The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-16
CONGRESSIONAL
ttss HolIinqs~erth Beer a Popular
Candidate7

In communication. concerning the
rlghteenth Ohio Congressional DIS
trict published In last Saturdays is
sue OF this paper. Il vas said. When
erected on the same ticket with Presi-
dent Taft he lHollingsworth) had 2tS
votes more than the presidential can
cidate and later when both were again
on the ticket together and defeated by
the Democratic landslide. he (Holiings-
WORTH polled 1856 more votes than
Nr Taft The claim that Is thus
made =. that hollingsworth has been
a popular candidate. running ahead OF
his ticket Now Is this trues
Mr. Holhngsworth has received
three nominations for Congress. The
hrst time. he was on the ticket In 1908
when Mr.. Taft Was FIRST a candidate.
ihen Mr.. Hollingsworth did run a lit
t,e ahead of his ticket. as indicated
above.
But how was IL the other times? He
was nominated the second time. in
1910. At this election Mr.. Creamer.
The Democratic candidate for Treas
nrer OF State had. as shown BY the
election statistics. In the five counties
comprising the sixteenth COMPRESSION.
al District. (Belmont. Carroll. HarrI.
son, Jefferson and Monroel. 1906
votes, while his opponent Mr.. Archer
mad l5.s4s, giving Mr.. Archer. the Re
luollcan candidate. a majority in the
District OF 1853. But on the other hand
MT Francis at the same election had
1881 votes. while Mr.. Hollingsworth
had only 1923. giving Francis a ma.
Jority OF +Os. SO that. at the same
election that Hollingsworth was de
teated by 4oS votes. Mr.. Archer carried
the District by 75S. Certainly Hol-
lingsworth Was not as popular as
Archer ior while one lost. the other
carried the District
A farther examination OF the re-
turns OF the same election will show
that the Republican candidates for On
secretary OF State. 90 Attorney Gen
eral. t3) Commissioner Of Public
schools. ca Member OF Board OF Pub
tic Works. 90 Clerk of the Supreme
Court. and 90 Dairy and Food Com
missioner. also carried the District
Here were seven Republican candi-
dates on the State ticket, at that cleo
ton. that carried this Congressional
District, when Hollingsworth lost Il.
=, How was II at the next election?
holiingsworth was nominated the
third time in 1912. The election sta
tistics for that year show that Francis
had majority of 7S7, while seven
candidates on the Democratic ticket
had less, viz; 1D Secretary OF State.
90 Auditor OF State. (S) Treasurer OF
state, ca Attorney General, C5) Clerk
OF supreme Court. (6D Dairy and Food
commissioner and "a Congressman
at-Large. Only two Democratic candi-
dates did better than Francis. viz
the Governor and Lieutenant-Governo
SO that here we have the record.
showing that Hollingsworth not only
did not run ahead OF his ticket, but
tnat ne made poorer sfSwing than
almost all the Republican candidates.
These facts can be verified BY a refer
ence to the Reports of the Secretary
OF State OF Ohio for the years 1908
1910 and 1912.
And yet I'm the face OF this showing
we have Mr.. Hollingsworth, after re-
ceiving three nominations, as many
as his party has given any candidate
Tor almost fifty years. asking TO be
nominated fourth timei Has he any
right TO expect that the rule of his
party. limiting candidate to three
nominations, shall be broken for him ?
IL Is not question OF sentiment.
whether one man asking too urgently
Tor that second term" shall be graft
ned. II Is a question OF serious bust
ness that is before us. Shall the in
dustries OF this. District be sacrificed ,
/ Wool has been placed on the Free List
and the farmers had TO take eight
cents pound less for their wool. The
tarlns. on pottery products, on iron.
steel and tin, have all been reduced
This should be corrected and we
should have Republican Congress to
do II. Should we not put our best
men forward 10 carry the election and
not our discredited candidates ADV.