The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-07-02
R. B. WOODS, RECORDER,
CO., CO.,

morning II IL ciock, anu woe
to order by VIM. II. Handlan' who
nominated Joseph Toliver as President
He was unanimously elected.
Robert Simpson was elected Score
tary. I'LL,
The list OF delegates, as published
in the RICHTER OF yesterday, was called
with the addition of the following:
Liberty Township-David Shorts, j
II. Montgomery and V. II. Vanmeter
On motion of Mr.. Fitzpatrick a COM
mittee of five was appointed as a Com
mittee on Credentials, as follows
Jacob Altmyer, Robert Crawford, VIM
Stamm, Otto Hess, Thos. Pryor.
On motion of Mr.. Fitzpatrick, com
mittee Of one from each township was
appointed a committee to prepare bust
ness for the Convention as follows: l.
Fitzpatrick, L. C. Stifel, John Nolan
P. Daley, w. H. Starke, Thos. Burke
Dillon Mccormick, J. II. Creighton, j
II. Montgomery and G. w. Wilson.
The Committee on Credentials retired
and in few moments returned with
report that the four delegates from
Madison, Messrs. Shallcross, Steitel
Crawley and Ankle be admitted to seats
in the Convention, and that Messrs
Shallcross and Stifel cast one-thirc
of the total vote of the township, anc
that the other one.tbird be divided be-
| tween Messrs. Crawley and Ankle. The
report was adopted.
The committee 10 prepare business
| made the following report:
Resolvsd, That the nominations fol
the various Offices be as follows: lst
| Sheriff; I'd, Prosecuting Attorney; Sd
Recorder and Clerk of County Court
| 4th, Clerk of Circuit Court; 5th, mem
bers of the Legislature; 9th, Assessor
of City and County Districts; 7th, Judg'
of County Court; 9th, Senatorial, Ju
dicial and Congressional Delegates.
Resolved, That all candidates offer
ing for nomination before this Conven
ton be, and are hereby required to Civ
q written pledge to support the tickle
nominated, and abide by the decision
| of the Convention.
Resolued, That the Democratic vot'
cast for Governor at the election helc
in 1870 be adopted as the basis of vot
irg by this Convention.
The report of the committee va
unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Altmyer offered tho following
which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we the members of thi
Convention pledge ourselves to supper
the ticket nominated, and to use al
honorable means for the election of al
the candidates.
Mr.. Montgomery Of Liberty town
ship, offered the following, which wa
laid on the table:
Resolued, That in the nomination o
assessors for this county, that the del
egates from the three country town
ships nominate the assessor from tn
country, and that the delegates from tn,
seven city townships nominate the as'
SCISSOR from the city district.
Nominations for Sheriff being il
order, Mr.. Stifel presented the name o
George R. Jingle.
The following communication from
Captain Henry Conant was read:
WHEELING, July LIST, 1872.
To the Secretary of the Ohio County Dem
ocratic Convention
DEAR SIR: The result of the primar,
elections held on Saturday, June 29tb
1872, having indicated that George R
Jingle, ESQ, is the choice for the offic,
flor the office Of Sheriff of Ohio county
Of a majority of the delegates wht
compose the Convention to be held thi
| day, l desire, for the sake of promoting
harmony and good feeling among thu
Democracy of this county, in the ensu
ing campaign, to withdraw my name al
a candidate for that Office, and l re
spectfully suggest that MI. Tingle b
nominated by reclamation, pledginl
myself, in that event, to support hi
claims earnestly and cordially until thu
polls close on election day.
Very respectfully, yours,
h. CoNANr.
The above was received with grea
applause.
On motion of Mr.. Simpson the nom
ination of Mr. Jingle was made by &C
clamation. Carried.
Nominations for Prosecuting Attor-
ney being in order, E. G. Cracralt wa
nominated.
Mr.. J. H. Good came before the Con
vention, and, in a very neat little speech
declined allowing his name togo befor
the Convention, declining In favor o
Mr.. Cracraft, and pledging him his sup
port. Cheers.
Mr.. Cracrstt was nominated by accla
nation.
Nominations for Recorder and CIerl
of the County Court being in order
Thomas NJ. Darrah and Robert B
Woods were nominated.
A ballot being ordered, it resulted a
follows:
Darrah 999;; Woods, l4l4t; neces
sary to a choice, 1918.
Pending the announcement of thu
ballot request was sent in by del
egate from Richie, asking to have hi
proportion Of the vote changed. A
ballot by towuhips being ordered, it re
suited as follows: Yeas 1919, Nay
1869. So the delegate was permitted
to change his vote. He cast it fo
Robert Simpson, 97t. The ballot stoot
as fellows:
Woods, 1917; Darrah, S99;; Simpson
97t.
Robert B. Woods having received {
majority of all the votes cast was de-
clared the nominee of the Convention
The nomination was made unanimous
The Convention took recess until
o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Copyention was called to ordel
at 2 P. NJ.