The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-29
THE ELECTION.

the polling places but for genuine WORK
| BY those most interested, We never saw
the beat ut any election,
\ drizzling rain prevailed during the
greater portion of the day, making the
work of electioneering anything but
pleasant. vet it did not prevent
the thing from being carried On in
most vigorous and thorough manner.
The principle interest in the contest
was manifested in the Mayoralty and
Ssrgeantcy, for city offices. In all the
wards the scramble for Council and the
multiplicity of candidates, made things
exceedingly warm and exciting. In the
Second ward, especially, the contest was
boiling hot, as several side issues Of more
or less Importance was brought into the
canvass. The fight in the Third, Fifth
and Sixth was also spirited.
The election returns were received at
the Bity Building by Mayor LETTERS and
City Clerk Britt, and early in the even
ing the crowd commenced to assemble.
By ten o'clock the cid building was jam
med with men of all conditions, eager
and anxious to hear the news, which was
very slow coming in. The place was
like modern Babel, everybody talking
and expressing their opinions on the re-
suit and many backed what they SAID
with wager.
The first returns received were from
the eth ward. and the heavy vote polled |
for Sweeney, Davis, Britt and Leenhardt'
was a straw" rs to how the thing was
Going. The next ward to come III was
was the Second, with the same
indications, and so on MS the
returns were received. The great
number of candidates and of combna-
tions made the task of counting the vote
tedious and difficult, and we are unable
to give but partial returns, though the
following is undoubtedly the ticket
elected:
Mayor, A. j. Sweeny; City Sergeant,
Z. NJ. Davis; City Clerk, F. a. Britt;
Street Commissioner, &. Leonhardt;
of Water Works, John
W. Cnmmins; Wharf Master, Joseph
Forsyth.
The number of votes received by each
candidate, rs far as heard from, will be
found in our table in another column.
In the Third ward the
of the election
stopped counting and went home, as 1t
was impossible to get through before
late this morning. There were $50 votes
cast, and we give the number Of vote
In the Fourth ward up to p o'clock |
this morning there were $50 votes count
ed out of 6l4'polled, which will be found |
ia our table. We received no retarns
from the First and Eighth, and only in
the clerkship and sergeaantcy in the
Sixth.
COUNCIL.
In the Seventh Ward the following is
the vote for Councilmen: First Branch
T. j. Blair, pol; A. q. Robinson, ll6.
Second Branch-S. p. Hildreth, 2S9i
Hugh McGaw, 2O4; VIM. Beall, 50;
r. 5. Laird, "a.
In the Second ward the vote was as
follows: First Branch-A. &. Egerter
375; r. Z. Shallcross 191. Second
Branch-T. II. Logan 1868; S. Hork-
heimer 1868; NJ. Pollock 247; P. l.. Kim
berIy ISL; J. X. Botsford 1874; Fred;
Schenck los; Kennedy Friend 1872.
In the Third ward, DIR. Baird is elect
ed to the First Branch, and the probable
tiles are that w. V. Hoge, j. K. Nc
Courtney and L. f. Hanson to the Sec
ond Branch The latter gentlemen lead
ut the close of the count.
In the Fourth ward, at half-past two
o'clock, the vote stood as follows: First
Branch-James McAdams, 245i John
Boring, 49,. Second Branch-George
Kingdom, 1856; Casper He'll, 255i A. }.
Long. 2O3; Jacob Morris, 1856; Robert
Crawford, lSl.
In the Fifth Ward J. g. Hoffman re-
ceiyed $40 votes for the First Branch
and Captain Wilson 1872. The vote On
the members of the Second Branch had
not been counted up to o'clock.
In the First, Sixth and Eighth wards,
the vote on the candidates for Council,
had not been counted up to late hour
this morning.
We will give the full vote tomorrow.