The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-21
Battle of Ballots
Wa9in9 Today
FIGHT cENTERINe ON SHERIFF
CANDIDATES.
Both Intimate Unfair TactIes-ohlo
Looms Up in Republican PresI-
DENTAL Fight.

Under ideal weather conditions the
Ohio Republican Presidential pri-
maries will be held to-day. and with
both factions bitterly opposed to each
other the indications are that a heavy
vote will be cast. Both Roosevelt and
raft closed their whirlwind campaigns
In the Buckeye state last evening.
each claiming victory. There was a
great contrast in the manner OF the
campaigns conducted by the two
PRESIDENTIAL aspirants. Roosevelt
threw mud from the time he crossed
the border. while Taft rerralned from
any bitterness. and his campaign was
a dignifed one.
over In Belmont the fight to-day is
waging fierce. The Taft followers
claim a majority in the river county.
out the colonel has a strong machine
and will receive a heavy vote Rridgo-
port, Bellaire and Martins Ferry will
no doubt give the administration a
majority. but the indications are thai
Roosevelt will get a good vote in the
farming sections in the interior Of the
county. The mining districts are
favorable to Taft by reason of his ef.
forts to have the bureau OF mines
created
The Taft supporters throughout the
state are confident. the Roosevelt fol.
lowers hopeful. II is the first time
That Ohio Republicans have had any.
thing near Presidential preference
election. However. the blind ballot
that VIII be used Is very confusing.
and Tor this reason there will be many
ballots lost by being cast improperly.
/ IL Is also a hard ballot to count. and
ior this reason the returns will be
late in coming I'm.
Democratic Primaries.
! Democratic voters will nave free
preference. the names OF Judson Har-
mon and Woodrow Wilson appearing
on the ballot. Clark and other Demo
cratic Presidential candidates have
/ kept out of the Ohio tight, but the
New Jersey executive has been wag-
ing n hard campaign. William Jen-
nings Bryan recently made a whirl-
wind campaign through the state i'm
the interest OF Wilson.
Ohio County Primaries.
! To-day the Democrats of Ohio coun.
ty will hold their primaries for the
! purpose Of nominating candidates for
Sheriff. Prosecuting Attorney. Assess
or. County Commissioner. Judge OF
ihe Criminal Court. School Commits
sioners and TO select delegates TO the
State. Congressional and County con
ventions and also TO select candidates
for Justices OF the Peace and Con-
stables.
The primary will he one of i'm
portance and Judging by the interest
taken in Il by the faithful an except.
ionally large vote will be polled In
addition 10 the above named officers
each district will select FIVE delegates
10 the County and Congressional con-
ventions and to the State convention
as follows: Washington. 10: Madison.
is; Clay. s; Union. 10; Centre. .:
Webster. s: Richie 8: Richland, 3:
Liberty ?: and Triadelphia. 10.
The polls will open in Washington.
Madison. Clay. Union. Centre. Web
ster and Richie districts at II O'Clock
and close AZ o'c'ock In Richland.
Liberty and Triadelphia districts they
will open at y noon and close at S
p. m.
Owing 10 the contest that Is on for
several OF the Offices the friends OF
the different candidates are hustling
hard and they will see that every
available vote IL gotten out. The
greatest interest probably centers in
tAF ANhi lbI the nomination lot EnPr-
IN and County Commissioner from the
country district For the former
John VI. Garden and Andrew T.
Sweeney oppose one another and for
the latter L. r. Hallet and John y.
Gilbert are toe opposing candidates.
All four candidates are well known
and popular the race between them
viii be n pretty one.
Fred l.. MauRy had no opposition
for Prosecuting Attorney but there
Will be lively fght between Henry
Crimson and Toby" Blachard for As
SCISSOR and W y Casey and 4. l..
Sawtelle for Criminal Judge.
For delegates 10 the several con.
ventions where there o. contest the
hsht will be lively as IS always the
case and the entire primary g. one
that is calculated 10 bring out a
heavy vote as the interest IL very
keen.
Among the prominent arrivals IN
the city yesterday was Hon John r
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