Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-15
BELMONT PRIMARIES
WE'RE HELD BY THE REPUBLICANS
IN THE COUNTY
YESTERDAY.
VERY INTERESTING CONTESTS
Over Delegates to the County Com
ventiOn to be Held in BelIaire
This Week-Fight Over Central
Committeeman Between Factions
Favorable to Emerson and to
BurgundthaI.

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Favorable to Emerson and to
BurgundthaI.
| Republican primaries were held in
| the towns across the river yesterday
| The delegates selected are for the
| county convention which will be held
| in Bellaire on April 18th. The princi-
| pal contests were for Central Com
| mitteemen, who will name the next
| county chairman, to succeed Mr.. Law
| son Emerson, who is a candidate for
reelection and is opposed by w. C.
| Burgundthal. This fight was quite
warm and the result is still in doubt,
| but from all information gained last
evening Emerson has a majority of
committeeman over the county In
! Bellaire there was but one contest and
| that in the township.
The delegates and Central Commit
teemen in Bellaire are as follows:
First ward, delegates-H. Burris,
William Seabrooks. Central Commit
teeman, D. Mcdonald
Second ward, delegates-Geo. Keller,
R. Archer. Central Committeeman,
| Geo. Pratt.
Third ward, delegates-A. Klotz,
Charles Wolf; alternates, S. Green,
Henry Rolls. Central Committeeman,
o. P. Mason.
Fourth ward, delegates-R. McVey,
M. Nelson. Central Committeeman,
| Howard Lichenburger.
Fifth ward, elegates-William
White, T. C. Nicholson. A. A. Leach.
Central Committeeman, w. ]. Kirkpat-
rick.
Pultney Precinct, No. L., delegates
S. C. Norton, Jas. A. Dunfee; alter
mates, NJ. Thompson, E. Baker. Cen
trail Committeeman, H. Schofeld, won
over B. F. Dunfee.
Neff's precinct, delegates-H. Will
liams; alternate. H. MCGEE. Central
Committeeman, H. Williams.
In Bridgeport there were contests in
the First and Second wards. Follow
ing is the vote:
First ward-delegates 1.-TWO to elect
A. A. Branum, 81; C. McConnaughy,
"a; C. C. Cole, 80; R. T. Howell a. AL
ternates, D. Boston, 80; ]. A. Alexan-
der, Jr., "a; J. Bolin, 80; S. A. Clemens.
"a. Central Committeeman, H. Free
man, 125; no opposition.
Second ward-Delegates Zone to
elect, j. Davis, SO; c. A. Junkins, a.
Alternate, F. Rice, SO; F. Martin, 49,
Central Committeeman, T. T. Thomp-
son, AZ; w H. Riley, SS.
Third ward, no contest-Delegate
R. Lynch; alternate, ]. Remnant. Cen
trail Committeeman, David Jones.
Bridgeport precinct-Delegate Zone
to elect, F. Beisinger, AT; alternate,
Walter Sykes, AZ. Central Committee
man, Thomas McGough, Az; A. T. En-
lee, 81.
In Martins Ferry there were only
contests on Central Committeeman and
the following delegates and Central
Committeeman were elected:
First ward-Delegates (no contest)
Roger B. Reese, D. D. Parks; alter
mates, Roger Jones, Thomas Baggott;
Central Committeeman, Roger Jones.
Second ward-Delegates (no contest)
R. c. Montgomery, R. A. Lindemuth,
James Sweeney; alternates, A. Cos
ney, H. H. Lucas, J E. Groves; Cen
trail Committeeman, j. Lewis won over
Frank Brooke by IA votes.
HI wal -D6leSdlco NllO SOHIS0IJ
E. E. McConfbs, 7. E. Pugh, Theo.
Burris; alternates, G. w. Tweedy,
Geo. R. Hipkins, James Campbell;
Central Committeeman, w. T. Nor
gan was elected over w. E. Hullihen
by small majority.
Fourth ward-Delegates (no contest)
H. Grayson, H. G. Pratt; alternates,
NJ E. Cole, L. l.. Scheehle; Central
Committeeman, Samuel Westwood.
Fifth ward-Delegates (no contest)
A. I. Dinsmore, Lee Wood; alter
mates, c.. W. Selby, N. Nelson Cen
trail Committeeman, David Fisher was
elected over R. McNicholas by six
votes.
Martins Ferry precinct, no contest
Delegate, F. n. Cope; alternate, Geo
C. Sedgwick; Central Committeeman,
Geo. Webb.
Village Of St. Clairsville, contest, the
following were elected: Delegates, J.
H. Boloff 2. Fawcett; alternates, w.
Frazier, Theo. Ayres; Central Com
mitteeman. Geo. B. Brown. w. C.
Burgunthal.