The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-03
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How the Election Passed on inrwheei
ing Yesterday.

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How the Election PASSED on inwheei'
ing Yesterday.
A more favorable day than yesterday
for an election could hardly have been,
had it been possible to draw up plans and
specifications AID have day made to or.
der. The air was neither TOO cool nor too
warm 10 be pleasant; the sun shcne dur.
ing a greater part Of the day, and there
were no drawbacks OF any kind blsmable
Oh the weather.
! The Commissioners and Inspectors Of
Elections we're astit in due season, and
the polls were generally opened very
minutes after the hour OF sunrise, the
earliest time for the opening by the statute
in such cases made and provided.
At most OF the polling places the votes
were largely cast early In the day, and
there was generally pretty full vote out:
Nearly all the precincts show an increased
vote over October. ,'''' So
a,. CHALLENGING So -Man
was not INDUCED in TO any unusual ex'
tent. There was probably not an illegaI
vote cast otherwise than under an honest
misunderstanding. At the Clay District
polls. at the Court House, colored boy
name d James E. Bowlder advanced to the
window 10 cast his ballot, but was chal'
iisuRra be q prominent democrat, who dis
puted the young mans right 70. vote
claiming that he was minor. This the
boy denied, and persisted in his right 10
"a free bGilotand "a faireountS n AZ very
prominent Democrat became highly In
diVnant! and with Intense excitement
cried out, "Arrest himl Arrest him. A
credible witness, in the person Of lady
who had known the boy from infancy, was
howeyerproducedi whoIknew bis age 70
be over itwenty.ope. He voted, and the
prominent Democrat walked away and
hunted a good place to cool off,, "a =,
AN AMUSING EPISODE - y
occurred at the Second Ward Market
House in the course of the afternoon. A
certain young, person CONNECTED with one
| Of the newspapers insisted upon occupy.
ing a position inside OF the space rallied of
fof voters. The clerks and inspectorssre-
Guested him 10 stand elsewhere, as he was
incon those who desired TO ex-
eroise the right of suffrage. BIT oehim
he was the most important personSg Sc
present; and there Ne stayed. Finally
Officer Shorts was requested to remove
him. Shorts approached, and with that
suaye courtesy for which he is justly
famed, requested him 10 step aside. lie
didn't step. Shorts repeated his request,
NOR, curtIy than coufteously, but still
without effect. Then the officers hands
sought resting places among the folds Of
the Young genlleman's clothes, one near
the collar and the other elsewhere. The
young man rose suddenly and iuvoluntar.
ily from the floor, and descended as sud
denly and invofuntarilyon' the other side
OF the rail. That was I'LL there was Of 1t.
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The election passed OF SO quietly and
with 50 little apparent anxiety as to the
results during The day. that the supposi'
ton was entertained that but little inter.
est was taken in the result, but all those
Who had entertained spch suggestions
abandoned them as untenable when the
polls closed apdtheTesulss OF the day be.
gan 10 be anticipated. Great crowds os
people congregated in front Of the INTEL
LrogScxR office, where the best Of facilities
had been proYiaedsior The reception q
.accutstereturRs. AZ the MeLuse House
returns we're received from a Western
Union Office in the lobby, and from the
American Union Office by. batteries. AT
this place from about seven o'clock until
midnight there was one swaying, surging
mass ,of humanity, while the balcony sur:
rounding the office on two sides were Gil:
ed With ladies, apparently as anxious 10
hear the returns as the men who voted.
In the State House an 1ETELLIdEScgR
man found cad and snbdned GoleIle OF
State officials surrounding an instrument
In ana corner OF the Auditors Office.
There was no balm in Giead for that
crowd and, yheu our reporter leit, HJoe
MiIler's brother, had accumulated the re.
snlts in Indiana to tho Satisfaction Of that
lugubrious crowd.
1.-THE Engine Houses or other places Of
voting large and ANXIOUS crowds were
gathered, intent only on ascertaining the
results OF the Congressional contest, but
when.the ballots were all counted and sent
10 the Court house, there was general
stampede 10 the newspaper, offices and the
McLnre House. iNI ,Cd5ViS I
4 THE RETURNS
With a few exceptions the returns be-
gan to come in In the most satisfactory
manner possible to the Republicans, and
at once there was the widest enthusiasm
and good feeling. New York showed up
steady Republican gains, and each sue.
ceeding announcement only seemed to
and strengthen this enthusiasm.
About 1880 O'Clock the "boys" could
control themselves no longer, and order.
inc out the Wheeling City Band they set
out. The first objective point was the
office; thence down Main
10 Market; up, Market TO Twelfth ;gup
Twelfth TO Chapline; out Chapline to Six.
teenth; down Sixteenth TO Market; up
Market to Twelfth; down Twelfth to
Main, mp Main to Seventh; upSeventh
10 Market; down Market to the Mcgnre
House, which they entered in a body amid
he widest cheers, which were prolonged
md kept up for fully ten minutes.
Along the whole route OF the procession
.olored fires were burned, and many
,ouses were illuminated, although no
,otice OF It's coming had been given. On
Jhapline street the residence Oh A. Allen
Howell was radiant with light, as was the
.ase with other residences along the route.
GENES, iScibEsTs, &C., 10y GllE EyESINq.
The Register office had general ex-
srior and interior look Of ,gopeness, In
he early part OF the evening quite 3
rowd gathered around n but as 70 G ESSIS