The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-15
BANKERS 8 TO |
FOR HARDING

4 straw vote taken among the bank
ers and employees Of ten banking insti-
tutions in Wheeling yesterday gave Sem
; ator Harding almost three votes TO each
one cast for Governor Cox. The Repub-
lican nominee received a tota! OF ~
votes to Is cast Tor Mr.. Cox. One OF
tho surprises of the poh was the fact
that TWO ballots were cast for Eugene
Debs, the Socialist candidate now be-
hind the bars Of the federal penal in
SututiUn at Atlanta, Ga.
Judge Morgan received a majority OF
20 votes over MIR. koontz In total vote
of ~ votes for the three gubernatorial
candidates. Mr.. Morgan polled 80;
koontz Is and Montgomery 3.
i The poll was taken among the bankers
end employees OF the follow Nc banks:
Quarter Savings, Citizens Savings, Half
! Dollar. Dollar Savings & Trust, Mutual
Savings. Security Trust, National Elk
change, Bank OF the Ohio Valley and
National Bank Of West Virginia.
Judge Morgan. Republican nominee
for governor. will be the principal
speaker at a Republican meeting to be
! held at the Market Auditorium on the
evening of October IS. This Will be
; lican gubcrnatorial nominee in the pan
handle.
! This evening Ben l.. Rosenbloom. Re-
/ publican nominee for congress. and W.
/ S. pistol Bill Johnson. nominee for
, state treasurer, will address the voters
of Valley Grove at I o'clock and at Tri-
adelpha at o'clock.
| Final arrangements are being made
by the Marshall county Republicans for
! the barbecue TO be held at the Mounds
+ vile camp grounds on October 70. A
| request has BEEN made 10 the Repuo-
lican National col lmittee 10 send Sena-
tor johnson OF California TO Mounds
| Vile on that date.
John s. Darst. Republican nominee
! for state auditor. was in Wheeling yes
, terday afternoon cnroute TO MoundsN lie
where last evening he delivered an ad-
dress. In speaking OF the political Sit
uation Mr.. Darst said:
During recent weeks | have been in
those counties bordering on the Virginia
and Pennsylvania line. | found ire
I mendous swing to tho Republican ticket
! in those counties. Senator HLrding will
carry the state by at least 10000 while
Judge Morgan will be elected By no less
/ than 10000. Sam Montgomery. who is
, running on the so-cal!ed Non PARTISAN
ticket, will not receive one half of the
votes ne received in the primary |
mean by that he will not receive 80
per cent of tho Republican vote he did
nj the primary For the Republicans
OF IVES, Virginia are this year sticking
TO the straight ticket and Mr.. Mont
somery has boltcd the ticket.
AT Hundred 4 Republican rally was
hold Wednesday evening which was at
tended by fully 1000 people. Three
men. all over the age Of 90. tod me
they were going 10 vote the straight
Republican ticket for the first time in
their lives"
The Harding Coolidge club will leave
! for Stelbcnville. Ohio. at $50 o'clock
Saturday evening. About one hundred
members Of the club accompanied by
band Will make the trip on srecal troll
ley cars The club will participate in
the parade and meeting planned for
Harry L. Davis, Republican nominee Tor
governor and Frank B. Miller. candi-
date for the United States senate.
Mrs Flora Williams yesterday aft
crnoon delivered the principal address
al Republican meeting held at shir,
Huntington. presided at the meeting.
Mrs. Williams left for Ststersville yes
terday morning and motored from that,
point 10 Shirley.
The hrst Of series Of ward meetings
under the auspices Of the League OF
Women Voters was held last evening In
the Washington school. These meet.
instructing women. regardless OF poll
tics. how 10 mark their ballot, Tho
meeting last evening was presided over
by Mrs. Margaret Marvin. Mrs Mar
win. Mrs. Edward Hazlett, Miss Kin
delberger and other women made brief
talks and instructed those present how
70 vote
Next Tuesday a meeting will be hold
In Warwood, at which Mrs. Herman
Seris will preside. The women Of the
Island will meet al me Madison school
also on Tuesday. The meeting will be
presided over by Mrs. H NJ. Dobson. A