Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-11-03
THE LAST DAY
BEFORE THE OPENING OF THE POLLS FOR
VOTING.
The H.urs Between Which Ballots May be Deposited
Yesterday Busy Day-Speeehes To-
DAY ROorbaehs-Col. Ben
Wilson Talks.

Yesterday q busy Day-Speeenes 10
Day- ROorbachs-Col. Ben
Wilson Talks.
The campaign of 1890 ends with to-
day, and tomorrow morning the polls
will be opened throughout the county,
State and country for the expression OF
popular opinion upon the issues pre-
sented during the canvass. In this
county, in conformity with the laws
providing that the polls shall open at
runrise and close at sunset, the ballot
ing will commence at 200 a. m. and
the polls will close at $40 in the even
ing, this being the time given by the
almanacs, corrected for Eastern stand
ard time, by which Wheeling clocks are
set.
Everything is in readiness on the part
Of the authorities. The ballot boxes
are in the hands Of the Sheriff, and
those not distributed Saturday will be
forwarded to the several polling places
to-day. The party workers on both
sides have sent out their ballots. or Will
do so to-day. and tonight the last IN
structionS will be given to the ward
workers and lieutenantS, regarding get
ting out the vote, etc. Yesterday was
scarcely a day Of rest among the poll
ticians. although il was Sunday. There
were conferences without mum Der
throughout the city, and many voter
was labored with, in the hope OF ciinch-
ing half-fOrmed resolution. or OF
bringing a deserter back into the ranks.
Republicans were particularly active.
Several leaders in that erganiza-
ton were looking after the col
Ored voters. who have betrayed
marked disposition, in good many IN
stances, 10 balk, while others were look
ing after number OF strange colored
men. who have been brought into the
city within the past few weeks, and
given temporary employment, the inten-
ton being 10 vote them tomorrow IN
Republican wards and districts. Demo
cratic workers, however, are deter
mined that the fraudulent votes cast
two years ago, by this class, shall not
be again run into the ballot boXeS,and II
the Republican programme is attempt
ed. there will be some arrests, both OF
illegal voters and those aiding and
abetting them in the commission OF their
crimes.
SPEECHES TO-DAY.
The local candidates and speakers
generally spent yesterday rs a day OF
rest. endeavoring 10 smooth out the
creaSes in their voices, and get in shape
for final appeal TO the people to-day.
Hon. John O. PendletOn came up from
New Martinsville Saturday night, and
this morning he will 20 up to Fairyiew,
where ne will address the voters OF
Hancock this afternoon. He will close
the campaign at New Cumberland to-
night. returning TO this city tomorrow
morning. The people Of NellSOurg
greatly desired he should make a speech
there to-day. but he will have TO forego
the pleasure, as the Fairyiew Democrats
will not let him of. Mr.. Hubbard spent
Yesterday i'm resting from his laborS, and
will 20 up the river this morning, speak
ing az West Liberty AZ . p. IN. to-day,
end al New Cumberland tonight. There
will be no speeches made in this county
to-day. the campaign having been con
cluded here, so far as that sort OF work
is concerned, Saturday.
THE DISTRICT LINES.
Voters living along the eastern cor
poration line of the city should remem-
Der tomorrow that the Board OF Com
missionerS have made a change in the
boundaries of several OF the districts,
i'm conformity with notices which have
posted for "a month past. These notices
should Doe consulted i'm all cases OF
doubt. as the lines are very fully set
down. The general effect of the change
I'm the lines is to bring a number Of peo-
ple heretofore residing in Triadelphia
district into the city districts. although
there is quite a little change in the lines
dividing several Of the city districts,
particularly Richie and Webster, and
Madison and Clay.
LOOK OUT FOR ROORBACHS.
One OF the specialteS for to-day will
be the circulation of Republican cam
paign romanceS. concerning Democratic
candidates. from the head TO the tale OF
the ticket. Voters should pay no at
tention 20 these eleventh hour stories
A political argument witch has to be
held back TO the very eve of an election
possesses little real merit, and anything
which may be said to-day, as to any
candidate, ought not 10 be listened to.
This applies to Republican circulars
and hand-bills rs well as 10 spoken words,
or roOrbachs appearing in this morning :
Intcliigcnccr. IL is understood a mum
Der OF such things have been prepared
for circulation to-day, and even
tomorrow. \ reference to them is all
that is necessary to show their falsity.
Democratic tickets with Republican
pastors on them have also been circu-
lated around through the city and
county, accompanied by ingenious argu-
mentS calculated to have the voter put
the ticket In the box. Democratic can
didatcs have been nominated and should
not be- cut, no matter what the argu-
ment presented.