The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-17
HON. }. J. p. o'BRIEN WINS nv
PLURALITY OF t39
VOTES.
litter Fight Was Wased Throughout
County by Makers Of Rule
But Suffer Defeat

BY the small magin OF 1879 votes,
Hon. ]. ]. =. O'Brien OF Wheeling,
was chosen over Hon. ]. u. Handlan,
also OF this city. as Ohio county's can.
didate for the Democratic nomination
for congress from the First congress.
sional district OF West Virginia, at
the Democratic preferential primary
held yesterday.
Dfsheartened and sore" becausy
they could not express their choice
OF the many candidates in the race
Tor congressional honors. their salec.
ton being confined only 10 the two
candidates whose names were on the
ballots. Handlan and OBrien. scores
or voters did not go near the polls.
and a very light vote was cast. But
little enthusiasm was manifested. and
had there been any inclination on
the part OF some 10 display enthusi.
asm, II doubtless would have been
overcome by the rain which fell
throughout almost the entire day.
According 70 the terms of the reso.
luton adopted last week by the Dem.
ocratc county executive committee
OBrfen. the winner at yesterdays
primary. will name the sixty-one dele.
gates from Ohio county to the uomi-
mating convention to be held Thurs.
day in New Martinsvile.
Hot Contest Waaed.
Because OF the number OF delegates
at stake, a hot fight had been waged
by both Handlan and O'Brien. The
closeness OF the result indicates that
nefther had great advantage over
the other. The returns were received
In the county commissioners ONCE,
and the first precinct in was Center
No. l. giving O'Brien 100 and Handlan
~ All the returns, with the excep.
ton or one precinct. were received i'm
about an hours time The third pre.
cinct OF Triadelphia district. located
AT the mayors Office in Elm Grove
q was not heard from until nearly 9
O'Clock. a half hour after the ballot
boxes rom the most remote districts
were in the hands Of the committee
The result from the delinquent pre-.
cinct Al Elm Grove was received over
the telephone. giving Handlan 80 and
OBrien % votes. n is known that al
least one vote was cast for Bennett IN
this precinct. but he was not given
credit for II. at least over the phone.
A heavy vote was cast in Union dis
trict, the polling place being the police
court roomes. over four hundred
votes were cast in this precinct. In.
terest In the primary evidently Jagged
In the rural districts. and n total OF
only - votes was recorded from the
two precincts in Liberty.
When u became known that but two
names would be on the ticket IN thls
county. many voters were 50 disEu-ted
that they remained away from the
polls. Some were determined not o.
abide by the decision ~ the commit
tee. however. and scratched both ONO
county candidate. substituting tis.lr
favorite. total 81 2-sl votes were
cast Handlaus total WAS 1870 and
CBrien received a total 81 1908. "a plur-
atty over iiardlau OF 1879. Twelve
scattered votes we're cast. Bennett be-
ing the favorit". while stony Ritz. 90
TINS city. recri' Ell "a vot" cast in pre-
einct No, J. ~ Washington district.
Crookedness IntimAted.
While HanIIan LAST uIEEt vas will
ing 10 let the result stand some 81 Ms
supp"rtcrs gruwhled that tn. closeuess
- the vote minated crook-dress al
though they ID not make the rha~.,-
openly. William r. lierA.. ct precinct
No. ?. Washington district. was rat
>" quiet IN hts objections however.
and kicked 10 the committee that te
was going - contest the vote in that
precinct. ~" was dismissed with tel.
your troubles Co the comm Itfes Friday
night lie charged that ON. OF the
Judges prohibited several qualified vot-
ffS rom casting their ballot. on tho
grounds that they were NOT nNinats,l
win the Democratic party despite the
!aot thar tAe' were willing tu answer
After the vote rad been announced.
i"i iiandiar aIi Mr. o'Erie7 exchanged
IFdftt fcli.tft' IONS 'i.|l name sou the
first delegate. He-rie.. NJ DRr.er said
Few frier'l.. r~rrark4. Mr. OBri-n