Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-27
TIE REPUBLICAN, PRIMARIES
Fixed, Last Evening, for the 18th Of
April.
The End Of the Candidates Agony
is in Sight, and g Sigh Of Relief
Will Go Up-It Will be a Long
Campaign-A New Democratic
Candidate for Circuit Clerk
Home from Parkersburg.

The Republican County Executive
Committee met again last evening, and
after another long and earnest talk
finally summoned up nerve enough to
fix the day for the primary election Tor
Saturday, April 25th.
A big lot of the candidates we're wait
ing around to hear what the result
would be, and there was a general sigh
Of relief when it became known that
there was at last definite limit to the
agony which has been bearing so heav-
ilv upon the pocketbooks and bank ac-
count of some of the boys for a good
while back.
A few of the candidates, better fixed
than the rest, have all along been care
less about this primary matter, con-
scious that they could hold out all sum-
mer in the matter of campaign ex-
Denses. if necessary, but most of the
crowd have been blowing in cash for
so long in the contest for a place on
the ticket. that they began TO fear there
would be nothing for the legitimate
expenses of the campaign before the
people. in the remote event OF securing
a nomination. and hence the pressure
for early primaries and long cam
paign." The prayer has been answer
ed. and two months more Will settle
the question of who goes on the ticket.
There remains but short political Ire
for about thirty Republican contest
ants before the primaries, but 1t bids
fair to be merry one.
All the Ohio county Democrats who
attended the session of the Democratic
State Executive Committee at Parkers-
burg. Tuesday. arrived home yesterday,
and all agreed that it was the best pre-
llminary gathering held by the party
I'm the State in twenty years. There
were no rivalries, no factions, no diff
feiences of any sort. but in their stead
q determination to select the best men
within the party for the ticket, and go
in to win. This determination carries
with it hard fighting, but the Democra-
cy has ever shown best in hot contest,
and this year the attack will be made
with spirit and will be well sustained
from start to finish.
There is a great deal Of satisfaction
among citizens generally at the selec-
ton Of Wheeling for the meeting OF the
Democratic State Committee. II viii
bring "a very large number of people to
the city. most of whom will remain
here for three days. and it Will be a
good thing from many points OF view,
not the least being the opportunity OF
showing some hundreds Of people from
the more remote counties. who do not
come to Wheeling as often as they
should what we have been doing here
of late in the way of improving the
looks of the city and sustaining and
adding to our general manufacturing
business enterprise.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. John A.
White, of the First ward, and the we'll
known and esteemed Market street bus
mess man. authorized the statement
that he was a Democratic candidate
for the nomination for Clerk Of the
Circuit Court. Mr.. White has peculiar
elements of strength, and promises TO
give a good account of himself.
Members of the bar, without regard
to politics, are holding out the greatest
encouragement to Mr.. John Walton,
present Deputy Circuit Clerk and a
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for the Clerkship. Substantial
evidence of this feeling will be made
public in a day or two.
The Wheeling Bakery extends most
cordial invitation to every one to visit