Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-15
BY CONY ENTlON.
mars THE WAY TIE CANDIDATES .POR
COUNTY OFFICES WILL BIZ CHOSEN
Las. Evenings Session Of the County Executive V"l-
m;,,sa 2, the 7. End. c. Club Rooms
Mos. o, the Candidates Present

turned out IN force laSI c'''''
the meeting Of the County Executive Com
miltee. The meeting was called TO ue'e'
mine upon the time and method OF select
No candidates for the various district ana
county Offices, and was held in the rooms
of the Young Mems Democratic Club. Inc
gathering was large ard enthusiastic Ine
various candidates mad been invited TO De
present and give full expression to their
views on the situation. They were there,
but, as the SEQUEL shows, were not enthu-
siastically numerous in giving Vent 70 any
long, bottled-up opinions.
The following gentlemen, members OF 'iie
committee, were present to answer 10 their
names. Messrs. Naylor, Finley, We'sger-
Der, Thoner, Smith, O'Knne, Montgomery
Steenrod, Garden and Kenny, full repre-
sentetion. Besides the above named gen
tlemrn various candidates for the Sherlh'
atty and other county and district ohces'
and promiuent memhyIs of the party IN
the city ard county were present, and we're
interested participants and spectators OF
the proceedings.
At 4.3O the chairman called the meeting
to order and invited the various espirants
for official honors to step forward. There
wasn't anv exciting scramble in anawer 10
the elegantly worded request. In lSct II
SEEMED that the ambitious gentlemen were
acting or the principle that the mrs. shall
bf last aud the last shall he tirst, and were
corre.naudlnGly modest
When the future sharillI, prosecuting at
| iuJneyg and assessors o. tie great county OF
Ohio had been maEshAiltd, the important
subject of the evening was bfoached. II
VS. stated that the Executive Committee
desired them to he present in ordcr to se-
cure IL iull and tree interchange OF views as
10 the manner aud time Of holding the
county primaries. This announcement
provoked 4 warm and at times exceedingly
| interesting discussion. Some OF the sheT-
| iflality candidates were labOring under the
impression that the question was to besuh-
United to thslu for inal action, while the
members of the committee were equally
~ decided IN the belief that they as the
accredited representatives, OF the county
! Democracy were lh' deciding power
Mr.. Myles stated that few months ago
il had hcan resolved To- Leave the whole
matter fu the candidates. ThIe acc:GcG
TO he a change now. JIe Thought IT wouId
he the proper thing for the majority OF
,hrsn llasi directly interested in the mat
t.rt, have the deciding voice. He lad no
choice q. ~ the i.ue or method OF select
ipr 'hr u.r'y rinGi 'ates, aud would glad
~ abide hy the final result whatever It
Gllght he. Mr Earter agreed with MIR.
/ Ny;,s After further Jiscu 5iGn 1t was
finally agreed that the committee would
r+u. he views Of the several Gspirants,
and live them due ard careful considefa-
;ion. They wee Responsible To the whole
p,rtg. and ~ the nliirrai head OF the county
! d .nlocsary the decision Of The ytNed que
tiGn waa PIE Cminem!y work Tor their
bands
When this point was settled the rest was
! PLAZA smiling.
/ Nj. E.rr.cr stated that he had given
some innu"hl tu N" matter; ~ there were
20 many candidate in the field II was ms
Opinion that the submission of the claims
Of the various candidates tOa popular vote,
wn, the satr,l and bs,tmethOd. He urged
thai this Conr,e would be satisfactory to
the Il. iprty Of the party and conducive TO
harmony. Mr. MyIcs had 10 choice and
was willing to leave Che whole matter to
the committee. Mr. Rohrechj desired 4
pupnlar vote Nh Fm"zleim though;
that the interests Of the party would he
best sub eryCd by convention and he
made an rarGCs, areumen; TO that elect
Mr. Stein was IN :ayur OF the popular vote
plan, a. waq also Mr.. FGsnacht. MI
B,hlrr and Mr.. Stccnroh expressed 10
preference
Alter the above gentleman had been
head, the aspirlnt- ior the other Offices TO
b" filled were called uyOn. Nj John \
toward. candidate for Prosecuting AttoT-
uey, said that if the matter was lett to him
To decide. ne would not 30 It, He thought
the Democratic party was represented by
the committee, in who's sole hands The
question lay. Mr. !. NJ. M,Cullych, can
did.te for Assessor in the country district,
expressed similar Niew9.
The committee then retired, and atteI
giving the matter careful consideration, II
was moved AID carried, that a primary
election should be held June %, to elect
three DELEGATES IlDm each Inagiatcrial dIs
tricl 10 Democratic county convention,
to bc held June -, which convention
ahould nominate Democratic candidates
for all cnumy and district Offices, and ap
paint new Executive Committee.
This decision OF the question was re-
ceivrd with marks Of general approval.