The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-16
Republican County Convention.

The delegates 10 the Republican County
Convention assembled in the Court House
yesterday at lO!A.M. They were called
to order by Capt JoHx McLuRE, chair.
man Of tie Republican County Executive
Committee, who designated DR.. J. II.
SroRER Of Triadelphia as temporary
Chairman. Capt. c. J. RAwLNo was
chosen temporary Secretary.
ABRAM MCCuLLoCu JR., moved that
there be committee Of three on Crcden-
tials. and committee Of like number on
permanent organization, TO be appointed
by the Chair. They were appointed Us
follows:
On Or1ientialS-J. KindelDcrger, Jos.
A. G[etcalf, and E. Atkinson.
On OrgqnitatI0n-Samuel Lewis, Sam.
ucl McVcy and Abram McCullOch, Jr.
Mr.. ATKINSON, from the Committee on
Credentials, reported the following dele
gates entitled to seats:
Washington T0leRShip-J. Ktndlebergcr,
Joseph Sage, James Roberts.
Union YosonGhip-J. A. Metcalf, G. w.
Kennedy, Jacob Hull
Richie IoTnGhip-B.. Speidel, S. l..
Bricc, Robert Cowan.
ITcRldnd 76srnship-Dr. John English,
n. L. Hill, A. McCulloch, Jr.
Madison 10tonGsip- samuel Lewis, j.
L. s. Hall, Hugh McCord. ..t u
Centre ToloHGaip-H 3. Hubbard, D.
Harkins, Jr., F. Linderman.
West Liberty 1Otcn&lp-P. Whitman,
Capt. VIM. Mccoy, ]. E. Slater
a Guy 1otcn&tiiSC.J J. Rawling, c. Sen
seney, w. P. McKelvey.
Re6stsr 7G,cnatip-John B. Trimble,
Thos. B. Edwards, Samuel McVey. :
: 1riddClphia 1OI0n&hip-J. II. St0rer, E.
Atkinson, Benz. Springer.
Mr.. SAMUEL LEWIS moved that the
rules Of the House Of Delegates be
adopted for the government Of the Con-
ycution as far as applicable. Agreed To-.
Mr.. McCULLoCH, from the Committee
on Permanent Organization, submitted
their report, recommending as follows;
o For President-Joseph a. MetcalE. :,
For .SeCretary-ChaS. J. Rawling. 81.
For Assistant Secretary-M. L. Hill.
The recommendations Of the COMMITTEE
were agreed to-,
Mr.. McCulloch moved that the vote for
President in 1868 DO the basis Of voting
and that each township cast the vote then
cast by It.
DR.. StorCr moved that after the 9TH bal.
lot the lowest candidate be dropped.
Col. Il 3. Hubbard moved TO add: and
that after each, three subsequent ballots
the lowest be dropped. bo
Motion and amendment agreed to,
DR.. Storer moved that the following be
the order denominations: House OF Dele
gates, Sheriff, Clerk oil Circuit Court, Re.
cordcr, Prosecuting Attorney, Assessor,
and County Surveyor. ~
A delegate moved That all candidates
before the Convention be pledged person
ally or by their friends TO abide the deci-
sion of the Convention. Agreed tor
The following gentlemen were then
proposed for House Of Delegates: [.
E. n. Atkinson, John r Hubbard, G.
W. B. Allison, and YIN. J.. Parkinson.
Mr.. Allison, being present, declined to
be q candidate. :qr. l.f': n rp.,aT W., ,
No other names being proposed, the
nomination of Mcssrs. Atkinson, Hubbard
and Parkinson was made by. acclamation.
The Convention proceeded to propose
names for Sheriff: " ~ '.l.~. '.'
W.. P. McKelvey proposed Richard s
Brown; ~ !" ''si'. r.'.iif' ~ Z.
John R. Hubbard proposed R, W. Nc.
Clellan; y
EN-. Atkinson proposed William B.
Simpson;
A. NJ. Mccoy proposed I. H. Williams
N. L. Hill proposed John Bishop.
Pledges were, made for the several can.
didatcs.
Charles Senscncy md H. B. Hubbard
were appointed tellerS and the Convention
prodecded TO ballot with the following re-
suit: W
FIRST BALLOT
Brown, 1907; Williams, 48O; McClcl.
Ian, 537; Simpson, 912; Bishop, 81; NC
ccssary to choice, 1,165. ia Nd
SECOND BALLOT. .loa
Brown, 1907; Williams, T24; McClcl.
lGn, 475; Simpson, 1870; .'I % ~.
n THIRD ballot. :.
Brown, 1886; Nice lellan, 587; Williams
449; and Williams, 1j7. ', .r,.,,
Mr.. Brown having received more than
q majority OF the whole vote, was declared
the nominee for Sheriff, and it was made
unanimous. .,n, H.. 'l,....,,..., -.,-p. =,
Adjourned TIL after dinner. Ia -
AEsrrrftSOoS' SESSION.