The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-25
pEroCRArIC COUNTY CONvEN.

The Democratic County Convention,
called by the Executive Committee to
nominate candidates for the House OF
Delegates and a State Senator, met at
10 o'clock yesterday morning.
The Convention was called to order
by VIM. Handlsn, Of the Executive
Committee, and organized by calling
Joseph Toliver to preside and electing
J. Bsyha Secretary.
On motion of Mr.. j. Altmyer COM
mittee of five was appointed to prepare
business for the Convention, Messrs.
Jas. Creighton, j. Altmyer, Jno: K.
Baer, J. B. Sheppard and Robert Slmp'
son.
A call OF the Convention showed del
epates present as published in these
columns, with the addition OF the fol-
lowing:
Richland-W. H. Caldwell, S. D.
Wilson and Peter Delaplain.
From Liberty two sets OF delegates
claimed seats. S. S. Jacob, E. Blay-
ney and William CASTOR claimed to
have been elected at Centre School
House precinct by a majority Of the
voters there, while J. H. Montgomery,
Thomas Howard and David Shorts
claimed to have been voted for both at
Centre School House and West Liberty
and elected by majority OF the electors
of the township.
The matter of the contested seats, as
we'll as the credentials, were referred to
L. Fitzpatrick, George Ankle, John
Nolan, William NJ. Morgan, w. II.
Stark, George Forbes, August Wiede-
busch, William Stamm and w. IL.
Caldwell as a Committee on Credentials.
The committee retired and in short
time returned with the following re-
port:
We, the Committee on Credentials,
decide that J. H. Montgomery, Thos.
Howard and David Shorts are entitled
to seats in this Convention as delegates
| from Liberty township; and that those
published as having received the high
eat number OF votes in the other town
ships, together with the delegates from
Richlaud, are entitled to seats in this
Convention.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Altmyer offered the following:
Resolved, That this Convention adopt,
as basis for voting, the Democratic
vote cast for Governor in 1870. Adopted.
The committee to prepare business
for this Convention, through j. B.
Sheppard, Chairman, reported the fol-
lowing:
WHEREAS, The Convention has no
power under the call of the Executive
Committee to nominate county ticket,
therefore be it
Resolued, That in the judgment Of
this Convention, fresh from the people,
it would be prejudicial to the best in
terests of the Democratic party to pro-
coed with the nomination of the Legis-
lative ticket.
Resolyed, That on Saturday, June 90
inst, primary meetings be neld in the
several townships for the purpose of
electing three delegates from each Of the
said townships to a County Convention
to be held on Monday, July lst, at the
Court House to nominate a full county
and legislative ticket and transact all
business proper to be brought before
said Convention.
Resolved, That the primary meetings
shall be held in the city townships, at
the usual place Of voting polls 10 be
opened at 2 o'clock P. NJ. and close at
9 o'clock P. NJ, and in the country
townships as follows: Richland at the
brick school house; Liberty township
at Centre school house; Triadelphia
at the town OF Triadel phia. Polls to be
opened at 2 o'clock P. M. and closed at
9 o'clock P. NJ.
No one shall be permitted to vote at
the primary meetings who has not
heretofore acted with the Democratic
party. The Executive Committee shall
appoint two Judges Of the election in
each township, and provide Clerks.
Mr.. Baer moved to lay the report
upon the table.
On this question a call Of the town.
ships was demanded. A call was had
which resulted as follows:
For Laying on the Table-Clay town.
ship, 1909; Union, 2S7; Webster, 299;
Richie, 29l; Liberty, l47. Total,
ll253.
against Laying on Table-Washing-
ton, 33S; Madison, 2S2; CLAW, 200S;
Centre, 24l; Triadelphia, 222; Rich
land l59. Total 1929.
So the motion to lay upon the table
was lost.
The motion recurring upon on the
adoption OF the report of the committee,
Mr.. Basr offered the following as
substitute:
RESOLVED, That this Convention pro-
coed to nominate candidates for the
House Of Delegates and for State Sen
ator, for which purpose it was called.
Resolved, That primary election on
the popular vote system be held on
Saturday. -, 1872, for the purpose OF
nominating candidates for the different
county and township offices, and that
the Democratic County Executive Com
mittee be and is hereby directed to
prepare the proper machinery for car
rying out the spirit of these resolu-
tions.
The question recurring on the motion
to adopt the substitute, Mr.. Altmyer
moved to lay the substitute on the
table.
A call OF townships being ordered,
every vote cast was for laying on the
table except lOOt votes from Clay town.
ship.
The motion to lay on the table having
prevailed, the chair decided that the
whole matter both report and substitute
was tabled thereby, and there was now