The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-08
FIGURES SHOW
BIG SHORTAGE
AS TO VOTERS
Observer Of Things as They
TranSpire Does a Sum in
Subtraction.
DEMMIES AT THE SHORT END
Candidates Fall Away Behind
Those on Republican
Primary Ticket.

CHARLESTON, August S--"Just
how much Of a Democratic year is
this year OF Christian history
1876" said an Observer of
Things as They Transpire, as he un-
folded a sheet of paper and prepar-
ed to elucidate FOR the benefit of a
small circle of Democratic men and
brethren.
Figures don't lie" said follow
er of the flag of Wilson, Cleveland
and Buchanan-also Bill Bryan Of
the rlyer Platte. 80 let us hear
the worst.
with much pleasure, said the
Observer Of Things, etc. Let us take
the head of the ticket. Note the de-
tails of the tale the figures tell.
How CornwclI Run.
There were three Democratic can
didates for the governOrship-Corn-
well French and Hogg. Cornwell,
the successful candidate, polled IN
all the precincts Of the state over
$4,000 votes; French, who ran next
to the winner, polled over 10000
and Hogg, who ran behind the other
two candidates, got over 10000.
That is total, in round numbers, oil
more than $1,000 votes--in exact
numbers, nearly 10000, or 67,79O.
so much for that. While the
Democratic candidates, three in num-
Der, we're polling this sixty-odd thous-
and votes the two Republican candi-
dates were getting nearly l2O,OOO
in exact numbers, 59,655 votes for
Robinson, and 59,327 votes for Lilly
"a total of 1879; and that, my
beloved brethren, gives 1.-THE result
that 1892 more Republicans than
Democrats voted on the governorship
in the June primaries.
"Of course, this was in June, and
the November election is to come, but
reasoning men whose minds run TO
figures do not expect a change OF
more than $4,000 votes in the next
couple Of months.
anu NllllNOuS 1--WE
And note these figures, too. Will
liam Z. Chiffon was the Democratic
candidate for the United States Sen
atorship. He received 59,954 votes,
while four Republican candidates for
the nomination for the same office
received 1O4,2S6 votes. Do a little
subtracting, and you will lind a
couple of things of interest to those
politically inclined
First, that William E. Chiffon
idol OF his party, supported by Chil-
ton, MacCorkle and Chiffon, Clyde
Beccher Johnson and others, polIed
44,S32 fewer votes than the Repuo-
licm candidates, and
Secondly, that William z. Chii-
ton, idol, etc, not only ran nearly
$4,000 behind these Republican
candidates but that he ran nearly
5000 votes behind the candidates OF
his own party for the governorshlp'
Not phenomenal run for party
idol eh, fellers?
But we pass that up, for it grows
worse further on l haven't time 10
90 into great detail now, but If you
fellows think you are so many in TINS
state of West Virginia, you ought 10
go to the figures
&C. r. Wilson, Democratic nominee
for secretary OF state, polled 42,2SO
fewer votes than the Republican
candidates; Rinehart, nominee for
state treasurer, ran 42,525 behind;
A. Il. Kenney, aspiring for the audit
orshlp over John S. Darst, lacked a.
919 votes of being abreast of the
candidates on the Republican ticket
Il. A. Armstrong, candidate for the
nomination for state superintendent
of schools, trailed nearly 10000
votes behind Shawkey and Murray
Republican candidates, and ]. B. Fin
ley, Democratic candidate for conf
missioner of agriculture, ran only a
small item of nearly 10000 behind
Stewart and Williams"
Democrats Short Crop.
From all of which" remarek
a disciple of the lamented Jefferson
Il take it that you figure that Demo
Gratis are not over plentiful in this
mountain commonwealth. "
You take 1t quite well" said the
Observer, "and indeed very accu-
rately. Democrats are not a long
crop in West Virginia this year, and
the harvest is going to be short
crop of Democratic votes in the gen
eral election in November. Old Cen
eral Panic, also, is leading the greater
number of those who voted in the
Democratic primary, and that is
adding nothing that you can notice
to the chances for anything ap-
proachirg Democratic success.
III you fellows will come around
here some day when I have plenty OF
time to spare, l will go into the fg-
ures from individual counties, and