The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-08
CITY ELECTIONS
fQU|ET|N MARION
Co. YESTERDAY
MUNICIPALITIES NAMED NEW OF.
FIcERs FOR THE ENSUING
YEAR.
iFAiRvIEW DEFEATED AN ADD,
TleNAL LEVY TO PAY OFF
INDEBTEDNESS.
COL. PRICE WAS AGAIN ELECTED
AS MAYOR OF HOME TOWN,
MoNoNGAH.

With a large number OF town in
West Virginia, yesterday, was munici-
pal election day when the officers Of
the City Government were chosen for
the next year.
The elections were very quiet this
time as no issues of any Importance.
were to be decided by the voters.
FAlRvlEW.
An etxra levy Of 90 cents was de.
feated by the voters of this place.
This was to have been used to pay of
the towns indebtedness. The citizens
Independent ticket was victorious. The
vote was as follows:
Citizens ticket-For mayor, J. s.
Greaser, GA; for recorder, r. J. VIII.
son. For council, J. N. Weaver, 80;
J E. Parrish, 1874; c. 0. Wilt, 95.
Citizens Independent ticket-For
mayor, H. C. Cummins. SO; for re.
corder, W. D. Yost. For council, Elias
Austin. SO; C. c. Snyder. IS. The other
councilmen n the citizens ticket
were endorsed.
Submission.
With four tickets, the Peoples, the
Citizens, the Progresives and the So
cialists In the field and total vote CT
only 100, compared with 2s8 of last
year, Mayor H. c. Robinson, OF the
Peoples ticket was reelected at the
municipal election. The town charter
is the issue which the people are con-
eidering at present, and a representa-.
tive will submit this proposition to the
legislature at Charleston soon.
The Vote:
Peoples-For mayor, H. c. Robinson,
101; for recorder, G: L. Taught, 1856;
for councilmen, c. NJ. Cunningham,
IS; ]. NJ. Riley, $50; r. S. Johnson,
100; Joseph Bohlman, sc, and J. R.
Lucas, Sc. IA
Citizens-For mayor. II. c: Robin
son, 101; for recorder, c. L. Taught,
1856; Laurauce Crawford, 81; ]. NJ.
Riley, $50; r. s. Johns, 120; C. NJ.
Cunningham, 6s, and William e.
Swiger. co. il
Progressives-For ! mayor, A. NJ.
Hess, Sc; for recorder, C. L. Taught,
1856; H. T. shinn on this ticket re-
ceived 6s, the same number OF votes
for councilman as G. NJ. Cunningham
on the Citizens and Peoples tickets,
but the entire vote gave him the ma.
jority and he was declared elected; J.
NJ. Riley. 1c0;lJ. II. Nuzum, 20; Joseph
Bohlman. 96. DR.. ]. s. Malloy re-
ceived SO votes Che withdrew. from the
race during the morning.)
Sociaiist-For mayor. Chas. J.Kerr,
Z; for recorder, Jos. D. MCGEE. s.; for.
councilmen, three candidates were all
on the ticket. They were John Miller,
s; Walter Brown, 10, and Ephriam
Disett, z.
MoRoNeAH.
Col. Thomas G. Price. OF Monogah,
was reelected for the fourth time as
mayor OF Monogah. This fakes the
fifth successive. time that Col. Price
has been elected as mayor Of the near
by town. ia
With only one ticket In the field the
vote cast was light, that for Col.
Price for mayor being IS. The total
vote cast was about that number for
the other candidates. The successful
candidates were as follows:
Mayor. 7. G. Price; Recorder. Lee N.
satterfield; Counciimen, ]. H, Econ
ard, c. II. On, Charles Perry, Bland
Courtney and Carl f. Lowe.
RIvEsvlLLE. &
CT. SHUTTER. and 3. +. Prickett each
had 20 votes for recorder. Asrecount3
vii be necessary q! decide the election.
The vote was as follows:
Citizens ticket-for mayor, Hood
STRAIGHT, III; for Recorder. G. 1. Slut.
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