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

county on Tuesday will not be officially
canyassed and declared until next Mon
day. when the board of county commits
sioners will meet as a canvassing board.
So far as results are concerned, howev-
or, they were correctly indicated in yes
terday's IxrELLIGEScER. There was
good deal of computing and recOmput-
ing at the board OF commissioners
room yesterday, but little change result
ed. The majority for Pendleton for
Congress in the county remained at 90,
as given yesterday, while that for Tarr,
for state senator proved to be 10,
which, ifthe reports from Hancock and
Brooke county are reliable, elects IL. Q.
Hervey, Republican, by nine majority
in tho district.
AiacCorkle's majority figured out
about 1913, instead OF less than hun
dred, as seemed to be the case Wednes-
day. !.
The returns from precinct Z OF
Richie district were not officially re-
corded by Clerk Pendleton until yes
terday morning, owing to the failure
of tho commissioners to sign them
properly in the first place.
Congressman Pendleton was conf
dent OF his election all day yesterday.
None Of the published estimates agreed,
but all his friends claimed his election,
while the Republicans figured out Do
yener's election by about fifty majors
~ in the district. There was a general
laugh yesterday over the portrait OF
Pendleton printed in the Register, and
Democrats said they were glad it was
not printed before the election. becau'e
it would have defeated him. He looked
ninety years old, and had the express
ion OF ono who has just swallowed
dose OF nasty medicine.
FIXING THE FIGURES.
John Quigg was employed to tabulate
the vote for the county commissioners,
and he spent the day on it yesterday,
with an assistant, and then did not get
done. It is a big Job. This will be used
in reporting the vote Monday.
Several majorities are so close as to
offer great temptation for recounts II it
were not that neither side can coniec.
ture what the result OF recount would
he. The Republicans would enter upon
it with some confidence. having little to
lose and possibly much to gain.
The Democrats must, OF course, have
their Notification over the tidal wave
that set in in their favor, but they have
not vet decided whether to hold it on
Saturday or Monday night In the
ftud
tunate Republicans who made bets, the
penalty OF a wrong guess being that
the loser must appear in the jollitica-
ton parade OF the victorious side.
This feature promises to add interest to
the occasion. One Republican who
lost such bet compromised by hand
ing over S. bill to the winner.
Yesterday all the interest settled in
the special features, where there was
still room for doubt The Republicans
had already become reconciled, except
ing Uncle Sans letter carriers who in
their rounds were the butts of all sorts
OF Jokes. Democratic women are par.
ticnlarly hard on them, and the more
popular the letter carrier the worse he
gets it.
ONE OF THE hE6uLTb.
A well.known potter, talking to an
IxrELLtGENcER man yesterday, asked if
it was thought probable that the Dem
ocrats, when they come into power,
would reduce the duty on pottery ware
The reporter said he did not know, but
third party present said iour New
York glass and queensware importers
were known to be among the largest
contributors To the Democratic cam
paign fund, and that their sole interest
in it was to reduce or remove the duty
on the goods they import.
81 am afraid it will be sad four
years for Wheeling and East Liverpool
potters," said the potter. Even with
the probability of reduction OF the
duty staring them in the face, it would
he bad business policy for the. potteries
to run as full as they have in tho past
il they gel ahead OF their orders they
do not know at what minute their
accumulated wares may be reduced in
price by the floodga,os being opened to
foreign competition. When that hap
pens one OF two hings must come to
pass: either we must accept lover
wages, or tho manufacturers must shut
down, for VIC are now getting twice a.
high wages as they arc in England
Only the duty enables tho manufRc-
turers hero TO pay that difference.
Take it oil aud OF course the American
potter cannot expect the higher waves
when the wares he makes must com.
pete unprotected with British ware.
That is the only thing can see in it.
A prominent business man yesterday
said: ~ will make prediction. II the
Democrats carry out their ideas, wool
wili'he down to sixteen cents inside OF
four years, and clothing not be cent
cheaper"
PARcELiNG THE OFFICES.
Already there is a good deal OF specu-
lation among Democrats az to who will
be the next postmaster under Cleve-
land. Many think Hon. w. G. Hand
Ian will draw the prize. He did noble
work for Grover. General Manager
James b. fancy is said by some to be
slated Tor 1t, but others do not take
kindly to the idea. j. A. Miller j.
much talked Of. aud Thomas VI. Darrah
i understood to desire ihe plum badly.
Allen Brock is often spoken oil us pos
siOle winner. Robert Simpson would
not object To going buck a,ain. John
Quigg thinks he has the inside track.
NJ. j. 0'Kanc, beaten for tine legisla-
tnre, thinks il is his due to repay his
martyrdom with the postotiice. Henry
Pendleton has been mentioned, but Il
is said ho prefers to 90 back to England
rs a consul again.
Then the workingmen say they have
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