Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-30
THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES.
Voting For District Onicers and Deiesat<
to Take Place To-Day.

between the hours OF two and i've
o'clock in the country districts, except
in Trisdelphia district, where the polls will
close at seven, O'Clock, the Republican
voters Of Ohio county will proceed to select
five delegates from each district to form
the Convention, to meet in the Police
Court room. at the City Hall, attwo O'Clock
Monday afternoon, to choose candidates
for the several county offices, candidates
for the House Of Delegates, and also te
select Judicial and Senatorial conferees
The voting in the various districts will b
at the usual places in the city, and 81
the tollgate, Caldwell run, in Ritchie, ut the
brick school house and Glenu's run school
house, in Richland; at Centre school house,
in Liberty; and in Triadelphia town, and
toll gate school house, IN Trisdelphia dis.
trict. The canvas among the Republi'
cans for the several offices, especially for
Sheriff aud Prosecuting Attorney, has been
warm and long coatinued, and the result ia
rather doubtful.
The candidates for Sheriff are three in
number, they being 7. G. Moffatt, Capt.
Thomas Prince and p. B. Dobbins. Mr..
Moffat is the senior member Of the we'll
known Twelfth street merchant tailoring
firm, and has long been popular Re-
publican leader in Centre district. He has
once or twice been o candidate for minor
offices from his district and has been q
delegate to numerous conventions. He
served faithfully and we'll in the First
Branch of Council for time, being chosen
by Republican majority to fill vacancy
caused by the resignation of Democrat.
Capt. Thomas Princs's fame is not con-
fined to Wheeling, he being known as a
steamboatman sll along the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi rivers. He has been an active poll
tician for years, and has been twice chosen
to the Board of County Commissioners
from Madison district. He has been long
engaged in making an active and energetic
canvass for the Office to which he aspires
Mr.. p. B. Dobbins, cashier of the Dol
lar Bank, .is the third Of the Sheriffalty
aspirsnts. Like each of his competitors, he
mas been an active member of the Repub-
lican party in Wheeling, frequently taking
prominent parts in conventions for city or
county offices. He now represents the
Third ward in the First Branch of Council,
and Clay sub-district in the Board OF Edu-
cation.
There seems to be half.a-dozen candi.
dates for the Prosecuting Attorneyship,
the most energetic probably being Mr.. j..
d. Elsop, the law partner Of Capt b. b.
DOvener and the Clerk of the First Branch
of Couucil and of the Council Committees
Mr.. Elson has been in politics to greater
or less extent for some years, takinga lead
ing part in the conduct of past local cam
paigus.
w. j. w Cowden comes second upon
our list. His reputation rs Republican
missionary extends beyond the limits of
the State, by reason of his repeated con-
nection with the Republican Executive
Committee of West Virginia, Of which body
he is now the chairman.
Judge A.. B. Caldwell has been working
for the office for year past. He scarcely
requires al introduction to readers OF the
REGISTER, his long residence in this city
and his official career being we'll known.
Mr.. T. NJ. Garvin ia member OF the
Second Branch Of Council, and one Of the
younger members of the bar. His fre-
quent lectures before the young men of the
Commercisl College, his services as stem
ographer and his conduct of The Ohio Val.
lev Farmer, of which he is the editor, have
made him well-known. Mr.. Garvin was
also mentioned, yesterday, for the House
of Delegates, aud was said last night to
nave given up the race for Prosecutor.
Samuel Boyce and s. G. Smith are young
and talented members of the bar, who
have, up TO this time, not been especially
prominent in political way.
Messrs. Thomas NJ. Jones and James
Haines, the candidates for city assessor,
are we'll known, and not less 30 are the can
iidates for assessor in the country dis.
tricts, Messrs. A. J. Schultze and Taylor
Foreman. Mr.. Jones is the present city
assessor, Mr.. Schultze is o prominent citi-
zen of Richie, representing the Eighth
ward in the City Council. Mr.. Haines IL
we'll known as tine North Wheeling plan
ing mill man, and Mr.. Foreman in q resi-
dent of East Wheeling and a popular gen.
tleman.
James Gilchrist, one of the candidates
for county surveyor, has long practiced his
profession OF civil engineer in this county.
His competitor is Bert Hszlett, q son OF
DR.. Hazlett, who, since he graduated at
Wash. jeff. College year or so ago, has
followed practical surveying in this city
and county.
For the Legislature quite Q number Of
names have been suggested, among them
T. II. Logan, John Frew, Augustus Pol.
lack, A. J. Clarke, John Cummins, Frank
Woods and Harland Carter, the latter
from the country. No doubt other oandi.
dates will be suggested at the session of the
convention Monday. The city candidates
are we'll known. Mr.. Harland is promi-
nent farmer Of Tridelphis district.
Mr.. Vim. ii. Hearne's Democracy.
To De Editor Of he Register.
SIR-Mr. W. II. Hearne's Republican
stump speech at Washington, Pa, the
other day, is made much Of because be
(Mr. Hearnel was formerly, it is alleged,
"an ardent Democrat" 1t may be worth
while to say that the aforesaid "ardeni
Democrat and attorney at law voted for
Blaine and Logan in 'S4, and did some
talking for that ticket, and also was can.
didate in 's2 before the Republican con.
vention for member of the Legislature from
Ohio county. So bis ardent Democracy
aute-dates President Cleveland's election
by considerable. Mr.. HeaYne says be
knows 'thirteen prominent Democrats ir
Wheeling that will vote the Republican
ticketn Mr.. Hearne Is Republican poll
tieian, and II Is his policy to put ths
best foot foremost for his party
He will not acknowledge probably, while
he can count one Democrat changing his
convictions, there are three Republicans
who are changing theirs. These Rspuhli.
cans may not be 90 prominent" as the
Democrats to whom Mr.. Hearne refers, but
they are intelligent business men and
wage workers who cannot be deceived by
false Issues, and their vote will coun,
equally with Mr.. Hearne's or any of the
prominent" men he refers to. Bear in mind
this campaign, every voter 10 thinking foI
himself and as between the platforms o
the two parties he only has 10 read TO know
which fayo5s the people and which favor,
protected strnstsp and mopopoliea- H