Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-03


tons are that van wyck received 210,-
600; Low, las, 600: Tracy. l00. 200. and
George, $1,000. The aggregate is
swelled by fesv thousand votes cast
for Gleason. independent Democrat |:
Daniel, Socialist, and Wardwell, Pro-
hibitionist. On the city ticket with
Judge Van Wyck, Bird s. Coler is
elected comptroller and Adoiph Gug-
genheimer president of the municipal
council.
Charles f. Fairchild, who was score
tary of the treasury during Cleveland's
Iirst presidential term. and whom the
Citizens I ,aon put up for comptroller,
did not hole sne pace with Mr.. Low.
Ashbel Fitch. originally a Republican
and afterwards Democratic member
of congress rom Tammany district
of this city, Tas the Republican nomi-
nee for com ,,troller. He is defeated by
about the same vote as the head of his
ticket. He was nominated with Cen
eral Tracy in recognition of the services
he rendered in the presidential CAM
paign last year, fighting as a gold
standard Democrat against the Demo-
Gratis who had accepted the 16 to l
platform of the Chicago convention.
Coler, the successful candidate, is new
to public life.
Charles w. Dayton, late postmaster
of the city, who was nominated for
controller on the George ticket, polled
probably half as many votes again as
were given to Mr.. George. The legis-
] inch of the city government is
i II a1.A Democr ic II s Il double
hea as 80 s. one br ng the
munlrnaa estu il ~ the
preSlu, ana a'tn rne
other, the GARD Of a,D -
ing 90 mem 81 .r. go; cr
of Demo rats - @a'. f,.d
at the preSei .r.t,' =. A.s-. IS
to e IA ~ tune = ~ -
octats ia:s- r--an :. ..4a t-diJ =
coanfv ana enough ccs along win
the nldnlcl pal places.
Thu vote O III Wyck in ew erk
county is apprp llatelv the n
was cast for Bryai. III :, u. /, -
ID +. neneral Tracy TO- a:taoxl
mafelv = so against Me t.
5ua III Nv lew \ o.; f.N-' IL
Low, ,ylz,n's Union. POI i y: -.
mateiy 1000 aud GrolE" if,fs"n
] en- GRAFT, / 900. In ki;.:.% ruun
which includes the city o. !nokjyns
the bryan vote was I7,6 nj vi
w ck's W Il be almost the me
Against McKinley's vote of 100. II
Gen ral Tracy polls approximately o..
00d. hlte Lows vote is approximately
$50 i.
II these two counties the straight Re-
pa hcan vote shows falling off of
l,..fiy T.. 900, or in excess of the total
,a5 Of ) Ch Low while the Tammany
W a elua :, if it does not slightly ex-
coed. IN L cast for Bryan. The polling
came within about 1000 of the entire
re lstranoA, which, onsldering the
weather conditions, was al that could
be expected. The day was wet, foggy
and III ggy to degree. Il WIS such a
dav as. III the years gone = when the
"a ers lined up IN the stree 70 await
thafr se.@anee TO cast heir ballots to the
luLses inside, was calico ZOO Demo
cratic weather" Under he altered
CONDITIONS. the NO ine being done
wlthla doors this cnaracterIzatIon cam
not w apply There was a general
suFi eIston of business, and nearly
e-Te7 y'o = who was quail ed had the
op c'f.}sjv of voting. 1t was only III
the qaying sections that the exercise
OF he right of franchise was attended
with any Inconvenience.
The indications are that the Demo
c IS have small majority of the
members OF the state assembly. In the
Grptte5 city it is estimated from very
me ger returns the representation will
b. emocrats amt IL Republicans,
lille in the upper part of tie state
th re are said to have been changes
from Republicans to Democrats in 20
dis riots. In the last assembly the Re-
pubiicans had majority of rs. Con-
coaing all that is claimed by the Demo-
cats the next house will have 10 Dem
ocraiic III Jority. State senators were
not elected this year.
ther estimates give a Republican
majority in the assembly of 3.
Estimates of the majority of Parker,
Democrat, for chief judge of the court
Of appeals, range all the way from
81, co TO $4,000.
ouoo> or,1 r,o