The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-05
HASTINGS LOOKS
LIKE A WINNER
FOR SHERIFF
Hatfield's Majority Will Be Very
Large in Ohio County
Now.
Oliver Marshall Given a Big Ma
jority for the State Senate
Position.
Campbell Nominated for Congress.
Long and Reed Both
Garry County.


While but nine of the SO precincts
in Ohio county had been heard from
at O'Clock this morning the indica-
tions are that Hatfield has carried the
county by three or four to one vote.
Swisher's vote here was a bitter dis
appointment TO his many friends.
Dillon's vote was scattering.
Hon. George A. Laughlin has car
ried Ohio county by a big majority
over Alex. Campbell. as well as the
First district. Mr.. Laughlin carried
both Brooke and Marion. and prob
ably Hancock. Reports from the 9TH
er First district counties are scatter
ing.
Stuart F. Reed has carried Ohio
county over Mike King. of Elkins. by
good majority. NJ. l.. Long has
also carried the county for renomlna-
tion 10 the Office of State treasurer
by a good majority over c. F. Rath-
bone. OF Parkersburg. Archibald
Moore will probably carry Ohio coun-
ty by small majority for commits
sioner of agriculture.
Slow Returns.
Slow progress was made by the
election officials In counting the vote,
due to the unusually heavy vote cast
and the length of the ballot. The in
dications are that II will be late to-
day before the complete vote from
Ohio county is received while many
OF the counties from throughout tbs
state will not be heard from until to-
night and probably some not until
Thursday.
County Fight
II looks very much as though all
previous records for the number OF
Totes cast at a Republican primary in
Ohio county have been broken. The
vote In Marshall. Brooke and the
other northern counties was also very
large. Down in Wetzel and in the
country districts OF Marshall the vote
Is slow In coming in. In many OF
the rural precincts in Marshall Han
cock and Brooke counties the vote
was not completed until late in the
morning and the officials did not
make their report. For this reason
the result OF the fight for certain
offices where the vote between the re-
spective candidates is close. cannot
be ascertained
No Disorders.
There we're no disorders around the
voting places in the county. Al the
break OF dawn the candidates and
their supporters we're out working
Ike Trojans and every effort was
made TO get the vote out. Automobiles
and cabs we're kept busy 20 and from
the polls
The majority Of the votes were
cast after 500 o'clock and the late
vote was a great surprise. But few
OF the men employed in the mills and 4
other Industries cast their vote until
after working hours. This rush on
tho election clerks was tiresome and
this added TO the slowness Of the
count
Hstheid's Vote Here.
Even the most ardent supporters OF
Dr. n. ID. Hatfield we're surprised az
the heavy vote that he received IN '
Ohio county. According 20 the early
reports received he will have twice
the number OF votes that both his op-
ponents received I'm this county.
Swisher received n small vote. and
mis- supporters we're greatly disap-
pointed. a. they had counted on Ohio
20 roll up a good vote for the Charles
ton man. In Richland district No.
Mr. Swisher received but one vote.
In Webster No. { ne received but n
20 Hathcld's s. Swisher carried
Liberty No BY n majority ~ 30
votes. hut iu Madison district his vote
was extremely light Dillon running
neck and neck with him. while Hat
Geld was given 8 70 vote over
both
Reed and Lona
Stuart y. Reed candidate for re-
nomination. has probably carried tho
county BY a fair majority for secre-
tarv Of state over Mike King. Of
Elkins. A. least this BE- what the
partial returns showed az an early
hour n looks very much az though
Mr. Long Vill carry the county by n
good majority over e. p Rathbono
for treasurer
Lauuhiin Gets County.
Tho scattered returns show that
George A. taurhiin has been nom
mated for congress by good major
ity Hc has carried ohio county BY
n probably two 90 one vote. The same
result is received from Marion
Ohio county rolled up r. great ma
iority for Howard Sutherland over
Charles Teter NJ y. shawkey VIII
Ect a bic maturity over g. r. Murray
for superintendent of schools