The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-27

The 0overnorSh1p.
The race for the Republican SEoei
material nomination continues one Oh ths
closest ever waged in this state noteu
for close battles Of the ballot. Reports
from 1902 precincts in the state sho"
Morgan leading slightly over Mont
gomery, but the labor commissioner
friends assert the missing precincts
will greatly increase his total. ana that
he will win the nomination over Morgan
by a substantial plurality: The a. H''
totals for the governorship were;
GroSscup ..........'..' So'o""
Montgomery .'.'..'.' SS'StS SS'StS
Morgan plurality ...... -
In the Democratic gnoerhat@or,a, @ n
tie, former Congressman Adam D.
I,ittlepage is making 1t close contest
with his fellow townsman. Arthur T.
Koontz. The totals reported from the
1902 precincts are:
koontz .......''''''''' i,,'""I
Littlcpagc .......''''' lA''f'
Koontz's majority ......,... tI
There is no change in the congresslon-
al situation. with the exception !nat Ine
contest in the First district between
C,arrigan and Rosenbloom for the Ike
nnhIican nomination has settled down
into what Is regarded as the closest on
record. With one missing precinct
Rosenbloom has a lead Of nine votes;
but II F,arnshaw. the missing MeIzel
county precinct. gives the eHprc!eo al al,
riSan plurality OF fifteen. the latter Will
come through the winner by the margin
~ six votes. The official vote. now
cver. NAV swing the result either way,
and this cannot be determined until ncNt
week. when the canrassing ooarus oi
the several counties meet.
The state Ticket
lato returns have practically settled
the race for commissioner OF agricul-
tmr. secretarv OF state and attorney
Eenearl, he Republican nomination Ior
these offices having been won DS
lanes II. stewart. Houston G. Young and
3. T. England. respectively; David
and 4. B. Moore for auditor Is very
TSe contest is also close between
George s. Ford and J. F. MARSH: 10.
state superintendent Of schools ntiss A,r,tGiss
.,r.st,,sc cssatet EnSs' ms5ority to Ford.
while the northern counties VIII ESs
Marsh the majority. MT; Marsn soan .1,.en
that the following counties hafe fE.v.
cite Giimer, Harrison. Jackson. Marsn
ali Mineral mongolia. He says tnai
FORD has carried Mercer, Caoeil anu
Tayior counties by small majorities'
conSressional Contests
Tn the Republican congressional con-
tests, other than the First wnlch
mains undecided. the battle IN oss- one
man George N Bowers of MsrtinsouTS'
who has carried Berkeley, MonoEaiia:
Morgan, Grant. Randolph ana prooaoay
every other county OF tne otstrsI,. stnver and
will probably have a plurality OF neSaS
2 noo votes Majorities reported iaat ae
nivht for bowers were: Berkeley. 4VO:
Monongalia 400: Randolph 500: urah'
200; M3Tsan tSa ThiTd SETi district Congressman
s,nn-+ IN r Reed carried Bra1ton over
Cole by 400. Richie by 500: Cpshur oy
400. Harrison by 2.o29' Webster oy III.
and Doddridge by 500; Cole csrrien ta n,S nr
9I7"t sGT 70 $50, a majority OF 1877; Reeds
Tna iority in the district will be about
IN In the Fourth district, Congressman
Harry woodward. Of IarKerSnurE 49,
by 80: Putnam by $50; Wood by : 2:0Og;
Mason by 500. Temple carried Cabe.l
bv 100 over woodward. Woodyards
plurality in the district Will De over
5000. ..
In the First CWheelinEl senatT"rrn. T
district. J. Ness Porter. or New Su.
berland. won by s75 over his cdmnIete mnaIess
competitor. Marshall Ihe 'o''''e''
Sonnties Marshall Moulds Forter
Brooke ..... 3S6 5?S Stts
Hancock ........ 332 a4Ss ~
Ohio ...........1.773 l.27l -.4'I
natal, s49l e.245 s.4ss
In the second senatorial district. M,
Z. Victorious over Smith. Hill carriso
wetzei by 200 and Tyler BY &c. wniie Ts7!
tho vote in Marshall was: Hni. i,ie,; ~.
smith l,54S. This gives totals IN me
Sistrict OF l.737 for Hill and l'54s for
S''''"' Returns by Counties
Returns BY counties for the ltepup-
loan ,nresldentizl and gubernatorial al con
tsst. and tho Democratic fght for the
gorernorshlp are given below;
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