Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-24

The Republican County Executive
Committee has decided that none OF
the ballots will be counted at Satur-
days primary until after the polls close
at seven o'clock, and as the ticket is
very long, containing an average Of
about forty-two names, it will be very
late when the result is known in many
of the districts, and the complete foot
ings for the county will hardly be in
before three or four o'clock Sunday
morning. Three of the big districts
Washington (outside of Fulton), Union
and Webster-have but one voting
place, and the count there will require
a good many hours. Madison has
three voting places, Clay two and
Richie three, which will help matters
a good deal, and yet the Island vote,
for example, will require a big job OF
counting if it is anything like full, and
that precinct is bound TO be late. The
country vote will be in complete long
before the result in the city is known.
There are twenty-five voting places in
the entire county, ten being in thecoun-
try. this including the country precinct
of Richie, and twelve in the city. The
returns will be received by the Com
mittee at the Office of City Clerk
Charles Dannenberg. Yesterday all
the tickets had been punched, ticketed
and were stacked up in the Office of
Chairman j X. Hail. at the City Hall,
and they will be distributed this even
ing to the workers in the various dis
tricts of the county.
Yesterday and last night the candi-
dates and their friends were particu-
larly active, and in places things were
quite warm. Charges and counter
charges of tampering with workers
were TO be heard in various parts of the
city, particularly in the First and Sec
ond wards. although some similar ru-
mOrs blew in from the country, while
there were as many reports that some
of the candidates were paying big
money for men at the polls. One can
didate told a Register reporter that one
y
dollars to work for a rival candidate,
and that he was prepared to prove II.
He mentioned no names, however.
Register reporters saw about fifteen
Of the twenty-five candidates for coun-
~ Offices yesterday and last night.
They all felt sure that they were going
to win, but a little talk resulted in dis
closing a tinge of sadness and uncer-
tainty in a number of instances, and it
didn't require much imagination to ar
rive at the conclusion that some felt
il in their bones that they were max
ing losing race. and would go under
the wire in the field
AS a matter of fact things crystal
lied a good deal yesterday and last
evening in the direction OF certain can
didates. and picking the winners was
a favOrite recreation with good many
people who have been watching the
contest without prejudice. To-day
there will be a further centering of in
terest and the contests will be virtu-
ally settled by this evening for all save
possibly one Office and nothing will
remain but the formality of getting
out and registering the vote on Sat
urday.
There were quite a number of reports
yesterday to the effect that a good
many business men, retired elderly
gentlemen and voters of that general
class would not go to the polls, pre-
ferring not to run the gauntlet of pull
ers and haulers for the several candi-
dates, and this created some concern
for few candidates who expect to get
the best OF that element of the vote.
AS a result particular attention will be
paid TO the reluctant voter, and car
riages will be sent TO residences and
places of business for those who would
not otherwise take the time and trouble
10 deposit ballot. Business men also
make the point that Saturday after
noon is bad day for them and their
clerks to vote, and unless they can get
chance at noon it is probable that
many Will remain away.
About twenty-fOur hours more and
the agony of the campaign will be over.
Then will come the disappointment,
disgust, and the inevitable allegations
that 'if we hadn't been dumped and
sold out it would have been different"
and IF had only known | would have.
come that close I would have been nom
mated sure"