Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-09
THE PRIMARIES.
THE STORM SIGNAL UP AND A FRESH
BREEZE BLOWING.
The Business Mems Petition" Showed Into Pigeon,
Hols-The Polls Open This Evening at
Six O'clock in the City.

This afternoon, between the hours of
two and seven o'clock, in the country
districts, and this evening, between the
hours OF six and eight o'clock in the
city districts, the Republicans will hold
their primaries, to select ten delegates
from each district TO the County Con-
yention, five delegates from each dis
trict TO the Congressional Convention,
and 10 nominate candidates for
County Commissioner, School Com
missioner, and Justices and ConSta-
bles where vacancies in those
offices exist. Candidates will also
be chosen for Clerk of the County
Court and Clerk OF the Circuit Court.
Little weight attaches to any OF the
selections except the delegates to the
Congressional Convention, as il is a
fOregOne conclusion that the County
Convention will be very tame affair,
inaSmuch as sure defeat awaits its nom
mees, from members Of the Legislature
down through the entire list. COnSid-
cradle interest, however, attaches to
the Congressional delegates, by reason
OF the fight which is now conceded to
be on between the friends of w. p.
Hubbard and Capt. Il. b. DOvener, and
the way things have been shaping them
selves during che past forty-eight hours,
it will be about nip and tuck as 10 who
will come out ahead.
The breezy little interview which ap-
peared in the REGISTER yesterday morn
ing put the Doyener men on their metal,
and this, in connection with the prema-
ture "give-away" Of the Hubbard petit
ton, had the effect OF evening things
up a good deal. All day yesterday little
imprOmptu conferences of Republicans
were 10 be seen on the streets and else
where. and there was great deal OF
comforting over district tickets, great
checking of OF names, and great deal
of speculation as 10 the truStwOrthi-
ness OF SO-and-SO, who had been sup
posed 10 be all right, but about whose
loyalty suspicious had crept in. This
latter was confined 10 certain OF the
Hubbard delegates, as far aS could be
learned, and some OF the Union district
selections, for some reason or other,
were particularly open to criticism ana
doubt. Ii also leaked out that the pc
tition which certain Of the friends OF
Mr.. Hubbard had been Juggling about
town during the greater part of the week
had been formally voted no good and
stuck in a pigeon-hOle, the document
having proven TO be dismal failure,
and kicked up no end Of a row besides.
Gentleman who do not look upon Mr..
Hubbard's candidacy with favor were
particularly jolly, yesterday, over this
effort at getting up an appearance OF 4
spontaneous demand for Stalwart
candidate" and quite number OF jokes
were cracked AT the expense of the en-
ergetic gentlemen who solicited sigma
lures. There was a good deal OF indig-
ton. too, among some OF the gentlemen
who were asked TO sign this famous pc
tition. \ business man remarked:
Il signed the petition because, in a
measure, had TO. It's this way: The
paper is stuck at you, and you are asked
% put down your name. Probably you
don't want TO do it, but il you don't,
YOU 20 on the blacklist, as man who
wouldn't help another out in his polit-
teal ambitions. Then il myself or any
OF my friends should ever want any
thing, up pops an element Of opposition
and club is held over our heads. /
am not in favor Of the spontaneous up
rising business In politics.
Another element OF interest and UNI
certainty has crept into the Congress
sional fight, ia the shape OF croSS-hring
between the Hubbard SkirmiSherS and
the Campbell picketS, and although the
last named gentleman is not in the
race, his friends, or some Of them, have
ballot forninst Mr.. Hubbard, to-day.
This will help Dovener, OF course.
There may be quite a time, to-day.