Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-18
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Republican County Primaries Stirring On
Lively Racket.

Republican County Primaries Stirring Up
ALVEY Racket.
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STEuBENvIILE, o., May 17.-Next
Saturday will be lively day in Steu-
benvlle; the Republicans hold their
primaries for the nomination OF coun-
ty ticket. The restriction OF the ballot
law is not thrown around these primar-
les and consequently the 'heelers" and
''bums" have full swing. One vote
counts as much as another, but never
theless the price for them varies, being
regulated by the needs Of the occasion.
Sometimes drink will get vote and
sometimes 1t takes dollar and some
times more, but the vote gets in the box
Just the same. There is large contin-
gent of out-of-town voters who used to
be present at general election, but the
ballot law knocked them out, 80 they
do not show up, and therefore the Re-
publican primary is the only occasion
these gentlemen have to get In their
work in this city.
That this contingent is being looked
after was proven by one Of the inside
circle saying TO the writer that word
had been sent all around to them to be
sure and be on hand on Saturday, as
there was money in it. These gentry
came from West Virginia. Pennsylvania
and other Ohio cities aud towns, so Ii is
safe TO say that least one hundred
and fifty strangers will be seen here on
Saturday that will have disappeared by
Monday.
The principal fight is for Clerk OF
Courts, although considerable hustling
is being done for Sheriff, with three
men IN the field, viz: Dunlayy Worries
and John ID. Irwin, Of Steubenyile, and
Boone" Mccoy, OF Wntersvile. The
candidates for Clerk OF Courts are Billy
Riley, the mailer, j. C. Stills, David b.
Comley, Frank II. Kerr and Frank
Stokes, but it Is pretty we'll settled that
the fight is between the two latter Kerr
is the present Deputy Probate Judge,
and Stokes is editor Of the Toronto
Tribute.
One OF the peculiar features about
the campaign is that both men are
charged with being members OF the
Court House ring" The country peo-
pie are fornenst this ring" or all
occasions, and Stokes friends have
sent circulars out over the county to
the effect that Kerr Is the ring" can
didate, and Kerr's friends have an
nounced that Stokes Is being supported
by the 'ring." Stokes seems to have
& little the best of it In this respect,
for IL is pointed out that Kerr now Is,
and has been for several years, an in
mate of the Court House, and is natu-
rally hand-in-glove with the fellows
he is associated and identified with.
But his party Is also playing
the card that Stokes and his paper
three years ago supported John Mckee,
the Democratic candidate for Sheriff,
against Henry 0pperman, the Republic
can candidate. However, this is likely
to prove a boomerang, for large ma
iority OF Republicans in the country
did likewise, Opperman having only
twenty-one majority in the county,
when the city gave him over six hun
dred-and the country fellows may vote
for the man who was with them on this
occasion, il for nothing else, as a vindi-
cation OF themselves.
The merry war goes bravely on, aud
much bitterness is engendered. The
old adage, when thieves fall out hon
est men get their just dues" may be
verified In this instance.