The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-07
THE ELECTION.
THE REPUBLICANS OWN THE EARTH.
Returns Very Msagrs But Enough TO lndi-
cate The
Election of Mckinley and Probably
a Republican Congress.

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Election of Mckinley and Probably
Republican Congress.
Local Returns Show Republican Gains
in the Ceunty--Late Figures show
MeKinley's Majority to be 1,213 in
Monongalia- Marion County has
Elected its Democratic Ticket but we
have no Figures.
Election day opened uspiciously.
The weather was all that could be
desired and at an early hour crowds
began to congregate on the streets and
joke each other In good natured way
Yellow chrysanthemums were greatly
in eyidenc and some of the wearers
acted as yellow as their emblems
There is something peculiarly fascina-
ting in wearing any kind OF political
emblem and the large amount Of them
worn only proves that Morgant9wn
people are just as susceptible to this
influence as any other people The small
boy was out in full force enjoying to
the utmost the scenes and incidents
around the polling places. They gazed
in open meuthed wonder at the grown
up people saving the country; enyied
them with all their souls These
young partisans were very bitter and
several collisions were narrowly avert
ed. Most of them were armed with
those diabofical canes and nervous
patriots were half scared out of their
wits by the continuous explosions.
Then there was the inevitable crowd
which always gathers around the
polling places many of whom could
not vote but they were not deferred by
this and eagerly snapped up each
choice bit of gossip about how the
misguided had lost their votes and
how many had voted. The crowd was
in the main GOOD natured and made
humorous remarks about each elector
as he marched up to the polls.
The immense blanket ballot attract
ed great deal of attention and was
a topic of discussion that never wore
out. The voters were. in many cases
somewhat confused over the unwonted
restrictions and the ambiguous instruc-
tions eagerlyasked the knowing ones for
information. Knots were gathered
around these teachers and eagerly
listened to their explanations as to
how to vote SO as to have the vote
counted.
Before the voting proceeded very
far one of our prominent republican
friends and very intelligent man
went in to vote. He took the ballot
and being filled with such righteous
Indignation against the democratic
ticket made it a mass of pen strokes
and then folded up his ballot with no
other marks on it so that the country
was saved without his valuable assist
ance.
One of the funny episodes connect
ed with the voting was the incident
that had an negro voter for chief ac-
tor. The voter was refused the right
to vote and threatened arrest if he did
vote. He came out and made
affidavit that he was a citizen
He revealed his case to his hackers
and on his return was accompanied to
the go feet limit by crowd of sympa-
thizers. "We don't propose to be in
Inundated, that will do in Arkansas,
but not in West Virginia. The voter
disappeared inside the polling place
and the crowd waited. Presently he
returned and was eagerly asked if he
had voted. No. was the answer
"Why?n was the next question. sBe-
cause Mr.. would not let me. -
'sWell, if our own men wont vote him
we are at the end of our string was
the disgusting rejoinder of the main
objector to Intimidation in West Vir-
ginia. There is great moral to this
if the reader can find it.
The so feet limit was tolerably well
observed at the municipal Hall but at
the court house crowds thronged the
corridors and consultations Were held
within a good deal less than 60 feet of
the polls. One group stood on the
steps with an officer of the law among
them and candidate for country
Office talking earnestly to the voters
right under his nose. These are but
a few of the many fragrant violations
of the law and can be well substan-
tiated. Talk about Arkansas or
any other place it cannot hold a
candle to the way an impartial cleo
tion is conducted in Morgantown BY
these means honest money and honest
government must be procured. Out
with it!
A greater number than usual
of young men who are employed in
Washington and who are absent at
Medical colleges and other places came
home to vote. Among them were
Lieut.. j. L. Wilson, of the U. s.
Army; t. Ray Wiley, of the Pension
Bureau, Washington; w. d. Chad
wick, of the Pension Bureau; Walter
Hough, of the National Museum:
Wayne Wiley who is attending medi-
cal college in Baltimore; Fred Dorsey
of Pittsburg: Victor Cameron from a
Baltimore Medical college: D. e.
Holmes, of the Treasury Department,
Washington; E. G. Frame who moved
to Fairmont some time ago but claim
ed his residence still here to save his
vote; Harry Hare, postal clerk; H.
B. Mcclure who never lived here and
whose home is in Braddock, Pa. There
were also about dozen colored men
imported whose homes are wherever
they hang up their hats. This is not
a complete hist but all who came I'M
der our reporters notice.
The vote east here was the largest
ever polled, the main part of it go
ing into the ballot boxes before
noon. The polls closed at $40 and
the long tedious count began. Crowds
began to congregate on the streets
at an early hour around the various
places where the returns were eX-
pected. The Mingo Club received
them in their club room, the Repub-
licans in the vacant storeroom near
Memingers, the Democrats at coun-
ty headquarters and the Bell Tele-
phone at central. Bulletins were
displayed at the windows in the Odd
Fellows building and an immense
crowd gathered in the street below.
Each bulletin was eagerly read and
cheered enthusiastically. Things
began to look dark for Bryan as soon
as returns began to come in and the
drift of things was the same way all
night although they slightly i'm
proved about midnight.
The crowd was quarrelsome at
times and several people were Sc
verely handled by it. A Morgan
town mob has no sense nor reason
about it.
The Democrats as general thing
waiteduntil midnight and thensought
their much needle repose. They were
no longer interested in the outcome.
One of them WAS asked il there WAS