The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-12-11

DEMOCRATIC CITY CoNvESTION.-The
delegates TO the Democratic City Con.
YentIon met, last evening, at the Court
House, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for city Offices.
Inc meeting was organized by call
Ing A. s. Trowbridge, Esq, to the chair,
VIM w. Miller and W. II. Oxtoby
were appointed secretaries.
On motion the roll OF delegates was
called, and there being n majority pres.
eent, the Convention proceeded TO bus
iness.
d. Lamb offered n resolution tina,
the Convention should be governed by
the following rules: Tho voting shall
be by ballot. The vote at the last cleo
ton for Mayor shall be taken as the
basis of representation for each ward.
No nominee shall be bnllotted for I'M
less pledged in writing to abide the de-
ctsion of the Convention, either nv
himself or by his friends-and ali nom
inecs shall pledge themselves to use all
honorable means to secure the election
OF all the gentlemen nominated.
The Secretary then announced the
number OF votes each Ward was emit.
tied to.
On motion Josiah UpdedrafF md John
Murine We're appointed tellera.
The Chairman now announced that
nominations were in order.
A: !. sweeney was put in nomination
for Mayor. No other candidate being
before tho Convention, on motion oi
mos. OBrien, MIR, Sweeney was de-
ciared the nominee by reclamation,
John Scarborough and Smith Nc
Donald having been put in nomination
for the office OF City Sergeant, n ballot
was taken with the following result ;
For Scarborough u6i, for Mcdonald
Isl. Mr.. >. was declared duly elected,
This vote was interrupted somewhat
an rot WNr 1T 81.
ballot for Mayor. The incident re-
minded us slightly of the Democratic
voters in back counties who still casi
their ballots for Andrew Jackson.
h. f. Feeney and DIR. Richard Blum
were put in nomination for the office OF
City Clerk, and both gentlemen having
Deem vouched for, the convention pro-
oeeded to ballot with the following re-
suit: Feeney 1892, Blum las, Mr.
Feeney was declared duly elected.
Arthur NJ Philips, Jr. and John w.
Cummlns were announced as candi.
dates foI the office of Superintendent OF
Water Works. There being no other
nominations the convention took /, vote
with the following result: Philips $50
Cummtns l,2l2. Mr.. Cummins was ia,
clRred the nominee.
Thomas Ogden, Isaac Oldham. Jo-
seph Manners and John McE[instrv
We're named as candidates for the oflict
anu htAtNOleu lOl
with the following result: Ogden, 35O
Oldham, 4Sii Manners, 64T; McEinstry
none.
None OF the candidates having re-,
cetved sufficient number of votes "a
elect, second ballot was taken. re-.
sulting as follows: Ogden, 3I6: Old.
ham, 405; Manners, $50.
The chair declared that there was nr
election and "a third ballot WINS tSIreD
Ogden received 45S, Oldham S5T, and
Manners 7Q3. "'-N
Ihere being no choice, the chair an
nounced that under the rules the nam,
OF Mr.. Oldham would be dropDed. AM
the contest would be between OrdeT
and Manners. eNSt
A fourth ballot was then toLaD
which resulted as follows: Ogden 80
Manners 9l9. Manners was declares
the nominee.
w. II. oxtoby, Ebeuezer Mccoy ant
j. NJ. Bickel, were nominated for m
othce of Treasurer. A ballot bain,
taken, the vote stood as follows: Oxto
by, l4S; Mccoy, SIS; Bickel, $50. McCo,
was declared elected.
Stephen Clark, ChRs. Exley, James I
Shrodes, Jno. Farley, Henry X. Brown
Daley and - Cots, were nominated
for the office OF Street Commissioner
The first ballot resulted as follows
Clark, So; Exley, "A; Shrodes, l7S; Far
ley, "a Brown, III; Daley, 20; Cots, Sc
Clark was declared the candidate.
There being no other business, tn
Convention adjourned sine die.