Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-11
AFTER THE OFFICES
wsAF IS GOING on IN CITY POLITICAL
CIRCLES.
The Raca for Chief Of the Fire Department
Democratic City Committee Me.ting-Rs-
publican Candidates Hnsiling.

\ person who listens intently cal
hear a great deal OF talk, Throughout
the city. these days, on the subject o
municipal politics, and the matter is at
tracing an ever-increasing amount o
attention Is election day draws near
Neither OF the political parties have a
vet done anything definite, as regards
the preliminary arrangements, although
both Executive Committees have helC
meetings. but the meeting to be held b!
the Democratic Committee tomorrow
night will doubtless bring forth some
thing definite on that side, and it may
be that the date for the primaries, anC
decision as to whether there vii
be a Convention or not, will then b'
made. According 10 the original Re
publican plan, that party had arranged
to hold their primaries the coming sat
urdav. and Convention next Monday
but the Convention idea did not please
some OF the gentlemen who were hust
ling for places on the ticket, and things
are now pretty much at sea.
About the first matter OF real Interest
I'm city politics will be the election of 1
new Chief of the Fire Department
which will be on the programme at the
next meeting of Council. This will be
contest between Democrats exclusive
/ IN. as the Republicans can only muster
about seven or eight votes, which VIII
probably be cast rs compliment 10
Chief Dunning. The Democratic can
didates are William HaneS, William
Colts. l.. Y. Ankle, and Frank Healy,
and il has been 4 spirited fight. The
friends Of each of the candidates feel
sangune, and especially the partiSanS OF
MeSSrS. Ankle and Healy, for each OF
whom 4 majority is claimed, but no one
is sure winner.
But to go back to the coming election,
10 use somewhat paradoXical term.
The Republican policy seems to have
settled down to one of inactivity, due
firstly, TO 4 desire TO see what the Dem
ocrats will do: aud secondly, to try To
find some timber available for candl-
dates. For Mayor number of names
have been Suggested.more or less Serl-
ously, among them being Col. William
EXley. DIR. L. O. Edwards, b. ). Allison,
and III. Z. McGregor. but there seems To
be nothing very definite rs 10
whether any of these gentlemen really
want the place. No one has yet been
named for City Clerk on their ticket,
and diligent enquiry fails to reveal the
name of any one DESTROYS of making a
race against Tommy" Thoner. For
City Sergeant there are number oil
active candidates, and the fight for
that Office is going TO be the prettieSt
thing on the Republican side. MesSrS.
John q. Kline, w. II. Halter and John
c. Devne are huStling for all they are
worth, and each is pretty confident that
he has the inside. Fire Chief Dunning
was in the race, but il is understood he
has pulled OIL, rs has also John G..
Haberfeld, who at one time looked the
ground over. No one is mentioned
against Mr.. Crockard, for WharfmaSter,
and there is hardly probability that
any one will be nominated for that office
on the Republican ticket.
On the Democratic side there are no
new candidates in the field for either
Mayor nor City Sergeant, the only places
over which there will be contest.
Captain Porter Smith aud John ii.
Clark are cOnteSting the field with
Chief Delbrugge, while for Mayor the
names OF Mayor Sea0right, Judge JEFF
ferS. Judge Boyd and Judge Jacob arc
very often heard. None of these are
making canvass, except Mayor Sea
/ bright. who Is reported to be making 1
very active campaign. but all have host:
of warm friends.
| Little is heard about Council nOmin
ationS in the several wards, but many
of the present members say they vii
not again be candidates.