The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-05
ARE
CUM
SHOE CANPA
ALL BUSY N CoRRALING VOTES S,
BUT ARE MAKING LITTLElNo1SE
IN THE CANVASS.
! City Hall Candidates on the Defensive
j and Stalking Everything on
Primary Contests.

+! ahead, the CrJuncl name caIalluattS i"r
the nom inations ar" -tctlvc IN II E'lm Sh"',
| campaign. They arc getting around
uuictlr, feeling the pulls, Of III" voting
I public and consulting tn" oracle as 10
/ defeat or Victory.
! Bco1nS iu.l;,!,. md diminish. and as
| same various forms. so that II Is nara
| 10 predict tlp> outcome. and at tn" rr"S-
ent II looks like u grand scramble on
Thursday nj tho polls. with lhn present
city ring LOSING ground and tn" indie
| pentfcnts forging head slow but sure.
| Politicians we'll vcrscd in city "lrr-
tjon.; have SAIL that the defeat Of the
bond filtration ISSUE put 81 kind Of
Grimm into the aspirations Of thos" IN
charge in the City building. and since
the spccial election sentiment IL DRIFT
ing the other way. rs all voters ar" on!
thurman and like to be on the victorious
side when the votes ar" counted. ana 4
stampede has set in towards III" ANTI
;,rinESters.
Tho opinion prevails that the fnur
| ,ouncjl,ncn of IN" Zig -Four" up for
1yc-1ehc,ion. will have Il hard time sca,ur-
ing the nomination in their Respective
, wards, md they hav" the fight OF their
liSu on their hands just now
/ In the First ward c. Morgan Vcstcr is
| urArnr recollection and his two opponents
| are political war horses who have been
! in tho game before.
Cant W. r.. otto Is figured ms ono or
| the, winners in AL C1o'uhinnti"ns found.
/ with Joseph IT. Cfrllncr and Mt. NrSter
fight ing for second place. which IS rs
! good as victory. Mr.. GoIlnrr is work
ing hard and is pccknT into every nook
and granny in the First ward insearch
Of votes. ;rnd hts ripper experience rs
| yote-e.rtter IS one of his best assets
; ,saircst Mr. Tcstcr. who is comparatively
new >thcA1oIitical Gamn.
| The, city hall cr1rwd has no candloate
I'm the. second ward and Chester U.
1Thornrson the present incumbent ana
-1cmbcy Of thc Little -Four ls up lot
Ir,-elccl.ion with thrr" opponents. VINO
are Charles Miller former polcetnah'
who recently resigned as Justice OF inc
Peace ia Clay district TO enter the race
for co.rocil; Joseph A Schmidt Jr.. anu
Samuel humphrey. All four are IN
drpendcrH-s.
II. A. -MnConkey-is backed by the city
hail crowd in the third ward IN place OK
w II. Ham. the present 'ncnr"r from
That ward. who has had enough of CITY
politics and moves To the $uDurhS DC
fore long Mr.. McCor1icy is III a not
fight and will have 10 try l" secure ono
OF the. r>oIrrination from DR.. l.. 5. ZIP
STAMP con Mr.. McConkcy seems /" b" a
sort OF n hzaInicap Will" DIR. EippuS and
Mr.. knsbl1 are foot loose and fancy
FREQ and pLSr,, their candidacy before the
voters Thursday.
! In the ronrth ward Albert krnSS
| mcu1ts,r OF The Zig Fivr' and present
toffirc holder looks worry good for one or
the nominations. rs the independent vote
Of Tint ward win be split uir three ways
between Henry Foclingcr john IL
kunz and y. a. Mclaughlin with all
three hust1ing for the plum.
]. Adam Blum Of the fifth ward -
having a hard time trying for the nnmI-
nation. as the opposition has two men
| in The PERSONS Of Camden Bud Tame!
and John 4. Lashlcy. whom IN" political
WISE acres Of the ffth say that the last
TWO will BE- rho winners n the polls
rl.urrd.,y and ,>.tl ilSh. Il uut between
themselves on election day. Thursday
May 90. for final victory.
Ambrose TIabiE is figurcd AZ winner
on all cnmhina1inns in the sixth ward.
His fights in council chamber against
thu. '>Etc Five" has increased his lropu
larty and he is looked upon as n cham
pecr nr thu. pCrpul." Theodore Wagner
is endorsed ny the prcScn, city ring and
hc also had their endorsement al IN"
last election but WAS defeated by fight :
ing Ambrose. who has stirred M So
much dscord in council and his nam" /"
the city hall cars is likh waving rcd
flag at Il bull. Lawrence" Il. Frabcll IS II
now r0rr~r n politics AMI it Sr"mS To- br
his share to fight for the second nom-
FnaIiun in the sixth IN primary DAY.
One OF the good bets Of the present
Administered ion is Prof. ". r.. Elliot on
tho Island. The opposition is split thr""
WAYS which leaves u De; ter field for
Mr., Elliott. while W. \. H"dg". u. n.
Morgan and c. T.. Gene Muhleman arc
after tho Independent vote.
A pccu1ar case of misplaced personal
ity is beginning in Inc seventh ward pol
tics D. 4 Morgan Is m" Of tn" cnndl-
dates for'thc nomina ton and his nam" Is
CONFUSED with D. G. Morgan Jr.. of III"
Island. we'll known Insurance man and
brother in law Of Mayor Weston. TIL"
latter Mr. Morgan is no Il candidate and
is not in politics.
In. the eighth ward nr. r. L.. Arm
hrcchi Is UP for rr-"lcciinu When i.rst
seated. DR. Armbrccht was one OF the
four that WIS frozen out by tn" EIg
Five" and was IN Independent until 4
few weeks ago when the doctor took
his pIaythinEs. as It w"rr'. and went over
10 the other side and has been playing
In their yard much 10 the satisfaction
Of the ring and ChaGrin or tho indepcnd-
ents. Just what part this will play on
THURSDAY is moi hard 10 figure out.
Politicians say Il will lessen the chan
COS Of victory on general election day
but that everything lcHu Ks good for DR..
ArInhrcrht in the primary. rs he is a.
yuyS counted one III thu winners in tn"
combination in tho eighth ward.
His opponents arc Louis +. Nolt" and
n. l.ce Robinson. both Of whom hav"
bccn In politics before and it seems that
the night for tho other nomination lays
between these two.
/ Az there arc only two on thr ticket
for rounclman-a Large. both Of these
men will be nominated Thursday and
their hE fight will come ~ tn" general!
elect ION Thomas +. Th"r"r and Capt.
! Joseph R"nSS. Jr. arr III" candidates
and their campaign Is different from the
other candidates as they will pay no AT
tc,,tiou To tn, primary. hui ar" d"vntinG
their time TO harvesting votes for May
Whatever tho result will II" on Thurs
dav n careful study ri IN" l"t" cast
will give nnSon" u >pl'uhWl ld''n of tho
results nj III" election "u tn" Ind. rs
! the civ hall crowd will throw all of
their strength into tn" tight 10 win a.
the primGry.