Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-18
TO-DAY'S PRIMARIES.
THE DEMOCRACY TO SELECT ITS CANDI-
DATE FOR CITY SERGEANT
Bstwssu TIA Hours Of Two and Seven This Afsr'
nOOn-Ths Situation In City
Politics.

This afternoon at two o'clock the polls
will be opened in the several wards OF the
city for the purpose of giving Democratic
voters an opportunity of choosing as
candidate for City Sergeant one or the
other of the two gentlemen who aspire to
the position. This event marks the open
ing of campaign which promises to be
one of the warmest occurring in recent
years. The polls will be opened IN the
usual voting places, with the exception
of the Third ward, where the ballot box
will be placed at one of the windows OF
the Police Court room, in the City Hall,
voters depositing their ballots from the
outside. This change is made necessary
owing to the removal of the Court House,
the old building at Twelfth and Chapline
beinp bare of furniture, without a fire, and
cherries and deSolate generally. Both
Captain Smith and Mr.. Delbrugge, each
assisted by host OF friends, have made an
earnest and thorough canvass Of the town,
and it is expected that fully two thousand
five hundred votes will be polled IN the
city. The result is something which can
not be foretold, neither contestant having
any apparent advantage over the other.
With the City Sergeancy decided, the
party will turn its attention to the selec-
ton of candidates for the remaining offices
to be filled, and the choice Of Councilman
to represent the various wards IN the TWO
Branches, and the situation, although
changed by the removal of tO-day's con-
test from the field, will lose none of its
interest. Of the remaining city othces,
while the City Clerkship is the most de-
sirable by virtue of the snug salary of 81, :
500 attached to it, the Mayorality seems
TO be the magnet which attracts the larg-
est amount of attention, in a general way,
and not less thai, dozen Democrats have
had their names coupled with the POSITION.
In every instance the gentleman named
would bringa large share of executive
ability and dignity to the office, and there
need be no fear tor the result, let the choice
of the coming convention be what it may.
As to Council, both parties will make
biz effort to control the body, with the
probabilities very largely in favor OF the
Democrats having majority on JOINT bal
lot. AS in the present Council, this ma
iority will be altogether in the Second
Branch, as the First Branch will be tie
almost beyond a doubt. OF the eight
members of that body who retire, SIX,
Messrs. List, Haller, MOtfat, Brice, Ers'
kline and J. w. Schultz, are Republicans
Messrs. Caldwell and Happy being the only
Democrats who 90 out OF the members
holding over, four, tO-wit: MeSsrs. Kinney,
Farrell, Myles and Gavin are Democrats
and the remaining four, MeSSrs Buchanan,
Dobbins, McGregOr and 4. j. Schultze,
are Republicans With this equal stand
ing to begin with, Democrats will be
elected from the First, Fourth, Fifth and
Sixth wards, and Republicans from the
Second, Third, Seventh and Eighth wards,
leaving the body tie.
In the Second Branch the Democrats
can he depended upon to roll up a hand
some majority, and everybody should &C
to work with that end in view.
The regular meeting OF the Young Mems
| Democratic Club was held last evening
aud the new officers formally assumed
their positions. The President announced
the following committees to serve the en-
suing year:
Executive COmmittee-RObert White
Robert Simpson, Oscar Seeley,C. Il. Behler,
and Louis Delbrugge.
Committee on Finance-Frank Cruise,
W. F. Bayha, VIM. Miller.
Committee on Membership. W. Wait,
| J. c.. Ziegenfelder, c. W. krieter, {. l.,
/ Davis and J. V. Reilly.