The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-28
WEISGERBER WINS


tco1znasa Prom YIr.s r.x.,
10 O'Clock all OF the procine,s we're IN
WIN me exception ~ Precinct 3 Of the
El.hth ward. which precinct vas not
nhhsned until a while after Midnight.
Niy Auditor Ahrens received the re
turns AZ the u~sasurers once Quite
a loud and noisy crowd vas there 20
get the returns. and dld not fail 20
snow their appreciation Of the results
as their respective friends or their
fasorite charter received the most
votes.
workers were Out all day Tor the
respective candidates. Voters taisO
o out early and long before the polls
closed II was seen that n record break
Ing vote would b. polled Weather
conditions were excellent. quite the
opposite from election day two years
ago. Organizsd Effort on tie part OF
many prominent business men Tor the
Amended Charter was IN evidence.
After the result was certain last night
a prominent attorney who was former
~ city solicitor. said: The citizens
VIII a their actions OF this day"
Hot Council Fight
rights for First Branch OF Council
were 20 be found IN about every ward.
In the First, Edward McKOwn. Re.
publican won by 1875 votes over his oD-
ponent. Louis Zoeckier. All OF the Re
publicans In the Second Branch We're
elected by good majorlties. Lee Hedge.
present councilman. running third on
HIS ticket.
IN the Second ward. James n. Rich
ards. Republican. former councilman
I'm the Second Branch Was elected over
his opponent. Carter Norman. by IS
votes This has Dee considered one
of he biggest lights in the city. and
the result was not a surprise. Mr..
Richards IL favorsbly known through
out the city and his friends rallied
diligently TO his support. Captain
Henry Frohme. tD). defeated q. d.
S~tillyard. Republican. for Second
Branch OF Council. His colleagues are
l. W. Fritz M H.. Penerman. Repub-
licanA
Thomas Fox. Democrat, was SUCCESS
ful In defeating ". w. Fair for First
Branch of Council In the Third ward
by a vote OF $50 To 800 William Win.
terhalter. Democrat. and J. = Butts
and W. II. Hare. Republicans. were
elected to the Second Branch. In the
Fourth ward a hot fight between p. J.
QuilliEnn and Charles FLANAGAN, IT,
suited In the election Of the Demo
cratic candidate by a vote OF $50 70
PAL. Harry Barrett. Edward Plankey
and Albert Erh. all Democrats. were
elected 10 Council from the BLOODY
Fourth
In the Fifth Ward George Conrad
was elected 20 First Branch over
Charles W. Dietrich by a narrow mar
cir OF seven votes. The Republicans
were successful IN electinr ell three
OF their men. James II link. Frank
Church and James A Iashley. and
thereby defeated George Horn. IT.. and
Alex G. Kennen. who were formerly
in council from this ward
A surprise was sprung when John
II. Lasch. Republican. wal elected
from the Sixth ward 70 the Second
Branch OF council John stein was
elected TO the First B-anch over
James H Howely, by a vote OF 5s4 TO
4SQ
On the Garden Spot Wilson Con-
neley was elected TO the First Branch
over Henry J~uerFens by a vote Of 64s
TO 37G This by far vas the biggest
n man majority IN the election
Three Republicans were named 10 the
Stcohu bfhhcn IRON THIS ward by big
majorities
Down in the Eighth ward the Re
publicans carried everything Mr..
Riddle carried this ward By is votes
while X Lee Robinson, Republican.
was elected over Louis C. Brinkman.
Democrat for Ffrst Branch Of council
by a vote Of III to 4566
The FOLLOWERS in the First Branch
are Republicans Captain ~. +. otto.
Ernest Ritter. II Campbell Richards.
Or. ". T. McGran and Jake BeisVing-
or. Democrats. Ed Vaas. Frank
Green and J. J. Kenney. A meeting
OF the council VIII be held tomorrow
afternoon for the purpose Of caucus
ing for RppointiEe officers The FIRST
meeting TO organize win probably be
held Tuesday night
Tho following are the results.
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