The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-04
HUGHES BY $4,000
IN new YORK STATE
Chairman Tanner Makes a
Statistical Analysis Of
the Situation.

ISnscial Dispatch to West virrIni,n>
NEW YORK. Nov. Anew York
State is Republican this year ny a.
least $4,000 according to an analysis
Of the political situation here by Fed.
erick c. Tanner. chairman OF tina Re.
publican State committee. This
means 45 sure electoral votes fer Mr..
Hughes.
The total vote in ;.:is State viii. in
all probability. exceed i,60oHo0 as Il
mas each Of the last three presidential
years." said Mr.. Tanner. 80 candi.
date running on the Democratic ticket
In this state ever has received 10000
votes. No Republican candidate for
nresident or governor, in any OF the
last three presidential years has re.
ceired In this state less than 100000
votes except in 1912. when the Repub.
lican vote was divided between the
Republican and Progressive candidates
That vote is not so divided this year.
Most OF tho voters who were Progress.
sires four years ago have returned to
the Republican party. and those who
contiue to maintain a separate party
have endorsed the Republican candl.
dates for president and governor.
THE Democratic vote in the state
has been falling off since 1908 Ir that
year the Democratic vote for governor
was f53,1S9: in 1910 Il was Cos. 700;
In 1912. 649,559."
"1n 1904 the highest candidate g.:
the Democratic ticket received 646!.
401 and in 1915. the tota! Democratic
vote for members of Assembly was
59o, 1853. In 1912 The Republican vote
for Governor was 444.i15: I'm 1914. 1t
was 6S6.701, and N 1915 the total Re-
publican vote for members of Assem-.
bly, was .00,236.
1.-THE Republican enrolment for this
year increased nearly 100000 while
the Democratic enrolment foil off.
1.-THE Republican enrolment for 1916
1G was 729.710 as compared with $780,.
40S for the preceding year while the
Democratic enrolment WIZ j6l.23l,
as compared with 655.047.
All tho heavy gains In registration
Republican districts. In Manhattan.
TaMmanys stronghold, the registra.
ton fell or.
THE stna1i idIiI...: off 10 the Dem.
ocrattc enro;,n.e-t and the marked
Republican gain. enc finally, the fall.
ing off OF rest3tration In the strong.
est Democrl,lc e>rrl:3-y auc the heavy
gains In the RS3rblictr sections to.
gethe: with t:o :esu:ts .! the actual
canvass tn. !ias oeeI made In every
county Indicate beyond the shadow Of
douS. tn: success Of the entire Re.
publican ticket. state and national"
The Democratic campaign managers
have been making good deal Of
noise about the evidences Of Tamma.
uy's loyalk? to W;.,or furnished by
the street para1;, of last night. The
lowest DemoSratic estimate of the
number of pa:aders published today
was twenty.three thousand. aud from
that they ran up to fifty thousand.
Tammany paraders In presidential
years usually run tccn fifty tc seven.
ty.five thousand.
Chairman wilcaN % the Republican
National ComMtt.ee took 4 practical
method OF hnd;Eg out Just tho size
the parade. He asked the audit com.
pany Of H:w York to count the para
ders. Today 1t reported the results Of
Its count az follows: men, II 800, boys
2.3lo-1s.672. Girls ID. Bandamen.
1,tla. Policeue, 17-1.tS2. Total
1883. T1ne actually marching /
hour aud Sc milut6s Tire loss in
stops. Is mloutes. Total time passing
ITuiou !oagus Club, Fifth aysnue and
29.a stree. two hours and nine min.
utnr.