The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-10
DESIGNATED

: hetulL OF ehtaFuhS Hfths
ter, Sweeney, UPdOEFaH, stevens and
CummiHgs b suecesslnl Contestants
The Complete Vote for the Candidates.
Last Saturday being q Democratic holt
day they celebrated it by holding their
city primary election, at which candidates
for the various city Offices were nomi.
mated. The polls were opened at the
usual places Of holding elections and the
scenes and incldentswsrs verylike those Of
ordinary Democratic gatherings, Around
the engine and hose houses in each ward
we're the gentlemen Of the Noah Price
school Of politics, more iamiliAry known
as ito the highest bidder We belong"
Next in order to these were the ticket dis
tnbuters or ephemeral politicians who
generally control one more vote than the
last named, viz: that oil their own and Q
brother-in'law, or maybe OF q cousin.
Then there were the usual ward bosses,
as General Healey, Of the Fourth ward,
Johnny Cooper, OF the Sixth, or ]. W..
Wait, Of the Eighth, who control any
where from a hall dozen to fifty doubtfuls,
and over all these were the candidates
themselves who drove from ward to ward
in bugRies and supervised Us well as they
could all the arrangements for carrying
the day in their individual interests.
Heretofore very little interest has been
taken in the Mayorslty matter by the
citizens, but this time so far as we could
Judge there were really q great deal Of
pains tai EN- and the usual Democratic
eleCtioneering schemes reso ted to to bring
about certain results, and any one can
readily infer from the very narrow
margin Of Q majority obtained by the sue
Cesslul candidate how absorbing was the
intei est felt In the result aud how strong
an effort was made to bring this result
about,
The chief excitement was over the Ser.
%geantey, but a atong fight was made over
the Water Works and the Street Commits
sionership,
Below we give the result Of the election
taken by the fR~TELLtGEHCER from the tally
sheets of each precinct,
FIRST WARD.
Mayor-A. O, Egerter, 27O; ], A, Miller,
1870.
City sergeant-He Conant, %; Por.
ter Smith, 10; James W. Sweeney, 1926;
John H. Whyte, 70j Dillon j. Mccormick,
l5i Charles BiDGell, 81.
City Oletk-Alex, Updegraf, 800.
Street CommisSioner-James Nicholl,
"a; L. W. Stevens, Ali Patrick Kenney,
27S.
Water Works-John ". Cummings, So;
VIM. Reilz, 27Si Noah W, Beck, 40
Wharfmaster-John CroCkard, III.
SECOND WARD.
Msyor-A, O, Egerter, 141j ia. Miller,
90.
City sergeant-J. H. Whyte, 46i Porter
Smith, AZ; Charles Bingell, 81; D. j. Nc.
oormick, 4; ]. W. Sweeney, 76i H. 90.
nant, IL.
City Clerk-Alex. Updegraff, 22O.
Superinteude 1t Of Water Works-N. w.
Beck, 2s; john w. Cummings, l26; VIM
ReitE, so.
Street Commandments. W. Stevens,
$751; James NiCholl, 50; Patrick Kenney,
6S.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Crockard, 199.
THIRD WARD.
Msyor-A, q, Egerter, 05j J. A, Miller,
IA.
City s%erpeantsJ. W. Sweeney, 81; Oh. a.
Blngell, 33; Porter Smith, 65; John
Whyte, 50; H. Conant, 49, j.! M. Bulgtr,
1; D. j. Mccormick, 8.
City Ole ik-Alex. Updegraf, 23O.
Superintendent oEWater Woris-N. W.
Beck, n; William Reltz, 81; John W.
Cummings, 1903.
Street Commissioner James NiCholl,
III; L. w. Stevens, Of; Patrick Kenney,
20.
wharfmaster-J. oroCksrd, 1874.
FOURTH WARD.
Mayor-J. A. Miller, 1885, A.. O.. Eyer.
ter, 1917.
City sergeant-James W. Sweeney,
1903; Charles Blngell, 05; John II. WhYte,
1872; Porter Smith, OF; Henry Conant, %;
Dillon ]. Mccormick, 8.
City Clerk-Alex UpdPgralf, 1872.
Street Com missioner Patrick Kenny,
81; James Nicholl, 1872; L. W. Stevens,
Superintendent Water Works-Noah
W. Beck. O3i ]. W. Cummings, 1907 VIM.
Reitz, los.
Whartmater-John .CrOckard, 1870,
FIFTH WARD.
Mayor-J. Al Miller, 1913; ago. Eyer.
ter, 1872.
City sergeant-James W, Sweeney, Os;
Charles Bingell, 81; Porter Smith, go; John
II. Whyte, 1l2; Dillon ]. Mccormick, 0;
Henry Oonant, 2.
City olerk-Alex tUpdegraG, PA; j..
MRthison, A.
Superintendent Of Water Works-Wm.
ReitE, 105; John W. Cummings, 1871; Noah
Beck, So.
Street COmmissioner-James Nichols,
l0l; L. W. Stevens, 202; Patrick Kenney,
%.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Crocksrd, S0i Jos.
Forsythe, 80.
SIXTH WARD.
Mayor-J.'A.. Miller, 1928, A. O. Egerter,
259.
City sergeant-Iames W. Sweeney, 10l;
Charles BinVell, 81; Porter Smith, POI;
John II. Whyte, ga; D. ]. Mccormick,
20; II. Conant, IS.
City Clerk-Alex. Updegrafr, $40; J..
MathiSon, 8.
Street Commissioner-James Nichols, |
no. L. W. Stevens, 1888; Patrick Kenney,
a..
superintendent Of Water works-John
". Cummings, 412; William Reitz, 14O; N.
W. ReCk, 2S; ]. II. Riddle, l..
MISUNDERSTANDING CroCkard, 1870; j..
Forsythe, So.
SEVENTH WARD.
Mayor-J. IA. Miller, $751; A. q. Eyer.
ter, "a.
City sergeSnt-Porter Smith, 81; Jas.
Sweeney, 81; O. Bingell, 10! ]. whyte, Al;
D. j. Mccormick, /; II. Oonant, 8.
City Olerk-Alex. updegrAF, 106.
Superintendent Water Works-Jno. W.
Cummings, 50; VIM. Reitx,44; N. W. Beck,
10.
Street Commissioner-L. W. Stevens,
Al; Patrick Kenny, 49, James NlCholl, 90.
Wharlmaster-Joh CroCkard, "a; Jos.
Forsyth, I.