Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-11-04


than the Democrats were, as manv
white women failed to avail themselves
of the privilege of casting their ballots.
Berkeley county gave a majority for
every candidate on the Republican
ticket. Harding's plurality was T.
O7e, while Bowers had a majority of
1904 over Brown for Congress. For
Governor, Morgan received 4,6eS.
Koontz 1887 and Montgomery GIT.
For Judge, ]. Nj. Woods received f.
7e1 and w. H. Thomas 4,796. For
House OF Delegates H. A. Downs and
M. X. Butts defeated ]. G. Debaugh
and c. Ralph Beall; William Dean de-
feated A. F. Feltner for sheriff, and
will be the first Republican sheriff in
twenty years; Allen B. Noll, for a
number Of years prosecuting attorney
was defeated by Herbert E. Hannis
Paul n. Martin was elected clerk of
the county court over Harwood Burk-
hart, while L. Dewitt Gerhardt was
reelected clerk of the circuit court
over F. A. Townsend Almon w.
Smith was elected county commission
er over Jas B. Fisher; John w. Dodd
lost out as assessor after serving two
terms, being defeated by John H.
Rner; Palmer T. Keesecker was elect
ed county superintendent of schools
over Nelson KEGS; and G. w. NanMeter
won for county surveyor over w. G.
Morgan. Both political parties had
pledged themselves to use NO money
or liquor or to exercise any unlawful
influence in the election on Tuesday
and it is said that the promises were
fairly we'll kept Berkeley county has
been notorious for many years for the
wholesale buying of votes and genera!
corruption on election days.
In Hampshire county the Democratic
vote was not gotten out as it shoulG
have been, and while the Democrats
elected all their county officers. the ma
jorities were not as large as had been
expected. Morgan county went Repub.
lican by majorities around 1000.
The vote in the three precincts in
Shepherdstown was $40 for Cox and
346 for Harding, the Democrats car
rying all the precincts. Geo. M.
Bowers, for Congress, received the
highest vote cast for a Republican in
the town, having 393. Forrest w.
Brown falling to 524. For Governor,
Arthur B. Koontz received SIT "otes
E. L. Morgan 343. and Sam Mont
gomery 2. Judge Woods ran ahc I'd of
his ticket, receiving SIT votes, while
w. H. Thomas got 343. w. w. Trent,
for State Superintendent of Schools,
was high man on the Democratic tick
ct with $50 votes, Geo. M. Ford re-
ceiving 332. H. C. Marshall was
elected school commissioner. K. g.
Miller magistrate, and Robert Shirley
constable, for Shepherdstpwn district
The county candidates were cut very
little on either side.
The amendment for issuing bonds
for good roads received 1l3 votes ir
Shepherdstown, to 600 against. The
sentiment in this section was decidedly
against granting authority for so large
a debt for roads, and there was sur
prise that the friends of the project did
so we'll. 1t had been predicted that
there would not be 25 votes in favor
of the bond issue. The Legislative
amendment was not well understood
and, being conservative, the voters con,
cluded to let we'll enough alone and
make no change. The vote for this
amendment was 1873. with 639 against
There had been a good deai oil
anxiety in regard to the reelection oi
Judge ]. M. WOODS, of Martinsburc, a
Judge of the judicial circuit como s.
ing the counties of Jefferson, Bcrs" e.
and Morgan There was cOnsi3e-ab
feeling against him in Morgan CO az
because his decision in certain - s
had not please the political lee rs
and some of the leading Dem Is
fought him bitterly. Morgan c. -
on Tuesday gave his oppon.a', " !
Thomas, a majority of l,451, but = 2
ley, notwithstanding the Rcpu ~
landslide, gave Thomas but f." 3
jority. Jefferson county saved tI(
bacon with a majority of II.
Judge Woods, making his M %
in The district 3l5. Ii vas Al iils re
ported that Judge Woods had -r
defeated, but the final figures gave Il
safe majority.
Harry p. Henshaw, of Bunker hii