The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-17
nemoerntie City C0nventf0n-The
Ticket Nominated.

pIeQgeu 10 dOllt tnc ueSiSioh VI thS
convention and support its nominees.
Resolved further, That all persons
presenting their claims to the consid.
GRAFTON of this convention be requested
to decline any other nomination which
NAV heretofore have been rendered or
NAV hereafter be offered to them BY a
written or verbal declaration offered
before this convention.
The resolutions were adopted, but
subsequently the vote by which the
second resolution was adopted was re-
considered, and the resolution laid on
the table.
The list OF delegates was called, ard
the following were found to be present
First Wdrd-J. c. Forbs, Joseph
Stein and Mathew Altmeyer.
Second WIud-J. W. G. Smith, W.
H. Shambra and J. B. Merge
Third Wdrd-Robert Simpson
Fourth Wdrd-Wm. Dorsey, VIM. T.
Emblem and John O'Neill.
Filth Ward-Wm. H. Stark, William
Mvles, and VIM. Bach.
.Sirth Ward-John G. Miller, Jane:
Durkin.
.Ssrcnh Ward-Wallace B. Lukens
VIM. NJ. wilkins and Thomas Clark
No Councilemen were nominated.
All present except A. W. Kelly, Thos.
O Brien. Third Ward, and Jas. Peters,
Fifth Ward.
On melton, Ike vote cast in the city
election last year was adopted as basis
for the vote to be cast by delegates, a.
follows: First Ward, 303; Second, 2l4
Third, 1873; Fourth, AIS; Fifth, 30j
Sixth, 375: Seventh, l1S-necessary &c
a choice ll43.
On motion, the following order Of
nomination was adopted: lst, Mayor
ID, Clerk; Sd, Superintendent Of Water
Works; 4th, Street Commissioner 9TH
| CITY Sergeant; 9th, Wharf Master.
VIM. Schambra and VIM I. Emblem
were appointed tellers.
George W. LETTERS, ESQ, was nom
mated BY reclamation for the office o
Mayor
General H. +. Feeny was nominated
bv reclamation Tor the office of Clerk
! John W. Cummings and John Scott
were placed in nomination for SuPerin
tendent OF Water Works. A ballo
was taken which resulted a. follows
Scott, 1864: Cummings, lS22j. Where
upon John W Cummings was declared
the nominee.
James Haley, Isaac Morrison, vii
liam Cooper and Stephen Clark wer,
nominated for Street Commissioner. 4
ballot was taken with the following
result: Haley, 1873; Morrison, 341S
Cooper, 35l; Clark, $3.50.
Neither Of the candidates having re
ceived majority, a second ballot wa
taken with the following result Haley
1914; Morrison, 303I; Cooper pit
Clark 533
On motion the name Of the loves
candidate was dropped.
The third ballot resulted as follows
Haley, l604i: Morrison, lbs; Clark
43lj; whereupon Mr.. James Hale,
was declared the nominee for Stree
+. Commissioner.
| Peter Farrell was placed in nomina
ton for City Sergeant and, no o,heJ
candidate appearing, was 10y acclama
ton declared the nominee
VIM. Marshall, Joseph Tolivar anc
D. O. c. Murine were nominated fol
! Wharf Master. The first ballot result
ed as follows: Tolivar 96S, Marshal
900, Murine 2S7.
a second ballot was had resulting al
follows: Tolivar 1894, Marshall
62l;, whereupon Mr.. Tolivar was de
clared the nominee Of the Convention
4 motion was made that the Conyen
ton ratify the nominations made TO
city council in the several Wards.
Agreed 10.
The following Executive committee
was appointed:
Fisrt Ward-M. Altmeyer. JOSEPH
Stein.
Second Ward. W. c. Smith, W
II. Schsmhra.
Third Ward-Thomas ORrien, J
VI Warden.
Fourth Ward-Wm. Dorsey, J. W
Boring
Fifth Ward-James Maxwell. An
drew Wilson.
Sixth Ward-T. J Campbell, Georg'
Forbes.
Seventh Ward-W. NJ. wilkins. W
, p. Lukens.
, The Convention then adjourned.