The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-07
Are you a Democrat

That's the question OF the hour.
Wheeling, Ohio county, the First SEN
atorial district, the First congressional
district aud the peerless little Mountain
State, West Virginia, have one and all
contributed to the great effort OF the Re.
publicans Of West Virginia to throw OF
the yoke OF the solid south, and at an
early hour this morning it looks surety
that the state has gone Republican by
good round figures
Iu Wheeling and Ohio county the
day will pass into tho remembrance OF
even the Oldest citizen aa the most re-
markable in the history OF the COM
munity. That county that only two
years ago gave the Democratic Congress.
sional candidate a plurality, should in
that short lapse Of time turn in party
sentiment SO that it was possible tor
the Republican Congressional candi.
date, the gallant Captain Dovener, to
poll votes enough to give him major
ity, with only three.fourths of the
county vote counted, Of fifteen hundred,
Is indeed a most remarkable happening.
10 say that the Democrats were dis
mayed and dumbounded over the
slump" that took place yesterday, Is
putting 1t mildly, aud II they do not re-
cover quickly their organization will 20
10 pieces. As precinct after precinct
was reported to Clerk Mottat at the
board OF county commissioners rooms
In the public building last night, and
the Uniform and immense Republican
gains were seen, even the most enthu-
eiastic Republican was speechless with
astonishment.
The accompanying table shows the
vote in detail by districts IN the county,
but on account OF tho incomplete way
In which number OF the election Off
ciais did their work, the table shows
the vote OF but forty.one OF the tifty-hye
precincts in the county on congressman.
and but thirty-six OF them on the bal
ance Of the ticket. This explains the
smaller vote that Ia shown for the bal
ance OF the candidates.
Webster district is in a great measure
responsiblefor the immense and IN Ohio
county, unprecedented majorities that
have been given the Republican nomi-
nees. A Democratic stronghold that in
past years has given 400 to 600, was ex-
pected to give at least the former figure
for tho Democratic nominees. but she
didn't. What did old Webster do?
Why, she didn't do thing but come
over in the Republican column and give
the gallant Doyeaer ~ plurality over
John Howard. This is by lar the most
wonderful performance OF the day.
Even "Dilly" Irwin, one OF the most
popular men in the ward, got through
on very slim plurality, 1l9. And then
there Ia Centre another old time Demo-
cratic stronghold that formerly rolled
up big Democratic maiorities-it was
barely carried by the Democrats yester-
day.
But on the other hand, look at the
Republican strongholds, Richie aud
Madison. They did nobly, Dovener
carrying Madison by 400 and Richie
by 625, with Nil the returns not in.
Out In the country Triadel phia did her
duty by the Grand Old Party in Won
dertuI way. Not to be forgotten are
Washington, Clay and Union districts
whose majorities for the Republican
Candidates approximate $50 each.
The magnificent majority given Cap
tain Dovener was exceeded even by the
endorsement OF the Republican senator
!al candidate who with less than three
iourths OF the vote counted last night
had q plurality OF l,525 over Pollock
who like his mill, "has been lost in tho
shnttIe." II was estimated early this
morning that Whitaker's majority in
the senatorial district would reach at
least 1000.
:. The entire house Of delegates Repub.
I IIean ticket in tho county is elected.
Inc returns so far as received last night,
included about thrae-fourLhs OF tho fifty
I'VE precincts, and the lowest man on
Ll'e Republican ticket, Campbell, led
strausser, the leader on the Democratic
sldn by l,l9l. "Abe" Stamm led the
Republican Quartetto having ,2S3 moro
votes than Strausser.
To-day tho details OF the late political
unplcasautness will DO in order.
The New County Commissioners.
Tho result Of yesterdays election rs
oconnty commissioners was as follows
Washington district, Jacob Kindle'
Madison, George Robinson.
Gay, +. B. Dobbins.
Union, Otto Tyson.
Centre. Charles Menkemiller.
Webster, W. W. Irwin.
Richie. Adofph Fritz
TIFiHielnhia, J. O. McCurdy.
Liberty, Daniel Maxwell.
NGhlaud, H. p. Glass.
Tho DOard of Education.
Thcnew school commissioners chosen
arc as follows,