The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-10
HONingSworth Ran
Strong In Jefferson
OFFICIAL COUNT NECESSARY TO.
DECIDE NUMBER OF COUN-
TY CONTESTS
Most Striking Feature Was Over
whelmtng Victory Of John /.
Means For Sheriff.
Special Dispatch to the ln,elllgcncer

| Special Dispatch to the lntelliCcncer.
STEU.BENElLLE, O.. Aug. 9.--On
| the lace OF unofficial returns OF Tues
days primary in Jefferson county, an
| official count will likely be necessary
| 10 decide the winners vi several coun-
" contests. With but one or two ev-
| CeptlonS, all the contests in the coun-
u were close and held the candidates
and their friends in the grip of excite
ment and anxiety all day: Many sur
| prlSeS were sprung. the favuriteS IN
! the betting losing as a rule. The most
i striking feature OF the primary was
the overwhelming victory OF John l..
! Means for sheriff over Richard Gil
son. former postmaster, thus wrestling
| county control from the latter. prac-
tically the entire slate of the Gibson
organization went down to defeat with
him.
Another big surprise was the re-
markable run Of Congressman HOll-
lEgSTorth in Jefferson county, the
home county Of Hon. w. r. ;Alban. Mr..
Alban, according 10 the unofficial uS-
ures was closely pressed by Holdings
| worth, both in the city and throughout
the country districts and will carry
the county by bare 400.
For State Senator. Jay S. Paisley Of
Jefferson county polled an enormous
| vote here with A. 4. Galbraith coming
in second and William Dixon Il close
third. Indications are tilat ron. My
ron I. HerriCk will carry Jefferson
county over Harry Daugherty by I,G00
votes.
Frank Hawkins of Steubenville.
seems 10 have pulled the Clerk OF
Courts job out OF the fire. He ran a
close second to John Scott in the city
and was second man 10 Robert Stew
art in the country precincts, but must
cred enough in both places TO outdiS-
lance his rivals at the finish. He will
have about 200 majority. John l..
Means will carry the county by about
2,00n over Richard ellison.
The fight between Sherman Floyd
and Edgar Lockwood for County Audi:
tor, was one of the closest on record.
with Floyd getting a slight shade in
the city. insuring his nomination.
Robert J. McCleary and Dean Crisis.
we'll, staged another close race for
County Treasurer. On unofficial e.
turns. McCleary seems to be the win
ne1 by a slim margin. Crlsswell run
we'll in the city, but dropped back IN
the country.
Roy Carpenter swept the field FOR
Prosecuting Attorney and Will have
about 60U majority over +. S. Pearce,
who carried the city but was lost IN
the rural districts.
=. n. Kirk was an easy winner for
Coroner over William Mason and P. il.
Weston. His majority will be over
coo.
There is still some doubt as to the
winner for surveyor. Howard Joyce.
candidate for second term is claiming
denomination by slight margin, but
Vincent Penn is claiming a.rictory and
the result is so close that an official |
count may be necessary to determine
the victor.
The County Commissioner fight was
the worst middle in the history of
Jefferson county. There were % can
didates, the majority OF them from The !
rural districts and naturally they split
up the country vote so much that !
there is every indication that three
city men will land. The unofficial vote |
puts the first three men on the list in |
the lead. Their names all begin with |
b" They are George -Bair, Geocge |
Barthold and Henry BOUCHER. Gilday |
another city man made strong fight |
here but was unable TO overcome the !
big lead gained by the city candidates. |
The Democrats didn't cast enough |
votes to make them worth counting. |
What votes were cast went TO Cox for |
Governor with Pomerene as the pre- !
ference over Lent for U. S. Senator.