Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-09

district OF the county. Several Island
citizens voted at the Second ward mar
ket house, aud few similar eases oc
CURED In South Side districts and Ia
the country. In precinct No. l OF
Washington district, there were OF
10 votes cast which properly belonged
to another precinct.
WORRY AND PROFANITY.
Many of the scenes about the polls
were unusual and funny, notwithstano
Ing the general quietness which prevail
ed, and the developments OF the osy
showed that Notwithstanding oil thai
had been said By the newspapers, the
committeeman, the party workers ano
the officers designated by law to give
instructions, q good many people mac
not become posted. As an instance Of
this, q voter came into the room In tne
north end OF the Second ward marker
| house, and was handed ballot. DE
looked at it in amazement for several
seconds and then exclaimed: "Weil'
what am to do with thing
like this!" The judges turned him over
to the clerks who took the voter TO
rear table, explained the situation.
showed him how to fix his ballot, and
after an interval of three or four min
utes Il was handed to the Commission
ers and placed In the box, while the
voter went out saying 'that's the
way of voting ever struck. In an
other case, In Ritchle district. .
voter took ballot, was steereo
into a booth, and Wrestieo
with 10 for several moments. F1nadly
there was sound Of profanity from
the booth, and the voter came OUT,
tearing the ballot into shreds, and went
of in huff without voting at Sill. In
at least q dozen instances voters spent
some time in scratching their ballots
and then folded them and voted them
without marking of the three tickets
they did not desire to vote, as provlRed
by law. They had forgotten this most
important matter in the confusion OF
fixing up the ticket they Intended TO
vote In the manner which suited them,
and did not recall the omission untli
1t was sverlastingly too late. vi
course, such votes count nothing Ior
any one. In good many cases voters
spoiled ballots and asked for new ones,
but there was not as many demands for
q second and third ballot as had been
expected, citizens as a rule making the
first ballot given them meet their re-
qulr ements.
LACK OF VEHICLES.
There was q good deal Of com plant
among the workers OF both parties re-
garding the lack Of carriages for voters.
With so many precinots}t was almost
an impossibiitty to haven carriage Tor
each, as IL would have taken over .
hundred rigs, but in their attempt to
cover the ground there were many too
few vehicles and much annoyance and
no uncomfortable amount OF profanity
resulted from this. A hack for each
party for every two precincto would
have been a much better arrangement.
Tho Republicans had good many
more carriages q: the polls tnan the
Democrats, and also had moe workers,
all of whom seemed to be G6u1d.ntiy
supplied with money. In one precinct
In the Third wsrd, and one on the Is
land, the Democrats did not have 3 hack
and several votes were lost in oonse-
quence.
The contest for County Commissioner
in Clay district, between j. b. Hall and
P. B. Dobbins, was very warm. In Re-
publican precincts that party had It's
vote cut by noon, aid devoted the re-
mainder OF the day to hnnting up voters
who could not walk to the polls, or
worked at a distance. On the other
hand, many democratic names were not
checked of the lists when the polls
closed. In most districts the Republi-
can vote was full while the Democratic
vote fell short.
Mr.. GEO BELL ARRESTED.
The only arrest Of the day occurred
at Precinct No. 8, Washington district.
Mr.. George Bell, son OF Mr.. David
Bell, went to the polls there about half
past ten o'clock, and was challenged by
the Republican workers. Mr.. Bell ut
once made an affidavit In the form re-
ouired by law. stating his qualifications
and deposited his vote. Mr.. Griffith b.
Jones at once went before Justice d. q.
Petermsn and swore out warrant for
Mr.. Bell, under Sec. 81 Of the election
law, charging him with making false
affidavit, and the warrant was executed
by Constable Robert Bond. Mr.. Bell
was found at his home, and on being
taken before the Justice was admitted
TO bail in the sum ofS500 for his appear
ance for q hearing this afternoon at two
o'clock.
One OF the llveliest episodes OF the
day occurred at Elm Grove psecinct OF
Triadelphia district. When Mr.. Harry
McLain, son OF the late Robert McLaln,
attem pied to cast his vote be was chal-
lenged by Mr.. T. j. Hugus. on the
ground that he had not been in the
county sixty days. Mr.. McLain was
born and raised In Triadeiphia
District. but has been away
at school In New York, COM
Ing home to cast his first vote. Mr..
Hugus insisted upon the stand he had
tax en-, and read the law and gave his
construction of it, and as a result the
majority OF the judges, two OF the three
being Republicans, concurred In his
statement, and Mr.. McLain's vote was
refused. After leaving the voting room,
Mr.. McLain, on the advice OF Democrats
who knew the facts, again attempted
to vote, but was refused admission
to the room, the majority of the Judges
declining to reopen the case. Mr.. Sam
Riggs vote was also objected to, about
the same time, Democrats threatened
to object to Republican vote on
grounds somewhat similar to those upon
which Mr.. McLain was turned down,
and for while there was great deal
OF excitement. Mr.. McLain and Mr..
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