Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-27
SATURDAYS PRIMARIES.
THE RESULT is BEING MENTALLY
CANyASSED BY THE
CANDIDATES
FOR THE LEGISLATIVE TICKET.
Lively Fights I'm Several Districts.
The Old Antagonism Between
the Ring and Anti-Rfng Factions.
Alleged Unfair Practices ResOrted
to in Clay District.


to in Clay District.
Whenever the opportunity is present
ed the fight between the ring and anti
ring factions in Ohio county politics is
renewed. 1t would not appear that
there was much chance for a division
along fractional lines in Saturdays
primaries, but the opposing forces were
lined UP against each other in several
districts, and occasionally considerable
bitterness cropped out.
The disposition of the ringsters to
crow over the unlookedfor majority OF
Judge Hugus over Addleman is hardly
justified 1t is true that Addlemans
cause was espoused by William Nc
Cormack and others who are promi-
nently identified with the opposition
TO the bosses, but the issue was not
clearly defined between the factions.
While the ring supported Judge Hugus,
he can hardly be said to be ring"
candidate, since he has taken no part
in the factional fights in Ohio county.
Mr. AddIeman is younger and not SO
for the remarkable fight made by his
frienos, he would have received a very
small vote
The candidates for places upon the
legislative ticket spent a portion of
yesterday in studying the names of
delegates-elect to the county conven-
ton, and in tabulating them as safe"
doubtful" etc. The troubles of the
successful candidates have only COM
menced. They will be importuned
daily from this time until the meeting
of the convention, by candidates and
their friends.
Several prominent Republicans who
were approached by Register re-
porter, admitted their inability to base
a prediction as to the winning ticket,
upons Saturdays results The situation
is decidedly mixed, and it will be an
open fight from this time until the
convention adjourns. The same press
ure which brought about the with
drawal of Chas. J. Schuck and VIM. La
Tousch, and which is understood to
have Mr.. Westwood on the point OF
Withdrawing, may be exerted upon 9TH
er candidates for the House OF Dele
gates, with a view to simplifying the
situation and harmonizing the discord-
ant elements. The Republican leaders
possess some mysterious power by
which they remove candidates. and
those who withdraw are generally sour
tempered for a week afterward, from
which it is inferred that love of har-
mony is not the motive, but fear OF
future opposition from the machine.
Clay district appears to be the storm
center at present, and any party meet
ing or election held there this year is
almost certain to start something"
There were "doings' Saturday, and it
is alleged that the ring" outwitted the
opposition, yet was not successful. A
strong fight was made against Frank
Milligan, and he pulled through by
small margin over the next highest
candidate. His friends allegS that but
for several tricks which were worked
against him, he would have led the
ticket. One scheme was to have some
who voted for him to vote more than
the proper number of candidates. 1t is
said that sixty tickets so voted, with
Mr.. Milligan's name upon them, We're
thrown out by the judges. There was
Van Keuren and Laughlin slate in
Clay, and the winning ticket appears
TO be a combination of the two.