Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-11-08
THE ELECTION
McCOnnelsvilIe

McConneIsvilIe
j. w. McKibben was elected
Mayor over DR.. Donald G.. Ralston,
the present incumbent, by vote of
407 to 288. The vote in the several
precincts was: Precinct A-Mc-
Kibben, 81; Ralston rs. Pet. B, Nc
Kibben, 1872; Ralston, 72. Pct. c.,
McKibben, 75; Ralston, SO. Pet.
D, McKibben, 1913; Ralston, 104.
McKibben's majority, 11y.
/. Councilmen: There were seven
candidates with six to elect. Those
elected with their vote were, j. b.
Clark, 480; J. E. Cowan, 519; c. s.
Dye, 455; o. p Lindsay, ATT; E.
D. Shafer, 372; v. A. Vanhorn, 452.
John Carder's vote was 276.
Drury for marshal, Jos. T. Sheri-
dan for clerk, S. D. Taylor, treasur-
er, were elected without opposition,
2s were also George w Archer,
Jno. T. Dover and A. w. Miller
members of the board of public af-
fairs.
While no one was nominated for
justice of the peace, constable, and
assessor various names were writ
B %. Perkins was elected justice of
the peace; Jason Drury, constable,
and J. A. Fouts, assessor.
w. H Dewitt, R. D. Whitehouse
and w. H. Roberts were elected
trustees without opposition, as was
also Jos. r. Sheridan township
clerk.
Members of the NJ & M. school
board elected were Lennard Sears
and Harry M. Finley. no opposition.
Malta Corporation
In Malta the mayoralty contest
created some little excitement.
There were three candidates :
Herbert Henery, r. A. Kennard and
e. E. Thomas. The former was
elected over Kennard by one vote
139 to 1873. Thomas vote was II.
II. /. Wilson was chosen marshal.
There 'were two candidates for
corporation clerks. B. Sheridan
who received 1919 votes and Ellis
Parsons, IT.
Without opposition Frank A.
He'll was reelected corporation. treas
urer
John o. Day was elected justice of
| the peace, and John w. Ralph con
stable
Council: There were II regular
candidates for members of council.
| The six elected and vote received
were Harry Cook, 217; George Bar
rell, III; Frank Coulson, 246; C.
N. Gray, 157; w. J., Mcconnell,
| 159; Ezra Mcdaniel, 16S. Others
|
low, 1872; Ed Barkhurst, 143; S. B.
Cramblitt, So; Harry Harris, 1855; j.
f. Mckeown, 145; w. B. Miller
1872.
Board of public affairs-H. l..
! Cowan, Paul Tolbert and Ira Cal
vert.
Trustees elected for Malta town
ship are W. 0. Dearth, W. B. Tay-
lor and N. c. Whitelock.
Clerks A. Luton.
The keen interest taken in thee
county school board members
brought out good sized vote in
spite of the very bad weather. There
were four candidates running fol
! DR.. Lee Humphrey of Malta and Mr.
| Hiram Hart of Marion township
were up for reelection. They We're
| opposed by Mr.. L. B. Strong OF
Meigsville and Mr.. E. R. Finley of
| Deerfeld, who ran as candidates op-
posed to the present county super
! intendent, and the school law in
general. Humphrey and Hart were
reelected. Their votes were: Fin
ley. 1851; Strong, 1850; Hart,
2223; Humphrey, $3.50. The 9th
er members of the county board are
| A. B. Evans, o. D. Fuller and E. r.
| Oglevee.
The county two mill road levy
proposition was defeated by 536
votes.
The referendum petitions, and the
t h e e proposed constitutional
amendments were all defeated in
the county. Outside of the old-age
pension referendum, but very few
understood what they were voting
for, and voted no on all the propo-
sitions.
The proposition to issue bonds for
$50, 900 for the erection of new
school building at or near Rose
Farm, was lost with vote of 1872
against and SO for.
In Deavertown the $4,000 bond
issue for the erecting, and equipping
of two rooms to the present school
building, carried with a vote of 80
yes and 21 no.
The special mill school levy
proposition in Marion and also in
Deerfeld, both for years, carried.
In the state at large it appears
that both of the tax acts and also
the old age pension proposition are
lost.
Below is an unofficial abstract of
the measures voted upon throughout
the county: