The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-06
STAGE Is SET
FOR ELI.E|:.C;'I!IjII
EVERYTHING IS READY FOE PRO
pECTIVE HARD EIGHTS III
COUNTRY AND STATE.
State Senatorial Race Looms UP Al
Biggest Fight. Light Vote Is
Expected.

At $40 o'clock this morning 1T the
opening Of III" polls tn" various ct,ul
dates If both ut til" hIl; Parties started
on tli.' last. lap "t t." !GS rrGrnary r:lc"
which will be finished ut IL" clu*l;!S OF
til" i.ullS II $50 +. III.
f;I"r! candidate - confident "F the re-
suit and projects victory ;ur himself as
! tn. :lvllauch, O.: votes IL poured into
tn" ballot h"X"S ard Ihrt "tlri;l rouu;
VIII tell the lucky ones carly this cv-u-
! ing rs enough returns; will b. in by nInc
! O'clock - drt"rrnin" IL" victurs.
Til" hottest Eight is IN the three cor
nercd state senatorial light and the
political prophets predict Hon. Jesse \.
Blocks election over his opponents.
Charles II"nnInp and I:"n l.. R"Srn-
| bloom by n small majority. Tho Eu%i
| of MIR. Eloch'S friends hav" been WORK
| in;: har,! tnr him and ;s his workers
ar" in Ill walks OF life !r"m The inaau-
! f,rturers t" thu llhorinE men their
! work had had rrct: ctrcr; or tn" pros
seems assured.
Fen l.. RuS"nhloor:'s activity in the
| Democratic catts" in the gtih"rnatorial
election in 1915 is y serious handicap TO
him as tho Republican voters look upon
| such tactics with d>!Hin and are work
| ing hard to defeat him.
While nob"Gy questions Mr.. Jennings
| f"ruhiicanisnl. his r'cSut entry int" the
first senatorial district politics after Il
residence in kauawht county for 4
| number OF years will cut down his vote
| Mr.. \. W. raul has no opposition for
| the nunGtna tiun on the Democratic tick
ct
Tho four opponents on. the Republican
ticket for th.. nomination, OF L. s. Sen
stor. locally is Il rather close fight with
| the chances in favor Of Virgil 4. High
! land and the pick for second choice lays
/ h"t wecn Major Davis Eclkius and Hon.
! Joseph Holt Games while James a.
Hughes will take last place rs far us
! this section is concerned. an of these
\ rfn,iit:atcs have conducted good clean
/ cam paicus which Is; quite Il contrast
with tho mud singing indulgcd in by
! Col. Clarence l.. Watson and ex-senator
Vim. f. Chiffon. and fac;ional lights
! have torn rho Democrats. aSunGcr on tn"
/ Question Of III" L. s. ScnatnrShip. At
/ this time It looks Xix" Watson Will
carry III" county but Clilt"n has made
! big gains in the last few days.
/ On IT,, congressional G'HSt Hon.
! Cha rles s. S"hurk is un"pPoS"d on IN"
! Republican ti..k"; and N. N. :S"Cly Is
: tn" lone contestant on tn" Democratic
side.
! or tho five contestants fnr the nurni-
! nation for county commissioner on the
: Republican ticket. II. \. Wolf" has r'stnH
! 4 strong campaign and the election
i looks very favorable ) hire. However
his opronents. II. y. Dean. Vim. r. Ropr.
| J. ". F:n,slcy and G."rg" W. HIND have
J been working hard and will ice in .
bunch ut The finish. "E!nnus' Ritt"r il;
! unopposed on the p"r1"rrati' ticket.
] The candidates for County, SuiHrint"Wi-
! IN, Of schnnlS and thu contest for pr'SI-
dent of tho board If c'iuca;iOn md lh'm-
here "t tho school boards 49, races
: y, q 1,hts. Iii
! in except tho superintendent Of school"
! with these names on the Republican
/ ticket. these being !. w. F"nnE-. u. 9.
, Grsw"lland Harry l.. Morrison. j. H..
.azcar is the only Democrat OUT 3ii'r
! tho office.
! Tho four candidates for tho nous" IF
delegates are unop;"s"d on hu1h ti'k''S
, and this is n cut and dried 1Car.
| Both parties ar" huStlinS 10 set Hc' n
b;r vote but war talk ovHrShaaaws poll
,jrs and leaders Of both parties cla n
! ,h,t rot rnor, thrfi A per :crs q! lh''
! to:.u registered v"," viii p" "ut;
| Returns from ;hc "l'" ti"n Vii II" read
n, the board Of cuUury commissioners
! rooms 70 night rs snnn 2& The Not':
! tnr,ns in which will be earlier than n
nrrviouS elections: rs I? OF IN" - pr
! ',incts will have two sets t "l"ct!"h
! , rri,in1s on, IL rrc,.ir" and ono 20
,,.;,,t the votes. TIL" "tHcc ctCht pre-.
c;ncts arc only entitled t" one SGT "i
officials as they did not cast ~" F"'eS
in the 1916 l:uh"rnai"ria( election.
49, .xn>liatc matters where tn" rot-
I'M, places arr away from IN" usual lines
~ travel II the city. the board OF county
Commissioners have arranged to h3Tr
.,,,ns n, the polls and bring tn" ballot
boxes ami official count post haStc 10
the county building and thr results Will
no known 1T an earlier hour than pre-