The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-01-15
HIGH LICENSE WINS
IN SALEM ELECTION


The municipal clection contests in the
county towns were fought Thursday and
the resnlts are interesting, especially in
. number OF the places. The tight was
especially bitter at Salem and somewhat
closer than was expected. The High
License Ticket won but not with the
majority usually given there, or in other
words there was no land slide. The pres
cnt policy of the government was IN
torsed by n majority of 20 80 far as the
mayoralty contest was concerned and
the other candidates ON the High License
t5cicet run aaong with its bead.
The contest at Adamston was quite
Close and the results were somewhat
mixed, but Ill the labor ticket WAS elect
ed except one candidate for council. The
vote was rs follows.
Camp, for mayor, tIabor). 81 votes.
Southern, for mayor, tRep.l 10 votes.
.. w. Flanagan, recorder, tLaborl, SO
votes.
D. H. Outright. recorder. tRep,. II
votes.
For councilmcn on the Labor ticket,
Grant Miller, 99; A. e. Grimm. IS; j.
E. Kidd, 81; C. c. Price, 81; George R.
Criss, SO.
For cos1nciimen on the Republican
ticket, Gotaelb Schultz, II; j. E. Boyles,
SO; Arthur Shaher, n; Joseph Schultz.
70; and Clarence Baxter, 70.
The defeated candidate on the labor
ticket was C. C. Price and the succcss-
full one on the Republican ticket was J.
E. Boylcs.
The officers-ciect are William II. Camp,
mayor; j. w. Flanagan, recorder: Grant
Miller, A. F. Grimm, j. f. Kidd. j. F..
BoyIes and George r. criss, counciimen.
A feature of the Adamston election
was the extension of congratulations by
Mr.. Southern, the defeated candidate
for mayor, To his successful rival. Mr..
Southern had the town charter with him
and gave this to Mnyor-elect Camp. with
the assurance that there would he
hearty transportation Of the people in the
town government of the coming year.
This not on the part of AIr. Southern
is an indicatiaa tAn. so far rs he i con-
cerned There viii be no contest on the
matter of eligibility.
The Yves. Milford election was very
quiet only a5out 10 votes being east.
There was practically only one ticket.
1t was rs fellows.
y. b. Farrell. for mayor.
r. c. Helmick, for recorder
W. o. Kennedy, r. W. Ward, S. A.
Van Horn. H. J. Highland and w NJ.
Lee. councilman.
1t is wet and democratic. says the
Telcgnm's informant from that place.
Inmberport elected the following ticket:
Hood Horror, for mayor.
DIR. L. c. Oyster, recorder.
c. l. Hess. {. +. Mason. Charles Grof-
Nen; D. F. Robinson and Vance L. Hornor.
fbr councilmen
Salem's ticket elected Is as follows with
the number OF votes they received.
(, .. F. F. Randolph, mayor,l Ia votes.
/ r0eorge Z. linn, recorder, l47.
.Counciimen: W. H. Spear, 14s; T. B.
Smith. Jas; l. +. Smith, lss; r. X. Jones
14O; n. j. Williams, 147
n B. Pepper. for school commissioner,
sA4V votes, ueie.tsIS NJ. II. DAVIS, inc
High license ticket, by vote.
The defeated ticket received votes as
follows:
Ernest Randolph, for mayor, l24 votes.
John IS. Howard. for recorder, l2l.
CnrnciImen: j. G. McGregor, 1928; A.
NJ. Ritter, 100; Hiram Lynch, 1873; f.
C. Ycsulg.le4 and II. W. Willis, le2.
The total vote cast in the corporate
airiits was 252 and in addition to these
there were es votes cast outside the town
bot IN the school district for school COM
missioner. OF these Pepper received g.
It looked for awhile like the town
would go dry. as the citizens reform
ticket was al,cad until towards the end.
The greatest rally Salem ever witnessed
was when it vAs learned that the high