Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-26
DECEMBER TENTH,
THE DATE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC CITY
PRIMARIES.
The Suggestion Meetings December 5th-Mesfng
Of the Executive Committee Last Night
Listing the Voters.

and II present lnulcallQnSi 10 LOT any
thing, there is going to be quite time
before it is over. Candidates for the
elective city offices are getting "a hus-
tie" on them, and here and there gen.
tleman has made up his mind that he
can be of use to the public upon the
floors Of the Council chambers during
the ensuing two years, this
applying TO both parties and
to several sections of the city, but
the activity was little more pronounce
ed among Democrats than Republicans,
who may be pardoned, perhaps, for not
having very keen appetite for another
election, after their recent experiences.
At the City Clerks Office preparations
for listing the voters OF the city are
steadily going forward. Clerk ThOner
has received from the binder the blank
books for the listing, and they are ready
for delivery to the Assessors. The lat
ter were to have called at the City Hall
yesterday afternoon to meet City Solicit
tor Riley and receive instructions, but
Mr.. Yahn, one of the Assessors, was i'll
and Mr.. Handlan was detained by bus
mess. 1t is hoped to have both gentle
men in readiness for start on Monday.
The task OF listing the voters is
not a light one, as the name,
age, residence, occupation, length Of
time living in the State, in the county,
and in the ward, and if naturalized,
where the papers were secured, will
have to be written out about ten
thousand times. The law contem-
plates that the Assessors shall do this
work, and that is all right, so far as the
county is concerned, for the work OF the
County Assessors is done long before
election time rolls around. But in the
case of the city it seems impossible that
the two regular Assessors should be
able to list all the voters within the cor
poration lines by the fifteenth day Of
December, the date fixed by Cosncil.
To delay the listing beyond that time
would make the period too short for
the laying out Of the precincts
and the copying of the lists
of voters, and to put on additional
men would apparently not meet the re-
ouirements of the law. The matter
was canvassed quite while at the City
| Hall yesterday, and it was the general
opinion of those at the building that
Council should have authorized the ap-
of ACQoCCnr for
each ward, that the work OF making
| the lists might have been done quickly
and at the same time we'll DONE 1t took
rapid penman three weeks to copy
the county list, working at desk, with
the names and other information before
! him, and it hardly seems possible that
! two men can cover the city and write
out the lists in fifteen working days.
Some of the city politicians have been
! studying the State law relating to town
and city elections, and they find matters
must be managed differently this year
| from former campaigns. For instance,
under the act passed by the last Legis-
| lature entitled "a Bill to regulate the
holding of caucusses, primary elections
or public meetings by the qualified vo-
tiers of cities, towns, counties and dis
tricts for political purposes" all eau
cusses, primary elections or meetings
for the nomination of candidates or the
election of delegates or FOR the appoint
ment Of any political committee must be
only upon public notice, stating the
name and office of the person calling it,
and the purposes for which it is called.
| At the primary elections the voting
| must be by ballot, according TO the mode
provided for in the call. Any one vot-
idg or offering to vote at such meeting
or primary who is not legal voter,
who is not "a known, recognized or
heretofore openly declared member
of the party included in the terms
of the CALL" or who shall give
any other name than his own, who shall
vote or offer TO vote more than once, or
who shall either use or receive any
money or other thing of value to infn-
ence any vote or ballot, or who shall
cast any vote at such meeting after
having received money or other thing
OF value for or in consideration Of such
vote, may be fined not more than 500,
or imprisoned not more thal three
months, or both, az the discretion of
the Court. Other regulations may be
made, not inconsistent with this law,
hut the law must be carried out, This
law settles the rather common practice
heretofore prevailing of men of both
parties voting indiScriminately at pri-
mary elections, and debating nomna-
tiOns.
The primary election for the selection
of a Democratic municipal ticket, will
be decided upon the popular vote.
This decision was made last night at
meeting of the Democratic City
Executive Committee, which was held
at Democratic headquarters on Main
street. This method was the unani-
nous choice Of the candidates who APP
peared before the committee, as it was
was also the unanimous choice Of the
committee.
The different candidates were in
vited TO meet with the committee, but
one or two gentlemen who are known
to be Candidates, were prevented by
business engagements from attending.
Chairman Hadich called the the meet
ing TO order, and Mr.. j. r Noise acted
as secretary. Mr.. VIM. Myes was
called upon to express his opinion,
and said he favored the popular
vote plan. Mayor C. w. Seabright also
thought it would be the best means Of
expressing the wishes Of majority of
the Democratic voters. CHER Robert
McNichOls agreed with the gentlemen
who preceded him, and City Clerk Thos.
F. Tnoner aud WharfmaSter John
Crockard, all of whom are candidates
for reelection, thought it was the best
plan.
When all OF the candidates present
had given expression TO their opinions
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