The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-28


primary meetings Of the Democracy oil
tho county on Saturday afternoon and
evening last assembled In Convention
yesterday forenoon OF 10 o'clock. The
following delegates answered 70 their
names-Viz-
Wdahin1ttn Diarict-- VIM. a. Wilson,
A. W. Phillips, Michael Edwards.
AddiSoH-Simon Keim, George Ankle,
George schwalEbaugh.
Qay-J. o. Pendleton, John Nolan and
3. g. OrAcrait.
Unton-Jno. W. Boring, August Roll
and Andrew King.
Centre-John Butterheld, VIM. KleVis
and Joseph Salisbury.
We6stsr-J! N. Todd, George Forbes,
Thos. Prior.
Iriad1piia-J. F. Smith, J. c. Hcryey
and John Helhnebine.
Wea Li6sTy-John FArls, Ham Boone,
VIM. CASTOR.
Riehldnd-W. Il. Caldwell, Geo. Saw
tell, A. J. McCulloch.
On motion, Joseph Salisbury, Of Centre
district, was called to the chair and E. G.
CracrAft appointed secretary.
The first business in order being pro-
per basis Of representation for the various
townships, Mr.. George Forbes moved that
the Democratic vote cast Of tho Cover
por's election in 1870 be the basis. That
basis would give the following vote 70
each district, viz: Washington, 1856 /;
Madison, 900; Clay, 23l; Union, 8s7; Cen.
ire, 800; Webster, S7s; Richie, $50; Tria-
delphia, 219; Liberty, l24; Richland, 1856.
Total, 2679.
Mr.. CracrafG complained that this vote
did not do Justice to Clay township, and
he therefore moved TO amend by substitu.
ting the vote for President in 1872, as al
that election Clay township cast 307 Dem
ocrAtlc and Liberal votes.
Mr.. Forbes replied that the adoption o.
the vote Of 1879 would do injustice to
nearly all the other townships, and he was
opposed to doing injustice to several
townships in order to accommodate one
A compromise was finally Effected
whereby Clay was allowed her Preslden-
tiAl vote Of 1S22, and the rest Of the town
ships the Gubernatorial vote oil 1870. Il
did not seem to occur to any of the dele
gates that the Court House being in Clay
township all voters Of the county were
privileged to vote there for President The
following was the Democratic vote cast al
the Presidential election, viz: Washing.
ton, 8O5; Madison, 2sG; Clay, 23l; Union,
1903; Centre, 1927; Webster, BIT; Richie
1913; Triadelphia, III; West Liberty, 1874
Richland, 115. Total, 1889.
The basis Of representation being dis
posed Of, the next business in order was
decided TO be the selection Of delegates
to the Congressional Convention that
meets OF Elenboro on the 18th OF next
month. The question was as to how
they should be selected. Mr.. Forbes
moved that each township be entitled tc
three delegates in that convention and that
the delegates present from each township
be requested to present the names OIL
suitable persons. Mr.. Fsris opposed this
30 also did Mr.. Cracraft. The latter
moved for the appointment OF a COM
mittee Of one from each township to re-
tire and report the names Of three rep.
resentatives from each township as del
egates to Ellenboro. Mr.. Forbes thought
this was getting away from the people
too iar-further than the way first sug-
gested. He was for keeping close to the
people. He believed If the people could
do this business en- masse it would DO bet.
ter done. The motion to appoint com.
mittee Of one from each township finally
prevailed however. A colloquy then &C.
CURED between the Chair and the Secre-
tary as to whether the appointees on the
committee were bound to be members Of
thus Convention. The Chair was apparent.
ly embarrassed withSthe weight Of lis re.
probabilities, and suggested to the Con.
Vention that II there was nothing urgent
about the appointment Of The committee
It would prefer 10 see other business 20
forward and thus give the Chair sufficient
leisure wherein 10 make proper selec.
tons, Mr.. Michael Edwards suggested
that it would be proper to finish this mat.
ter then and there. Thereupon the Chair
and the Secretary, principally the secre.
tary. proceeded to select and announce
the following committee-viz:-
Wd&hiH9ton-W. A. Wilson.
HGdiSon-George Ankle.
CIGy-J. o. Pendleton.
Union-Aug. Roll.
Centre-John Butterheld.
WebSter-J. N. Todd.
RitckiS-Aug. Wiedebush.
TFIGdelphIa-John Helfenbine.
Librty-Hamilton Boone.
RicAlGRd-W. q. Caldwell.
After this committee had retired for a
becoming length Of time they returned
and reported tho following names as del.
eGates to the Ellenboro Convention, viz:
RGshingtan-Eugene List, NJ. Edwards,
A. T. Gardner.
AddiaoH-T. P. shsllcross, 8. Keim,
VIM. Gray.
Cgdy-tuseph Woods, George o. DAveu.
port, Z, G. Crseraft.
Uni0n-J. W. Boring, @. He'll, T. Oar.
rah.
Ceutrc-J. Salisbury, W. KIevIs, j. G.
Hoffman.
Ko1ster-P. Smith, L, s. Jordan, Joseph
Fulkenstein.
Rtehis-LeWis Baker, J. Waterhous0,
Horny Knoke.
.Reh!dnd-P. Dclsplain, Dr.. L, Wilson,
A. Kelly.
TiIadelphiG-W. A. Cracrsit, Frank
Smith, 80. Hervey.
Librg-Dr VIM. Hukill, ]. Il. Mont.
gomery, John Faris.