The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-03
Clouse, Bachman, Richards,
Wells, Kinghorn and Brues
Overwh elm Democratic
Opponents at the Polls

} .rb, most overwhelming Republicah
! victory in thr history Of ONO count!
was registered last night when win
total vote If about $4,000 cast. Repuoi-
can candidates for county Office were
elected tn n man. The county officers
Shcrifr-lTarry r. Glous": prosecuting
Attorney. Carl g. I&trhmarn; county
commissioner. {. Hal iirurS: Clerk a.
County Court. J. Howard Wells; clerk
, "f Circuit Court. John l.; kinEh"rh'
! County Assessor. James +. llchardS
! The most sensational race being
! staged kept tie halls of the c!tE-r"uhty
! building packed with joyous k"papil'ani
cciebratorx from the tim" Tho first local
: returns were read AMI tnbulated untl
: tho last precincts camC In NJ, an carly
hour this morning. The victory from
; the heads or the ticket down tn CON
stables in this county - the greatest
: The undouh;cd ticke, loader among
: the big six county candidates WAS James
F. Richards. KcpubIi"an "andidai" for
assessor. The first precincts to report
indicated that his lead would b" "Hor-
NOUS, while with each passing moment
his majority was Sw"l!"d until 1t has
bccOmo the largest ever given 10 an OHIO
county candidat" for Office. -
Dcmonstrats JOY.
All OF the Republicans "f the district
late last night registered their joy
/ with Il huge street demonstration, while
! small parties. carrying r"diirc, horns.
! cow-h bells. and every known brand "i
ccl"brator walked up and down tn nam
! streets, through the principal buildings
: and thea scrcnahrG the successful "andt-
| dates in their rooms at the clty-Cuuuty
/ bu!dlng\ and at Republican hcadQuar-
! tcrs.
! Of the hnppiest men III the city last
night was Chairman Robert lteistcr or
! thr Republicans county executive com
| mittec. In 4 statement givhn out to an
! lntclliEencer reporter. h" says;
! victory Il Msrited-
Tho victory for local candidates is
as great as il Il iS mrritcd Not :
! man ON thu Republican ticket from Sru-
! ator Harding on down has been any
| thing but most courteous 10 his oppO-
ncnt In local circles there has no.
! beon one attempt madG t" sling mud.
! or villify the opposing candidate. | Am
! not at all afraid In say that our candi-
dates have been accorded the rhivalrOus
! trea lment.
The action Of tho people Of OH"
county has shown conclusiv"ly their
willingness to support III" Republican
uarty Mt all times. Never hav" v"
! doubted II. and OFT faith in them has
| been Justified with the largest majorl-
| ties ever accorded l.! an Ohio county
! ticket.
| II feel personally that the people
! have chosen tn" best men for Office,
| and / know that attempts made by th'.
! Democrats to foster the split ticket.
! hoping thereby 10 sway number "f
J votes to their own county tickets have
! only resulted in making the RcpubLt-
! can ajority the greater.
! "I was exceptionally we'll pleased
with the treatment given the heads Of
| the ticket in Ohio county and with the
large vote given to Judge Morgan and
! Senator RoSenbloom. Nothing could
| have been better. or more acceptable.
Democrats Went Home Early
| The Democrats deserted the scene or
the local fountain head Of returns early
| in the evening. One OF the first mon
! to take up hts stand in the Offices Of
! tho Board OF County Commissioners
! where the returns were heard WAS
/ Chm irran Albert Krrss Of the Demo
. cratic County Executive committee. h."
: remained throuGhou, tho first hour and
= half of tho reading Of returns anG
! then left At nine o'clock when asked
by an IntelligenCcr reporter II he cared
' 10 say anything for publication In Re-
publican newspaper he re'orird that
| there was nothing tn say. He left very
! shortly afterwards when II h"ram" ap-
! parent that nothing shor' or a wiracle
I or theft Of ballot boxes could stem the