The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-07
Vote Favors Republican,

The result Of the straw vote taken
In Wheeling in Harry Parad1se's res
taurant during noon hour and at the
Sanatel Tobacco Company resulted in
Hughes defeating the president by a
majority Of three; This vote is an
On the state ticket Robinson re-
ceived five more votes than Cornwell.
! Sutherland, In the race for Senator,
beat Chiffon by eleven votes. Wilson
! lost three votes to Hughes and did
not get q Taft vote. Four Progress
sives votes went to Hughes and one
The result Of the straw vote bal
loting to date In Ohio Is: hugneh
i2,576; Wilson, 1883. Indiana: Hughes
| 1894; Wilson, 1851.
! According to reports from the curb
brokers in New York City the betting
is 2 to l Hughes will be elected and
IL to 7 Hughes will carry the state
of Ohio. Democratic money Is scarce
[ in all parts Of the country as to the
winner, but they do want to bet that
Wilson may receive few more votes
here and there as compared to the
previous national election
Col Alex Campbell. former state
senator from this district, and who
Is again in the campaign to work with
all his might for the success OF the
Republican ticket was at Sherrard,
Marshall county. last evening where
he addressed big mass meeting OF
Republicans at the Sherrard Consoll-
dated and High School. He appeared
with Captain A. L. Hooton, OF Mounds
Vile chairman Of the Marshall coun-
! ty Republican executive committee
The meeting was we'll attended and
the audience listened with intent H.
terest to the addresses Of the speak
ers.
Panhandle advocates OF equal sui
frage are displaying much interest
in the coming Of DR.. Anna Shaw, next
week Dr.. Shaw speaks at Mounds
Vile Wednesday evening and IN this
city Thursday evening In behalf OF
the ratification Of the equal suffrage
amendment.
Hon. Thomas W. Fleming, OF Fair
mont, was at Bollansbee last evening
where he spoke before large Repub.
lican mass meeting in hehalf OF his
candidacy for congress. He found
the many workingmen In the Follans-
bee district thoroughly interested in
the fight to redeem this district
from Democracy.
At a meeting Of the Woodrow Will
son club, held last evening, arrange
ments were made for welcoming John
IT,. Cornwell, Democratic nominee for
| governor, who speaks In Wheeling the
evening of October II. The Young
Mems Democratic club Is also plan
ming for the Cornwell meeting and
Will ect as an escort to Mr.. Cornweu.
Governor Frank B. Willis, who spoke
Tuesday night at the Republican mass
Yesterday morning for the capitol at
Columbus. He was more than delight
ed with the Republican enthusiasm
which marked the Martins Ferry
meeting. Hon. Myron T. Herrick, Re
publican candidate for Senator from
Ohio, spent the night at Martins Fer
~ from which place he left to con-
tinue his campaign.
Mrs. Augusta Hughston, Of New
York, Mrs. H. G. Sumney, Of Omaha,
Neb., and MT. G.. Burgess Taylor, OF
this city, will address an open air
meeting at Twelfth and Market
streets this evening in behalf OF eQu&l
suffrage. Similar meetings will By
held at frequent intervals until the
election on November 7.
On account of the scarcity OF mater
ial used in the manufacture Of Roose-
Welt rough rider hats, the Ohio county
Republican executive committee so
far has been unable to secure sup
ply Of these hats for the Republican
Escort club.
The Ohio county Republican execu-
tive committee is discussing plans for
big barbecue to be held on The Is
land In October. In case Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt comes to Wheel
ing the barbecue probably will be held
at that time.
That Hon. Warren G. Harding, of
Ohio will speak In Ohio coun-
ty this month was announced at Re-
| publican headquarters. No date for
his address here has been fixed as