The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-06
MCMECHEN
EXPECT HEAVY
VOTE TUESDAY
HOLDS BIENNIAL ELEC-
TON ro-MoRRow-INTER
IS AT A FEVER NEAT.
Predicted $500 Of the Citys 1900 votes
VIII BE Cast-Hegts traHon
Not Required.

The STAKE is all set for McMccIen's
biennial city election Tomorrow. anu
one Of the warmest campaigns III manN
Years has been waGcd. with the result
that interest is at fever heat.
Voters OF MrAEcchcn tomorrow VIII
elect mayor and five counrilmen. On"
councilman will hold over IN each IN"
First, Third and Fourth wards. but due
to 4 resignation there are two council
men to be elected in In" Second ward.
Mayor {. Z. Morris. tho candidate Of
the Citizens party for recollection. ana
". j. Williams. candidate Of the lco-
plc'S Istrty. arc engaged in a sp!fucd
campaign for election TO nc executive
head OF the city government
Mayor Morris stated last evening rtat
MrMpchcn. since tn" women have been
given tho RICH. o: the ballot. no" has
about 1900 Voters, and that reroriS
coming TO him Indicate that 1900 votes
ut least viii l." cast
Tho ma, or also called attention 10 tho
fact that ail legal voters OF McMecncn
are entitled TO a vote in the municipal
municipality OF McMerhcu has no ord
rance requiring registration.
Tic polls will open at s:@I O'Clock
Tuesday morning. and viii close at so
y m. The voting prcrincis. ono in each
ward. are located Ia the following
places:
First ward--Armory hall
Second ward-Mayor's office
Third ward Basement Of Church OF
Coz
Fourth ward Basement OF old Reidel
property.
Elsctdou Boards Meet
Officers aud CLERKS OF the general
c;ection which will be- held in this citE
TUESDAY, will meet in the office OF
MAYOR {. e. Morris this evening 10 get
riual Instructions "a TO the conducting
Of the election. II was stated last even
lng that regardless o. whether the cleo
tora,xs have registered or not they viii
DC ol.owed 10 cast their ballots. cor
,~a-v to a rumVr that Such was not the
case.
Tho following arc the candidates 10
hc voted upon So tomorrow election:
Peoples Ticket.
Mayor {. Morris.
,'nurciI-r'irst ward. ". NJ. Conner {,
Scrnrd ward, II Mr''ardl" and Earl SIX
To-. Third ward. larry knapp. FourtI
ward. James Eich,
citiIsus' Ticket.
Nayor---W. i. Williams.
connect First ward. ". II. Lutes
Second ward. Hiram IT"tsE"l and Bruce
stewart: Third ward. ". Hart; Fourth
ward Frank Roberts.
Mayor Morris Replies.
Mayer =, 1. Morris nr MrMcr&cn. ca .
Ii'ia;c for rc-clccttsu III the election On
l',;.St!uy. las made the following state
m..u, ,,once. niu; AN article published
!n The SUNDAY News. containing =
statement purpcrting 20 have been mad"
ny Ms u,,poncnt. Mr. ". J. Williams a
present councilman:
"My attention has hecn called -
statements published by Mr.. Williams
as t. health conditions and also ahoH.
,ra sewer bonds These sewer bonds
wrrc issued in 1905, the sewer coin'
rl"tcd the saWc year. aud | did not be-
CONC mayor for my first term until
'gln. aud all arrangements FOR payment
or these bonds we're made prior TO M!
installation as mayor.
AS to the health report. II covers =
,.c,.,od from 1915 To- 1920. was mayor
from l?in to March. 1916. and thcn Was
ont Of office until April 1920, and can
rot ~, criticized 70" affairs oi the c';!
turing tho period covered by his report.
However. MIR. Williams MAS council.
man during 4 part nf that period ana
wuuid he parity responsible for condi-
t!uu".
During my term OF Office. the
health and welfare Of tho babies has
hccu given every c"nSid"ratt"n at "''
times giving their Interests my persoun'
attention.
The number OF outside closets has
hccu reduced. practically all that re-
main being on r'aidwcN street. or near
the car barn whcr" tho sanitary sewer
has not been extended
Herring and Goldfish are the prin
cinal fish uf the Norwegian coast.