Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-26
MUNICIPAL JUDGE.
The Outlook for the Hext Poiitioa Fight
Who WIN Succeed Crsnmsrf

The Outlook for the Next Politios Fight
Who WIN Succeed Crsnmsrf
"One woe upon another's heels doth
tread, 80 fast they follow on" Scarcely
are we out Of one political fight before
another presents itself. The blood and
beer which were freely split IN the late
municipal fight are hardly dry, and
the grass has not yet sprung up to choke
the daisies on the graves of the fallen,
when another battle is thrust upon rs,
with three Richmonds in the field. This
may scarcely be called free fight Of the
Donnybrook description. The general
armies OF the two parties will be held
back and champion selected, by whom
the fortunes Of the day will be main.
tanned.
The great question is: Who shall
quiz witnesses and bullyrag defendants
at the Police Court, and in turn be bull
dozed at the Municipal Court The
office is worth the honor attached-the
eclat Of sitting on the wool sack at the
Police Cortland q pittance OF $1,000
per annum. The election is to come off
the third Thursday OF next month.
1t might BIZ stated, right here in the
beginning, that war, war dire and
dreadful, war to the haft, is rampant in
the Republican camp, while things in
the Democratic citadel are peaceful and
bland. 1t is quite evident that Judge
Cranmer will not find the path quite 80
open and easy as before. Then, he had
the undivided support OF the Republi-
cans and much aid from the Democrats,
but now he hasa rival at home. Gen.
eral A. b. Caldwell has been engaged
for the past four years in making him.
self thoroughly acquainted with the
highways and the byways Of political
dongs and il now graduate with di.
ploma. Missing the nomination for
Prosecuting Attorney, by hairs
bres,lth, he was thereby saved from de-
feat ut the hands OF the muscular Jordan,
which is hard road to travel, and now
enters himself for the Municipal Court
sweepstakes, against Judge Cranmer.
Our old friend, the knowing Captain,
and prom. pol" was not available and
his valuable opinions and predictions
are not obtainable at this time. How.
ever everybody knows the situation and
can talk about it. The General is conf.
dent he can slaughter the Judge at the
coming primary. He says ne has gone
about in the right way, this time, and
has wasted no valuable space talking to
Democrats. He has been getting his
work in on the Republicans, leaving the
Democrats to be attended to after the
primary.
In Judge Cranmer he will find a foe.
man worthy OF his steel, for his honor is
very popular. There are, however, two
causes operating against him. Among
great number OF the legal fraternity is
belief that the Municipal Court is run
by certain clique of lawyers, and there
is quite hostility to the Court on this
ACCOUNT. 1t is quite common to hear it
said that 30 and-so has no chance in that
case, as Attorney - is against
him, and he is one OF the clique that
runs the Court. There is also a great
dissatisfaction with the police court,
which may take expression in the com-
ing election.
The average Democrat is resting on
his arms and does not care whether
Cranmer scalps Caldwell for the nomi-
nation, or rice rersd. There is but one
Democratic candidate, Geo. w. LETTERS,
and the belief is that he can floor either
the sage from the Fifth ward, or the de-
bonair statesman from the Garden Spot,
in a suuage fight before the people.
There is little or no issue to be made
and the fight will principally be on the
men, the voter banking on personal
merits.