The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-10

BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Some interest attached to the election
Of members of the Board of Education
Of the indepen dent school district of
Wheeling. The interest was rather
personal than partisan. The result
seems to be about as follows:
Washington district, Frank Stanton,
R.
Madison, Z. Buchanan, R.
Clay, Victor Rosenberg, r.
Union, George L. Boyd, d.
Centre, Charles Menkemiller. D.,
(long term); W. a. Milligan, D., tshort
term.
Webster. Joseph weidner, D.
Richie, John Mallord, X.
Mr.. v. Rosenberg and Prof. John NJ.
Birch we're pitted agrinst each other in
Clay, and Rosenburgs victory over so
popular man is certainly creditable.
NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD.
The requirements of the new ballot
law were not understood by the com
missioners OF election, and it would be
too much to expect the voter to thor
Oughly understand them. In few cases
we're the returns and ballot boxes, bal.
lot, etc, brought in in shape strictly
in accordance with the law. The most
frequent omission was the signing by
each election commissioner in each pre-
clnct OF his name on the bag in which
the ballots were sealed up to be re-
turned to the county commissioners
office. This had to be done, in ma
jority OF cases, after the ballots had
been returned, and in several cases the
commissioners did not come in with
the ballots, and they had to be sent
back for their signatures. 1t was. for
this reason that precinct 7, OF Richie
district, did not come in officially until
late last evening.
1t is matter OF frequentrenark that
II so plain q provision rs this OF the
law prescribing the duties Of the COM
missioners of election is overlooked by
them, many OF the other provisions
may have been, and it is thought that
ii the ballots were gone over under
strict construction OF the law, there
might BIO Il decided change In the result
in the county.
There is probability that recount
will be demanded for the sole purpose
Of seeing how the returns by the cleo.
ton commissioners tally with the count
by the board OF commissioner. That
such recount would show interesting
results there can be no doubt
1t is said that since the count was
finished men who acted as commisS on
ers have said that tickets were counted
where none OF the four tickets on the
blanket ballot was marked of. For in
stance, a man wanted to vote the Dem
ocratic ticket, but wanted also to vote
for Moffat. Instead OF scratching off
entirely the Republican, Prohibition
and Peoples party ticket, as the law re-
Quires. the voter simply scratched of
Franzheim's name on the Democratic
ticket and wrote in Motfars.
Such a vote should not be counted for
any candidate, but it is said that just
such ballots were counted for all the
Democratic candidates but Franzheim,
and for Moiiat. II is to see what truth
is in these reports, and to ascertain
what other plumbers the commissioners
have made, that it is thought a recount
OF district or so would be profitable
II one party begins recount in a
close district, however, 1T is hard to tell
where it will stop. Without any re-
count in the county the outlook is
rather discouraging for the members Of
the board OF commissioners. The board
is required to canvass the vote, and this
requires the signing Of his name by
each OF the ten members fifty-four
times. In order to have the vote in
shape to read, too. the clerk will have
to tabulate the full vote in the tifty-four
precincts, and then add each candi-
dates vote in each precinct OF the ten
districts.
AS was remarked yesterday by one OF
the gentlemen industriously engaged in
adding figures, the computing necessi-
tated in Ohio county by the new law
would exceed all the figuring done in
prosperous bank in year.
In spite OF the snow, rain and sleet
last night few enthusiastic Demo-
Gratis we're around celebrating, and the
interest in the details OF the result had
not been perceptibly dulled by the
news so far received. The intelligence
that Dovener was elected, anyhow;
that Bob Anderson had beaten Noah
Zane, and that Smith was elected
to the legislature over oKane,
made the Republicans feel that
all was not lost. The peculiar thing
about Mr.. Smiths election was that the
returns showed that Mr.. 0'Kane's loss
of votes did not go to him. Those who
voted the Democratic ticket but
scratched in favor oil Smith. marked off
either Brockunier or ImhoR, while the
scratching of 0'Kane was largely in
favor of Rawling or Medick. 1t so hap
pened, however, that 0'Kane had the
lowest vote on the Democratic side
and Smith the highest on the Repub.
lican side, so that Smith was elected
and O'Kane defeated. Whom a man
runs in Ohio county for the legislature
he really runs against four men.
SOME SLICK METHODS.
Hon. G. W. Atkinson was seen last
night by an INTELLIaENcER reporter,
and in talk about the election told of
one scheme which was worked in Kan
awha county to make votes for the
Democratic ticket. The Democratic
bosses had plenty of Doodle, and they
sent men out well loaded with five dol
lar bills. These men would approach
Republicans supposed to be purchas-
able, and say:
"Do You want to make two dollars
and half easy?"
Oicourse he did.
swell, here's So ] want to bet. 1
can't get bats out OF Republicans, but
you can. You 20 bet this five, and il
you lose it is my money, and you are
not out any. II you win I'll give you
50 50 out of it."