The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-21

e,,...,.. fthe candidates who Will be
Vo,,d for II the PrimaEtea Saturday.
The IntelHgencer this morning pre-
cents for The benefit of its readers and
tbs Republican voters sketches Of the
candidates for prosecuting attorney.
Mr.. Joseph D. Hlson was born IN
south Wheeling, then hltSnieIogI11'
June 30. 1851. His father, Mlilatl n: - :.
TIson then worker in HOODS glass
SscSo,sv afterwards, together with John
SsSferiinE and others, formed the glas9
comnany which did business from 1875
mn Ks and Including 1856. at the head
n ,Iswenty-sixth street, Centre Wheel
Sne under the name of the ONO VAL
law GAS Company. Afterwards IL was
ts.ornorated and became the well
isnowri East wheeling Central Glass
COMPANY. Mr.. Elson being manager
until 1SI7, when he retired from the
X - y E1son lived in South Wheeling.
Centre wheeling, East Wheeling and
now lives with his parents at NO. 20
south York street, Island. ae o9.
tained hts education az the uIIeIe e.
ward schools and at the Llnsly ln stl-
fiita. IN 1874 he entered Washingt ton
and Jenerson College, and touT ye 9,tS
later, In June, 1873, graduated WIN
honors in September 1878, he began
il,e study OF law in the office and under
fhe Supervision Of the late e&-Gov-
ernor John ]. Jacobs. In 1879, together
with n. C., Hervey. the well known
attorney OF Brooke county, he passed
(. examination before the court OF ap-
peais. Judges Green, Moore and John.
ION conducting the examination, ana
was finiy licensed TO practice law.
After admission he at once began the
practice OF law. continuing In the once
n Governor Jacob. After Governor
Jacobs appointment to be circuit juoge.
Or. Elson formed partnership Win
william NJ. Richardson, which was as
solyad IN 1852, Mr.. Eleon having en-
tered into partnership with the Hon.
81 3. Dovenef. the present congress-
man. This well known firm OF Dovener
4 Ellison continued until 1891, when u
was dissolved by mutual consent, ana
Mr. ElSon again associated in business
With his old preceptoF, Hon. John >.
Jacob. who had been retired from the
bench by the election OF the present
cirsJit Judges. Since the death Of
Judge Jacob, Mr.. Elson has continued
+ his practice at his present number, lbSl
ChapIIne street. He has always been
an active. hard working Republican,
and has been secretary OF both CITY
and county executive committees: IN
1884 as the nominee OF the Republican
Marty for prosecuting attorney he
faced the Overwhelming Democratic
majority, and, although defeated, made
serious inroadB upon the Democratic
majority. In 1888 again, as the nominee
Tor prosecuting attorney. he engaged
IN the hopeless effort to overcome the
Democratic majority. only 70 again SUI
Ter defeat. He was clerk Of the first
branch Of the city council from 1881 TO
1889. and n now and has been since
1850 one OF the commissioners in chan
Gerry for the circuit court. He has been
In many notable cases. both civil and
criminal, and In well and faVorably
known in the profession.
william c. Meyer the son of William
p. Meyer, a prominent butcher OF the
EiEhtfl ward, was born June %. 1855,
In that part OF the city Of Wheeling
then called Rltchletown. and now
known az the Eighth ward. When he
become Of school age his parents sent
him 10 the public school OF his ward
Until about the age OF fourteen years,
when he left the same in order to as
sist his father in the butcher business,
and continued With his father IN that
business about three. years. He thon
offended the Wheeling Business Col.
lego. taking full business course
therein, and graduated from that In
stltutlon at about the age of eighteen
years, Soon after his graduation he
obtained n position IN the Peabody In
euranoc Company a. ofiics boy. and was
promoted from one position 10 another
Until he became itH assistant secretary.
Feeling the necessity for more thor.
ongh education. Mr.. Meyer resigned
his position as assistant secretary Of
tho Peabody insurance Company In
September. 1887 and became a student
Ut the West Virginia University, n
Mnrgantown, continuing his Btudiei
there until June, 1893 when he gradu.
ntcd therefrom, taking the degree oil
bachelor OF nrts. During his six year.
or student life nj his alma mater III
was Identified with n great many move
meuts for the benefit Of tho students
and the college. usually being verJ
prominent factor, and during the yeai
lsOl:S2 hi was one Of the two editor
Of tho college joirrnni.
IN the fall NJ 1891 Mr.. Meyer wen
70 Yale 10 pursue the study NJ law, ant
continued there two year,, graduatlnr