Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-05-13


incomplete returns from the Demo-
cratic primary election, received up to
four o'clock this morning, indicated
with reasonable certainty the nominal
ton of the following ticket:
For Sheriff-W. w. Irwin.
For Prosecuting Attorney-John B.
Wilson
For Assessor, City Dfstrict-J. Will
son White.
For Assessor. Country District
Michael Madden.
AS matter of course, there Is no
doubt concerning Messrs. Irwin and
Wilson, as they had no opposition.
The indications point to the success Of
Mr.. White as Assessor in the city
district, and Michael Madden in the
country district.
The total vote of the county was
about $500. Democrats are very well
satisfied. and with good reason, as
there was no contest for Sheriff and
Prosecuting Attorney, and in the dis
tricts In which there were contests
over the Commissionership a very
heavy vote was polled. The vote is
several hundred heavier than at the
last Democratic primary election.
At four o'clock this morning there
were one or two country precincts in
Liberty district missing, and the vote
in Union, Center and Webster was not
more than half counted. Election OF
ficials are requested to send in the re-
turns for these districts to the Regis
ter Office to-day, as the headquarters
for the county committee will be
closed.
The polls opened in the country
districts at noon and closed at eight
O'Clock. In the city districts they
opened and closed one hour earlier.
With the exception of the districts in
which there were fights over the COM
missionership, there were no unusual
scenes or incidents about the voting
places, and the election was conduct
ed very quietly. Democratic voters
in these didstricts, many of them, at
least, had no incentive, and manifest
cd very little interest in the election.
The only fights on the head OF the
ticket were over the assessorships in
the city and country districts, and
friends of the candidates showed con-
siderable interest in these contests. All
the candidates had conducted very ac-
tive campaigns.
In Washington, Center and Webster
districts, the fight over the commits
sionership was very lively, and result
ed in bringing out a good vote. In
Union the most interesting fight was
waged, and it was stated that a num-
Der of young Republicans had refrained
from voting at their party primaries
in order to cast their ballots yester-
day for Weisgerber or Bearley. There
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workers about the police court room.
and challenges Of voters were fire.
quent. When the polls closed there
was wrangle at the window over
the admission of votes, and the
several who stood in line waiting to
vote were prevented from doing so. 1t
became evident late in the afternoon
that the Bearley workers had sue
ceeded in getting more men to the
polls. and at the hour for closing
many of Mr.. Weisgerber's friends were
willing to concede his defeat.
The returns were received in the
law Offices of Handlan & Wiedebusch.
in the Hub building. They came in
very slowly, the country precincts and
the two Richie precincts being the
only ones TO report before midnight.
Friends of the candidates manifested
their uneasiness over the result by
frequent telephone messages to the
voting places. The ticket was so
long that In several districts it was
apparent that the count would not be
completed until after daylight After
two o'clock there were very few re-
naming to wait for the returns.