The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-11-21
7HB City ELECTION.
The Independent Ticket Being
Studiously Doomed.
OTHER CANDIDATES NAMED.
A largo Number of Asplrants for
Some of tho Positions and none
for othcrs"somc Timber
offered to Select from.

| The subject OF the coming municipal
election is becoming leading topic Of
conversation among citizona Of all
classes. Tho recent talk Of d cl,i.
zsns' ticket has contributed to the gen.
ersl interest In the subject, although
the near approach OF the municipal cleo.
ton would naturally attract attention to
the matter about this time. The cen.
eral impression, gathered from talk with
q large number OF people in town,
is that tho third ticket is mot in It." So
lar all the expressions published OF
views on the subject OF a citizens ticket
have been rather with aview to creating
than rejecting public sentiment. Many
OF those whose views were solicited
looked In vain for their names among
tho list oil those talked to; their expses.
sions did not suit the purpose.
There seems TO be m universal feel.
ing in favor Of allowing the old parties
to mako their nominations before an
independent ticket Is made. II the old
parties name good men, tho concensus
oi opinion seems to be In favor Of letting
good citizens vote for those men, and
not in favor Of dividing the strength Of
the best element between two tickets.
and letting an undesirable ono walk
into Office over this division.
On the Republican side tho main ac.
tirity appears to be in the contest for
the nomination for City Sergeant. For
that Office Councilman W. II. Haller.
ex.Conncllman John G. HaberGsld. Dan
Ingram, who ran two years ago, U. S,
Deputy Marshal John Devine, Michael
Grogan and John G. Kline are named, |
The name OF William Mccormick has
also been mentioned, but it is stated |
that he positively refuses to run, John
Cummins is also spoken OF, but also saws
ho is not and will not be candidate.
For Mayor there seems t, be ecar.
city OF material. A number OF gentle.
men have been named, but all say "No."
H s. Allison, Esq, is ono OF those whom
the psrty seems to regard with favor.
So far as known, he has not been con.
suited.
1t seems to DO foregone conclusion
that City Clerk Thoner will be renomi.
mated by tho Democrats. No Republi: |
can has yet been heard OF as contest.
ant for the position.
Chief of Police Delbrugge will have
pitted against him for denomination
John Clark, present Superintendent OF
Streets for the Board OF Public Works, |
who ran for the nomination once before,
and ex.Chiei Of Police Porter Smith.
There are also number Of Democratic
possibilities named for Mayor. Among
these, Mayor Seahright is prominent.
Mayor Seabright was askcd by an In. |
TELI1GEScER reporter last night:
"What about the Mayoralty? Are
you a candidate?
~ am not candidate. Ineither seek
nor ask the nomination. have never
solicited q nomination for any Office,
The last time ! was in Davenport, Iowa,
when I WAS nominated. To prove tile
truth OF my assertion, the Fifth ward |
only gave me two of a majority. |
My friends took me at my wcrd, |
But when l received a telegram
from the Executive Committee
saying that 1 had been nominated by
such handsome majority, I accepted. |!
II uis iiieEos 'Houlluate lHe, tnaL Will |
mako me 4 candidate. l consider the |
oilire au honorable one, and think the
office ought to seek the man, not the
man the Office. And have done more
to stop the abuse of the Sabbath than
any man in Wheeling. l always fne a
man S for plain drunk on Sunday and
only 81 for the same oifense on any
other dny The story that Chief Dai.
brugge and | are out is without any
foundation. ! am for him for renom-
ination.n ~
The other candidatea, or possible can.
didates, are Ex.Circuit Judge George E.
Boyd and Ex-Municipal Judge JeGers.
Those above mentioned are all whose
names are heard in connection with the
No doubt others will be |
found before the preliminary campaign |
i5 ended,