The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-08
No Hard Feelings Left As
Result of the Primary
Fight. i
PRIMARY IS APPROVED '|''l!]
Wilson Ran Ahead Of His
Ticket On the Preference
Ballot.

Although the County cou1r wiz b,
busily engaged today and tomorrow
making their official canvass of the
Primary election returns in Marion
county, yet SO far as the general IN.
terest OF the public Is concerned the
election Is over and the results SO far
as this county is concerned general
" known, the estimates in .yesterdat's
West Nirginian being In every instance
approximately correct.
Good feeling and unity In supporting
the candidates that have secured tho
nomination In the Republican party
prevails even among the defeated can
didates that engaged Id the hardest
fought OF the friendly contests. From
every thinking person who participat
ed In the Primary comes the emphatic
endorsement OF the principle OF the
primary method OF securing party can
didates in preference to the old con-
ventlon method. Some ofithe old. fash
ioned Democratic party leaders who
were strongly in favor OF the boss sys-
tenn for the reason that they were tho
bosses and directed the procedure and
choice OF the party from behind the
scenes are disgruntled and sore. These
worthless say the primary Is Disgust
ing" much despised," Objection
able" and that the machinery for the
counting and safeguarding OF the bal
lets ,is' too complex. that the work and
expense OF holding primary Is en-.
tirely too great for the results accomp-
FHshed. !These persons, however. would
be heartily in favor of sabolishing gem
eral elections also if'theys Themselves
would be 10 better position TO control
the administration.
The general opinion in this county
among the more enlightened Is that
the Primary Is great step toward
conserving the sovereignty OF the peo-
pie and the preservation of the iiber-
ty Of the Individual. This being the
first two.party primary ever held IN
the county. the election officials and
others in charge of the handling Of
the machinery Of the election were to
a certain extent handicapped by their
unfamiliarity with the provisions Of
the law which was chiefly responsi-
Bile for the delay in ascertaining the
result. ~
The candidates nominated on tho
Republican ticket are all strong and
popular men as is shown by the. vote
they received The surprisingly good
turn out of the Republican vote In.
dicates that this county swil1 go solid
ly Republican at the November cleo
tion. The Democratic candidates be-
ing particularly active Just before tho
primary brought out a much greater
percentage Of the entire Democratic
vote than was brought out In the Re-
publican party, the contests on their
ticket for the county Offices OF sheriff
and assessor being particularly bitter
and still the cause of painful memor.
les among the supporters Of both Glov-
er and Smith and Davis and Bartlett.
The support Of the Democratic party
bosses being given to Glover and Da-
Wis brought out sufficient Of their
faithful following to nominate these
men. The most bitter Of the Demo
cratic fights for any. OF the county Of
fees occurred in Fafrmont district
where six candidates fought for the
two nominations for Justice Of the
1 CuSC. Runaway anu y lhubbI0N6 Mo4
in this battle and defeated Galliher,
Thomas and Fleming 81
One Of the( peculiar, facts were
brought out by the totals OF the vote
in this county Is that Woodrow Wilson
for president received % larger mum.
Der Of votes even than any other. Of
the candidates on the Democratic
ticket for the nominations In which
there was no contest, :.
On the Republican ticket also the
total vote In many Instances brought
out the fact that many persons had not
voted for the Offices in which no con-
test was held. Evidently many Of the
voters tired of marking the long bal.
lets and thinking that these men
would be elected anyway omitted to
mark the ballot for them.
Following is the total vote in Mar
ion county for each, Of the candidates
in the nominations which were con.
tested on both the Republican and
f. SO q fContiniIed nm Pare sEirht1 f'f.-