The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-29
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As city PRIMARY day. rsMsdaJ. May
T. draws nearer. the 6ozS OF poielcaA
talk becomes more discernahle and inc
veil ~ bsinS gradually d1aIa 1850
that the voter may axe how the ceuH-
ciluoanic booms are progressing.
The present city adm uiRtrat'on ID
he;enr carefully weighed In the ba@-
ance and the primary WIN snow Al snS
it will be enough to re-elect Is a Ha$'G
for con jet urr at the present time
Swept into. office two years ago %. 90
n platform Of economy and retorIn- INC
citizens looked for wonderful per1o1n
; ancps. such as taking ':hn old town or1
Of the nut and pushing her forward to
the place wher" she belonged anS VIE
"Oren covenants. openly arrived at
is no, new thing in the proposed
league Of nations. for the same eh t
was onr of tn" specific CHARGES IN me
new city CHARGER for council TO
On assuming office the first Thing
the present. council did was 10 spat. az
, Ave Of the nine councilynen withdrew TO
themselves and caucuSed on various
matters. leaving the other four out in
che cold.
These five formed sofa INK anu
took the rrins OF government into their
own hands and ran tho city 70 Su1t
themselves. and became the Chats OF the
city building. now known as the bts
A.. Five" aand leaving the other tooF couh-
ciLnen out in rho cold:
-Four Of this Big Five are up for
reelection and are standing on their
past records as city fathers. fne
outeer four are also up for re,rlectl2n:
and strange as it may sound. also refer
the public to their attitude while serV-
ing the city. Attitude was all that
they could refer TO. for they could 90
chance in council where open cove
nants I'm hc openly arrived az.
capS S5 ,,s e6 bave opaIitsd Six Of the
eight wards will have three men 10
choose their two candidates from: two
wards will have four names to SELECT
councilman at large which means VIC
tory for both at tho primary:
For councilman at large Th9nes ing
uer seeks reelection and Joseph n
Reass will be his opponent.
NJ. Thoner was one Of the four. LETT
out In the cold by the Big Five. be-
cause he would not play in their yard
has put forth his best efforts but has
been blocked at every turn.
Nr Thoner has had vast experience
in city affairs HI served a= city clerk
years ago under the old charter and kept
in touch With the doinas m the city
building after leaving Office until elected
councilman at large at the last election
to help handle the city's business.
His opponent. Mr.. Rsase. Is'a new hg-
ure in politics and primary day Will
big effort will b. at the general Election
on Nav oond when h.. and Mr..Thoner
will clash at the polls
Mayor Tcst-r has become sort Of
81 ~ hn ClS
directs its affairs in the open. Fle Is up
for reelection in the first ward and
points with pride to his work In council
in the present administration. Mr.. YES
election for previous to that he vas
comparatively unknown. but went into
Office on tn" reform wave which swept
He ia one of me nlarnstays OF the Big
Five who have been guiding thedestl-
MES Of the city Tor the last TWO years.
Mayor SAster has MS his opponents
two political warriors III the persons Of
Capt. W. QUO and Joseph II. GoIlnrr.
bottl Of whom have contested tho polti-
cal prize ing o ,1e nm, hnI haH t political
Capt. Otto served ia the ntdt"ity 'cnun-
ell for a number OF terms ard.also: gerry
NJ ed Ohio county with distinction as a
member Of the last two houses OF dele
gates at Charleston. helping to put
through SOM OF tho best and most -f-
fecttve state laws. BY many OF his
,:xrsnd old man Of tho first ward wher,
his friends stick to him through thick
ana thin.
| ,Captaia Otto. along with Mr.. Vester.
SVcn tho nomination ~ the l&6 city
spefraary and went down>so Ssaaat cceco
ithe wave which swrpt,the city two years
SeSo, when the people ;Exnsed change.
tncef fhey got it.
Joseph II. Gollner Is a. rurraeer OF the
Beard Of Education from The First ward
ard IL. now serving his second term BE
Ag ReDa.al manager Of the Il. Marin &
HSun aoSie factories. and Is one OF the
k-tky,s big bcSiz<ess He is saRo ASscc3At-
ked55R:akh-a nEaDoeT or oefRr Sezce1De N
Mheraeutansa fuaneiRa way snAooos1on-
tally deayed speo politics.. each time being
"a ricaor.
In he> Second ward the prescott city
k-cr1Ed erscs not have candidate. ChetSe'
&c Thompson, thu present ircurnben nj
froszs that Esrd.4is uO for reelection and
he is figured as sire winner ut the
primary.
Ha. ts. one.of ohe outer four who were
overeone BY tase tight lntie mig known
as the Big Pt~e- apd wants chance
TO demonstrate his municipal business
liability without peansg hampcred-
[ Charles Mnler. former city policeman
and now Justice Of the pence in Clay
jdistrict Is anso oes for the nomination
along with Joseph A Schmidt. Jr.. and
Samuel Humphrey. Mr.. Humphrey wa
a candidate At the last city pr1erE1ez
but was swauapo6 by Mr.. Thodnps@on and
Ernest Ruttrr. who won the noluinations
but Mr.. Humphreys Is going TO Try again
Joaepr A Schmidt. Jr.. n new IN CITY
Icolitic-. as this IS his hrst v~reure tntc
tthe city politics. arerra. bon be keeps in
ltouch with political nzste9s and his
kfriends pr~csct nice vote Tor him III
Ms a deputy ss~rS-oroe ONO county n,
Spresent.
r william Fl. Eare. the present coun'
,cilrnan from the Third ward and nen-
fher OF the Big Five is r.Ot in the rac<
This time. as hr VIII shortly U,o~e tc
lthe suburbs and political visscar-s sa5
that his place On the ballot win be tG,reE
by H. E. McConkey. the stog4e msnu
facturcr With the endorsement Of thu
CITY hall crowd. Mr.. McCnnkeJ is sup
posed to draw all III their strength tc
His candidacy. hu, whether this we'll b
q help or a hlndranee REMAINS TO b
seeQ.
DR.. F. s Bppus and Robert Sesbi1
are on the ticket IN the tnird ward ana
tbo,h avowsd anti-rins men. DR.. Bip-
SnResEae sae.scE The sreerEa11l: rpasaA