Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-09
The REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
For the Selection Of a Candidate for
Fire Chief Set for the 18th Inst.
That Date Fixed by the Candidates
at a Conference Held Last Even
ing, at the City Hall-The Repub-
lican Primaries Saturday Five
Candidates for Clerk of the First
Branch Of Counoil-Other Politi-
cal News.

tAf lily Hull, IdSl evening.
The fact that session of Council was
on made the municipal headquarters Il
convenient rallying point, and quite IA
large number OF the hungry and thirsty
turned out
The contest for Chief of the Fire De-
partment was the particular thing around
which interest centered, and matters re-
volved with considerable rapidly.
a plan of action. looking TO the cons
vening of the Republican caucus, had all
been cut and dried, but the plan was up
set not to put too fine a point upon the
actual situation. by the unfortunate and
lamentable death of Mr.. Frew. That
calamity Occasioned a. vacancy in the Sec
ond Branch and so anxious We're some of
the faithful that there was actually talk,
before the session of Council convened,
Of filing the vacancy last night. This
movement was promptly squelched. how
ever, by a majority of the members. who
recognized the gross improperly of any
such movement, and nothing moro was
heard of It.
According 10 the programme above re-
ferred TO. the Republican caucus was to
have assembled tomorrow evening. to
select the man who viii be the next fire
chief, but when it was realized that Coun-
ell would not fiji the First ward vacancy
there was very general demand that tho
meeting be declared on. This was done
and then the question arose, when shall
the caucus be held? The Councilmen
cound themselves unable to decide this,
and 10y agreement it was left to the cam
didates themselves. Mcssrs. McClyment,
Klieves and Clator accordingly compared
notes. with the result that the caucus
was called for Thursday night of next
week the 18th inst, at the City Han.
This appeared 10 be satisfactory to every
one concerned and the matter stands in
that shape.
The contest for Mayor in view Of the
Republican primaries, which occur next
Saturday afternoon. is getting very warm
indeed. and each and every one Of the
candidates is revolving with all the speed
of which he IS capable In fact the con-
test for Mayor appears 10 have dwarfed
all the efforts In the direction OF the other
Offices. and there are ten inquiries as to
who will be the Republican candidate for
= y
or city Clerkship To pick the winner for
Mayor is not at all an easy matter, and
few people nave vontured to Indicate who
IL will be- but there is a very significant
tendency to admit that Squire Schultze
viii show no with large vote. This is
largely predicted upon the hypothesis
that Messrs. Maxwell Butts and Council
will largely divide up the vote of the
north side wards between them, while
Schultze viii como out strong I'm the
Sixth and Eighth. with a fair sprin1ling
i'm other parts of the city. The man who
polls 200 votes is liable TO draw the prize,
on basis of 1000 votes polled, but Of
course If anything like the same tactics
prevailing during the Republican county
primaries arc 10 obtain. all guesses are off.
There are no less than five candidates
for the Clcrl5ship of the First Branch of
Council and Committees. with Col.
Thomas O'Bnen. Jr.. the present efficient
official. apparently % length 10 the good.
1t promises to be % very exciting race
however.
They are telling q very good story on
IIlfNt OF inc IAHliAiIl'ttA 'ttlt'ti'tttN's' A''+
Mayor. IT seems that three of the as
pirants assembled hy chance at Mozart
Park. Sunday last. and fl then and there
came out that one of the three did not
know the other two. whi'o two Of them
did not know the other. This led 70 COM
plications. and as a result mtroducuous
became absolutely necessary. They all
know each other, now.
Mr.. G.. Albert Koch, Of the First ward.
wishes it understood that he has with
drawn from the race for Council i'm that
ward on the Republican ticket.
In our report Of the action taken by the
City Republican Executive Committee.
Monday night in drawing lots for tho
location of names upon the primary ticket
10 DE voted Saturday, the name of Mr..
Charles II. Watkins, candidate for city
Clerk. was Internationally omitted. AIR.
Watkins name was drawn along with
the rest. as % matter of course. and is the
last one under the head of CITY Clerk"
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