West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-11-05
PRESTON CoUNTYs VOTE

this week. The full vote is the
largest ever polled in the county,
being 4.s6S.
For President. Mckinley re-
ceived total vote OF 3.52S in the
county, and Bryan 1910. McKin-
ley's majority 2.lSS.
For Governor. Atkinson received
1896, and Watts 1906. making
Atkinson's majority 2,22o, or the
greatest Of any man on the ticket.
For Congress, Dsyton's total
vote was 3,45S and Browns All,
a majority for Dayton of 2,047, or
nearly 200 behind Atkinsons ma
jority.
The Democrats carried two pre-
cincts, Pisgah and Whetsells, by
eight votes each, and at Sinclair
the vote is tie, AZ Repu blicans
and AZ Democrats, all the way
through the list except on one can.
didate.
Here is the vote of Kingwood
District on the National, State and
County candidates
Bryan 213, Mckinley 451; W.
q. Brown 26l, Dayton 400; Boggs
PA, LaFollette 451.
j. w. Tucker 214. Kendall 451;
Lewis 210, Trotter asa; Riley 2l3,
Rucker 422; Holt PA, McWhorter
451; j. SlIdcll Brown 21a, II. f..
Fast 449; Monroe 257. Holt 410;
DeBerry 215. Glover 439; Gibson
22S, White 430; Feathers 213,
ShafTor 452; HYDE 220, Wotrlng
436; Brown 217. Watson Az;
Monroe, j. X, 226, Walls 43S;
Guseman pa, McMillen 451; Rob-
inson PIP, Summers 454; Forman
231, Fearer 1873.
The totals for the county are as
follows:
Bryan 1,34o, Mckinley 1928;
Brown 1,412, Dayton 3,453; Watts
1,311, Atkinson 1896; Boggs l.
318, LaFollette 1921; Tucker l.
319, Keddall $3.50; Lewis 1913
Rucker 1888; j. Slidell Brown
I,345, Fast 1881; r. W. Monroe
l,436, Holt 3,419; DeBerry 1874,
Glover 3,493; Gibson 1929, White
3,4SS; Feather 1886, Shaffer D.
554; Hyde 1887, Wotring 3.372;
b. L. Brown 1919. Watson 1924;
j. K. Monroe 1856. Walls 3,513;
Guseman 1895, McMillen 3,517;
Robinson 1909, Summers, 1856;
Forman 1880, Fearer 1921.
As will be seen by the above
DaWsey Forman, candidate for as
SCISSOR on the East Side leads the
Democratic ticket and Col. Monroe
for Judge comes IN next and w. G..
Brown for Congress, follows him.
Lloyd ShaHer for Sheriff leads
the Republican ticket while David
o. Feather, his opponent, seems TO
run behind the regular ticket from
some cause or another. In KING
wood District the local candidates
received the following vote For
Commissioner County Court NJ.
+. Pell received 1913 votes and w.
w. Graham 40, majority of 917.
For Member Roard of Education,
Simeon Mattipgly received 219 and
Geo. w. Hartman 440, a majority
of 221. For Justice of the Peace
Capt. j. Il. Murdoch received POS
votes and James w. Flynn 452, u
majority of 244, and Eugene
McGinnIs of Tunnelton received
2l3 aud Joseph A. Miller of same
place 42S. majority of 1917. For
Constable at Kingwood, james l..
Stone received 23l votes and @. w.
Fawcctt 42S, a majority of 1917.
For Constable at the Tunnelton
end Of tho district, j.. Lew Weaver
received 210 votes and Thomas ID.
Hawker 445, majority of 1856, so
that Flynn leads the district ticket
this time with Tommy Hawker a
good second. Next Monday the
County Court coBVenes to canvas
the returns and in our next issue
we will give full and complete
ollic ! report for the whole county,
Yale University is the subject OF an
interesting article in the November