Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-04-07
OVER THE RIVER.
SWEEPING DEMOCRATIC GAINS IN
BELM0aTs COUNTY
A Heterogeneous Result at 6eIlaire--V0'
tiers Come Up TO the Serateh-Men
More Than Pary-8def
News Items.
BELLAIRE.
The Results of Mondays Elections-othe
Matters.

mhttcEs-
The following are the majorities Oh
the successful candidates for city ofhces
at Mondays election:
Mayor-Geo. Criswell, d., over Lew
Cassell, r., 2.
W. VI. Drugan, d., 81.
Solicitor-De Witt Danford, K, over
]. +. Kelly, d.. 81.
Treasurer. c. Husband. d., over
joel Strahl, r., l70.
Water Works Trustee-H. NJ. lngier,
L., over S. O. Hamilton. d., 63.
CITY Commissioner-John Giallagner'
D., over Andrew Mcclellan, X, 20.
The following are the township OH
GERS elected at the same time:
Trustees-John Kilgore, d.; Maurice
Davis, d.; George Kern, ID.
Treasurer-Thomas q. Hyatt, ID.
Clerk-D. II. Darrah, X.
Constables-Wm. Nj. Drugan, d., and
James Il. Gill. X.
The mixed character OF the successful
parties shows what an amount oil
scratching was INDUCED in, and how
little politics had to do with the result.
MINOR MENTION.
A Passenger coach OH the Is. d ). w.
railroad turned over in some unaccount-
able way the other day, and one passen-
ger, Squire Arnold, had finger crush
ed. Yesterday the coach was being
brought To Beiaire for repairs, when 1t
ngain lay down, fortunately hurting no.
body. The thing is getting monotonous.
The ball given by German citizens last
night at Turner Hall, for the benefit OF
Fowler's Orchestra, was well attended,
and passed off pleasantly and nicely IN
every way.
The street cars and ferry boat will run
after the lecture at Wheeling Friday
night by Joseph Cook, TO accommodate
those. who may desire to attend from
Bellaire.
1T Judkins, a prominent Democratic
citizen of Woodsfied, was in the city
| Yesterday.
DIR. Stewart, member OF the Legisla-
tine from Monroe county, also spent
few hours in town on his way 10 Col
| umbus.
AIR. Jefferson Clark, OF Jerusalem, was
called To this city yesterday on account
of the serious illness with typhoid fever
OF his daughter, Miss Nora, who is at.
tending school here.
Gen. q. W. Hege, for many years
citizen OF Bellairc, will to-day remove
his family to 1t. Clairsyille, where. he is
engaged in practising law. Their nu-
! merous friends in Beilaire will miss
them badly from society here, but hope
to see them back frequently.
Mrs. Fred Blckel is spending several
weeks with relatives and friends in Pitts.
burgh.
The following extract from the new
Lodder, presents Bellaire's side OF the
county seat contest 80 we'll in so lew
words that We must reprint 1t. I'VE
! believe Bellaire should be the County
seat of Belmont county, for these,
among other reasons: 1t is the largest
place in the county, and contains more
than four times as much population ~
ans other place in the county. Ii Is by
far the easiest place OF acce.s for the
majority Of the people OF Belmont coun-
| ty 10 get 10, on account OF its four rail-
| roads turnpikes, river and other modes
| Of travel. Il, and tue ncighbor-
Ing township OF Pease, furnishes
about hall OF the legal business OF the
county, ii not altogether; and when they
do 30 they should no; be compelled TO
travel ten 10 fifteen miles, in all kinds
] OF conveyanCcs, 10 reach the county
seat, when they could reach il by not
having 20 travel over mile or two II
the county seat was IN this city, where
it ought TO be- and will eventually be.
And the voters OF Belmont county are
fully capable OF deciding the question OF
removal. II they want the county
seat removed te Rellare majority
oiIhe Voters OF the county will say 80
by their votes; AMI II a minority OF the
voters OF the county want the county
seat 10 remain ut II. Clarsvillc, they
will say so by their votes. And the
Legislature will bc SIMPLY carrying out
the principles Of Republican form OF
government by submitting the question
Of removal to the voters of this county
and let them decide il for themselves.
To not do ~ would be contrary 10 the
principles ui Tree institutions"