Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-27
GRAND OLD MONROE.
BIG DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY PROMISED FOR
NEXT NOVEMBER.
It Will Surely Turn 25OO-No Republican Need
Apply for a County Oacs-How he Demo
cratic Candidates are Named
Republican Dlssensio1.

Special Correspondence Of ne Register.
WooDsFIRLD, OHIO, April 26.-The
Democratic nominations in Monroe county
are made by popular vote without the
assistance of delegates and conventions.
Early in the spring, before the April cleo
tion Is held, candidates announce them
selves, and soon afterward an active can
vass is begun. This embraces every school
district in the county and the campaign il
most thorough one. Necessarily there
can be no limit TO the number Of entries
and it is a go-as-you-please for q good
purse.
Sometimes more than q dozen candi-
dates 20 before the peo Die for the same
office, and as the bare plurality Of votes II
sufficient to nominate, the prizs may 20 II
man who has little real strength. But
this feature OF the system cannot be elm
mated, and on the whole good tickets are
put up-and elected.
ALL IN ONE DAY.
The day OF the primaries is fixed by the
rules on the day Of the spring election.
As consequence, the primaries bring out
men TO the polls TO vote, and the polls
probably attract some few voters 10 the
primaries. At any rate the primaries are
always well attended and as a consequence
Republican candidates for municipal or
township offices have slight chance OF eet-
ting in through q light vote.
These Democratic primaries are carried
on somewhat after the Australian plan
which has been so much talked about of
late years. Upon single ticket the
names Of all the candidates for the offices
are placed-and il is q long strip OF papc,
when there arc 20 many candidates The
voter designates his choice by means OF
cross or other similar devise.
FOR HARMoNY's SAKE.
Another reason why the primaries are
held so early in the year il 10 give ample
time for all feeling to disappear. Time Is
the great healer of dissension. aud when
the November election comes around the
Democratic party, strong and united, is
eager for the strie. Therefore, Demo.
cratic nomination in Monroe county is al
ways deemed equivalent to an election.
The lucky candidate is then ready 10 ie-
ceiye the congratulations OF friends and
Immediately prepares to remove to tho
county seat. lie even rents house there
and gently rests upon his oars until he re-
ceives his official certificate Of election.
That IL, he makes no personal canvass for
election, as the fashion is in close conn
ties. He may take thestump for the party.
bnt his efforts are never for himself but
for Democracy.
The party organization in Monroe cOun-
ty is superb; the newspaper oraD the
Spirit Of Democracy. is conducted with in
telligence, energy and prudence; the lead
ers are alert and harmonious, and the rank
and file OF the party is loyal aud zsaious
The bo0dleT politician has no chance for
operations in Monroe county this
may perhaps explain the bitter enmiiy
with which certain Republican statesmen
hold toward the county and her people
Her people are incorruDtibie and her party
leaders not mercenary.
In county which can give Democrat
ic majority Of >, 500 for the State ticket 10
would not seem strange for her State COM
mitteeman TO 20 10 the headquarters boo
Columbus and say. Monroe can
pledge you ?, 500 majority IN November
We have the votes il we can bring them
ont. Let us have money and we can DO b.
That is the cry almost invariably carried
to State committees from such counties
They claim that the certain success OF
their county ticket renders their voters
apathetic.
How is il with MonrOes Democracy
DOODLE NOT NEEDED.
Precisely the reverse. The mes-age
they send 10 Columbus il. Send us speak
ers who will interest and arouse our people
and we can give you On old.fashioned ma
iority." Candidates pay merely nominal
assessments or nothing and the politicians
do not become thrifty by sticking down M
their own pockets the funds given TO them
for distribution.
This is how money il used IN the eleC
tons down among the dark hills OF Monroe.
Will Col. PoOrman please republish for
the benefit Of his younger readers how
the honest elections are held IA Col.
Joe Tayors district?
A DfsHEARTESED CROWD.
As for the Republican party in Monroe
il il not OF much consequence. II is dis
organized, discouraged and disrupted
Their leaders who can be counted upon
the fingers OF one hand are unable to agree
on many points Of policy, and its strongest
men have deserted it, The acquisitions 10
the Democracy included Me-.rs. Hunter
and Mallory, law partners IN WoOdsleld,
who have probably been more successful boo
practice inhncially than sny other attor-
neys 1T the Monroe county bar They he
came dsgusted with the Republican posi-
ton on the tariff question. The division
of pOsiofiices throughout the county by
General Grosvenor and his lieutenants has
added TO the Republican discomfort. Their
shabby treatment OF the soldiers seems
rather difficult TO understands but it will
all have to be explained by and by.
The Weldon EStradition Biii Passed..
OTTAWA, April % The Weldon extra
dition bill was passed by the Senate TO-
day. The measure will be asserted to
next week by the Governor General lt