The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-03

Late last night, when Il seemed as
though New York, Maryland, Ohio and
the balance of the earth had gone on
the hayward path OF Popocraey TO de-
struction and general cussedness, there
were two rays of brightness In the mid
night political horizon that relieved the
utter darkness that appeared to be en-
comprising Republicans on all Sides
One of these rays-the minor ray-was
in the shape OF a special telegram TO
the Intelligencer from Martinsburg W.
Va-). stating that the town nad gone
Republican in the school election ~
all else had gone Democratic we WouIu
still have had Martlnsburg' 4,
But there was Belmont county, ana
she did herself proud yesterday, the
John CampbellR, the Tom Lewises, M
Too Bill" Lewis and others TO the con-
trary Notwithstanding. The Mclean
gang had singled out John Campbell,
one OF the Popocratic candidates for the
legislature, whose chances for succesa
they believed to be excellent, and werd
confident he would go through all right.
AS they put 1t, He Is sure 10 reoeiYd
a bigger majority on the river front
than the farmers out In the hills can
give either Armstrong or Howard"
But, alas and alack! The river front,
in some manner lneXplicable to Nc
Leans henchmen, declined TO endorse
ever 80 good a labor man as Campbell
when he was In the bad company of q
party that proposes 10 put an end to
the prosperity that has spread over this
beautiful Ohio valley since Mckinley
and q Republican Congress cured soma
Of the oountry's ills. True, Campbell
got a handsome home endorsement In
BellaIre-caused in part by malicious
efforts to connect the troubles at the
Bellalre mill with politics-but Bridge
ports and Martins Ferry's sturdy
workingmen walked up to the ballot
boxes and voted against an interrupt
: tlon of the era Of prosperity just set
ting in.
The returns from the country districts
OF Belmont were late in materialiZlng,
but from figures %obtainable early this
morning II IL thought the interior will
ONT down TO the river front with 500 to
600 majority for Bushnell and as much
for the legislative ticket. Elsewhere the
1ntelllgencer presents the complete re-
turns from the three river front towns,
giving Bushnell SIS plurality. This,
added to 900 for the Interior, gives
about 1000 Republican majority In the
county. Il will be seen that the Intelli-
geneer's prediction OF 1000. made in
Mondays issue. was not so wild as
some doubling Thomases would have
made 1t out.
In the table of the river front vote,
It is interesting to compare the vote
for Bushnell with that for state sena-
tor and representatives. There were
many who believed the legislative an
didates would drop behind Bushnell,
but 1t will be seen that outside OF
Campbell. whose large vote does not
enter into the matter properly, the
Democratic legislative candidates did
not poll a vote much larger than Chap
man. II will be seen, therefore, that
Mr.. Hanna Is not regarded over the
river as the arch enemy of labor his
desperate opponents tried to make of
him.
The entire county Republican ticket
Is elected In Belmont as follows:
County treasurer-W. C. Bergund-
thai Of Bellaire.
Representntlves-Howard and Arm
strong.
State senator-Aten.
County commissloner-Smith.
1nfirmary director-Barnes.
Surveyor-Bond.
Coroner-Beetnam.
The county ticket has run along with
the head Of the ticket, Bushnell, ex-
cept that Mr.. Bergundthal has run
ahead IN many precincts and will un-
doubtedly lead all the successful candi-
dates.