The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-11
DOVENER MEN
Are Preparing to Attend the District
Mass Meetings in Force.
THEY WANT SOLID DELEGATION
For the Captain, and do Not Propose
to Let Anything go by Default in
Any of the Districts-chairnan
Hornish Issues the Official Call for
the Meetings-The Democratic Pri-
mary Election Tomorrow.

The Dovener men in Ohio county are
preparing to come out in force next
Thursday at the district mass meetings,
at which ohlo's delegation to the con-
gressional nominating convention Will
be elected. While there are no indica-
lions that Judge Campbell viii make a
fightsin this county. the Dovener peo-
pie do not propose to be caught nap
ping, and will endeavor to give the cap
tain the solid slxty-seven votes of the
county. Yesterday, Chairman Hornish
issued the official cali for the district
meetings next Thursday.
The meetings viii be held at the fol-
lowing places:
Washington DlstrIct-vlgllant engine
house.
clay dIstrict-ChemIca engine house.
Union dlstrict-Police court room.
Centre District-Hartman's hall, cor
ner Of Twenty-third and Market
Webster D!strict-Pythian castle.
Richie Dlstrict--Knoke's hall, No.
35l9 Jacob street.
TrladelphIa DlstrIct-Hand's hall,
Elm Grove
Richland District-Brick school house.
washington, Madison, Clay, Union
Centre, Webster and Richie districts
Will elect seven delegates each, and
Trladelphia, Liberty and Richlaud dis
tricts viii elect six delegates each.
The delegates elected under this call
shall have the authority to appoint
their alternates.
The Ohio county Democrats will hold
their primaries tomorrow and the
event casts but few shadows before IT.
The "Demmles" apparently have little
hope {; SUCCESS at the November cleo
tIon or tl.era would be a greater scram-
BILE for C.a nominations, for most Of
them a., - be handed out on plate.
1t looked III awhile as II the prose-
cutting attorneyship were to so by de-
fault. but Aic. John B. Wilson has
been prevailed on to offer himself on
the sacrlhc!al altar. with the assur-
ancss Of getting Something good II
the day ever cometh when the party
shall by some mischance stumble into
power.
For delegates to the several conven-
lions, 1t would seem that the few faith
full who gathered at the appointed
places last week and wen: through the
formallty of suggesting, were aided by
the city directory, for they let no guilty
man escape. Names were suggested In
punches and job-lots without regard to
present or past conditions Of servitud2.
This arrangement was probably the re-
suit, however, Of desire to Givn the
hoy. some little chance of exercising
their common suffrage.
The county ticket offers contest on
the assessors, and II Is as follows:
For Sheriff w. W.'Irwin.
For Prosecuting At,orney-JohH b.
Wilson.
For Assessor for City District-Jos-
eph II. Baker, ]. Wilson White.
For Assessor for Country Districts.
Harry Engel, John w Nichols. Michael
A. Madden.
I0OIllhH LtlAEl SUI W hlFAHaE > sNAAf We
declined TO stand for the Democratic
nomination for county commissioner In
webster district. nou5!FH3s tfa hope
that the board VIII be = 7,H". attic. in
which event he win make the hCstla for
Clerk Moffat's place As - N"i II
last night he ''is satisfied 10 take
chance at it,
L, G. Stab seems to have the inside
track for the Democratic nomination
for county commissioner In Webster
district, and he is putting up sun
fight. In Centre, Union and Washing
ton there will also be contests, II Is
said C. Frank Caldwell will lead in
Centre. Eugene Deitors in Washington
and zoe" Weisgerber in Union. al
though tho race appears to be very
close in each Of these districts.
with reference to the recent town
election at Bethany. correspondent
writes TO tho Wel!sbuTg Herald as fol-
lows: 1.-THE fight was on the whole
ticket, but more especially on the may
or. between c. b. Scott and Dr.. Il. L.
Jones. So much interest was taken
that every vote was pqllel and some
narties outside Of the corporation took
n hand against Mr.. Scott. thinking
thereby they might injure his candi.
dacy for state senator, but as usual
when he starts out TO win he comes up
smiling. He had served as mayor for
flve consecutive terms. and during that
time having the pleasure OF seeing
nearly all the sidewalks laid with
pressed brick and many other improve
mcnts added to the town. While he
was nominated at convention he did
did not attend. many OF the best ciu-
zens Insisted on his serving them again.
saving they never had n better mayor,
and with the result that shows him to
be US popular as ever"