West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-03-27

Today we are holding our an
nual Municipal election. We chose
today our next Mayor, City Clerk,
City Treasurer, Assessor, two Au.
ditors and one Councilman tor each
ward. The fight has been an earn.
est one, but has not been attended
with any bad feeling whatever, ex-
cept In the Third Ward where a
great effort Is being made to defeat
Councilman G. A. Krug. Mr.. Krug
may be defeated but If he Is his OPP
pouents will know he Is a fighter
from the headwaters of Bj Ter
Creek; It's hard 10 tell what he
outcome will be. This ward Is about
twenty Democratic, but while some
Republicans are voting against
him, several Democrats are sup
porting his reelection and the
fight Is quite earnest on both sides.
Last year the total vote polled
for Mayor was 625. Of this num-
Der Mayor Grier polled 4o3 votes
and his opponent, Councilman Noll,
polled 222 votes. In 1890 we
po'led 687 votes. Mayor Grier, of
this number, had $50 votes and
ex-Mayor Lawrence had 321 votes.
This was about the hottest contest
we have had for many years. In
1901 Mayor Grier polled 1o4 votes
In the First Ward; IL In the Second;
I25 in the Third and 90 In the
Fourth. His opponent, Council
man Noll, polled SO votes In the
First Ward; 48 In the Second; S. 10
the Third and 50 In the Fourth.
Last year Grier's majority In the
First Ward was %, in the Second
"a, In the Third 10 and In the
Fourth 7. This gave Mayor Grier a
majority of 18I votes.
In 1900 the vote was a better
test of the strength of both parties.
That year Mayor Grier carried
every ward and his vote was as
follows: First Ward 81; Second 81;
Third ~; Fourth los. Lawrence's
vote was as follows: First Ward 81;
Second 81; Third 100; Fourth 70.
Grier's majority was as. That
year Grier had a majority of one In
the First: one In the Second; seven
teen In the Third and twenty-six
In the Fourth Ward.
According to these figures every
Ward In the city has been dem.
ocratic during the past two years
by snug majorities. Last year the
Republicans for the first time ran a
straight Republican ticket and were
defeated by a majority of Isl votes.
In 1899 they run their ticket under
the name of the "Citizens Ticket"
and lost by majority of only IS
votes. This year they are running
their ticket under the parties name.
In 1900, for the first time. the De-
mocraIs came out with the name of
their party at the head of the ticket
and won as they did In 1901 by
an increased majority.
Since the last election a number
of families have moved to Garry
Owen, and several have left the
city. For this reason 1t Is quite
difficult 10 say how the vote will
be this year. Judging from the
street talk our next Mayor will be
H. B. Nissan. Capt. Pine will be
reelected by a decreased majority,
as 1t has been reported that he ia
vors the election of Councilman
Krug, who Is on the republican
ticket, and quite number of Dem
ocrats will not vote for him on
this account. Possibly this may
defeat him as the fight Is quite bit.
ter In some quarters.
For City Collector w. L Rus
sell Is supposed to be the winner.
He has worked very hard, Is popu-
lar and has had many friends hard
at work. His opponent, though, Is
a very popular young man, Is not
Objectionable In any way, but a
good many think he does not need
the commissions the Office brings
In while bis opponent does. DE
has a normal majority 10 begin
with and may win out; we are only
reporting what rumor says and
sometimes she Is a magnificent
liar.
For assessor, Its hard to predict,
as but little attention is being paid
TO the officers. Several Dem
ocrats are opposing Mccoy on The
Democratic ticket because he was
assessor last year and made some