The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-16
BENW0OD MINISTER Is
CLUBS LEADER TODAY
MRS. GRACE THOMPSON, OF OIL.
--a loNvAlE, is A CLOSE
SECOND.
sealed Ballot Box Will Be Ready
tomorrow Mornino-The Cam
paien VIII Soon Be over.

Rev. Geo. ID. Sampson. OF Benwood,
taxes top position today. and by me
way. the standings win not be chang
ca again until they are changed by
the judges VINO determine the winners
OF the prizes. Mr.. SIMPSONS friends
are hoping that he will have enough
votes TO win the first Automobile.
There are a large number OF new
subscribers. however. who are under
the impression that one OF the auto
mobiles and possibly the best one,
VIII be awarded to Mrs Grace Thomp-
son. OF Dnlonvale. Both Mr.. and
MIS-. Thompson are wen known and
popular folks. and they are combining
their efforts to land one OF the auto
mobiles.
Sul Cameron is to be heard from,
he may enter into the fray, and his
friends are pulling strong for him.
He may be elected.
In Wheeling Rev W. II. Fields. OF
district ,. is leading. It is only nat
ural that Mr.. Fields should have a
high vote. and he Is, undoubtedly.
one OF the contenders for an auto
mobile. The only question to be de
eided is. has he enough?
IL the campaign closed as accord
ing 10 the vote published today. E.
Russell Nesbitt. of district /. would
win that fine Henderson motorcycle.
but he may surprise them all by win
ming an automobile
Edwin ID. Birch and John L. King
horn are both strong voters today,
and are over the 10000 mark.
In district 2 Miss Della NJ. Fette
takes the lead over w. II. Hoffman,
who waufnr1awr h..
voter i'm the entire campaign. While
this district Is small as to the num-
Der OF candidates. the calibre of the
candidates makes II one to be con-
sidered.
The Steubenville candidate. James
Loachinis. has been making such a
famous race since he began, making
people wonder IL he has something up
his sleeve.
Miss Olga Hilbert is making a
worthy fight for high honors and bids
fair to be found among those finish
ing with high totals.
Guy G. Groves has his mind set on
winning one OF the automobiles, and
his friends say nobody can stop him.
His popularity Is well demonstrated
by the large number OF subscriptions
he has turned in.
James c. McCulley. OF McMechen,
Is man hard to keep down. and from
the very beginning has always been
found among the leaders. and like,
today, never very far from the top.
Miss Martha McDermott, OF the
first district, Is working with vim and
vigors TO send her vote up toward the
top. She Is making a fine showing,
but still greater things are expected
from her before the finish.
III. l.. Blayney. OF Elm Grove. is
giving a fine account OF himself In
this campaign. Mr.. Blayney has a
host OF friends who are more than
glad to help man who helps him
self.
Miss Elizabeth Carr. OF Rayland. Is
going some" and there Is no predict.
Ing where she viii stop. when all the
votes are counted al the finish.
The ballot box Is sealed and locked
and tomorrow morning the Judges
viii certify TO the condition Il Is in
and guarantee that II will not be
opened before the finish by signing
their names over the sealed edges.
The candidates will place their sub
scriptions and money in envelopes and
deposit in the ballot box so that no
body. not even the Intelligencer. viii
know what Is turned IN by any candi-
cate until after the race il over.