Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-10
CABELL COUNTY.
Political Matter. at Huutiugton--rarty
CAudidptrs,

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. HryrrNoloS, May --The political pot
is bseinuir. to boil at a lively rate in this
part OF the State. The Democratic mass
county convention held at Earbours-
willie on the 2lst Of April, was at
tended by the outpouung OF the NEST
enthusiastic Democrats ever known be
/ fore no any convention in the county,
and il ausurs well Tor the increased
/ Democratic majority this fall All tine
Democratic candidates for the county
offices are to he chosen by primary cleo
ton to be held on the lG:h of June, and
aspirauts for the various positions have
zone to work in earnest to make them
selves solid with the masses. The greatest
interest a over tue nomination
for Sheriff and members OF the
House of Delegate For the latter place
four asp.rauts are in the field Hon. II
. r. Slmuels, Judge J. NJ. Layne, Capt
Thos. j. Burke and K. II. Baker. sam
ueIs has the advantage of location, hts
B home bsinu in B8rb0ursvill5, while the
Others are residents OF Huntington. A.
. gtrhoarsvi'Ie Lost the Court House, the
people of Huntington are disposed 20 even
up the thing IN % handsome manner by
voting for jhe GlrboursyIlle candidate to
/ represent the county IN the Legislature.
The race Tor the Iutgesh'p IN this Iudl-
rraI circuit b. cgCitiug a great deal Of M
/ tgrsst there being four democratic asPi-
/ ~gnfs for the place now held By Judge Ira
/ r. NrGiuris. Tn, nomination viii be
made by "a primary election, to be held
lon the lGh OF June, IN
| The counties of Cabell, Wayne,
/ Lincoln and Logan, which compose this
.uHfrisl circuit The contestants are Judge
. Ira J. M,Giunis, Col Thos. II. Harvey and
I G. " Campbell, of huntington, and G.. IT,
/ Burgess, OF Wayne c, II Judge MCGnns
| has steadily opposed a contention to nomr
mate a candidate for the oihce, choosing
rather To have an open field and a ia'r
isn't Do The other three candidates have
been determined TO have g party uomlUA
ZION and have besOught tine Democratic
State Executive Committee for this Judicial
| ,rrrrIt m order 20 secure a party nominee,
md i'm compliance with what appeared Ia
| he the general request the State Exec
utive Committee aVpDIutsdsurh committed
tnr tins Judicial Cu,Cult. Judge Mc''n-
mis- charged that unIalr means would be
u-sd and that e nominating convention
g.orId b9 set M I'M behalf Of one OF the
other candidates. IL was to avoid giving
any grounds for this charge that the CON
uittee abandoned the idea OF nominating
convention. and ordered primary election
ro be held on the ln-h OF June. IL Is
charged that tie recent county convention
an Logan was called IN short notice m he
naT of Judge MCGinuis, nat he dictated
the amendment Of the officers OF the con
vrptipn and was the author OF the res3lU
fious opposiug party nomination for the
.ni.p of judge. lie has hitherto re-
HE'D upon the counties OF Lincoln anC
Too3n 10 stand by him ant
oppose the party nomination, bu
he had evidently found the sentiment
/ I'm those counties in favor oil n nomination
TOO strong to withstand and has now con
scented. though very reluctantly. lie ha
e ISSUED a card in which he says:
10 avoid any embarrassment OF on
marty In contest so vital TO the couutr,
las the election in November. l have deter
mined that ii the counties Of Lincoln an'
, ogtn IN an authorj,iye manner approx
and hold the said primary, my name
submitted 10 the vote OF the party at sucI
urinary. lit THESE counties, or any OF them
TAIL to have a tull and fair primary osdere'
and controlled by their county DemocratI
executive committees, then the pr'mN
a will be failure the action OF the so'calle,
Judicial Executive Committee will not b.
recognized by me az reliable or author1
tive
The Senator from this district, by roia
ton. goes to Wayne this year and he vii
q most probably be Hon. c. W. Ferguson
|B =. Prichari. Both are good men an
either would make a good senator
yo- the state officers there Is no decides
choice as yea. The general feeling Is I
J allow the delegates 10 10 20 the conFeu
J ton untrameled and free to choose q goo
ticket from the best men IN the state
There appears to be a disposition to P,ac
politics on Il higher plane and decide
determination TO set down on men VINO RI
over the state and attempt 70 set up con
! ventious. The general belief IL that tn
best interest of the party requires 3 ne'
deal all around, and that some good mar
surh as Judge Brooks Fleming, Hon
lanes Morrow or John A. Preston shouI
head the ticket. with the other nomination
distributed over the State so as to ad
z strength - the whole party organization.