Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-04-09


was pretty well known. The vote
stood as follows:
FOR MAYOR,
DEMOCRAT. REPUBLICAN.
T. J. Burke. $50 Z. r. Green, .......92I.
Burke's majority 80.
FOR RECORDER,
Jpo. II. oley.......s 800 II. Z. Bonsteel 200.
Oley's majority 100.
CoUNCILMEN,
A ! Fnslow .2e3 u. W. Mullen. ...... 2i4.
p q. Burlington. 299 B. W. Fos,er........ ZIG.
J. W Verlanler Pa O. W. Hale ......... .222.
Fly Ensign .........304 :. W. lngham... .2ls.
". l. Maddy $50 W. Wray...........2Oj.
smallest democratic vote over largest repub-
lican for Council. 50. Whole vote cast, OH; ln-
crease over last year l2i.
When counting the votes was con
cluded the result was received with a
shout. An enthusiastic democrat in
the audience proposed three cheers
ror the Democratic ticket and AID
vERTlsBR," which was caught up and
.resounded through the Hall. The
crowd then began to disperse and ma
nv called at the residence of
COUNCILMAN vERLANDER
to pay their compliments and con
graduate him upon his re- election
This gentleman anticipating the greet
inc. met the visitors at the door and
in neat speech babe them welcome,
and escorted them to his brilliantly
lighted parlors, where champagne,
fruits, cigars DC, stood in tempting
profusion Here an hour was spent
in discussing the refreshments, and in
short speeches from different persons
present. On taking their leave they
were met on the street by band of
music and all took up the line Of
march and wended their way to the
rooms of the
NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR
and after playing a few lively airs
and giving three hearty cheers that
gentleman appeared and in a few well
chosen remarks, thanked the gentle
mon far III, honor done him: that in
fulfilling the duties of the trust re-
posed in him he would be guided by
the purpose to do justice to all men
and to foster and advance the inter-
ests of the city. He paid a fitting
tribute to the economical manner in
which the city government had been
conducted in the year just closed and
in the one just opened he hoped would
be attended by the same general pros
perity and satisfaction. At the con-
clusion of Mr.. Burke's speech the
crowd gave another round of cheers
and surged off in the direction OF
Wares Hotel, where they cornered
RECORDER OLEY
in the eastern parlor, quietly indul-
cling the pleasure of Il princeIy fla
wanna, in company with a few friends.
/ On being loudly called for the General
went forth and acknowledged the
compliment. He thanked his friends
for the courte>ies they had shown
him and that he accepted his re cleo
/ ton Is an endorsement of his course
as an officer of the city; that he was
not in the habit of making long speech
es and especially at so late an hour,
but that if they would 20 with him
/ to neighboring restaurant he would
show his appreciation Of their com
pliment in a way more substantial
than words. As the representative
of the ADVERTISER had Toasted an
hour before he did not follow the
throng through the sumptuous repast
of oysters that followed, but betook
himself off to pleasant dreams.
AT THE POLLS.
The Judges and other officers at The
polls, irrespective of party, deserve
the highest commentator tor the i'm
partial manner in which they perform
ed their duty. In giving decision.
upon the qualifications Of voters the!
we're actuated solely by a sense o
right and 4 desire to do justice t
every applicant. OF course some
had to be rejected. 1t is the case OF
every occasion of this kind that mel
/ will present themselves ut the poll
and demand that their vote be taken
basing their claims upon some far
fetched circumstance or right, 1t i
only among this class that the BoarC
was censured for its unfairneSS, an,
the charges are so few and unlmpor
: tant that they are not worthy o
consideration.
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