The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-28
CITYELECTION.


The election yesterday was one Of the
most quiet and respectable affairs Of the
kind ever witnessed in this city. Biennial
elections heretofore have been character
ICED by drunken brawls, incorporate ex'
element, unnsighborly quarrels and other
disgraceIul incidents, but so far "a our
reportorial knowledge goes there we're
none Of these scenes or incidents enacted
yesterday. The day was an intensely cold
one, and on this account, presumably, the
polls we're not at any time infested with
the miscellaneous crowds incident to cleo
ton days. The saloons were oil closed,
and the good order and good behavior Of
all were the subjects Of general remark.
The polls we're opened at 0 O'Clock and
voting began at once. In some wards
there was an unusually large vote polled,
M in the beyond the creek wards and in
several on this side OF the creek, In some
INSTANCES party lines were drawn rigor-
ouslv and the whip was used freely, but in
many others, old.Limers kicked out OF the
traces and voted for men irrespective Of
party, Coalitions OF q more or less ques'
tionable nature had been formed before
the day OF election, and even on yesterday,
when the drift OF things was suspected,
candidates for some OF the offices began 10
make alliances Of all kinds without reserve.
After the polls closed the City Building
and other accessible places were filled
with a motley crowd Of boys and men,
who awaited the returns until q late hour,
Int their curiosity was not gratiied, as
me returns came In slowly and gradually
and 10 a majority OF the curious ones uu.
satisfactorily, At the City Building the
crowd was at times very demonstrative,
and some OF its members disgustingly 80,
a crowd OF young men from the First
ward, headed by q lively individual, dis.
tinguiahed themselves BY their loud con-
duct.
al the office Of ]. R. Oowden, Esq, on
Chapliue street, number OF Republicans
and Republican candidates had assembled
TO get tho returns by telephone. Among
the candidates we noticed Capt, Bennett
and Mr., Frank Bowers. The first ward 10
report was the Eighth, and when 1t rolled
up majority Of 1lS for Bennett, and over
500 for Bowers, there was scene
Of the widest enthusiasm, and both
the gentlemen were subjects Of
many congratulations, The returns
from other wards also indicated unmista-
kably the drift OF events, and assured the
election OF Bennett and reasonably 80 that
OF Bowers, The most satisfactory feature
of the returns from the Eighth ward,
however, was the announcement oil the
defeat OF the entire Democratic Council
ticket from Jonas Pickett, down to the
distinguished James W, Nicholl, the odOr.
ferrous j, VIM. Wait and the polite and
urbane W. @. Handlan. When this an
nonnCemerlt was made known In the city
| Il was not credited at first, and 1t was
quite while before the public generally
could be made to syallow y at all,
Following Is the vote In the wards go Jar
as we have been able to gather them,
The tickets were 80 badly scratched that
the work OF counting is necessarily slow;
THIRD WARD.
Mayor-Frew, 400; Egerter, SlS,
City sergesnt-Repnett, 4S2i Sweeney,
City Uierk-Bowers, 1878; Updegraff,
$40.
Street Commissioner -Clator, 35S; ste'
SUPERINTENDENT Of Water Works-Rld-
die, SOL; Cummings, 800; Beck, |.
Wharf Master-Forsythe, 430i Noble,
287. ..-
Loan ordinanCe-RatiACat 10Y; Re-
lection, 4O7.
FOURTH wARD-3:15 AN
Mayor-Frew, 3O5; Egerter, Sl2.
City Clerk-Bowers, 800, Updpgraf,
1926.
City sergeant-Beunet, BAG; Sweeney,
SUPERINTENDENT OF Water Works-Rid.
die, 3l8; Cummings, S0S.
Street CommissiOner-Clator, 100; Ste
phens, 42l. ~,
Wharf Master. Forsyth, s22; Noble, 229;
CroCkard, TO-,
FIFTH WARD.
Mayor-Frew, 1884; Egarter, S57.
City Clerk-Bowers, 20S; Updegraf,
29S.
City segreant-Bennett, 3l5; Sweeney,
272.
Superintendent Water Works-Riddle,
277; Cummings, Sl3.
Street Commissioner Clator, 1877; Sew.
ems, 40l.
Wharf Master-Forsythe, Bis; Noble,
240; OroCkard, %.
Loan Observation-Disclosures "A; Re-
jeCted, 1907.
SIXTH WARD.
In this ward the counting will not be
finished before 0 o'clock this morning, but
we give the following figures as taken
from the tally sheets at 4 O'Clock.
Mayor-Frew, 1923; Egerter, 440.
City Olerk-Bowers, 1866; UpdeRraG, 807.
City sergeant-Bennett, 423; Sweeney,
345.
SEVENTH WARD.
Mayor-Frow, 277; Egerter, 100.
City Sergeant-Bennett, 30S; Sweeney,
12s. ..t. Il,
City Clerk-Bowers, 2G9; Updegraa, 1870.
Street Commlssloner-Clator, 275;
Stevens. 1885,
Superintendent Water Works-Riddle,
200; Cummings, 176.
Wharf Master-Forsythe, $685. Noble,
Ill; Orockard, 2.
Loan. Decentralization, 80; Re-
lection, 3lS.
EIGHTH WARD.
Mayor-Frew, 1888; Egerter, 43O.
City sergeant-BenneLt, 4GS; Sweeney,
$50; YanCy,2.
City Clerk-Bowers, COL; UpdegratT,
25S.
Street Commissioner -Olator, 1882; stsv.
ems, 4l3.
Superintendent Water Worka-Riddle,
537; Cummings, $780,
Wharf Master-Forsythe, Gal; Noble,
200: CroCkard, 10.
Loan Ordihance-Ratiacati 90; Re.
lection, 4Ss.
council.
The vote for Council in the several
IL A. ta1ta.,a,