Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-10-24
POINTS POLITICAL.
Notes Between the Skirmish and
the Main Fight.
Returns fiow the State---TaJor to Contest
Warmers Seat---Alleged Fraud in
Proetos---lnteresting Notes.

Tonight Judge John Brannon will ad-
dress mass meeting of Democrats and
fairminded Republicans, at the Market
square in the Fifth ward, He viii be greet
ed by large audience, despite the weather,
and will make an interesting address
Judge Brannon has leaped into great popu-
arity in Wheeling. AS Gen. Golf declines,
ne mounts up and there is every indication
Ohio county will give him an unprecedented
minority: His views and doctrines suit the
p, ople in every way, both as regards the
great teachings OF the party and the ideas
)t personal liberty. He will have large
,udierce tonight.
In receiving official returns from State
election, West Virginia methods are slight
ly different from those in vogue across the
river. The returns for Senators and Mem
beIs of the House are made to the Executive
Department and may be known as quickly
As they are received The votes for the
severed State officers are addressed to the
Legislature and are kept sealed until that
BODY meets. So far as official returns
are concerned, if one would be strictly tech
meal, he must wait until announced in the
House of Delegates.
These returns are now coming in slowly.
In every county the vote was canvasSed
last Monday and where there were no con-
rests, the return has been made to the State
House. Seven or eight counties have made
such returns and the latest puts the major.
ty for Wilson between $500 and 5000.
In Fayette the contest still progresses and
it is believed the court will throw out the
Quinnemont precinct, where over 800 illegal
votes were cast. If so, the Democratic
county ticket will be elected and Wilson's
majority run up.
News was received, yesterday to the
effect that the Taylor County Court had de-
clared Hugh Evans, Democrat, elected
Sheriff By 2 votes.
According to dispatch from ..Bellaire to
he Cincinnati Enquirer, Colonel Taylor
will contest the election of Colonel Warner
The dispatch says:
Colonel J. D. Taylor, the defeated candi-
date for Congress in this district, has finally
decided TO contest the election of General
Warner, and has men employed in each
county in the district looking up facts re-
garding the election. There were irregu-
arilieS in some places beyond doubt, but
this section these irregularities are like a
wo-edgcd sword John Pollock, the Re-
publican candidate for Prosecuting Attorney
n this county, was defeated by one vote,
ard he was the only Republican defeated.
De sough' grounds for contest, and as
rCsult OF his investigation Mr.. Kennon, his
opponent, will be the Prosecutor, unmo-
,ested by con est, for the next two years.
General Warner passed through the city
o-Gay on his way to New York, where ne
!oeS to make speeches for the remainder OF
ht campaign. lie says that it required in
he neghborhood of $4,000 to make the
campaign against him, and if his oppo-
nents are satisfied with the result he is
As 10 the outlook for Democratic success
General Warner says it never was better
unless in 1876. He says the Democrats
have every chance to win now that they
had then and that the conditions are better
The limited plurality in Ohio for the Repub-
licans in the face of the desperate cam
paign they made has only nerved the De
mocracy for more earnest effort. During
his brief stay in this city the General en-
hused the Democratic workers considera-
bly. and he seemed to be in the best Of
spirits himself He has no fear Of the re-
suit for Mr. Taylors contest, he says and
he shakes his head as though he knew a
Thing or two that he hasn't mentioned
yet.
There is talk among the Republicans of
a contest in Proctor district, in Wetzel
county. What they want to contest is
something uncertain, but it is said they pro.
pose to contest that district. In talking
among them, last night, REGISTER re-
porter endeavored to ascertain what was
wrong and could only hear the claim that
here was some irregularity in swearing in
he commissioners of election. Nothing OF
Illegal voting was heard.
A Democrat remarked Yesterday: "If
the West Virginia election were to be held
today the Democrats would get left.
"Why sou asked a friend
Because it's a cold day when the Dem
ocrats get left in West Virginia and he
aughed softly.
According to the Bellaire correspondence
Of the Enquirer, that city did well, last
week. 1t says the Democrats OF this city
made an excellent fight at the October cleo
ZION, and had their colleagues in other parts
of the State done as well the result would
have been different They are not discour-
aged IN the least. and, notwithstanding the
TACT that they made decided gains over the
Repu 5licans on the 18th, they will poll even
more votes on the 18th Of next month. They
have net gain in October over the
Republican gain Of twenty-three, and
hev will increase this to 80 at least. The
Democracy in this city, supposed strong
told of Mr. Blaine, where the hippodrome
cave one exhibition, deserves great credit
or their excellent fight and better victory.
t was other places that knocked out the
Democratic majority, and if other localities
n Ohio will on November poll the Dem
cratic vote Bellaire does, the electoral vote
Of Ohio will be for Cleveland and Hen
tricks"
1t is reported from various paris Of the
First district that Marhal Atkinson u I'D,
using Republicans to trade vote for
Cleveland for one for Golf, telling them
Cleveland is sure to carry the State any
ow. This won't work. Democrats Of the
istrict believe they can elect Brannon as
-rell as give the State to Cleveland, and they
viii repulse any effort at dicker like that
| " course the State is sure for Cleveland
nd of course the district is sure for Bran
on.
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