The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-18
Fhe pemocra..o prImaries oecnr to-

The Democratic primaries occur to-
day.
Within the last twenty-four hours the
interest in the AFFAIR has greatly In
creased and the election OF to-day pro-
misses to be earnestly contested. For
sheriff, of course. there will be no con-
test. The two candidates for prosecute
ing attorney, however. are putting up
a pretty lively battle Yesterdays
round was a "beaut," both candidates
getting in some not blows. Atessrs,
Robinson and Wilson are both getting
over the county in great shape and
shaking thousands Of hands every day.
The result OF the battle for the prose-
cutting attorney plum Is In doubt. though
some who claim TO pose us good Judges,
predict that Robinson will come under
the wire winner by n length TO spare.
For clerk of the county court. Messrs.
Platoh Zane and George F. otte are
both confident Of success, as nre
Messrs. j. W. Mitchell, John Walton
and John a. White, for clerk of the
circuit court 1t is claimed that the
support the lawyers Of the city are
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giving him the lead to-day. But the
Others are hard fighters and will con-
test every point.
The only other contest Is for assessor
In the city district. the opponents being
Niessrs. 3. Fl. Swarts, and d. y. Phil
lips Swartz is said to have the better
show for the nomination.
The other Offices are sheriff and as.
SCISSOR IN the country district. There Is
a contest for neither.
AS announced in yesterdays paper,
the IntelliReHcer will assist the DEM
ocratlc county committee In getting the
returns of to-day's primaries, from the
precincts that cannot be reached by
telephone. The riders who have volun-
teered Cor the courier service are as
Valley Grove. Liberty dlstriet-wal-
ter Worls
Cool Breeze school house. Triadeiphia
district--Jesse Il. McCausland.
Brick school house, Rlchland district
~. derzberg.
Glenn's run school house-walter
Cochran
The only precinct not arranged for is
Potomac. in Liberty district. If poss-
ible arrangements viii be made for a
bethany %ASGtHlAA 70 90 AHSEGt AAIA
send IN the returns by telephone from
Bethany. only three miles distant.
OF the Gouriers named above. Walter
Worls is the Hero Of Caldwell's Run"
ON the night of the election in NoTem-
Der. 81, he was assigned the trip to the
Red school house, In Richie district,
out Caldwell's run. The roads were in
fearful condition. on the return trip
IYorls came down the hills at terrific
trip. on the last hill before entering
the city he coiiided with sleeping COW
and nearly Killed himself. Fortunately
he escaped injuries and arrived at the
IntellIsencer Office with the returns in
good time,
McCausland will he remembered as
the winner OF last years Intelhgencer
road race. He Is one Of the hardest
road riders in the city. Cochran was n
contestant In the Intelligencer road
race, too. and took good position:
Herzberg is the pride Of Bellaire, and
In addition 10 being all right on the
road can put up pace on the track. II
wifi be seen that the quartette Is made
up OF four good riders, who VIII bring
In the returns In fast time.
The riders are to start from the city
for their assignments at O'Clock to-
night, and should be back with the re-
turns at midnight They will take
the returns to the sheFlh's office In
the county building, where the Demo-
cratic county committee will receive
all the returns.