The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-05
COUNTY TICKET CARRIED WITH
BUT ONE EXCEPTION WITH
BIG PLuRAltTIES.
). Howard Wells Led the Ticket. Get.
ting 5,725 Votes-White's
Plurality Was III.

With complete returns from Tues
days election in Ohio county tahu-
lated. the result shows even larger
Republican pluralities than were in
dicated on the face OF the ri~urns al
hand yesterday morning The coua.
" ticket. with but a single exception.
swept TO victory with pluralities rang
ing from more than 700 to nearly 1900
votes
The one exception was John w.
Farmer. Republican nominee for sun
erintendent OF free schools. who was
defeated by John II. LaEear. the Dem.
ocratic incumbent. by the narrow
margin Of 271 votes
The victory was one OF the largest
from Republican standpoint ever
recorded in Ohio county. the ticket
being elected on an average plurality
OF 1000 votes.
Wells Led Ticket.
John Howard Wells. the popular
and efficient clerk OF the County
court. led the Republican ticket. being
reelected By the handsome plurality
OF l,451 votes. He received 5.725
votes. majority OF almost 500 over
the total number OF votes cast for ali
OF his opponents-W Walter Woods.
- a..
the Socialist: William Holt. Prohibi-
ZIONIST. and J. Elwood Dobbs. Progress
sive.
Colonel Ben l. Rosenbloom. who
was elected TO the state senate over
George W. Woods. received the sec.
ond largest plurality $50 votes. I'm
Ohio county. 5.545 votes were cast for
the Republican nominee. while Woods
received 1926.
Though the Democrats conferred
their light against Charles o. Ephlin.
the Republican nominee for county.
commissioner. that popular young
business man was easily elected over
George Kress. who has been commits.
sioner for several years past. Ephlln
was given a plurality OF sO7 votes.
Whites Plurality III.
State Senator George r. White. OF
Lewis county. Republican candidate
for congress In opposition to VI. W..
Nicely. was given a plurality Of IN
votes In Ohio county. The Repubii.
can candidate received 5.367 votes.
while 1855 were cast for Neely. and
Harvey W. Harmer. the Progressive
candidate. poIled 3fs
ConRressman-at-large Howard suth.
erland's candidacy for reelection was
aNAAEA " aANANHN ~ UNNNNTNNN N0NG Nl
the county. HE plurality over nr
Thomas r. Hodges was lip votes.
RE lacked about 200 votes Of having
a majority over his four opponents.
The entire Republican legislative
ticket was elected BY n plurality aver.
aging 1000. Jesse A Bloch. a mem
Der 81 the last legislature. led receiv.
inR 5.542 votes. and Harry a. Wei17.
tho labor candidate on the Republican
ticket. was second. with $40 Attor.
ney Carl o Schmidt led the Demo
cratic legislative ticket polling ff3f
votes.
Despite the fact thtat no could not
WaRe an active campaign FOR re.eicr
lion because Of tho duties Of his office.
Circuit Clerk John ]. Kingdom was ar.
corded a plurality OF gf5 votes over
DO Democratic opponent. Hans Deb
brugge
approximately 1880 votes wore
east. which b. considered fair for an
OHyear election
No Pecounts Demanded
~ yet. no rerounfa have been de-
handed The closest fghf wa for
the presidency 81 the Hlchland Die.
trict Board OF Fdurauon. Charles
Schultz. Republican. winning over
a. AleNandcr. the Democratic candl-
date. by three votes
There we're two close contests In
Triadelphia district. also DR. g. K
Cracraft candidate for reelection ~
president ~ the BOARD Of Education
va defeated BY the Republican can.
Hdate. = " Baird. BY Few votes
While NsN T.. Hess was reelected o.
member o. the board over John G.