Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-02
.no,I EAtRMONT.
FA1RMoNT, VA, Oct l. 1901


( E+7;,o-s y,gsIliaencer:- 70
Tbo election in Marion county is over
I ,tn,t n regiment and half OF true men
oT.rcd their services to their dear ytFisnaS 10
70 I'm the ten ortwelve' vacant offices. The
contest was II warm and spirited one. Inc
first dav. the 9th ult., was unpropltlous
in the fullest sense of the word. FROM
early in the morning until late at night Tue
rain poured down necessarily, filling tue
banks of the old MOnOnghela more IMAM
full. In consequence of this fact you WIN
readiIy"imagine that the hearts OF the hu-
merous candidates were not
"AII aut,eriug with pleasure, all hutterlng with
love"
Each capdi late was wet aud muddy,
and looked tired, grave and weak. owing
TO the high water, the Commissioners OF
the election decided to keep the polls open
two more days, which somewhat revived
the dropping spirits of the behind candl-
dates. Indeed, one of them, MIR. Rich
ardson, who, by the way, is considerable
of wit, remarked that if the polls were to
be kept open for three days every
candidate in the field would be
elected, certain and snre; but he was
mistaken. This morning reveals the very
astounding fact that not more than one
the reason is obvious; the rain and high
water kept the friends of those who were
not elected ut home They all had friends
enough to elect them. Pashaw on the
luck ! wish it would remember not to
rain the next time. Besides the rain and
high water, however, one of those who
were defeated tells me that he would have
been elected if the people had not lied to
him so ronfouudedly. "There,' said he,
"is Simon Bags promised to vote for me,
hut when he came to the polls he voted for
Pumpkins. So it was with many others.
Well, | always thought Pumpkins was a
great liar and now know it." But
enough of this.
Isaac Holman is elected Sheriff, r. B..
Lott, Clerk of the Superior Court: John a.
Vnnzant, Clerk of the County Court, and
j. b. Hall, Commonwealth's Attorney
William A Harrison received large ma
iority of the votes for Judge of this Judicial
district. Besides these, we elected new
magistrates, commissioners of the revenue,
&c. &c You will TINS see that the new
government will soon be i'll full operati on
in Marion county, and her people, | trust,
will ere long return to their first lOvc-to
their former allegiance to their country
and lis glorious flag. More than this,
Marion comfy will give her vote in favor
of the ordinance passed by the Wheeling
| Convention, creating Il new State ont OF
the counties of Virginia lying west of the
Alleghnny Mountains. Many persons who
voted for the ordinance of secession will
now vote for division of the State. y
few of them came to the polls and voted
for county officers This looks like Il re-
turning of reason. am truly glad to sec
it.
II we do get new State, and If the
angc! of peace and good will should erer
unfold its wings over Northwestern Nir
giuin, the mantle of praise will fall Hnpor
the brave Virginia boys who have gone
forth to battle for that end, aided by the
patriot soldiers of Pennsylvania, Ohio anc
Indiana The First TirginiG Regimen
stands first 90 the roll of Virgina's con.
stitutioual defenders. Their fame will las
and die only with time.
Sincerely yours, LOYAL CITIZEN.