The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-19
PARTY LEADERS ARE WORKING
HARD AND MEETINGS ARE
BEING HELD.
Non. Frank 3. Willis Speaks Today
and Democrats Hold Big
Meeting Tomorrow

With only two weeks remaining OF
! the Campaign in Ohio. politics are
warming up In Belmont county. across
the river. and the coming week will
see both the Republican and Demo
etauc parties hold ing meetings
throughout the county. The biggest
democratic rally to be held In Mar
TINS FERRY Tor years will be held to
morrow evening at the corner OF
Fourth and Hanover street. when
Congressman w Il. Francis. who is
also candidate for reelection
State Senator William Green and r
!. puuy. member OF the State Indus
trlal Commission. will be present and
deliver addresses. The meeting will
De preceded by a band concert and
parade over the streets of the civ
ana red fire will be burned in large
quantities: The three men named
above viii make an auto tour OF the
county which viii start Tuesday morn.
ing and will end the latter part OF
the week. They will make a short
stop at all the villages and no doubt
Will be greeted by large crowds. ON
wednesday afternoon they will visit
bridgeport and the same evening will
address a large meeting TO be held
In Bellaire. II Is said that Congress.
man Francis opponent, General ID. A.
Hollingsworth. Will also make a tour
OF the county shortly and the race be.
tween the two men will be watched
with interest. Since the last election
ne distric has changed and IL IL ex-
pected that big Republican majority
Will be recorded. Several bets have
already been made on the outcome OF
the election and IL is said that all are
IN favor OF Hollingsworth who, Il is
claimed. Will be elected by a large
; ma ority over Francis
Frank u. Willis. Republican candf
| date for Governor. will also make a
tour OF the county this week and this
evening he Will address a large rally
In Bellaire. which VIII be preceded by
a parade over the principal streets OF
| the city and arrangements are beinf
made to take care OF large crowd In
the down-the-river city.
! This afternoon he will speak in tn,
4 western part OF the county and M
doubt will be greeted by large crowds
This evening at o'clock he will de
| liver short talk in Martins Ferr,
and ARRANGEMENTS are being made q
tender him a reception in that city
| IL Is expected that the talk will b,
made from the balcony of the Croppe
Hotel. as the party will take Dime
at that place. After his talk Their,
he VIII go to bridgeport where he viii
make an address at 1880 O'Clock from
the steps of the city building.
County Ticket
the county is also getting very inter
esting and the race for sheriff is es
pecially so. Samuel Dunfee. the Dem
ocratic candidate. is working hard To-
the Office. He has been a deputy 70
the past two years. Clyde Bulger The
+! Republican candidate. Is also maxim,
a great fight and his friends are claim
ing his election by a large majority
Owing to the fact tina tboth OF the can
didates have Il clean record, the fgh
/ will no doubt be very interesting.
The fight for county auditor is one
\ OF the most interesting in the county
ana is centered between Homer Finlel
on the Democratic ticket. who IS a
\ the present time chief deput yunde
Emerson Campbell. who has held th'
Office for two terms. On the Republi
can ticket Bert Hopkins is making /
II great fight and his friends are claim
ing his election by a large majority
Taking all in all. the county ticke
\ presented by both the Republican,
II and Democrats Is the strongest tina
I could be gotten together and the mer
on each ticket are capable OF holdinl
the Office TO which they seek. TIL,
1 race for county commissioner "a alsC
J proving very interesting and n IL Z
I well known fact that all of Abe com
missioners elected this year will b'