Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1922-11-14

West Virginia Carried By Landslide
Nicely Elected Senator, and Allen,
johnson, Lilly and Taylor Elected
to Congress-

The Democratic party Staged d
great comeback IN the elections last
Tuesday, carrying New York, New
Jersey, and other states by. large
maJorities, ana cutting the immence
maJorltles OF the Republicans In the
Unlted States Senate ana House OF
Representatives almost TO the vanish
ing point.
In West Virginia the sweep was
almost complete, Hon. M. ID. Nicely,
Democrat, is elected to the Senate
by from 10000 TO $4,000 majority,
ana hon. K. K. l.. Allen, Democrat,
Is elected to Congress from this, the
Second District; FIRST District, Ben
Emln l.. Rasenbloom, Republican;
lhIra District, Stuart +. Reed, Re
puDncan; tourth District, George w.
! ohnson, Democrat; Filth District, L.
l.. Lilly, Democrat, and Sixth Dis
trict, j. Alfred Taylor, Democrat.
Jefferson County people take great
interest in the election OF Hon. Geo.
W. Johnson in the Parkersburg Dis
trict, who is a native son of Jeffer-
son county.
William II. McGinnis of Beckley
Was elected to the supreme Court OF
Appeals, it became certain when re-
turns Tor che state with 121 pre-
clncLs missing had been tabulated.
At that time McGinnis had lead of
900 over Judge James A. Meredith,
the Republican candidate, and at
present holding the place on the
bench under appointment, and the
precincts remaining to be reported
were all in counties which showed a
strong Democratic trend.
AT the same ime that tabulatlon
showed him elected came reports
from the hospital in Baltimore where
MIR. McGinnis underwent an operas
ton shortly before the election, that
he was convalescing rapily and
would be able to return to his home
in a few days. Mr.. McGinnis has
been a prominent figure in Demo-
cratic circles, and was formerly a
state senator and national commit
teeman.
Again California has proved the
election surprise of the nation. Be-
lieved a stronghold of the vets the
state has passed into the dry column
giving the prohibition forces their
greatest victory of the recent cleo
ton.
By a referendum, the people of
the state have voted in favor of a
state prohibition law which, pattern
ed after the Volstead Act, is claimed
by the vets to be even more strict in
its provisions.
On the face of returns from half
the state, the measure appeared to
be doomed to a 2-1 defeat. But
subsequently the drys passed into
the lead and returns from the small
er counties added to the dry lead
until today it had reported: 6,243
precincts out of 6,695 in the state,
for 410,726; against 394,820.
Ohio defeated a wine and beer
amendment by about 100000 ma
jority, and one was carried in Illinois
by very large majority, as also in
Massachusetts.
In Kaawha County, the Democrats
swept the county, electing their SEN
atorial and legislative candidates.
William Blizzard, who was acquitted
by a Jefferson County jury of
treason, and who was a candidate
for the House of Delegates On the
Republican ticket, ran 2,173 behind
Senator Sutherland, and was next
to the lowest man on the legislative
ticket. Fred Mooney, Secretary of
District II United Mine Workers of
America, and who is under indict-
ment in the Logan County cases, and
who was also a candidate for the
House of Delegates on the Republi-
can ticket, ran 1853 behind Senator
Sutherland, and he and Blizzard both
ran far behind the balance of their
ticket.
Mrs. Tom Gates of Charleston,
Democrat, was the only woman can
didate elected to the legislature,
three others having been defeated.
The next house of delegates will be
composed of SO Democrats and 80
Republicans, while the state senate
will be composed of 10 Republicans
and IL Democrats, it became known
when the personnel of the legislature
was ascertained. The Democrats
elected ten and the Republicans six
senators.