Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-07
GRIM UNCERTAINTY
SURROUNDING THE ELECTION OF TIE NEW
GAS BOARD.
The Republicans Caucus and Settle on the Men
They Will Support and Whom They
Hope 10 Elect Next Tuesday.

The coming election Of a new Board
OF Gas Trustees, which event is to como
of at next Tuesday evenings session Of
Council, continues to excite a great
amount of interest among city politi-
clans OF both parties, and much guess
ing and speculation Is heard daily as to
the probable outcome OF the balloting.
Many, claiming to be well Informed
regarding the situation. predict there
will be u tie vote In joint session, and
that another deadlock will be the re-
suit. This, as a matter OF course,
means, If correct, that n Democrat
will vote with the Republicans.
Democrats are very far from admit
ting that this will be the case, and
claim that their candidates will go
through by two majority-the party
strength in Council; but politics, and
notably city politics, is a mighty uncer-
tain thing, as recent history in his city
has we'll demonstrated, and he who can
correctly predict the outcome can Just
ly lay claim to something OF the gilt OF
prophecy. ,
1t was given out yesterday in political!
circles that the Republican members OF
Council bad c%aueussed, Thursday even
ing, and made up their slate for Tues
day evening. 1t was stated that Messrs.
Godfrey Schul and Il. Buchanan had
been settled upon, after long delibera-
ton, as the candidates on the Repu0il-
can side, magnsnimously leaving he
Democrats to pick upon the gentleman
they wanted for the third place on the
Board. 1t is also alleged that gentlemen
present at this meeting made known the
terms upon which a Democratic mem
Der would consent to support the he
publican slate, but after due consider
alton, as the story goes, it was deemed
his price was too high, and his over
lures were rejected. This, II
true, augurs that the Republican
brethren felt tolerably sure
OF their position anyhow, or they would
have fell In with the views OF the al
legged erring Democratic brother. To
be more explicit, the price said to have
OtEu u6AlduuCu " no hOANACHAGA
political treason in his mind
was the secretarvship Of the
Board, the Office TO 90 to q Democrat
we'll known in local politics. Demo-
cratic members of Council, TO whom this
reported offer Of a deal was repeated,
laughed it to Scorn as a weak inventio on
OF the enemy, circulated for the effect
it might have Ia stirring up strife
among Democrats, and said Democratic
members we're not 10 be caught with
any such chat, and that the party
would present q united front when the
balloting began. Messrs. Ii. IL. Dun
levy and Edward Holiday are the
Democratic candidates for the Board,
and every effort will be made to put
them through.
A prominent Republican stated last
night Mr.. Howard Wilkinson, whose
name has heretofore been mentioned In
connection with the Secretaryship OF
the Board, in case the Republicans cap
| tured 1t, but who has steadfastly denied
that he wanted the place, had at last
consented TO take IL, If offered TO
him, and that the tender, In case
things turned out all right" would
probably be made. Several other Re-
publi:ans are also looking with longing
ayes on the plum, but some Of them
don't seem to have any great hopes that
IL will come their way
1t is likely that one Councilman from
each political party will be absent at
Tuesday nights session, which will
leave the parties In the same relative
strength as though all were present. A
big lobby is looked for, and some fun"
anticiDated,