The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-06
Maxwell and Jarrett are the Win
ners for the Legislature and Davis
and Pigott for Assessors i'm the
Two Assessment Districts.
Executive Committee Canvasses Vote and De-
cIares the ResuIts.-AIso Selects Delegates to
the Various Conventions According to the Pro-
visions of the Call for Primary Election.


The Republican primaries were held
in Harrison county Thursday for nom
mating candidates for county Offices,
delegates to the legislature, district Of
iicers, and for the selection, Of delegates
70 the state. judicial and senatorial con-
ventions.
The votes were all polled shortly be,
fore the time tor closing, which was at
! O'CLOCK IN the evening, but the re.
turns were late in coming in and rather
hard to get on account or annoying tele-
pnone connections, but long before mid
night it was conceded that Thorne had
beaten Harmer for the state senate b,
big majority, and Mr., Harmer himself
stated early in the evening the belief
that he was beaten by at least 800.
At midnight the returns Indicated
that Maxwell and Jarrett were nominal.
cd for the legislature over Carpenter and
Kyle by big maiorities and Davis owe,
Rider, Hughes and Law tor assessor j,
the upper district. with Piggott hayin;
no opposition in the lover ustrict 70,
the same place.
The man fight was on Thorn ant
Harmor and Thorn proved the fayorite
Both were running on their own merit
and not on any particular different ol
opposing issue. The same was true Of
the otler ean,uates.
The vote was canvassed Friday after
noon by the old executive committee
which net here for the purpose. and tc
name delegates TO the variou, conven-
tions, and the nominations were official.
II declared.
The day passed or quietly and no bit
ter feeling wa, shown, nor were there
any personalities and contentious in
,lulged in The weather was ideal and
the vote was much larger than was ex
pccted on account of the fact that spring
was backward and as result it was
expected the people would be so busy
that they would not take the time to 20
TO the polls. But they turned ont well
and showed much interest in The matter
of selecting candidates. With few ex
ceptions the results are satisfactory and
most of the defeated candidates are tax.
ing their defeat with good grace, real
ning that all could not he nominated
From the standpoint of the tax is
sue, the ticket is one that believes in
revision OF the tax system Of the state
and they have all so declared them
selves.
The official count shows the following
totals and majorities: Swisher, for
secretary of>>tate. e,772; Scherr, for
state auditor, 1904; j. NJ. Flanigan FOR
sheriff, S,7t74; Morris, for prosecuting
attorney, S.,34; Thorn, for state sena
Tor. 2.329; lIarmer, for state senator.
l.l59; 'rhorn's majority. $50; Lynch, for
Judge 1861; Maxwell 3.O59; Kyle. 7s7,
Carpenter, $50; Jarrr, 2-596 all for
House OF delegates; Randall, for county
commission ;. 3,7sl; rigott, for a.
scs.ur. lowef district. 2.22l; Davis, $50;
Rider, ss5; Law. ia: Hughes. 1913, an
Tor assessor in the upper district; Fit.
tro. for county surveyor, a.slG.
IS viii be -ecu lie noininre. for com
~ 0tTive are a. follows:
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