The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-04-05

4th-W. h. LEWIS.
5th-A. S. Long.
The ticket elected Tuesday was re-
publican from top to bottom.
The democrats didn't get a thing ex-
cent Councilman Keenan, in the first
ward and the icy NIT all round.
The election was no surprise except
a. 10 maiorities and the first ward
councilman, beyond the overwhelming
maiorlties. 1t was a foregone con-
clusion Kelley would be elected by a
handsome majority but no one ex-
pected him to break all records by
nearly two to one.
The vote was unusually large, tes-
timonialof the publIc's interest in
GOOD business government. The total
vote cast was LIPS, with a number not
voting.
The victory is the most glorious and
complete in the city's history, a cash
Ing blow to one wing of the democra-
CIV, and some will have 10 take back
seats next year. Others were laid on
the shelf.
With the council republican and the
executive part republican, in fact,
everything republican, the paving
and sewerage will be in good hands,
and the $4,000 derived from bonds
win no expended economically and
proper. They did not "resolute" like
the democrats but they will do 1t all
the same.
fit had not showed the next day,
the defeat might have been less crush
ing. Something had to happen TO
cool the democrats of, for they we're
very warm over the results, but not
warm members election day. The re-
publicans were the only thing real
that day. Any kind of old weather
has gotten 10 be republican. They
are always on hand rain or shine.
The democrats would be there, too,
but they are not to be found.
And it all comes in SO soon after
Agulnaldo's capture. The republic
cans played Funston. The Commoner
will now be heard from as to the polit-
ical effect and end the harangue with
reference to that dun horse leading
the sixteen whites. We all remem-
Der how proud that dun horse was af-
terward.
IT'S fearful thing in winter to be
shattered by the blasts.-Frank Shut
tleworth.
We beat them and got their money,
too.
A very warm time developed at the
republican convention Saturday night
in the contest for chief ofpolice. The
candidates were j. ]. Childers, E. L.
Stealey and George Isenhart. All had
strong representations but Stealey won
on the eighth ballot with votes to
spare, drawing heavily from both OF
the other candidates. Considerable
amusement was afforded by the tenac-
ity with which the first ward delega-
ton stood by Childers. That ward
gave him ten votes every time, but
changed on the last ballot, when they
gave nine to Howe, the democratic
nominee. Kelley was nominated for
mayor on the first ballot over S. w.
Gordon, Kelley receiving 81 votes and
Gordon 10. P. II. Shields was noml-
mated by reclamation, Roy Alexander
declining to permit his name to be
used John Steel's nomination was
made by reclamation. ]. II. Paugh
was nominated bya vote OF II to . for
callahan w. II. Cole was nominated
lof assessor, the vote standing q for
Sole and % for W. P. Camp. William
4 Alexander was nominated by &C
n sFon for school superintendent.
Tue election passed offquietly, there
, oelns 70 bad order or conduct Of any
kins THE vote was light in the fore
N.Y., uooa Cat heavy in the afternoon. But
utue money was wagered, as the DEM
, Tvials were depressed and the repub-
i,.an sports could not succeed in plac-
NY y %agers' although they offered it
Long before the closing OF the polls,
MA, Sas generally conceded that the re-
ISuollcans had carried everything by
ny se malorities and the returns we're,
therefore, no surprise
fora ss " l5St news from the Fourth ward
''es''adoWed Thompson's defeat.