Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-27

en- thousand seven hundred and sixty
eight votes we're cast shows that the
people were not going to allow the mat
ter pass without recording their pref
erences. and after the closing Of the
polls the crowd OF citizens at the City
Hall was larger, perhaps, than ever be-
fore known in the city, and the way
they clamored for news, and cheered as
the bulletins were read by Assistant
Clerk Fee, showed that there was very
strong feeling in the result, and that
that result was very satisfactory to the
majority.
As to citRpfhces, the entire Demo-
cratic ticketis elected, with the single
exception Of Mayor Q. w. Seabright,
who is defeated by Mr.. B. f. Caldwell
by 400 votes. Chief of Police McNichol
is elected, with ia majority behind
him, City Clerk Thoner has majority
Of PSI, and Wharfmaster Crockard gets
there again by the comfortable majority
OF 27S.
But the greatest surprises came In
the line Of Councilmen in the several
wards. The Democrats will control the
JOINT session, by q majority OF two, the
First Branch standing nine Democrats
and seven Republicans, and the Second
Branch tie, there being fourteen DEM
ocrats and fourteen Republicans elect
ed. Two Democrats are elected by One
vote each, one OF them being in the
First ward and one in the Third, as will
be seen by the details OF the voting
which follow. This matter Of tie will
make it q little awkward to elect
President in the lower house, unless the
Republicans, in consideration OF having
the Mayor In the First Branch, con-
clude TO allow the Democrats to elect
the presiding officer in the Second
Branch.
The election proceeded gerry quietly
throughout the day, the only trouble
being fight between cOlOred men In
the Second ward. In one Of the Eighth
ward precincts there was some delay
in opening the poll ia the morning,
caused by one Of the officers, who had
key Of the ballot box, being an hour
late, and it is alleged that half dozen
men lost their votes because OF
this. In another precinct there was
a little trouble, but IL was arranged In
an Ramicable manner. The vote was
slow in coming out, in q number OF
the thirty-three precincts, and quite
a number reported, late in the after
noon, that there were many voters miss
ing, but hard work by the party work
ers on duty brought many Of these lag
CARDS to the ballot boxes, and the total
OF nearly seven thousand eight hundred
is a pretty fair exhibit.
The Republicans confined their efforts
to City Sergeant and Council in the
First, Second and Third wards, the
MayorAlty being allowed TO take care Of
itself. Bennett workers never put in a
harder days work than they did yester-
Nay, and some of the stories they put in
articulation would make mummy
blush, while some Of the Republican
candidates for Council labored as
though their salvation depended on the
result. Some queer things were 70 be
seen in these Council con-
tests, and one Of them was ReDubli-
can church member who bought beer
about the saloons like a good fellow.
The Republicans aimed TO carry
through their Council tickets In the
three upper wards, but they missed it
sadly In the First, doing very well in the
Third, however. A hot fight was also
made on Mr.. P. F. Farrell, in the
Fourth, but he will nevertheless repre-
sent the ward for four years more. One
Republican member OF the Second
Branch, Mr.. wicker, pulled through in
the Fourth, however, beating Mr. Hoe.
But the contest for Sergeant was the
event OF the day, aud although disgrun-
tied Democrats assisted the Republi-
cans in their attempt TO down him, the
friends OF Bobby" were too numerous,
and be scored a triumph which, under
the circumstances, is one to be eSpec-
Tally proud OF. In lOosing the Ser
geancy, the Republicans lost good
deal Of cash, also, they having bet their
money quite freely during the
past several days. Quite number of
Democrats will be considerably richer,
when these little wagerS are settled up.
A noticeable thing about the Sergeancy
fight is the way the Sixth and Seventh
wards went. Chief McNichOl'S ward,
which gave Harrison los majority
for President, gave McNichol G. major
ity over Bennett, while the Sixth, which
went about 94O for Cleveland, gave
Capt. Bennett 81 majority. The ex-
AplanatiOn is that Chief MCNichOl lives
3n the Seventh, while Capt. Bennett
lives In the Sixth. The result in these
TWO wards speaks volumes for the pop
Alarity of the rival candidates where
they were best known.
7 Mayor-elect Caldwell received the
highest vote Of any OF the candidates,
his total being 1900, and Wharimastrr
CroCkard next, with 4,Ol9. Then came
City Clerk Thoner, with 4017, and Chief
'McNichOl was fourth, with a total Of
>S,946.
Among the great crowd at the City
Hall, last night, were Mayor SeabrighL
gho came in about half-paSt ten o'clock,
and MayOr-elect Caldwell, who called
little later, and who remained until the
late returns came 20 hand aud the to-
tails had been footed up. Most OF the
other candidates were also present, and
HChief McNichOl, who came in about
ymidnight, was warmly congratulated
spOn his success.
The first precinct to be heard from
vas from the Island, as was also the
second. They both gave McNichOl and
Caldwell heavy gains, and served to
forecast the result as 20 those officials.
They came in right rapidly until half
past eleven. when all had been received
Except three precincts from the Eighth
ward. Two Of these came in about
twelve o'clock, but precinct No. 3
didn't show up at all, one OF the
Election officers taking the box home
With him. The result OF the count
fhere was sent up ty telephone. II was
two O'Clock this morning before the
krowd had entirely gone from the build
-, and evan NJ that hour crowds ware