Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-11-21
CITY POLITICS.
The Biennial Struggle soos, to
Begin.
Candidates for Sergeant Long ia the
Field City Committees ---How
Counciimen are Chosen.

After one trouble comes another. Scarce
" have the state and national elections
rolled around and passed away than we are
confronted by another, this time our own
home election, a little municipal affair that
we have all to ourselves. Next January we
have q mayor, clerk, sergeant and wharf
master 10 elect, besides a complete Second
Branch of Council and a half First Branch.
Already, for some Of these Offices q long
canvass has been made and this is especial
" true of the chief ofpolice, regarded as the
most important and most lucrative OF
municipal offices. Capt. Tom Bennett
steps down and out, having served two
terms and being ineligibl. to the third con-
s~ecutive term. If eligible, he might per
haps have the same walkover as before, for
he has been q good and eminenty popular
officer, but the race will now be between
two men and the general wish that BENEFITS
successor should be as good a city servant,
The canvass for the succession began many
months ago and six or seven candidates
have long been,
IN FULL BLOSSOM.
For the CS.her city offices it is fair to pre-
sumo the present incumbehts will be candl-
dates for reelection, but there has aOso-
lutely no talk of them. Candidates for
council have been set up" in nearly every
ward, mostly by parties interested in the
offices within their gift. Some Of these pre-
arranged candidates will be rudely over
turned at the primaries and Others may
stand. There is no telling.
The several Candidates for city sergeant
have made the air rather lively, during the
past week, and have succeeded in impress.
ing people with a sense of the proximity OF
the election. Bernard Stanley n Porter
Smith. on the Democratic side, are working
up their friends. while Frank Cline,
W. l.. Fugate, C. d. Thompson, John
G. Haberfeld and W. II. Williams are
making things lively on the Republican
side. Every man has the inside track"
but none has yet had the indiscre.
ton to announce the names of the nineteen |
men who will be appointed deputies. Each
is vigorously pushing the main chance with
the regular a~nti-primary confidence and a
very pretty struggle is in progress.
CITY COMMITTEES.
1t is probable that both parties will Sc,
lect their candidates at primaries, the dele
gate convention idea having become anti
9uated and Objectionable. An early da!
seems likely to be selected, all of the candi
dates desiring it, to avoid a long and com,
plicated canvass in which all but two will
be defeated. This matter rests with tbs
two CITY executive committees, both OF which
are here given:
Bard. Democratic. RepWbicdn.
Firt..~..M. o'Nein-~--. see. Daniel Ingram.
Second .....D Daniel Fitzpatrick Thomas M. Jones.
Third. ......J. J. Quigg -...-.-..Fr rank Johnson,
Fourth Frank Healey 10000. Major Joy.
Fifth........Wm. MyleS...-.-.C. A. Reed.
sixth .... James Resgano .....J. T. Darling.
Seventh. "a. A. Beall -.........A. II. Forgey.
Eighth W. Wsit..-.".-Charle Ferguson. I
In the Democratic committee, there is a
vacancy in the Eighth ward, J. W.. Wait
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