The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-18
ABOUT LOCAL POLITICS.
Some Of the Numerous caadj-
dates on both Sides
THE COUNTY OFFICES.
The Democratic Scramble for the
shcrimIty NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Parties who are In the
Hands of Friends.

Hands of Friends.
As the time for the selection of candi-
dates for the various positions in the
gift of the people, county, State and ma
tional, draws near, the public interest,
which seemed not long ago to be dor
mant, becomes very active. SO far up
parently the interest centres in the
county ticket, not because OF its para
mount importance, but because persons
interested MS candidates or friends OF
candidates, have directed attention 10
this matter by their industrious canvass.
| ing. Where the Presidency is mentioned
once, the sheriiIalty is discussed score
of times, and the choice OF candidates on
the opposing tickets for Prosecuting At.
torney is talked OF a dozen times to every
one the Goyernorship is referred to.
| There is u good deal OF curiosity to know
what the ProLibitionists will do in ref
erence to the local offices. II they put
ticket in the field it is conceded by
| friends of the Prohibition Amendment
that it will uniavonbly affect the vote
for that measure, but 1t is probable that
in an election Us close and rs earnestly
contested us the election this year will
he, the Prohibition vote OF Ohio county
will have political Significance it does
not often bear.
When d prominent Democrat was
asked some days ago to name the aspir-
ants for the nomination for Sheriff by his
party, he said:
DWELL, the Democratic members OF the
Board Of Commissioners and" and he
proceeded to name the Others. He was
not far wrong. Mr.. Myles, OF the Board,
is not candidate, owing to the fact that
his father, William Myles, is. Mr..
Nichols, of the Board, was candidate,
but withdrew. Mr.. Stein is an avowed
candidate. Mr.. Cruise, the President of
the Board, is commonly spoken Of us n
candidate, but has never gone into n
canvass, and it is not known whether
the mention OF his name is by his au-
thority. Said Democrat yesterday:
ave propose to run Cruise for the Legis-
loture," lie is the only candidate for
that body heard Of.
Outside of the Board, Mr.. A, C. Eyer
for Col A. A. Franzheim. Louis Steen.
rod Charles r. Behler. Mr. John Ro-
hrecht and William Fasnacht are ayowed
candiflnips- in this connec-
lion siCnifyinr something akin to "hust-
lin. When mn INTELLiGENCER report
or, who had heard Capt. Charley Davis's
SInri(iaItv. asked n friend of his ii he
WINS in the field. the response was:
stTie,H kiii Won ii Won mention him!"
TLSrcforc The CAPTAINS aspirations re.
main IN doubt
4 y Castor the stencil man, came
ont for Sheriff early in tho Arnme. but
vent in a"ain. lie was crowded Off the
trnct Charles UoiTman. of Fulton. has
henn romrI. Int whether ho knows it
IL not known. The tronble in selecting
n cnndijnte for tho Democratic ticket
nr0mises 10 Inc nm embarrassment of
r;chns
For Prosecuting Attorney there are
many bemocrats who swear TO down
tLe present popular incumbent, L. S.
Jordan with John Howard. Mr.. How
ord is nopular with Mi classes, but the
;mnressi6n haspreyailed that Lewis had
n liza lease on the "sit."
il il understood that on the Demo-
cratic s;ic of tIe fence Mr.. Jonas Pick
off. ox.Councilman. cx.Countv COM
missioner. eX.Assistnnt Secretary Of the
cas office. will give Assessor G. 4.
BlancGard II "tussle" for the re-nomina-
tion, No opponent Of Assessor Zane,
Of the country district, is named vet.
An important matter at the election
This vcor and one which Las been dis
cussed n little among the attorneys, is
the choice of Circuit Judges to succeed
Judges Boyd and Jacob. So far no op-
position to their reelection has been
ieyeloDci on the Democratic side, OF
thr Rcnnhlican attorneys there has been
talk nj William II. Hearnc. Joseph Paul.
md William Erskine. and when recently
" i " Cowden WINS named in conncc-
lion viii the nomination ior Prosecuting
Attorney, a prominent Republican said:
"That cannot be; we are going to
nnm;nntc Mr.. Cow6en Tor Judre.n
On the Republican side the number
nj nsnirnnts IL not so large. For Sheriff.
r. q MoGat and CaDt@;n Tom Prince
have been in,the field for n good while.
CSntain Prince has been ont Of the city
for some time, hut his friends urrs his
rouse inst as warmly in his absence. ].
III GnILb ia actiyely supported Dy
many Rcnublicans, Int 80 inr rs Inns
Lccn visible To the public. he IL doing
nothin" on his own behalf Mr.. P, B'
Dobhins Las recently been named by
influential Republicans as man emf