The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-11

vote of twenty-six for that place TO
twepty.fve for Charleston, as the point
AGAINST which all the Others were to
compete snccessively. On yesterday the
various rival localities were pitted, one
after the other, against Grafton.
Fourteen ballots were had, but the
frst was reconsidered. Grafton had
majority on the ID, Sd, 4tb, 5th, 7th,
9th, Iltb, 18th, 18th and l4th. Clarks-
burg had majority Of FIVE over Grafton
on the 9th ballot: Harrisyi!ls . majority
Of three or the 9Th, and Parkersburg a
majority Of seven on the 10Th, the last
named place receiving thirty votes, the
la,gest vote given for any Hoini except
Grafton. The question rec1rs, whether
ParkersJurg, having beaten G'atton'
and By a larger vote thau either Clarks-
burg or Hsrrisvlile, is entitled 10 fill
the blank, or is Grafton, having re-
csiyed the largest vote" to be declared
eleetedi
The whole question, it appears, turns
upon the last clause Of the second reso-
linton, viz: After the whole Of the
said candidates (an opposed TO GraftoD)
shall have been voted for against said
original candidate (Grafton), then the
one hGriHS rsodrsd the Target rots shall
be declared the one elected" Doe. this
mean that the point receiving "the
largest vote cast during the balloting
shall be declared electedT ~ Or does il
mean that the point receiving the larg-
est vote cast against Grafton shall be
declared elected :" If the former
view be correct, then Grafton
is the successful point. If the
latter view be correct, then
it doss not matter whether any point
beat Grafton or not. The
condition of success is simply TO have
received the largest vote cast against
Grafton, be that much or little. Give
Grafton even forty votes and Fishing
Greek thirteen, no other competing
point receiving 50 many as Fishing
Creek, then the latter locality would be
elected under this ruling. If the House
meant By the second resolution 70 ex-
clude Grafton altogether from the
count. on the final ballots, there Is no
doubt that Parkersburg IS entitled t.
the houors. Ifnot, the lawyers Of the
House may be able 10 explain what they
did mean.
We heard somewhat novel sugges-
tion last evening to determine the ve1ed
question. II was 10 compare the sggre-
gate and average votes. In the aggre-
gate the opposition TO Grafton received,
if our figures be correct, three hundred
and twenty-si votes. Grafton received
three hundred and sixty-three votes.
The average for the opposition would
be twenty-five and one thirteenth. The
average for Grafton would be twenty
seven and .thirteenths. Whether
this i the best means Of determining
the relative strength, our readers can
decide.
The whole question will come before
the House this morning. without de-
,iyiog 10 be oficious, We beg to state
that the matter IS now badly mixed,
md that the plainest path 10 daylight
5 through the indefinite PostponemSnt
IF the whole subject. Let the Capital
.smain where il is until the State gets
n a condition 10 stand the heavy eI-
oendiiure of the erection Of Capita.
This may not be very
clear solution Of the peaiiug dispute,
bu, it would certainly be a practical
way Of adjusting the whole matter for
the present.