Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-13
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THE COUNT PROCEEDING SLOW.
lY ALONG.
Midnight Figures From the Various
Precincts Probability That
the Entire Democratic
Ticket Will Be
Elected.
THE COUNT PR0csEDlNG SLOW.
lY ALONG.

The election passed oil quietly IN this
citv. Yesterday, in spite OF the intense
excitement which pervaded every spot.
The vote poi!ed was an unusually large
one AMI probably the largest Ohio
county ever gave. This, added to the
isct that three full tickets were in the
field for State and county officers, and
two for district officers, will necessarily
greatly delay the count and 1t will be
not until this afternoon that definite
result can be ascertained.
The polls opened at 6:l0 A. NJ, at sun
rise. though but few ballots were de.
pssited during the ensuing hour. About
7 O'Clock the crowd began to gather and
the excitement to boil. BY 0 o'clock
200 votes had been polied at many oil
the precincts and it became apparent
that q heavy vote would be cast. At
this time the sky, which had been
clouded and threatening, cleared away
and the weather became very fine.
As the day waxed older, the excite
mert became intenser. There was an
ominous quiet everywhere ana the
usual loud discussion was conspicuous
in its absence. The crowd pressed close
70 the ballot boxes and evinced the
liyeliest concern for every ballot as II.
passed into the box. Both parties
we're well represented in enrolment
keept r. and cliallsngers, and In many
cases the inspection and examination
was unusually severe. Every man
who presented himself to vote, oil whom
there was the least donb', was chat
leurei and satisfactory proof was OBJ
tanned before ailowir, the receipt oi his
ballo..
Never, in the history OF voting in
this neighborhood, has there been such
a large aud varied display OF tickets.
They appeared III endless number AMI
variety. Republican tickets could be
found ten inches deep On every polling
table in the city and their crooked
tickets were IA thick "a snOwtiakes IN
January. They were promptly discov..
cred hy Ia. vigilant Democrats and
were destroyed by thousands.
In the majority of the townships,
strsirh, tickets were the order oil the
dav, especially with Democrats. They
hail been warned that no Republican
would scratch and they followed the
example. In Madison there Was more
scratching than in any other precinct,
while Centre was notably free OF mark
ell tickets.
The total vote polled in the city was
6, i30, divided as follows: Washington,
sli: Madison. 915: CLAW, SO; Union,
l,O3l; Centre, 6ji; Webster, LIS;
Richie, S9i
~ - -. -; II l.. ..o;.a,,apt in
Centre and Webster over the absence OF
a number OF voters who went to Bslu-
more. At least % Democrats were
among them, and this number OF votes
was power. The Sixth Ward boys
were confident OF carrying the ward by
a good majority for jackson, Brown and
the entire ticket, bur still they grew
quite uneasy as the day advanced. But
that train was guided by Democratic
engineer, and it made extra time, and
when it finally arrived there was great
shout and the boys were escorted In
triumph to the polls.
There was quite time at the Court
Hou sc, when it was claimed by the DEM
ocrats that the Radicals were receiving
in imported negroes. JET. Davis rem.
dered good service in spotting these Wis
itors and about fifty OF their votes were
held under protest. 1t was said to lie
OF no use, however, as they went 70
Madison and voted, alter being rejected
in Clay.
Arrow Of no small proportions was i'll
augurated in Madison, Ivy the following
circumstances: 1t was said colored
man named Martin, IRON Madison, pre-
sented himself and was prompt
Is challenged as having changed
his residence - Martin s
Ferry last Summer. This fact was
known to several, but the negro was
sworn and his ballot received. Mr.,
Pat Kennedy, a gentleman who has
lived and voted here Tor twenty years,
was challenged Immediately afterward.
He was denied the privilege granted to
the negro, and was compelled TO hunt
Tor an hour for his papers.
The polls closed al 5:35, and as lar as
could be learned. no one was shut off.