Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-09-10
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SERVE THBIR COUNTY,.
Ia the Uppsr House Of The OAio Legislature The
Bslmoni-HarH'l Republican Senatorial C1a-
yslton at Tlshing-Ihs Csnti.
dates and Their Charcss.
Special Telegram to the Register

Special Telegram TO the Register.
FLUSHING, OHIO, September 9.-The
Senatorial toga is to be wrapped around
the form Of some good Republican to.mor-
row. The district composed Of Belmont
and Harrison counGoi is Republican by
more than one Thousand minority, and the
nomination TO be made is fairly regarded
as being equivalent to an election. TO.
night all the candidates and many Of their
friends are on the ground. There will be
thir,y-two delegates ia the convention
sixteen from each counly-and msly of
these are here already Mr Glover, of
Harrison, who asks for a nomination, Is
hard az work among the delegates. So iar
be sssms 10 have reclmnliahad nalhiaa
umbus last winter Eiitor Helrn, Of the
Cadiz Republican. planted himse'f lqusrt'y
with the opposition aud announced h.n-
SELF 10 favor of any good R-pub.I-
can to beat Glover. Toe EDITORS av0Red
preference was j. Wilbur Nichols, whose
elaborate biography ho printed for the hem
ols is Il young man, q graduate OF she Ohio
state University, aud for half q dcz
years a member OF She Belmont county
bar prschcing at st. Ciainvi.le. He was
q farmers boy himself and he has always
been strong with the farmers. lie has a.
tended every harvest home picnic. every
meeting ti the agricultural club ol hs
neighboThood and every fair held since DTS
admission TO the bag. Ho is a Temperance
man and q reputable citizen. lie expects
TO go isto the convention Hi.h hall de- no
delegates from Belmont aLd a lew Gou
Harrison.
Nichole carried the primary election al
st. Olairsyilie ngsins. Charles IN. Au.ck.
an old-time Wing. aud o Republican from
thst party's birth. he has never tcsivei
any iAyors from the party m whose service
he has grown gray and this nomination is
the only thing tho old man, still active bon
mind and body, viii ask at iiB hands
Mr. Auick's friends claim that Doe will g1
into the convention with q showing in
Belmont county eq1al 10 Nichols
4 third BclmOnt c0urtY candidate iI
Col c. J.. Pcomar. OF B1Iiaire, now "a
Representatives The C9.olo.'s Official rr-
isteuce began sometime before the uar.
He has some strong advocates in the
county and IL is said tlat no least three
delegates favor his nomination.
The other Belmont county mln who
seeks the honor is Judge john g Cochnn.
OF Martins Ferry. The Judge was orr ODD.
pliclnt for au Australian consulship only
in the history OF President Hsuiaou'a ad-
ministIhtion, bat be soon got tired and
disgus,ed with the GLOW process of 'ftf-
ting there lie turned his face toward
the Columbus State House. Ills plan ol
campaign has been 10 simple one. III drl
gets the support Ol The delegate from Dos
own township, aud dozen. iry to
make fight anywhere Nichols
and Atrick aud P00rman and
Glover 20 at each other at the prmsrc
and get excited and angry with each oihCr.
The Judge keeps his shiny ping bat even
With his eyes and smile1 o0mpactnuy.
After each one has knocked the other one
a0d all OF them stretched out hlc.IInr
and bruised upon the highway, the gool
Samaritan with bis delegate from pelso
township comes along and biIds zap ile.r
woInds. Thats the judge idea When
the battle becomes hot enough the Judge
for bis parly's sake will declare earnestly
and long for harmony.
Glover claims TO have a majority of the
Harrison county delegates. 10 be- can con
troll them after he has been fought t0 death,
the name Of the NOMINEE will not d. part
ed in the middle and % viii nol be- Nich-
OILS II Glover can not hold bis men in
line, the young St Clainyille lawyer will
get the prize. De bila. Arrick, Poor
man and Cochran viii likely be- given
chances, in turn. and then Do none of them
can develop sufficient strength, anew man
whose name has not yet been mentioned
publicly will be sprung upon Tie c0rYen-
tion and the nomination Will g0 TO him.