The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-09
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No SclcctIon Of n Capital aS Yet
Az" Probable,

Probable
The news this morning. or rather at
the hour At which We write, is not indie
alive Of the resul, Of Tuesdays election
on III. Capital question. There Is avery
fair prospect, as We figure on the returns
r.opived. that no selection has been made,
anil tbs. another vote will have to be
taken in OctObSr, 1S7S.K Our returns
thu, far lead US to hope that in the First
and Second districts At least so per cent
OF the vote has been pollsd. The vote OF
the two districts last year was G0,750,
and 30 per cent Of II is 1886.
The fall vote Of the Third District ia
$4,000 We ALLOW that75 per cent Of it
has been POlled, which would be 24,75O.
To this add 10 per cent Of the vote in the
Ia! and I'd districts, say $500, and still
Charleston lacks over 1000 Of a majority
in the State. The returns from Mason
county indicate that not more than 30 per
cent Of tho vote OF that county was cast. II
the counties Of the 81 district run the
same way, Charleston will lack many
thousands Of majority. But we allow
her 10 per cent Of the vote
cast at her most exciting election
last yeur-thO Congressional election
and still she will lack over 1000 voteS,
provided 50 per cent Of the vote in the
Firsl and Second Districts has been cast,
The returns from this county, from
Brooke, Lewis, Doddridge, Marion, liar.
rison, Berkeley and other counties indi.
cate that a full average Of 50 per cent Of
the vote has been polled. We polled 90
in this county and Brooke about Go per
cent. So that we are decidedly hopeful
that no choice has yet been made.
As showing what is thought Of the
probabilities OF the returns at
CIarksburgr We append the follow
ing dispatch from Mr.. John Ba,-
sell, Of that place, who is In posi-.
ton, by free use of the wires yesterday,
to form an intelligent opinion. He tcle.
graphs US at half.past nine last night as
follows:
CLARKsBuRo. August $3.50 jim.
Editors lntellSeneeE
The majority for Clarksburg in Dodd.
ridge county is 1850, in Lewis 1000,
Barbour not heard from, UpShur 400.
We estimate on the basis OF our advices
from the lst and ID Districts that Clarks-
burg has received $4,000 votes, Martins.
burg 9,OOO,and Charleston G,5O0. Allowing
Charleston 10000 votes in the Third Dis.
,rict and you see we are all right for
second election. JouN BAssELL.
Unless the natural order Of things Ia
very much reversed all through the Third
Dts!rict-as, for instance, in Kanawha
County, where they return over G,000
voIes,-our allowance Of 70 per cent Of
the vote Of last year will prove ample.
1t is notorious that outside oil two or
three counties in the Third District
nobody manifests any special concern
ia the Capital question. Al Charleston,
where there is corner lot ring who ex.
pect to mako money out OF the Capital, a
great clamor has been raised, and com.
lnitteeS Of tho most multitudinous char.
acter have been appointed, whoso special
business il has been To see that nobody in
kuuawha county was asked any imperti.
nent or embarrassing questions at the
polls on Tuesday. We presume that no
such motley crowd was ever corralled a.
the polls in any civilizsd country as the
voterA who were drummed together in
kanawha county on Tuesday. She
increased her vote, notwithstanding the
trouble in her coal mines, the depression
in the salt business, and the supposed
general falling of oGlaboring population
in that valley, from 5,323 votes last fall
to $500 votes on Tuesday. Comment Is
unnecessary.
II this remarkable enterprise on the
part Of Kanawha county has not won
tue prize on tho first round, her chances
will be seriously compromised thereby at
H'econd election. The people will have
"year to examine into and reflect upon
the mystcry and morality connected with
such vote.