The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-09
ROBINSON OVERCOMING
THE LEAD Of CORNWELL
Late Returns Increase Hughes
Majority to Over Four
Thousand.
Sutherland for Senatorship
Sweeps the State With Big
Vote Over Chiffon.
Legislature Will Be Republi-
can by Good Majority
IN Both Houses.

With about four-lifths Of the state
Of West Virginia heard from. the con-
tcs; for the gOvcrnorship between
Judge Robinson and Mr.. CornWell IS
so close that it is impossible. to say
with accuracy which has been elected.
Early Yesterday Robinson was IN
the lead by 4 small majority, but
when about one-third Of the state had
been reported. Cornwell forged ahead.
and. at one time the returns showed
A majority for Cornwcll Of close to
1900 The returns late this morning
began to cut down Mr.. Cornwells ma
jority until it is almost at the vanish
ing point
While The !ntelligencer does not
wish to encourage false hopes, it is
not at AL impossible that the late
returns will show the election Of
Judge Robinson although this is by
no means certain. Many precincts i'll
such big Republican counties as
Grant, Morgan and Mcdowell have not
hand the precincts are missing from
such Democratic Strongholds as
Hampshire and jefferson. At mid
night last night members Of the state
administration were inclined to con-
cede the election Of Cornwrll. but the
late returns have pu; different re-
Election upon the situation.
1t is believed that II! rf the state
candidates on the Republican ticket
have been successful. ~ ;hr most OF
these pOlicd substantially tn" same
vote that Justice hughes poll"d. .ius-
ticc Hughes majority in Vest Virginia
will be about 1000. Whcr 1901 pre-
cincts Of the lis had reported. the
vote showed .!rsii''.'. Hughes loading
by about 800. and this will be i'll
creased 500 ny ;hc outstanding pre-
cinCts.
For Senator. Hoa. Howard Suther-
11rG will have aboU: 500 majority
over W. +. Chiffon. Precincts so far
reported give Sutherland ll2.2G2. Cnil-
ton lnE.l%S. Sutherland'S lead will un-
doubtedly be increased. and will be
about 400.
The Republican legislative candi-
dates have been generally successful,
and there seems 10 be no doubt that
he Republicans will control The House
of Delegates. but ly a reduCed margin.
CHARLESTON. ". Va. Nov. S.
Mr.. Hughes lead over President Will
son in West Virginia. was suddenly
increased by l.53S votes just before
ell County. one of the southern coun-
ties Of the state. This made his total
plurality over Mir. Wilson Of 3.505 The
greatest since the count Of the vote
began. The vote is: Hughes, 110,611;
Wilson. lO7, ,lGG. from I.275 precincts
Oul Of the l.11%.
With less than 50N precincts miss
ing out of rhe LIB in West Virginia
al II o'clock tonight Mr. Hughes was
leading President Wilson in the presi-
Dental race b. about 1.1G7. The vote
is: Hughes. 1h7Ifp: Wilson. 105, ,773;
This lead. hown@or. was steadily main
tanned throughout The late afternoon
and during Inc night. Earlier in the
day the returns had shown a swing
from Hughes in the balloting until his
lead was bur 4 few hundred over the
President. Returns that began 10
come in the late afternoon. however,
swung the difference in vote back to
The neiehborhood of the 1000 mark,
where il had been since last night.
There were les precincts heard
from in the presidential race. those
outstanding being in the remote and
sparsely settled mountainous counties.
Al this, hour ~ OF the 55 counties
were complete.
Cornwcll. Democratic nominee for
Governor. is leading Robinson Repub
lcan bv 43o. with 4SI precincts to he
heard from. Cnrnwrl! has maintained
about this sam" lead since shortly
after lasr midnight.
Sutherland. the Republican nominee
for United States Senate. has been
The largest over any opponent. hay-
in over 4.000 more votes than Sena-
tor Chiffon with $50 precincts not
heard from.
None of the six congressional dis
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