Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-06

people. and my Iatch-string' will always
be on the outside for you.
&C. W. ATKINSON.
A permanent Democratic Association
should Ee formed in Ohio county at once.
There are a good many of MS left and
there are future fights to be made and vic
tories to be won. That's the way they
do over in Ohio. You can't discourage an
Ohio Democrat by defeating his party at
the polls. Close up the ranks.
The Republican election officers i'm a
number of Ohio county precincts num-
bered the ballots before opening the polls
in violation of law. which says there shall
be no distinctive mark upon the ballot
The onense is a felony under the election
law.
A good many election stories are being
told. one of the best. concerns a jovial
Irishman who was naturalized a short
time before the election. lie was very
enthusiastic about his first vote. and went
to the polls with very apparent JOY. When
he came out, some of his friends, who
had awaited him. asked: "Well, Mike
did you vote all right" Dom if OF
didn't" was the reply, land Orve got her
herer and he produced q neatly folded
ballot from am inside coat pocket. The
situation was explained to the new voter
and he went back to the poll and the bal
lot was duly placed i'm the box.
Manager Tracy of the Western Union,
maintained a splendid bulletin service
Tuesday night, for the distribution of cleo
ton returns. Several hundred bulletins
were handled with despatch, and those
who took the service were more than
pleased In many portions of the city the
situation in the various States was known
almost as soon as in the newspaper Of
fees.
A number of local Democrats win money
on Ohio, Kentucky and the majority for
Richards in this county. All the winners
do not belong to the Republican side.
The local Republicans will hold their
jollifcatiou Saturday night, and arrange
ments are being made for an elaborate
affair."
All the Indians are back on the rescrva-
ton. and the streets are once more quiet
at night.
The Republicans on the South Side,
whose enthusiasm over the election
results could not be contained, gave
expression to their feelings in way
that they thought would make their
Democratic ueighbors as uncomfOrta-
bic as possible They were deeply
anxious that those on the losing side
should be impressed as much as posi-
bic with the meaning of the result A
strong Democrat in the Eighth ward,
who had decorated his place of bust
ness last Saturday night i'm honor of
the Democratic demonstration, al
lowed his decorations TO remain.
Tuesday night Notwithstanding the
bad news coming in, the Democrats
still displayed his cOlors. Ills place
became the object of much attention
on the part of Republicans who
abound in his neighborhood and about
midnight about a hundred and fifty
men, women and children appeared on
the opposite side of the street and
made the air deafening with their
noise. Later in the night giant fire
crackers were exploded with tremen-
dous racket i'm front of his residence
and every effort was made to make his
life miserable.
Salt River tickets we're being sold by
small boys on the streets yesterday.
There have been some unique designs.
The contests on the county ticket in
several districts were exceedingly close.
Hare defeated VOiinger, for Commits
sioner. in Centre, by a narrow margin,
after a very hard fight Bryan carried
Centre by one vote. Hess defeated
Whyte, in Webster, by four votes, for
Commissioner.
Democrats started to pay their cleo
ton bets yesterday A bet was made
by George Myers and his brother, of the
Eighth ward, one of whom is a Repub-
licqn and the other a Democrat The
loser was to haul his brother in a
vehicle from Thirty-eighth street %
Tenth and OdCk. / NJ DcL Wdo LuiiliIu
last night Preceded by drum corps
and followed by a crowd Of over a hum
bred The loser pushed his brother in a
hand car, over the route prescribed.
The spirit of the Democracy or Bur
IingIon. q free silver stronghold above
Martins Ferry, has not died out by any
means This township gave Bryan a
majority of 20 votes. Defeat over there
he's onlv made the ID mocrats stronger
and more determined TO win in success
eive campaigns. Last night the Demo-
Gratis Of Burlington held a rousing
meeting and enthusiastically endorsed
Rrv9n and free silver for 1900. me
voters over the river are fighting for
nrinciple. and will allow no temporary
setback to discourage them.
low RATES TO MICHIGAN.
The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway
will run its usual annual excursion 20
many Michigan points on Tuesday, No
vember 10th. The rates will be only
ono fare for the round trip. The tickets