The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-04

Bonwood had municipal election
yesterday which was moro holly con-
tested by Democrats and Republicans
that any other political contest, state or
national, within the remembrance Of
the proverhial Oldest inhabitant. The
town was divided up into four precincts,
the upper and lower OF which were con-
ceded to be the ones where the Ropubli-
cans would receive tho most votes,
while the two voting places in tho GEN.
trail part Of town were considered Demo-
cratic strongholds.
The Republicans went into tho fight
with the same feeling that on Monday
made tho municipal contests in Ohio
towus virtually Republican primaries,
aud claimed right along that Alahood,
Goecke and most OF the Democratic
ticket would 20 down into the dust OF
defeat. Tho result justified all these
predictions, and more too. Very few
Republicans thought they would carry
everything before them. In fact ono or
two councilmcn were halfway con-
coded the Democracy. When the votes
were counted NJ last night and it was
found that even the most popular man
on the opposition ticket, Marshal Louis
Gocckc had been defeated by four ma
jority the enthusiasm OF tho Bcnwood
Republicans was something worth CO.
ing miles 10 see. A local drum corps
and the McAlechen brass band were
hastily impressed into service and
even the noise and hum OF the mills
and furnaces-those that were running
was drowned in this political tempest.
Mayor Mahood, who four times has
been the Democracy's standard bearer
in the Benwood municipal campaigns,
and heretofore always carried it to VIC
tory, remarked when three wards were
in, and his defeat 4 certainty: well,
like Sullivan l want in once too often.
/ am not sorry have been defeated, for
didn't want the nomination and said
so, but what don't like is the effect
this election will have OH the state.
Benwood being purely m industrial
town, the result OF the election may
have serious effect"
The successful Republican candidates
were all serenaded by the band together
with hundreds Of enthusiastic partizans.
Tho first voting precinct to send in its
returns to City Clerk Kelly was the
Second, located ut city hall, and for
most OF the candidates ct the head OF
the ticket it was 4 tie, great disappoint-
ment 10 the Democrats who counted on
this as one OF their stronghoids. Tho
Third, which cent in its tally sheet
about 10 o'clock. revived their hopes
somewhat as it gave Democratic ma
jority OF about sixty. 1t was II o'clock
when the lower Benwood precinct, No.
1, was reported, and the news from
there destroyed Mahood's hopes, as it
left him with but one majority over
Sheppard, tho Republican nominee.
Tho other Democrats wore also conceded
to be defeated, with tho exception OF
Goecke, who ran ahead OF his ticket in
tho Fourth precinct. and had majority
in tho three reported OF fifty-one votes.
AT this stagen depended on the re-
suit at the First precinct, located in the
upper part OF the town ut Whiteman's.
At this voting place there was nun.
Der OF nearly illegib!c ballots and tho
count was delayed on that account. An
ISTELLlGENcEI reporter. with Mayor
Manhood, gained admittance there short
ly before midnight. and it was found
that all the votes were counted except
three or four tina. were thrown out.
This precinct gave Mole, Republican for
marshal, iifty-livc majority over Goccle,
thus electins tho former by four votes.
Bcnwood's Republicans had been set
q fast pace by the over.the-riyer towns,
butthcy proved equal to the emergency,
doing something the party has never
before succeeded in doing there-elect-
ING the entire tickle; solid from mayor
to councilman.
This is how it came about: