The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-03
Local Issues Mostly Prevail and
Results Are Moi Signif-
icant in Politics.
GRIMM WINS AT ADAMsToN
Chidester at Weston, Sutton at
Bridgeport, Fox at Milford,
Weekley at Lumberport.

ton OF the state FOR municipal oftic-
ers for the coming year resulted yes
terday in mixed results. But the is
sues were mostly of local nature
and the results have little political
significance. In some places the con-
tests were quite exciting both sides
working early, hard and long for
their fayorites, but as a rule most all
of the elections were quiet. There
we're no physical clashes and good
order and a friendly feeling prevailed.
Grimm is Reelected.
At Adamston Mayor Alonzo E.
Grimm was reelected on the Peo-
Pies Reform ticket over Daniel H.
Outright, Republican nominee, by
the unlucky number, thirteen. James
G. Garrett for recorder won by a
majority Of ten votes over A. j.
West. The Peoples ticket also elect
ed two ouncilmen-Grant Miller and
Waiter Boyles. The Republicans
elected three councilmen-J. L. SUM
mers, George Schultz and Frank NJ.
clousson. AS the mayor and record
er both have votes in council proceed
ings the Reformers have four in the
councilmanic body and the Repub-
licans three, therefore, giving the Re-
formers a majority of one.
I The vote was as follows:
Reform tiabet-A. E. Grimm, 11s;
James G. Garrett, III; Walter Ham
rick. 1O2; Q. c. Price, 1O1; Grant
Miller, III; John w. Flanagan, los;
Walter Boyles, 100.
Republican ticket-Da H. Cut
roight, 100; A. j. West, 1O1; ]. L.
Summers, 1O7; George Schultz, ia;
]. E. Boyles, 1OS; F. NJ. clousson,
III; and Henry Smith, 1O1.
Mayor Moore REFLECTED.
At Monongah. in Marion county,
Mayor William H. Moore, was re-
elected over C. F. Baker and David
Victor recorder over William Hagger-
ty. The councilmen elected are D.
F. Morris, David c. Dean, james H.
Leonard. Or. j. McCue Bowcock and
Howard Fleming. License carried
by an overwhelming majority.
The vote was as follows:
For mayor-Moore, 1875; Baker,
80.
For Victor, 1926; Hag-
gerty, 60.
For Councll-D. F. Morris, 155;
Lloyd Kuhn. 25; James H. Leonard,
166; ]. McCue Bowcock. 163: w. d
Haggerty, As; Howard Fleming, 80;
Howard Meredith, /; c. E. knight,
%.
For license, 125.
Against license, &c.
Mayor Montgomery.
TUNNELToN, Jan. Samuel B.
Montgomery was elected mayor Of
this place yesterday by a majority
Of 200. The other officials elected
are:
Recorder-F. E. Tarrick.
Councilmen-A. Halbritter, W. D.
Harrington, Charles Watkins, Wesley
Miller and William Robinson.
The majority of all was right at
200, though Montgomery led the
ticket by few votes.
License at Weston.
WESTON. Jan. S-License won
here. j. C. Chidester CD.,) was
elected mayor by a majority OF fiye
and Kerr Wooddell was elected re-
corder. The councilmen elected are
Bob Jordan, DR.. NJ. D. Cure, Floyd
Hefner and Jackson Arnold.
Pennington Wet.
FARMINGToN, Jan. s-This
town went wet by yose vote. The
election was spirited and the victors
are jubilant. Two tickets we're in
the field and the vets won by bare
Is. The tickets were as follows:
Citizens Improvement Ticket
Mayor, E. ]. snider; recorder, G. H.
Musgrave; councilmen, II. ]. Hatzei ).
A. J. Fisher, E. A. Martin, James A.
Lamb and J. Howard Coleman.
Temperance Ticket-Mayor w. II.
Yeach; recorder. II. L. Morgan: eoun-
cilmen, F. F. Robey, A. C. Fisher, A.
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