The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-10-10
THE COUNTY CONVENTION
THE TICKET NOMINATED.

The Ohio county Democratic ConVeh-
ton assembled at the Court House yes
terday morning at ten o'clock, and was
called to order by Mr.. w. c. Handlan,
Chairman OF County Democratic COM
mittee. The roll Of delegates, as pub
lished in the REGISTER on Monday
morning, was called, and the Conven-
ton was then organized by the election
OF Mr. Aaron Kelly, Of Richland, tenn
porary.Chairman and Henry B. Miller,
OF Union, Secretary.
On motion by Mr.. Handlan the
Chairman designated the following gen.
tlemen, one from each township, as a
committee on Permanent Organization :
Messrs. II. w. Phillips, T. P. Shall
cross, S. w. Wharton, G. w. Franz
helm, Casper He'll. J. B. Hughes, S. S.
Jacob, George Downey, John Butter
field and Henry Hewitt
The committee retired.and in few
minutes made the following report:
For Presidsnt-W. c. HANDLAN.
Sscrstaries-S. S. Jacob and Henry
B. Miller.
Mr.. Handlan arose and declined to
serve as President.
Several gentlemen were then nomi.
mated, but declined to serve, and on
motion by Mr.. Scott, Mr.. Aaron Kelly
of Richland was unanimously chosen
President of the Convention.
On motion by Mr.. Handlan the vote
cast for Governor Jacob last year was
adopted as the basis of representation
in this Convention.
On motion the President designated
the following named gentlemen, one
from each township to serve as COM
mittee on resolutions: Messrs. Phillips,
Keim, Kelly, Daley, Campbell,
Hughes, Burroughs, Handlan. Morgan
and Vanmeter.
The vote cast in the several town
ships for the Democratic candidate for
Governor last fall was then adopted as
the basis OF representation in the Con-
vention, after which the following order
of business was adopted.
|. Selection Of delegates to Senate
rial Convention Of the First Senatorial
District.
>. Nomination OF delegates to rep
resent Ohio county in the Constitutional
Convention.
3. Nomination OF candidates for
members OF the House OF Delegates.
4. Nomination OF candidate for
Superintendent OF Free Schools.
In pursuance Of this order OF business
it was moved that the delegates to the
Senatorial Convention be selected by
ballot. Messrs. John Nolan, 7. P.
Shallcross, VIM. G.. Handlan, S. S
Jacob and H. w. Phillips were placed
in nomination. Messrs Campbell and
Morgan were appointed tellers, and
ballot was cast which resulted as fol.
lows; Nolan, 1903; Shallcross, 1886;
Handlan, 2l755 Jacob. S72; Phillips,
1226.
The total number necessary to a
choice being 1855, according to the
basis adopted, Messrs. Nolan, Shall.
cross aud Handlan were declared elected
to serve as delegates to the Senatorial
Convention of the First District
On motion the Convention then took
a recess until 9 o'clock P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention reassembled and was
called to order at 3 o'clock. On motion
by Mr.. Miller, it was resolved to pro-
coed to instruct delegates to the Seua-
torial Convention.
Mr.. Handlan nominated Mr.. A. J.
Pannell as candidate for Senatorial
delegate to the Constitutional Conven-
ton. Mr.. Jacob nominated j. H. Pen
dleton, ESQ. A ballot was then taken,
which resulted as follows: Pannell,
232Ot; Pendeton, 249 Sc; whereupon
the delegates to the Senatorial Conven-
ton were instructed to support Mr.. A.
J. Pannell for the Constitutional Con-
vention.
Mr.. Shallcross offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Re,olyed, That we and each Of us, as
delegates to this Convention, pledge
ourselves.to support each and every can
didate nominated, by our votes aud by
all the influence We can honorably en-
ploy for their election.
Nominations for county delegates to
the Constitutional Convention being call
ed for, Mr.. Nolan nominated George o.
Davenport, ESQ, Mr.. Frarzheim nom.
mated Hon. Thomas Sweeney, Mr..
Kelly nominated Jas. S. Wheat, Esq.
Mr.. Morgan nominated W. W. Miller,
and Mr.. Jacob nominated Peter Della
plain. A ballot was had, which re-
suited as follows: Davenport, 1868,
Sweeney, 92Ot; Wheat, l425i; Miller,
220t, Delaplain, 669S. Messrs Dayen-
port, Wheat and Miller having each re.
ceived q majority Of the votes were de.
clared the nominees Of the Convention.
| Nominations for members OF the
House Of Delegates were called for, and
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