Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-24
IT'S WARMING UP.
INTEREST GROWING IN THE COMING CITY
ELECTION,
Which Will Take Place Thursday Of This Week
The Outlook Bright for Demo-
cratic Victory.

There was more stir in city politica
circles yesterday than at any time since
the nominations were made, and las
night there was an immense amount oil
talk regarding candidates for city off
ces and Council, and much in the way
of assertion and contradiction both a.
to individuals and the probable result OF
he voting.
Republican politicians who are In
clined to talk Of their real convictions
are disposed to admit that their city
ticket is already beaten. although they
still have some hope Of electing Mr.. Cald'
well Mayor. AS to City Sergeant, the
intimate friends OF Capt. Bennett,
the Republican candidate, are main
tanning that he will be elected, and al:
workers occasionally talk about betting,
and once in a while, when they can get
the odds they insist on. they put up
some money, but when even the most
vociferous Bennett shouter Is asked to
show the figures upon which his alleged
hope IS built, he somehow fails to con-
meet, and contents himself by insisting
that the Captain will be elected, any
how" Considerable fun has been had
with Bennett men in this way. Mean
while the McNlcholl campaign gains an
additional impetus with each passing
day.
Strange as 1t may appear, there are .
number of otherwise well-informed
voters who entain the idea that no City
Clerk is to be voted for at this election,
and this, too, in the face OF the fact
that the full tickets are published each
day an the morning papers, and that
something like five thousand citizens
voted for a candidate for City Clerk al
the primaries of the two parties. A
City Clerk is to be elected, and the gen
tleman who has most efficiently filled
the office for four years, and who is
sure winner day after tomorrow, Is
Thomas f. Thorner, the Democratic
candidate. Mr.. Thorner has been
around some, and if he doesn't carry
six out OF the eight wards his friends
will be disappointed.
AS to Wharfmaster Crockard, his
election is a political certainty-some'
thing not often met with.
The Republicans are making their
big fight on Council, in quiet way, and
some OF them actually believe they will
be able to control that body, or at least
tie the First Branch. To affect thi:
result, they are centering their work IL
the First, Second and Third wards
Those who affect to believe they car
control Council on joint ballot say they
will elect the First Branch mem
Der and three OF the four Second
Branch men in the First ward
carry everything in the Second
elect the First Branch member
and two of the three Second Branch
men in the Third, and everything In
the Seventh and Eighth wards. Til:
would make the Second Branch stand
thirteen Democrats and fifteen Repuo
licans, and tie the First Branch, thus
giving the Republicans two majority or
joint ballot. Well, the Democrats dom
figure that way, and expect about thirty
of the forty-four members TO be Demo
Gratis when the returns are all In.
Those election officers who did not
call at the City Clerks Office yesterday
for the ballot boxes will have to come
to-day, as the law says the boxes mus
be distributed two days before election
II not called for, they will be sent on
by messenger at somebody's expense
The returns will be received at thu
office OF the City Clerk, Thursday
night Tonight the old Council viii
meet for the last time and will elect
Superintendent OF the Crematory
Superintendent Dunn will succeed
himself.