The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-12

Breezy News ltems Gathered tn The Bn,y
Marshall S,ounty Tovii.

lUrts1y NeWt ltemt Gathered w HE Bnsy'
Marshall S'oamiy Tawi,.
And the Dcmoeratlcitribes and chief
.ains gathered them together one night
when the tldlngs came from the council
seats, and they srierel them sore that,
their chosen brave had fallen short nine
no,ches from being chosen to clean tho
streets. They had gotten their full of;
good things, but there were those among,
them who shrleked for more: Nay,
they wanted NIL. SO they passed the
pipe OF pence around with the wrong end
foremost, thus meaning wpr TO tho,
knife, and being In tho majority the re-.
count demanded had TO come to pass,
Their enemies also gathered around the
campfire, and resolved that at the re-
count two sides should there be- Hence,
II came last night that Attorneys Nc
Lure, OF Moundsville, and Royce, OF
Wheeling, looked after Mr.. Martins in
terests; and Attorneys Riley and Pen-'
dleton looked after the Democraticl
party. Three wards were counted:
First, Second and Fourth, and Mr.. Mar.
tins majority was increased from nine
to sixteen. He gained one vote In the;
First, two in the second and four in the,
Fourth. The Democrats then took n
hemorrhage, and w!lted, giving up the
ghost. They didn't want q count OF the
Third ward. Saddest OF all to relate,
had the Republicans demanded re-.
count In the Fourth ward they would
have elected Ira Bartlett, who was
beaten by only four votes.
There IS considerable criticism being.
INDUCED In, and justly too, concerning
rhe appointment by the Democrats OF
another man for the position OF weigh
master. turning down the aged and
faithful encumbent, Charles r.; Erp. In,
strong contrast to this act is the atti-,
tude OF The Republicans four years ago.
In circulating petition in their own
party for the retention OF the late
Charles Murray. as street lighter, and
this fact Is not forgotten by couscien-:
tfous Democrats, but Benwood Demo-
crazy at present seems to be ruled by
certain clique from which Boss" Gro,
ker might take many lessons In the art
OF ring rule. b ri ~. (.
There is a howl in the Democratic
ranks about The caucus substitution OF
Thomas Gately for William Blake. on the
police force. and Blake's friends are
making It hot for Gately, among other
things charging him with not being a
taxpayer. First ward Democrats are
helping to make the welltin ring. be-
cause in selecting the new bluecoats,t
none has been selected from that end OF.
town, and many Of them threaten never
to vote the Democratic ticket again. But
they likely will. It's the Republicans
who scratch.
The fight for the selection Of William
Blake as policeman IS made on good
grounds. He Is thoroughly efficient, is
a steady and sober man, and his heroic
work at the Wheeling steel plants boiler,
explosion, and his. bringing down of
John Frye. the Moundsville young man,
who terrorized the town with q revolver
in western style, are fresh in the public
mind. His selection will meet with uni
versl appreciation.
Oscar Schnd returned to his studies at
the STAKE University at NIorgantown
yesterday. Oscar will hold down the
second bag for the varsity team this
season.
q Max Levi. the clothing man, has gone
to Pittsburgh to recruit his stock OF
goods, which sadly suffered from the
visitation Of thieves one night last week.
Rev. j. S. Robinson Sunday evening
married Miss Goldie Wykoff. OF the
Fourth ward, to Mr.. Harry Jones, an
employe of the lower steel plant.
Thomas P. Deegan, Bernard Ward
and Thomas Doyle are the Benwood DEL
egates at, the state meeting OF the a. o.
H.. In Parkersburg. /. ~ z z