The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-08
BELnOSC COUNTY.
Matters About the County SeaI-PO-
IIIcal-PerEOnaI-C


Correspondence OF the Register.
The politicians of our county and the
aspranls for county Offices are beginning
to set up the pins for this years cam
paign. TIE only offices ofmportguce to
be filled in this county 1t the rex.
October election arc sheriff, probste
Judge and commissioner. There are
several other officers to be chosen, such
rs infrmarv director and surveyor, but
no political importance is attached LO
them The contest tor sheriff and pro
bate Judge will be warm and exciting.
Both Offices are now filled by Repubh
cans, they being the only important
offices now held by Republicans IN this
county, where few years ago they held
everything. With judiciOus nominations
the Democrats can this year capture both
plsces.
1t has been the custom heretofore in
this county to give our public officers
second terms, and often third, and some
times fourth terms. The present sheriff
IS serving his first term, but l think l
can see 8 determination among the Re
publican brethren TO slaughter Kinney
and give the nomination 10 new man.
This will occasion Grand kick on the
part Cf Sheriff Kinney and his friends,
for, although not Il very popular officer,
yet Kinney has 4 large number Of friends
among the farmers and rural population
of the county. Ga the other hand, the
denomination of Kinney will be source
Ct rs great dissatisfaction rs the nomlnG.
ton Cf new man. The trouble with
Kinney is that OF incomPctency. He is
an honest and clever man, bat not at all
suited for the discharge o. the duties Of
Sheriff. Fortunately for him, he has had
. most efficient deputy in the person OF
Of Wan. Rice, who has filled the position
for number Of yesrs. Then, again, It
is unfortunate tor Mr.. Kinney that hlr.
Rice is Democrat, and the selection Of
= Democratic deputy by tho Republican
Sheriff has soured the very men who two
years ago secured Tor Mr.. Kinney his
nomination and election 70 the office
of Sheriff. l an q the opinion that
Kinney will have to walk the plank,
Judge {. w. Carroll, present Probate
Judge, has made 3 popular officer, and is
generally liked by the people, But he Is
Low serving his Lu!rI term, which Is
reason enough why ne should step down
and out. There is strong feeling in the
Republican party against Carrots re-
nomination, aud | think he will have to
&C. Should be be renomIEated, however
it will not be difficult for the Democrats
to accomplish his defeat. for the voters OF
D. 6 - f,ip
"a man four terms in s. lIcrauve county
office. But, as | SAID before, the Demo
Gratis must make good nominations if
they cxpCc. 90 VIII. Although our ma
iority last year was large, yet this Is
close county, ard usually the result IS
mighty uncertain. 1t Is wise nUmina-
tons that win in Belmont county. l
know Of 8 number Of candidates for
Sheriff and Probate Judge already in the
field. If they desire their names to
appear in the REGISTER, l presume they
will remit to the publishers the usual foe
for announcing candidates. names. Alter
that is done l will undertake TO write up
their virtues and peculiar fitness Tor the
position sought.
For County Commissioner the Demo
crats should renominale Mr.. /. j. Potts,
Of Captius, the present incumbent. He
Is a most excellent officer 81 d cannot be
beaten at the polls. The same can be
said of VIM. Parkinson, the lntrmary
Director, whose term expires next Fall
Our State Legislature has promised to
adjourn next Monday, but it il not likely
that our Solons will be willing to quit
the Capitsl at that time There Is con
siderable business before the body that
should be disposed Of II the adjourn
ment takes place on Monday, the unfL-
lshed business must be left over to the
adjourned session next Winter
Andrew Doty, OF York township, was
tried in the Common Pleas Court here
on Saturday tor forgery. The jury de-
cided that Doty was no. guilty. He WAS
indicted for forging sn order for $500,
but it appeared on the trial that the
order claimed TO have been forged was
for s.. The prosecution failed to show
taat Doty was the party who forged the
order, and so he goes acquitted.
The Republican Convention to noml-
nate a candidate for Congress will NEE!
at BJllalre OD the -th OF June Inc
dozen or 50 Of Congressional nags arc
whooping thrgs up lively over mere in
the Sixteenth district.
The Board of County Commissioners
are out prospectir for 3 site for the
Children's Home that Is shortly to be
erected IN this county. Flushing, Bel
mont, Quincy, Barnesviile and Morris
town are competing for the location.
Auditor C,iiland, has gone to C!eve-
lsnd to meet with the Auditors OF the
different counties through which the
Cleveland and Pittsburgh railroad pssse-.
These Auditors constitute Board Of A.
SCISSORS, for appraising the property otthe
road.
Our chain gang hourishos like q green
bsv tree" Policeman Rotcr, OF Be-
lairc, brought up two fellows on MONDAY
and set them to work bryaHug ton.
All the petty criminals are now compelled
u work for their board here.
No cases ofimportsnce lave been tried
at this term of court a SANDER suit be-
tween Annie Parker and VIM. FIr,.'N
resulted in the plaintiff recoyering.s'S
damages.