The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-13
OHIO REPUBLICAN Leaders BLAME:
THE Hui SWIFT BILL FIJI DEFEAT
MR. HUGHES CONCEDED 70 6E
WEAKER THAN WILLIS
on HERRICk.
Separate Ballot Would Have mGan'
Success Of the State 'ichel-N'
to Go Out With Wills.
Columbus. O., MOI. IL.
Irtci1igencer Bureau

rrtelligenoer Bureau
epubllcan leaders are disposed 70
ne the Hulswilt bill passed by ~"
is LEGISLATURE combining n" pes.
ia1 ticket with thu stat" and
lty ticket for their defeat in the
,tion in this STATE last Tuesday.
las realized from the first OF TIE
paign thar Charles +. Hughes. the
publican candidate for president
weaker than either Governor
lis or former Ambassador Myr"A
Herrick. the Republican candidate
senator MauE believed that ho'h
Ills and H"rrick woul! b. elected
Enough = w2S considered doubtful
by even the Republican campaign
managers Il Hughes could carry The
state.
Had the tickets been separated. It
IS believed there WOULD have been no
question but that Willis and Herrtck
would have been elected. Hughes was
defeated by Wilson BY about Hp,pup
votes, while Cox defeated Willis 10y
only about $4,000 and Senator rom
creme won over Hcrrlck By ABOUT
$4,000. Republicans belle" ihai i
was Wilson'S strength alone 'hai
pulled Cox and pomcrrae through as
it was generally admitted before tHe
election that the Republican, cIaG!-
dates were jmmra&urea0iE stronger
than the Democrats.
Due to Lack CT Votes.
In statement issued after election
Mr.. Willis said that there were NOT
enough Republican votes. Mr.. Her
rick in statement declared that Il
the Republicans had had TWO weeks
more. they could have elected their
state ticket and pulled Mr.. Hughes
through. Their are thousands OF rais-
road mcn in Ohio who were grateful
to Wilson FOR the SO-cailed eight nout
law and they voted for him. Farmers
have received high prices for their
products. and there are thousands oil
persons working IN iuun!tl0n plants or
other factories which are benefited by
the war abroad and they could not
see their way clear 70 vote for Il
change in the national administration.
However. many persons had been
brought around to the Hughes stand
ard within the last ten days before
election. largely as the result 81 able
speeches BY prominent Republicans
and through judiciouS advertising.
There was Il notable increase in me
Hughes sentiment. too. after the he
publican nominee came 20 COLUMBUS
and was greeted by crowd OF up
WdIuS VI q l.t>Atttt't t!iS'bStbN P"Nt,,,'
II is very likely that when Mr.;
Willis goes oft OF office The first or
January all uE the heads ot depart
ments appointed by him will follow.
There will be no disposition on the
part OF Republicans 20 notu OF as ia
the Democrats when Mr.. Willis was
inauguratrd The governor had been
embarrassed ali during his admintStra-
ton by Cox hoidOver Officials who
fought against being removed. Mr..
Cox will have a Democratic legislature
with him when he goes into office but
it is said there will be no ripper !eSiS-
latiou such as he put through before
to give jobs - tho Democrats.
Pursue Same Course.
Republicans expect. however. that
Cox will pursue ;hr $an" course he
followed before. tte is 4 Dlan Of over
whelminc ambition ana Is ;.as been
charged previously with irving 10
buiid-up a big political machine on o.
= ne sta,e service. Republicans believe
that he will 40; do Othrrwi&" when Il"
gets back into power next GEAR.
The new senate is wct 50 far aS tho
liquor question is concerned although
the dryS claim an advantage in the
house. Whether Or ror Cox and his
Democratic friends will try % over
ride am OF the temperance laws re-
mains 70 be seen. Within the last few
DAYS before election posters we're put
I'D in The saloons 90 ;hr stat" saying
that il Willis werr rrertci Dhjn would
go dry next year. This IS believed 10