The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-08-27
CITY AND STATE ITEMS

of this body was held at the Court HOUSE
on Saturday afternoon. The delegates
from the city, at meeting on Friday
night, had fixed up ticket and made
all arrangements. The programme was
ratifsd on Saturday morning at q 1uiI
meeting Of delegates, and OF course inc
Meeting on Saturday afternoon was d
rerc matter of form The number oil
sreetators was very slim, and the gath
,.,..Yas dreary and forlorn; as the nom
,..o-s were understood to be mere
mattel of honor. The Convention being
ne representative OF the party Which
gas for the past six years fattened at the
yponse of the Government, we natural
u expected TO have found them in a good
RlmOr, and hopeful and enthusiastic.
During the war they rallied well, and,
uacked up by bayonets, looked triumph
ant, defiant and insulting. But change
Has come over the spirit of their dreams;
10 people are supposed to have some
thing to say, now -a-dsys, and the recent
lisnStches from Washington, Indicate
-.,t the bread and butter is abu% TO
ho taken from them The poor fellows
ON saturday reminded us OF the guests
q. Beishazzar's feast, or culprits VINO slt
m the same room, awaiting the return OF
Jury. In short, they all appeared to leei
rlat the storm was about to break upon
them, and that they would be swallowed
rp in the deluge OF popular Wlath
The Convention was organized 10y the
election of Col N. MGitfen President,
nd VIM l., M'Neely Secretary.
The report of the comisitec on Organ.
7ltiOn, which was adopted, embraced
ho following points: That delegates
hedge themselves to abide tho decision
ID the Convention, and support Che nom
.uecs; that delegates nominating candl-
Iates be required TO pledge his candi-
late to abide its decision and support
The nominees; that majority OF the
pOpuldr vote represented in Che Con"en-
lion he required to make nomination;
shat ali votes upon nomination OF can
didates he taken upon the basis OF the
vote polled in favor of the Constitutional
amendment in May last, as follows:
Washington Township, 1888; Madison,
~; Clay, 1870; Union, 2%i; Centre, l6l;
Webster, 1874; Richie, gig; Triadelphia,
l-& Richland, I'D; Liberty, l33; that
The vote of the respective township dele
cations be openly announced by the
chairman of the delegation, and be
noted and added, and tho result be all
nOuuced by the Secretary of the Con
vention, under the superintendent OF
two Uellers; that after three unsuccess-
ful ballots the lowest cant date shall be
dropped; that candidates be nominated
~ the following order House Delegates,
sheriff, Clerk of Circuit COnft, Recorder,
Prosecuting Attorney, County Treasurer,
Assessors, Surveyor the appointment of
delegates to Parkersburg Convention,
rac delegate from each township as Sen
a.1lial cOnfeTeeS, and county eXCcu
ave committee
Messrs. VIM. p, Hubbard and G.
!Iupp were appointe4 tellers.
the first ballot for candidates for House
ii Delegates resulted rs follows: Col.
81. NGlffen 1899; Henry Wallace 1919 4 81
Il. l.. Craumer 1896 So +. Ball Coz 2-oi
!. #. Trainer 2l2. The first three named
.loya were declared the nominees.
Col. MGiffen is q newcomer, having
recently emigrated from Pennsyl-
vaniu AS that State during the
war did the handsome" III the
Yly of filing up the quotas OF tins
State; and thus relieving The Black Re
nrblicans from the draft, we take this rs
i fitUing return for that favor. Mr.. \.
w Campbell was nominated for seat III
the House of Delegates, but his friends,
probably rcColleCtiug his defeat last Will
Ger for Il seat in higher body, Withdrew
aim However, he was sent TO Parkers-
burg ~ represent the Wheeling clique
> al right.
On the first ballot Tor sheriff the fol
owing vote was cast: Jacob Burke
~; ;. Is. M'Colluch 259 :; W. j. Cur
lis so 10; John Bishop A. ". J c.
Anderson -.
The second ballot resulted as follows:
Gurkle 9291; MCOlloch 293; Curtis 5lO3.1.
Mr.. Burke was declared to be the nom
nee Four years ago Mr.. Burklo ran as
an independent candidate for Clerk of
Circuit Court, and defeated the Republl-
can candidate. We take 1t that he is not
50 independent this year. No doubt
the Republicans think he's trump"
GA the first ballot for Clerk OF Circuit
Court the following vote was cast: Sam
.el 3. M'CollOch 1888 SIS; c j. Rawling
il34 ); Henry a Knapp l5l 7. J. Blair
,535. Mr.. M'Colloch was declared the
,uinee
o. tie first ballot for Recorder the
Glowing vote was recorded: j. a
UCaaleY 1899; John T. M'Dermot 1iO;
l. Day ia Mr MCa-ley was declared
-c uomines Before this nomination
Vas made. n buUdjug Blackstone named
VIM. Z Hubbard spoke his piece. He
tlvmcd INSTRUMENTATION, and used some
Of the Slang now current i'll his party
IN regard to President Johnson. About
The close Of the war this youth rushed
Gauricaliy forward TO the rescue of his
country, with Il Licuteuants commission
in his pocket, and hence uses this Ian
ruage General Sheridan went through
the war. He don t'abuse the President.
Hubbard DOES
a, b Caldwell. ESQ was nominated
w ageIauation foe Prosecuting Attor-
Ney
The 1rst ballot for County Treasurer
resulted as follows: W. B. Curtis ,472S;
>. h, Williams 1900; John Bishop luG.
Mr.. Gurus was declared the nominee
Messrs, L Day ard James c, Maxwell
were, by acclamauop, nominated for AS
SCISSORS.
Mr. J. D. Within was nominated for
Surveyor, by aCClamatior
On pCtlon OF ID Peek ESQ, tl, .g.