West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-11-05
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,
Our Choice For President In Nineteen Hundred
BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS.


mer and was the finest weather we
ever had for this occasion. Regu
lar Indian Summer and hazy and
smoky, like big battle was raging
somewhere, sure enough. Every
body was remarking the mild and
beautiful condition of the elements,
and it brought out big vote, the
largest ever in the history of the
country. The scene all day In
front of the Court House here was
like an old-time "lirst day of court"
The crowd just took day off and
came early and stayed late. There
was no disturbance of any kind,
and everything passed of pleas
antly.
The big blanket. sheet ballot got
away with some of the voters and
several instances are related Of par.
ties losing their vote. Squire A.
ID. Hagans, of this place, being de-
termined to get in straight Re-
publican ticket, forgot to scratch
any of his ticket at all and put her
all in straight. lie happened to
think Of his mistake as he was GO
ing out of the voting place and
wanted his ticket back to correct
it, but it was too late then, as it
had been put in the box, and the
old gentleman went home in dis
gust. But no was not the only one
who made this mistake, as several
ballots like it were discovered in
the Same FIX at different places.
So far we do not know of sim
gle vote cast in the county for the
Palmer and Buckner ticket, and if
there were any, it has been through
mistake, owIng to both tickets be.
ing headed Democratic ticket.
Another thing that caused some
confusion was the two John H..
Hollis on the ticket for Judge, one
on the Democratic ticket for Su.
preme Judge and the other on the
Republican ticket in this district
for Circuit Judge. On several trek.
cts both Of the Hollis were scratched
of, the voter wanting to vote for
Col. Monroe and getting mixed
with so many Hollis for Judge.
The election officers here were as
follows
In the room over the Circuit
Clerks Office the Commissioners
were John II. NeG, John NJ. Crane
and and Felix Elliott, Jr. The
Clerks we're Col. james W. brown
and John Will Fawcett, and the
Challengers were Thomas IL. Bra
ham and DIR. Felix Elliott.
In the SheriG's Office tho judge
we're Joseph jackson, Elisha Thorn.
as and J. j. Gusemsn. The Clerks
were Walter A. Stone and Edward
VI. Heermans, and the challengers
were j. Thomas Garlitz and VIM
X. Manear. One hundred and
thirty ono votes we're cast in the
former place and 22S in the latter
office, making $50 in all here.
That night arrangements we're
made to get the returns at the
Court House and keep open house
all night. Black boards we're
brought out to figure on and the
crowd gathered early and was more
or less noisy from the beginning.
The news was late coming in, aud
very unsatisfactory to the Demo-
Gratis from tho beginning. Nearly
every new bulletin brought out q
Wild yell from the crowd, and finally
in tho latter part Of the night The
Repu blican hilarity knew no bounds.
They marched around tho town
yelling and hOo'ing ~ the houses OF
prominent Democrats. and then
the steam whistles at The mill broke
outand helped make night hidecus.
There was more or less drunken
ness. and several calves" as well
az sheen in the crowd