The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-06
TOWN ELECTIONS
HELD YESTERDAY
Pass OF Quietly Most
Plaees Some Little Ex-
element at Monongah

The municipal elections held in
outlying towns yesterday passed
rather qutetiy. although the con.
tested honorsi In one or two cases
served 10 stir up q little excitement
Monongah
The election here proved q land.
aide tor the Peoples ticket, head
cd by Charles Living. When the
results were announced the enthu-
siasm became 80 great that the vic-
tor5oua party rounded up all the
successfulS Candidates and placing
them III the vanguard marched
around the toy saato triumphant
strains from the Monongah band.
a halt was at length rade, end
each of the yictors SUGGEST saly
mounted on Bonnie, the Oldest
horse IN the county and requested
y make d speech. The victorious
ones complied with this request
and shortly afterward the crowd
dispersed.
The result OF the balloting was:
Mayor; Peoples party, Charles Liv-
ihgs $50: Citizens party, Clyde
Leonard, 81.
Recorder, Peoples party, w. E.
Hagerty, 347; Citizens party, Groy-
or Cochran, 81.
eouncilmen, Peoples party.
George Fleming, s47; W. H. Nc
Donald, "a; George Thompson,
40; Thomas Rogers, 343; Albert
Robey, $40. Citizen sparty, L. M.
Kuhn, 5s; s. ]. Boydoah, s.; F. r.
snodgrass, 6S; Guy Lipscomb, 50.
WorthInston
The election here was one Of the
most bitterly contested in long
while, but proved sweeping
victory for the Peoples ticket, they
electing every one OF their candI-
dates! The results were:
Mayor, Peoples ticket, ]. A. Boy
len, OIL; Citizens ticket, Charles
y Martin, ~.
Recorder, Peoples and Citizens
tickets s. j. Sturm, lao.
councilmen, Peoples ticket, ]. A.
Brapner, SO; @. II. Martin, SO; A.
n Richards, 102; R. D. Thompson,
81; ]. D. Victor. 81. Citizens tick
ets Mrs. Ora Mason, So; Ora Mason,
SO a. J. Mcdaniel, So; C. T. Rad
clitfe, A; F. NJ. Thompson, SO.
Pennington
The Citizens Progressive ticket
captured all the prizes here with
the exception Of John Border, for
council, who was defeated by w. s.
Toothman on Boosters Good Road
ticket by the small margin Of three
votes.
The results were:
For Mayor, Citizens. ticket, A.
q. Fisher, 125: Boosters ticket, ].
y. Kearney, so.
For Recorder, Citizens ticket, I.
Z. Fletcher, 1877; Boosters ticket,
Ira T. Ridenour, 81.
For CouncIlmen, Citizens ticket,
w. "A. Moran, 121; A. W. Smith,
100; Frank Hupp, 119; w. S. Rey.
3nolds. 116; John Border, 90.
Boosters ticket, w. S. Toothman,
1Q2;; Dr. A. w. Smith, 81; John
Border So; Frank Hupp, So; John
Conway, 80.
Falrvtew
The election here was exception.
ally quiet, due to the fact that the
Peoples Progressive party had the
field entirely TO themselves. They
elected the mayor, recorder and five
cotinc ilmer, as follows:
Mayor s. T. Barr, So: for Record
er, r. u. Wilson, 81; Council, c. C.
Deltrich, SO; j. R. Miller, So; ]. Y.
Hamilton, So: John Toothman, 81;
u. 3. Wilson, 36.
RlvesvvliIe
Three tickets were in the field
here, the Peoples ticket, securing
JAW. Richards for mayor by ma.
jortty OF 1853 votes, as well as ]. NJ.
Daily and Lee Toothman for caun.
ell. The town ticket elected G. C.
Radcliffe for recorder by a majori-
tytof 90, and w. R. Rice aud Clyde
Vincent for council. The Progress
lsfye ticket secured one councilman,
Is ". Amos.
Lumberport
Municipal officers elected here
were: ]. H Bowers, Mayor; W. L.
iShuWacre. RecoYdAr: William Hess