Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-04
ELECTION ECHOES.
GoYP CARRIES THE COUNTY By Sc VOTES
AND SCOTT BY IS.
The Prohibition Vote Nearly 2OO-Ths Falling Oh
From tSS4-hterest IN the Result
Yesterday.

The result of Tuesdays voting was the
principal topic of conversation on the
streets yesterday, and a large proportion OF
the politicians of both parties put In the
time demonstrating the correctness OF their
pet theories as to how the result was
brought about, or endeayOring to convince
their friends that they had all along pre-
iicted what had come to pass. The miss
ing vote of the three precincts OF Liberty
came to hand early in the morning, the re-
suit being the election Of Whitaker on the
Republican ticket by q majority OF l4s
over Riley, the lowest Democratic candi-
date for the House Of Delegates.
Garden ran sc votes ahead
of Riley, and was thus the
third man chosen. on the Democratic tick
il. Scott, for Senate, had SO votes more
than Pendleton, giving the Republican
candidate majority of ga in the district.
ForCongress, Golf carried the county by 50
majority, Republican gain OF l41 over the
Congressional vote two years ago, OF III
on the vote for President, and Of 4O5 on the
vote for Governor. This shows the import
ance of thorough Democratic organization.
In October, "a, the Democracy of Ohio
county went to the polls with splendid
organization, and the result was majority
of 500. Then there was lull until the
Presidential election, and the majority fell
off TO 125 for Cleveland, and 81 for
Judge Brannon. This year there was
decided lack of concerted action, and the
result is the loss of the county. The
Democratic party in Ohio county will do
well to think over the situation. Ii the
lesson of Tuesday will have its proper
effect, the defeat of a portion OF the Demo
cratic ticket will be an evil not unmixed
with good. The total vote cast for Con-
gress in this county is 1899, against S,841
two years ago, The falling of 449 votes
is divided as follows: Washington dis
tEiet, 80; Madison, lis; Clay, 81; Union,
40; Centre, ~; Webster, 63; Iriadelphia,
7; Richie, SO, and Liberty 26. In Rich
land there was gain of votes. In wash
ington the Republicans stood the entire
loss: in Madison the Republicans lost Oh,
and the Democrats 30; IN Clay the
RepublicanslOst % and the Democrats Ii,
in Union the Republicans lost Is and the
Democrats 81, in Center the Republicans
lost 10 and the Democrats G6, in Webster
the Republicans lost 1 and the Democrats
so, IN Ritchie the Republicans gained d
and the Democrats lost 81, i'll Triadelphla
the Republicans held their own and the
Democrats lost Z, in Liberty the Republl-
cans lost 81 and the Democrats 10, and IN
RichIand the Republicans gained and the
Democrats lost T. OF course the Temper
ance vote enters somewhat into these gains
and losses. Peters, for Congress, pOlled
rs votes in the county, and Clouston, for
Delegate, 1879; the other Temperance can
didatGs run along between these extremes.
Goh's majority in the district will not
be far from 800, as against 2Ol two years
ago. There was a general desire TO hear
from the Second district all day yesterday,
Flick, the Republican candidate, having
wired the bosses here that he was elected.
Little news could be heard until carly
morning, and then it only indicated that the
result p9uld be close, with the chances
i'm favor OF Wilson, the Demo-
cratic candidate. Hutchinson also tele-
graphed that he "had hopes" of pulling
through. but even the most enthusiastic
Radical took little stock in the claim.
The amount of money bet on the result
in this county and in the First Senatorial
and Congressional Districts was quite
large in the aggregate, and the !Iepubll-
cans naturally had the best OF IT. Many
of them. at whnm Democratic money was
shook Monday night, have never ceased to
club theselyes for not having courage TO
put up," while Democrats who were I'M
able to get out their cash are comparative
" cheerful. One well known Republican
is said to 10 81, 700 ahead, while one DEM
ocrat dropped $500 and another 5000.
The new Board of County boM3Hl&siqn-
ers will be- ofthe same political complex
ion rs the present Board, Liberty district
returning the third Republican in the
person of Mr.. Maxwell, who polled 269
votes, to 135 for his Democratic competi-
tor.
Il seGms that the statement i'll our issue
of Yesterday that the Central Glass Works
closed down OH Tuesday was based upon
misintOrmatiOn. The works were III full
operation, and but few Of the wOrkmen
were absent from their duties.
Some Of the Democratic leaders i'll Cen
ter district say the falling off in the Demo
cratic majority over there was due almost
entirely to circumstances which could not
he controlled by them. For Instance they
say that six crews of railroad men were
out on the road, together with some re-
pairmcn. who could not possibly get in
before the polls closed, while on the other
hand at least twenty illegal votes were
cast. One Democrat said that tremendous
exertiOns were made by some OF the work
ers at the polls, but acknowledged that
Others, who should have been at work,
were off up town.