The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-13

Colonel Geo. B. Caldwell, the Republican
for Attorney General was hard,
IL less energetic and sonorous, Jordan and
Hugus, the opposition candidates iof ny w
Attorneyship, would IAN
have loaded the entire county 10
their respective buggies, and with me
various candidates for legislative honors II
was q manifest case OF devil take
the hindmost. As for the candt.
dates for minor Offices the situation
may be summed up in the remark that
their activity seemed 10 increase in direct
ratio with the decrease In the importance
OF the office 10 which they asplred.
DISTRICT PHOTOGRAPHS.
A visit 10 the Washington district pre-
ciuct late in the afternoon showed very
active voting and but few votes, as
shown by the Csnyassers books, re-
naming. The mills in that end OF the
city, alter an Intellectual effort TO run, had
shut down after quarters days woi K, and
the bulk OF the vote had been polled by
noon. There was very little challenging
and little betting, the call in the latter on
the Sherifalty fsvoring Brown largely
The situation in Madison was very similar
except that there was more challenging
and worse order. In Clay the challeng'
ing was still more common, the bulk OF II
being directed against the "Coons" az the
Democratic statesmen denominated them
but "the colored troops foughtnoblY," and
their claims we're in each instance sus
tained, In Union there was considerable
disotder and q good deal OF betting, and
the sdherents Of Brown at one time gre"
80 enthusiastic that Q bet OF 500 TO 20 was
offered on his success by Councilman Lar
kin and taken by Commodore Crumbacker
Center and Webster were quiet, the only
noise in the latter being made by anx
ious Democrats who were apprehen
siye that an excursion OF some
ninety railroad men, residents O.
the two districts, which got back
al five o'clock, would be delayed and pre-
vented from voting. AT the Hose HOUSE
in, Richie, the contest between John
william Schultz and John William Wal
for the County Commissionership, occu
pied most OF the pavement, and considera
bic OF the space that was LETT was taken "
by the contestants.
In The remainder OF Richie, and at tht
rest OF the country precincts, there was nc
unusual feature al the time they we're vis
tied by our reporters, except that In Tria
delphis District tho triangular fight owe
the Commissionership between Hender
son, Atkinson and Woods, seemed TO have
pretty well absorbed the balance Of th'
contest.
WAITING FOR THE VERDICT. -.
Closely following the closing Of th'
polls at 5:95 2. ", came the usual tumors
which could be TRACED TO no satisfactory
source, Of occu rrences alleged to hayl
Ianspired during the day which would
materially affect the result in the county
Ous man had heard Of ninety Democratic
Irishmes, AHapdIan's Fenians" he called
them, who having sworn ~ revenge
| The Injuries OF their great leader In the lat
Democratic County Convention, hat
solemnly scratched the name Of Brow
from their tickets sna inserted that
Parks for the Sheriffalty. This Pr
similar reports had the effect o
lessenipg the odds offered b.
Brown's friends on tho result
but the full reports from several oil tn
county districts which reached the cit.
soon after supper and which gave Tn
Democratic candidate larger mEIoritiei
than we're anticipated, restored their con
tidence and offers on hissuccess went beg
ging.
After dark, crowds gathered rapidly a
the various points where advices were re
ceived, and by eight O'Clock the Republi
can headquarters at the Mcclure House
the Democratic cluhroom at Washington
Hall, the INTRLLIGEScRR Office and thu
Capitol building were thronged with eage
scar cheers alter information. At the In
rRLLloENcRR Office the crowd wasas goot
natu.ed as it was numerous, and its cheer
ing over the good news from Ohio ant
Indiana livened up the atmosphere con
siderably. From the statements made by tn,
Judges OF election OF the various city pre-
ciucts, who were engaged in the count, J
was found that there was no reasonable
prospect OF It's completion until to-day
and the only satisfaction furnished wa
gathered from the estimates made W
from the partial count which had beer
made up to the hour OF closing this edition
These estimates indicate at lesst, so far al
the country districts are concerned, thai
the Democracy have carried the State
ticket aud a majority OF the county officers
aud that the Republicans have elected
half OF the Legislative ticket, the lie
standing, in all probability, Hubbard
Ffew from the Republican, and Kepnel
and Morgan from the Democratic can
didates.
SIDE SHOWS.