WV
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