Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-19
PRIMARY CONTEST.
0ver-the-River Democrats To-day En-
press Choice for Governor.
SEVEN CANDIDATES IN THE
FIELD-McLAIN HAS ONLY 100
DELEGATES OUT OF S02-GOLD
DEMOCRATS SAID TO BE SUP
PORTING HIM-OTHER OHIO
POLITICAL POINTERS.

The Democrats of Belmont county
hold primaries this evening to choose
delegates to the county convention to
be held at ST Clairsville on Tuesday.
While there may be some contests for
places upon the county ticket when
the convention gets together, the main
consideration which will put life and
spirit into the primaries to-day is the
convention which convenes at ZanSs-
vile on Tuesday and Wednesday,
August 1890. Those who will repre-
sent the county at GAINESVILLE are not
to be elected to-day, but will be chosen
at ST. Clairsville on Tuesday and there
fore the contest to-day will indirectly
decide the complexion of the delegation
which shall attend the State conven-
ton.
The candidates for the gubernatorial
nomination at the hands Of the Ohio
Democrats are Mclean, of Cincinnati,
Kilbourne, of Columbus. Haskill. of
Ottawa, Sherwood. of Toledo. and
Rice, and Welty, of Canton. Mr. Nc
Leans agents are making a tremend-
Gus effort throughout the entire State
to carry the day for the Enquirer man
but Notwithstanding this only 100 dele
gates out of the S02 have yet been
pledged for him. Congressman John
J. Lentz, of Columbus. will also be a
not an out and out candidate in the ma
ture of making an unseemly scramble
for the nomination. he is understood
to be in a receptive mood and will be
in readiness to take advantage of any
turn affairs may take. In the primar-
les over the river to-day Lentz, Nc
Lean and Kilbourne delegates will be
voted for, but the main contest will be
on the first two named. While it is
possible Mclean would naturally be the
second choice of majority of Belmont
county Democrats, there is danger of a
feeling being ingendered by the Nc
Lean boomers that will pledge the del
egation first. last and all the time for
some one else. Belmont ia LentZ' s
home county and his friends feel the
delegation should be left at liberty to
assist him at any stage in the conven-
ton proceedings that he might desire
such support. The fact that a number
of former gold Democrats are lining up
for Mclean is said to be prejudicing
the latter's candidacy.
The Congressional fight over In the
Sixteenth district is warming up with
every county in the district with cam
didate. 1t looks very much as If the
convention was likely to go down into
history as one of the most stubbornly
contested in the recent history of the
State. Heretofore the Tenth district
has held the ribbon in this regard but
prOtracted struggle is expected in
the Sixteenth.-Ohio State Journal.
The Mclean managers are said to
have made up slate which will be put
through at GAINESVILLE if they are able
to control the convention. The ticket
is said to be as follows: Governor,
John r. Mclean. of Cincinnati; lieu
tenant governor, j. l.. Beatty, Steuben-
vile; attorney general, w. H. Dore, of
Tiffin; treasurer of State, Joseph I.
German, of Ironton, with a Cleveland
man for judge Of the supreme court,
a Toledo man to round out the ticket
with the nomination for member of the
state board of public works. Dan Nc
Conville will be made chairman of the
State Executive Committee and the
"sinews of war; will be exerted ex-
clusively in Hamilton, Cuyahoga and
one or two other counties that are
counted close-Columbus Dispatch.