The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-22
REMARKABLE !.
INTEREST IN
THE PRIMARY.
Republicans of Wheeling Win Have
Their Family Battle Of the
Ballots To-day.
VERY HEAVY VOTEWILLBEOUT.
Aggregating About 5,ooo-The Polls
Open at II a. m. and Close
Promptly at Z p. M.

Remarkable Is the interest displayed
in the Republican municipal primary
election to-day, and the politicians are
figuring on tremendous vote, aggre-
eating 5000 and probably more. Owing
to there being warm contests on for
mayor, chief of police, city clerk and
wharfmaster and contest for every
councilmanlc nomination. with but two
exceptions for first branch. there Is an,
incentive for n big vote all along the
line. The polls will open promptly at
II a. nj. and close at p. M, fast time.
The returns will be received at the city
building in the chamber of the first
branch of council, and It Is not likely
that all the precincts will have reported
before 3 O'Clock Sunday morning.
The "Hundred.n
An added factor of interest is the
Committee Of One Hundred" which
has made endorsements Of candidates
for council. and will have workers
present at all the voting places. It is
an undoubted fact that the majority OF
the men endorsed by the Hundred"
are not particularly pleased That their
virtues achieved such striking recog-
nition, and many of them are buslly
engaged in passing the word around
that the endorsement was not made by
their knowledge or consent, and that
they have not pledged themselves in
any particular to the Hundred" Most
of the politicians assert that. n Hun
dred' endorsement weakens the can
didate In any ward of the city, with
the exception Of the Seventh. The i'm
preston is abroad that the Commit
tee of One Hundred" is a kid-glovc
organization, something that is preju-
dicial to Its influence, and there are
people. who are giving that report the
widest possible circulation.
The Candidates.
There are three candidates for the
mayoralty. President James P. Max
well, of the second branch Of council;
eX-Mayor John r. Butts. and Druggist
Charles H Geiger. For chief of po-
lice the candidates are Chief Clemans,
eX-Chief Bennett and cx- Officer Joseph
McCausland. For city clerk, Thomas
O'Brien. Jr.. and E. W. Wolfe are the
contestants, while three Island sea-
dogs are battling for the honor of COL
lectinG wharfage from steamboats,, Ad.
Everett, W. c. Thomas and John w.
Norrington.
For council there are contests on in
every ward and for every nomination
with but two exceptions, these being
first branch in the Fourth and Fifth
wards, where Mcssrs. Bier and Ahrcns,
respectively. go through unopposed.
Rush for Tickets.
Last night there was great rush ut
the office OF the secretary Of the city
committee for ballots. No less than
2S,O0O had been printed, but there was
n demand for many more than that
number. Secretary Hornsh placed
$500 in each ward last night, or 10000
in all, and this morning 1900 more In
each ward will be. distributed. Some OF
the candidates ordered extra ballots
printed independent OF the committee,
but these the committee has decided to
rule out. and the orders for their print
Ing were countermanded. This action
on the part of the committee was
brought about by the probability OF n
charge OF unfairness being alleged by
defeated candidates IL outside ballots
were allowed.
The Voting Places.
There will be one voting place In
each ward. with the exception of the
Second. Seventh and Eighth, where
there VIII be two each, as follows:
First Ward-Vigilant engine house.
Second Ward-Market house hall and
11l9 McColloch street.
Third Ward-Pollce court room.
Fourth Ward-Atlantic engine house.
Fifth Ward-Hook & ladder house.
Sixth Ward-270S Chapline street.
Seventh Ward-Island hose house,
and police box at corner OF South
Front and Virginia streets.
Eighth Ward--S5i5 Jacob street and
4011 Jacob street
Tho committee has engaged special
police officer for duty Mt each precinct
to enforce the sixty-foot line and to
carry out The other regulations decided
upon. The committee ruled that no
one would be allowed in the election
rooms aside from the officers OF cleo
tlon, the persons voting and the COM
OF the ward. except persons
desiring TO challenge the right OF n
voter to vote. such person to enter the
room and state his objections and then
retire.