The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-18
DRM0CRATIC CITY CONvEN-
TEON.

DRM0CRATIC CITY C0NVEN-
TION.
The Democracy of the city of Wheel.
ing met in convention at the Court
House last evening, st7 o'clock, and or
ganized by calling Josiah I. Updegratf
to the chair, and electing Robert Simp-
son Secretary.
a list of the delegates being called it
was found that every ward was fully
represented.
On motion of Mr.. Boring the basis of
voting was fixed on the vote given s.
Brady for Mayor in 1868. On this basis
the First Ward had 266 votes; Second,
III votes; Third, 253 votes; Fourth,
267 votes; Fifth, 211 votes; Sixth, pa
Seventh, 60 votes.
Tne business in order being the NOM
ination of Mayor, City Clerk, City Ser.
geant, Treasurer, Superintendent of
Water Works, Street Commissioners and
Wharf Master, VIM. Chambers and
John Cronin were appointed tellers.
A resolution requiring all candidates
to pledge themselves to abide by the
decision of the Convention was passed.
MIR. Harrison nominated George JEFF
fers, and pledged the gentleman nomi.
mated by him to support the nominee OF
the Convention.
Mr.. Nolan nominated S. Brady, and
pledged him to support the nominee of
the Convention.
A ballot being ordered, it resulted as
follows:
JeHers.----- I2oSf
Brady -----.----...---.-.--.. ls6t
Total vote 1852; necessary to a choice
III.
Mr. Jeffers having received major
ity of all the votes cast, was declared
the nominee of the Convention.
Nominations for City Clerk being in
order, Gen. II. F. Feeny was declared
tha nominee by acclamation.
The names of Daniel Murray and
Joshua Luksns, were placed before the
Convention for nomination to the Of
fee of City Treasurer. A ballot being
had, it resulted as follows:
LuRens' ----.'oo1t
Mr.. Murray having received ajor-
ity of all the votes cast, was declared
the nominee of the Convention for the
office of City Treasurer.
John w. Cummings was nominated
for Superintendent of Water, Works, by
acclamation.
The names of VIM. Cooper, James
Haley and Noah Price were presented
to the Convention as candidates for
nomination to the office of Street Gem
missioner. A ballot being ordered, it
resulted as follows:
ha!ey -.--.------..------...-. 2S25
Price ce.--..........- 566
Total vote 1452; necessary to choice
727.
No one having received majority of
all the votes cast, the Convention pro-
ceeded to \
SECOND BALLOT.
haley ...3UIi
frlce'. .SooS
No one having received majority of
all the votes cast, the Convention pro-
THIRD BALLOT.
"copper": :..'....--..--.-..-....
Haley ---.N.--. ---.---lIs
irlcS... 1878
Mr.. Cooper having received a majo
ty of all the votes cast. was declared
the nominee Of the Convention.
Ralph Arkle and Isaac Oldham were
presented as candidates for nomination
to the office of wharf master. A ballot
being ordered, it resulted as follows:
Oldham .---.------....--. .-....--...-..--.'9i3
Mr.. Oldham having received major
ity of all the votes cast, was declared
the nominee of the Convention.
The names of Peter Farrell and Sam
uel f. Faris were brought before the
Convention as candidates for the office
of City Sergeant, and those gentlemen
personally pledged themselves to abide
by tho decision of the Convention. A
ballot being ordered, it resulted as fol-
lows:
Farrell ..7Oi
FATS ...-..---. LIS
Mr.. Faris having received the major.
ity of all the votes cast, was declared
the nominee of the Convent on for the
Office of City Sergeant.
The following gentlemen were named
as the Democratic City Executive Com
mttee fo' the ensuing year:
Fist Ward-Joseph Slime, John Scott.
secOnd-George Arkle, George Hook.
Third-Curtis p. Brown, John IL.
Hall.
Fourth-George Tingle, j. L. Max.
well.
Fifth-Andrew Wilson, James Max
wei.
Sixth-Jobn ii. Rinehart James Pc
tiers.
Seventh-JOhu n. Lashley, WIN n.
wilkins.
On motion the convention adjourned
sine die.