Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-17
DENT GETS A CERTIFICATE.
Taylor County Will Be Represented by
a Democrat


FINAL OFFICIAL DECLARATION
OF THE COUNTY COURT GIVES
HIM 81 MAJORITY REPUBLICANS
IN A STATE OF CONSERVATION.
THE ELECTION OFF DENT AND
TIID CERTAINTY THAT MONROE
COUNTY WILL SEND A DEMO
Graf. INSURES A DEMOCRATIC
SEM TOR = CABELL COUNTY'S
+ DEMOCRATIC DELEGATE REFUS-
ED A CERTIFICATE RECOUNT IN
KANAWHA BEGINS TO-DAY.
Special TO the Register
Grafton, w. Va, November 16.-The
recount of votes on the member of
Congress, House of Delegates and
Commissioners was concluded early
this morning, and the returns of the
canvassing board elected Curry and
Hamilton, Democratic Commissioners,
and Hon.. VIM. R. d. Dent, Democrat
to the House of Delegates.
The majorities are: For Hamilton,
So; for Curry, 80, and for Dent, 81.
The County Court is still in session
but will conclude its labors and ad-
journ tonight.
One of the causes which led to the
change of the vote on Commissioners
and House of Delegates is that the
Commissioners excluded ballots which
are voted for different candidates on
the different tickets, while the Com
missioners of election included the
names of those for whom the voter
has appeared to vote on the ticket
The effect of this is given to the Com
missioners and House of Delegates
candidates an increased vote of from
20 to 80 over the candidate for Con-
gress, because in many instances the
name of the Republican candidate was
stricken off the Republican ticket, and
the balance of the ticket voted with a
scratch on all the rest of the ticket,
except as to the Democratic candidate
tor Congress.
The result declared is the source of
universal satisfaction to the people of
the town, an dclearly demonstrated
that for the past eight years the county
of Taylor had been in the hands of the
INSCRIPTIONS ring which brought elec-
ton results to suit itself. The result
in placing two of the best citizens of
Taylor county in the county court
means economy in all lines OF county
expenditures and reduced tax rate
upon the citizens OF the county. II
means also that the town OF Grafton.
which represents fve-sixths OF the tax
able property OF the county and over
one-half OF its voters. shall at last have
a hearing in the House OF Delegates.
and the correction of the abuses which
the Legislatures OF the past has i'm
posed upon this town.
In addition 10 all this. 1t means
lawyer and careful business man and
one thoroughly conversant with the
needs of the people OF the county of
Taylor in the halls of legislation.
Hon. VIM. II. d. Dent, the member
elect, is leading lawyer of this bar.
4.
the Supreme Court. one of the best
business men in the town thoroughly
alive to the interest not only of his
town, but to the county and State
alike, and will make a record in the
next Legislature which will justify the
high hopes which his friends entertain
for him.
The recount was so eminently fair
and the action of the court so appar-
emily just that every fair minded man
in the county including the defeated
candidates have acquiesced in the con-
clusion reached by it.
The court concluded its labors to-
night and adjourned sine die. after
having issued certificate of election
to Dent and swore in Curry, who was
elected to fill the vacancy in the court.
tBy Associated Press)
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