The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-03
TOWN ELECTIONS
Held in n Number of Suburban
Villages Yesterday.
wARMFlGIIT WAS0N AT FULTON
sIalnly us TO RECORDER, and Mr.. Stein Got
There by One NiaJority-PIeasant Valley
Elect. n Good Ticket nnd Spares an Hour
for Dinner, too-,rhe Result at elm
Groys-Au Three Towns Were Much
interested la Their Local Contests.

Yesterday the corporation elections
we're held In Fulton, Pleasant Valley
and Elm Grove WheelInG's three little
neIghbors on the, east The contests ut
all these places have been looked for
ward to with great interest for some
time past and the fight was earnest in
each place, but especially so IN Fulton,
which has 2bout as much local politics
as,most any city Of the hrst class. The
fight there was more on the choice OF
recorder than the mayor. NJ. Stcin and
IL. Roth We're the opposing candidates
for recorder, and George klceh led the
Roth forces. Stein was elected by n
majority OF one vote. after very IN
tcrestinG tussle.
The Fulton Result.
The present mayor Mr.. Hamm, was
reelected, and the councIlmcn choren
were George ]. Klech, Peter FelsheIm.
George Busch, Otto schenck and 10.
geph Yoke. gr. The candidates were
All on the citizens ticket, and the
vote In detail was as follows:
For mayor-A. c. Wagner, rs: A.
For Recordcr-H. Roth. As; NJ. Stein.
For Councll--George ]. Kleeh, 80;
Adolph landau, 2: George Zoeckler.
81; IL Gehriuger. sr.. 20; Il. Stiehm' u;
a. schuetzner, "a; Peter Fefshelm, o.;
George Busch, a.; NJ. Frelsmuth. u;
otto Schenk, 80; William Bayles. .;
Joseph Yoke, sr, 81; August Schnei-
der. o: Charles Real, o: Charles Yoke,
/; Charles Schenk, 4: Louis KRAFT. 3;
Albert Sthanke, /; William Sthanke, 0.
Al Pleasant Valley.
The contest ut Pleasant Valley was
quite as interesting as any Of them.
Some feeling and more amusement was
caused by the experience OF one Of the
successful candidates for council. He
went to the polls at the dinner hour
with four qualified voters who wished
10 cast their ballots for him. and found
the polling place, which was at sell
bcrt's garden. closed and card on the
door saying the judges had g9ne to din
ncr and would be back Mt O'Clock. lie
lost five votes, but he got there just the
same.
j r. Acker was elected mayor w. w.
Gllchrist, recorder. and Messrs. c. p.
Hamilton, S. S. Bloch, W. D. Johnson,
Charles Setbert and c. B. Horkhctmer.
Councilmcn.
Po Little was elected marshal. He
had one vote.
Elm Grove.
At Elm Grove r. NJ. DaYgherty' for
mayor. had no opposition. being on both
the citizens and independent" tick
cts. A. l.. slmms was chosen recorder
and Frank HigGs. Lester Smith. David
Keller. August Pestinger and John XII
ger councIlmen. The vote cast was
small G. W. Hand. named for recor-
der, had cards out requesting his
friends not to vote for him. The vote
In detail was as follows:
Citizens ticket-For mayor, r. N.
For recorder, G. W. Hand, %
For council, Frank HIggs, IS; hester
smith. As; David Keller, 81; August
PcstInger, 10; John KIger. SIS.
Independent ticket-For mayor r. NJ.
Doughcrty, &c.
For recorder; a. L. sImms, 81.
For council. ]. l.. klmmlns, 80; J. 5.
Woods, 80: q. r. L. Gilchrlst. Is; J. NJ.
Butler lG; !. G. Rhah. ~