The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-14
BEER. BRICKS, BOURBON. BOMBAsT
AND BROWN.


Saturdays Primaries and Their Resuits-
A DIsgraeefuI Day In our Muhleipal
History.
Last Saturday was warm day in sever
al respects. The thermometer showed up
pretty well, attributable, however, to nat
ural causes, but artificial ones doomed
the political mercury up to fever heat all
afternoon and evening, and the refresh-
ing showers of tho night fell upon heated
and excited crowds all over the city and
county. Primaries are fast becoming mo-
table days in this city, and are eagerly an
ticipated by at least two elements, the sa
loon keepers, and the persons who sup.
port the saloons; the former because 1t
materially increases their receipts, and
the latter because they are the mediums
OF this increase. There Is also third
party who is not altogether indifferent to
primaries, and that Is the City Sergeant,
Tor after the Hurry Burly, he generally
comes in for his share oil candidates mon
ey in the shape OF fines, costs, &c.
For several years the primaries OF this
city in certain contests have been dis.
grace to it, and the sooner the people, not
those we mean who are benefited by the
unlimited flow OF beer, but those 70 whom
the scenes and incidents OF last Saturday
are both distasteIul and disgusting,
show a decisive reprobation OF those
scenes and incidents by setting down on
the men who are the principals In them,
thd sooner will they be stopped. Men
have been Spotted" and defeated at the
polls before now for much less heinous
offenses, and the same spirit should ami
mate honest voters at all future elections.
Beer appeared to be the principal cleo
pioneering agent last Saturday. Agents
had carte blanche with saloon keepers,
and the noisy, disgracetul drunken men
at the polls were the legitimate results. In
the Fourth, Sixth and Eighth wards In
this city, and at Fulton, were these scenes
particularly noticeable, while the same
, thing prevailed in less degree in other
precincts. Several fights have been re-
ported, either at the polls or short dis
lance of, and quarreling and pickering
were very common.
We give the result so far as heard, and
the names OF successful candidates, In
Washington district, Sweeney has three
. delegates, viz: S. T. Crawford, p. Gund'
ling and J. Hegner. In Madison, Brown
has three, Mortimer Pollock, Fred Stur.
, geon and G. BealI. Brown also has three
I In CLAY, viz: W. V. Hoge. Simon Hork
heimer and ]. 7. Campbell; also three in
Union, G. G. Harmon, Pat. Fitzsimmons
, and Joseph Werner. In Centre, John
ButterfeId, @. W. Bingell and Michael
Fox. are Brown men. Brown also carries
the country districts, which will be more
than enough to nominate him. Handlar
has Webster and Richie solid, and stands
! well in other districts upon a second
choice. a.
There was an unusually large vote poll
ed and much interest was taken by friends
! OF the respective candidates.
1t is stated that there will be kick IN
the Convention by friends OF Handlan
who claim that their men had no fair show
r in Union district, where Brown wal
3 counted in and their men out. Then they
i saw in Washington district Sweeney's men
e will 90 over TO Handlan, which taken with
!. Webster and Richie, which he mas solld
i and in the event that Union is allowed
!. him, will give him enough votes to nom,
r mate him; but this is only CONJECTURE, ano
y any such movement will be stuobornly
J. resisted by Brown, and it IS not nn
likely that another primary will be order
ed in Union district
For Prosecuting Attorney there is such
4 a split that we can hardly arrive at any
: thing definite. Ferguson claims the
. nomination, while Pendleton and Jordan
are equally confident, There Is little
doubt but that Robert Phillips will re
: ceive the nomination for Assessor on the
: first ballot.