Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-04-03
WELLSBURG
Exciting Municipal Election. with UNIQUE
Results

The town election, Yesterday, was one
of the most exciting ever held mere "'
borough officers aud called out q iarse
vote. The candidates for the Mayoraity
worked like beavers, aud brought TO the
polls the lame, the halt and the BIND;
The result, however, Is little mixed,
AS will be seen from the vote gwen De-
low: -, T.
Montgomery, lb7; Clerk, W. Reeves,
100: Sergeant, Vim. Linton, ZIG; Street
Commissioner, David Roberts, li3;
Council. w. J. Briggs, $50; JOHN Blank
insop, Isl; William Frank. l53; john
G. Roney, I4g; Geo. w. Russell, 49,
Henry +. Taylor, 100
Town Of Wcllsburg Ticket-Mayor'
James Heryey, lj7; Clerk, j. u; Meyer
li2; Sergeant, John HALEY, los; Street
Commissioner, Jacob Miller, 100; Coun-
ell. Louis yolharit, l6l; J. NJ. lluyal,
1883; John McNally, l62; |. G. Becker
staff, l67; W. II. Harvey, 1863; J. W.
Jacobs, l59. Henry Haney, lndgpen'
dent for Sergeant, ~.
There being tie in the votes re-
ceiyed by the candidates Tor Mayor
the same was decided by the
Conductor OF the Election, AZ provided
by law, in favor Of Joseph l.. Monlgom'
ery. 1t will thus he seen that win ihe
exception Of Mayor, Clerk and Sergeant
the auti-license ticket WAS defeated.
Your readers will probably recall that
the town Of Wellsburg ticket was nomi'
mated with the understanding that the
question oi license should lbs sub.
mittcd TO the people, and those bal
lots accordingly had printed on
them the words, For License aud
a gainsi License" while the anti-license
tickets were not 10 printed, hut AZ
Mayor Iierycy, the leader oi the town
ticket repeatedly stated that all anti
license ballots would he counted ~
against license, il appears that 80 votes
were cast for license and $50 votes
against, showing that the sentiment ol
our people is largely adverse IL
the licensing of saloons IN oui
town for the coming year
But il should be borne in
mind that this vote rs not, IN n lega
sense, binding on the Council, that body
having the sole power To grant or refuse
license. The question that now agitatcs
the public mind is, viii the members oI
| Council stand by their pledges A
great many believe that they will not
while come think that they will not
dare 10 fly in the face oi public opinion
But lew days will tell.
During the counting Of the vote ~
Thursday night, occurred one OF ih,
most disgraceiul scenes ever witnessed
in our town. large crowd had gath
cred on the yeranda OF the court hOus,
| to await the announcement Oi the re-
suit, aud there beng much bad whisky
aboard, they began clamoring Tor th'
vote, crying out, I'VE want no : Ia ~
this thing" "Iou can't 20 back OF the
returns, Don't you want some Ioui
slaua ailidaVits?" aud 80 on, and GROWN.
holder, they burst open the court nous,
doors, rushed into the corridor, and
seiIing the beil.rope, rang an alarm Al
ii the town WAS a-iire. They were pn
out by a couple III policemen, who Ser,
pretty roughly handled by the crow,
when they got outside, and a, this pom
! the naths, imprccatIons and yulgarity %
language we're horrible 10 hear, and w.r,
Aept up until midnight There we're NJ
arrests to day, aud there will not likely
be any, IN II seems 10 he conceded tina
among the rights Of American citizen,
is the privilege OF raising row when
! ever an election comes round.