Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-07
THIN COTNTT'S T0T2
IT WILL PROBABLY GIVE DJ7ENEa 1900
MAJORITY.
The Eairs Democratic Ticka. Buried Under The
Lanisliis-Two Members Of The Board Of
Commissioners About al Tia! Was
Sa7si-Bluaisrs Of slsc-
ton Officers

The result in the city OF Wheeling
and in Ohio county was a monumental
surprise TO Democrats and Republicans
alike.
Democrats hoped TO wi0, but knew
from the first that they were fighting
against tremendous odds, and all along
we're fearful of the result. Republicans,
with good reason, made early and
wsll-iounded claims TO success, but even
the most sanguine among them was IN
prepared for the landslide which over
whelmsd the Democracy yesterday. As
result they were possessed last
night with q JOY which refused to
De confined, and which even the
somewhat hilarious methods of
expression adopted seemed TO made
quatsly portray. The loud sounding
bass drum, the scrseching and diseord-
ant tin horn, the vociierous veil and
liberal use Of pyrotechnics all signaiIy
failed to measure the joy Of the friends
Of Captain Dovener and Of the other
Republican candidates, and the i'm
promDtu DaradeS OF the pream-
bulating thousands OF voters who had
piled up a majority 10 this city and
county unparalleled in local pohti-
cal history were continued we'll on to-
wards daylight this morning.
"a
city ana county received last evening
were bad for the Democracy, and they
kept up this unpleasant feature with q
regularity which was disheartening and
discouraging in the extreme. The first
precinct reporting was Fulton,
which showed that the old
time aud reliable Democratic
majority 10 that precinct had been dis
sipated ia a most UnacC0untable man
ner. AT FIRST blush it was thought by
those Democrats who anXiOuSly peruSed
the returns from this precinct that
perhaps the falling OF was 20 be
attributed 20 the operation Of some
local cause which had been over
looked ia the progress Of the
general canvass, but as other precincts
10
greater ratio OF loss, 10 was quickly
seen that the Democracy had nothing
less than a landslide to deal with, aud
one, too, Of no usual proportions.
When thirteen precincts were 10,
they showed that Captain Dove
ner lead Howard by $50;
twenty-five precincts showed Howard
10 be 6g5 behind. thirty-eight preciacts
showed a lead for Dovener Of !, $50, and
forty-fve precincts indicated q total for
Howard OF but 3,5O1, as against 5, 227
for Dovsner, lead for the Republican
candidate OF 1.726 votes. This was the
situation az midnight, and indicated a
majority Of 1900 for D0vener In Ohio
county-aa unprecedented result for
say party 10 this city or county.
or course, this Republican avalanche
carried With 10 the defeat of the entire
Democratic ticket, Throwing down"
Lou Jordan, the legislative candidates,
and most of the candidates for district
Offices along with Mr.. Howard. 10
fact, two members of the Board of
Commissioners ADD Que or two candi-
dates for the Board or Education seem
20 be about an that was saved from she
wreck.
Through she habitual and eXasperat-
Ing blunders Of the election officers In
about q dozen precincts-they sealing
I'D she returns so they could not be g0t-
ten st-the vote OF the county cannot
be presented 10 detail this morning
Clerk Mitchell, the present custodian Of
the returns, properly declined 70 unseal
these packages last night, and the news
papers were thus put al great disad-
vantage.
When these returns will be available
for publication is uncertain, but the
REGISTER hopes 10 be able 20 give the
complete figures tomorrow. JIG is pass.
ing strange that men judged TO be TT
20 serve as election commissioner
should 80 dispose OF the results Of an
election as 70 make it impossible 10 get
at them just when they are most need
ed-On election night.
The details Of the election obtsinable
end the narrative Of the scenes Of Pau
&emOnium upon the streets will be
fGHnd, elsewhere.
ftis'probsble that Dovener's majority
90 the district will be 5000, and perhaps
more