Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-05

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County Court Criticized for Holdr
ing the Election ~ Harmony in
Democratic Ranks and Plenty of
Material Offered for Selection OF a
l. Good Ticket.
To-day will be a busy day in Ben
wood, as it Will be a double election
day for Benwood voters. AS pre-
viously announced, a county election
will be held throughout Marshall coun-
ty TO vote on the two bond PROPOSE
tions, one to ISSUE 90 900 bonds. bear
ing per cent. interest, TO be paid
to the Uniontown, Pa. rail-
road that proposes to enter the coun-
ty from some point in Webster or
Sand Hill districts and run to Mounds
vile and Benwood. These bonds are
to be redeemable at the option of Mar
shall county within each year after ten
years after the date Of the bonds, SO
that all the bonds shall be paid with
in thirty years Of their date.
The other proposition is to issue
100000 bonds, with 3 per cent. in
terest, with which 70 provide fund,
out OF which shall be paid the cost CT
matchmaking and otherwise perma-
nently improving the county roads. 1t
is proposed that the road bonds run
for a period Of thirty years also, but
to be redeemable at the pleasure OF
the county at any time after ten years.
These are the two bond propositions
upon which Marshall county taxpayers
will vote to-day.
Although the election has been we'll
advertised for some time in the Mar
shall county and Benwocd papers, yet
the matter has been indifferently con-
sidered by the voters until within the
last few days, when the officials and
representatives OF the railroad began
| an active campaign to create a senti-
| ment in favor CT granting them the
| bond issue. They have been holding
meetings, making addresses and get
| ting citizens at BenwoOd and other
parts Of the county to get UP and eX-
press themselves in favor CT the bond
issue, but it remains to be seen to-day
| whether or not this sort Of a cam
paign will be effective. The BenWood
meeting. held Thursday night, is CON-
| ceded to have been q failure from
! point Of attendance less than hum
I bred people being present, although
| the meeting had been extensively adj
vertised by the railroad company and
| their employees. Unless all signs fail,
| the railroad company will not be
| given the donation they ask for
| to build their railroad, and to-
! day the indications are that the vot-
| ers of the county viii vote down this
| pronositi0n and likewise the other
which. together, would fasten debt
of $500, goo upon the taxpayers Of the
| county. Although there was no eX-
preston Of opinion in favor Of either
bond issue. yet the County Court OF
| Marshall county, which is composed
/ Of three commissioners, ordered for
this purpose a special election to be
held at a considerable cost to the
| county.
The fact that the County Court has
asked the voters Of Marshall county to
! grant the bond issues is not accepted
by the latter as any argument in favor
| of voting aye AS is well known, the
County Court is under the ban OF pub
| lie condemnation for alleged official
| misconduct and extravaganza. 1t will
| be remembered that public meetings
(
| and asking the Circuit Court to in
vestigate their conduct ana manage
ment Of the county's affairs. The mat
ter is at the present time in the hands
Of the Circuit Court, and will come
up at the next term of court. In the
meantime. the average voter who has
expressed himself does not look with
favor on this last move Of the County
| Court to increase the county debt.
| The second election which shall at
tract the attention Of a portion Of the
| Benwood voters will be the Demo-
cratic primaries. Suggestions Of
good men have been made for every
Office and material is cHere0 for the
selection Of a strong winning ticket.
Perfect harmony reigns among the
Democratic candidates, and whatever
the result OF to-days primaries, no
such discord will follow as pervade
the Republican ranks since the NOM
nations last Saturday. The weather
| promises to be good for to-day and
! good vote will likely be polled.