The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-08
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CON.
YENTLON YESTERDAY.
Jingle Nominated without OPP
position for Sheriff.
NIeSSrs. ncarn, Isarr. Simpson
aud Morgan Nominated Tor
ii,c House OF Delegates.
Geo. T.. BOYD Carries OIL the
County JuigcSiIip,
And Lew Jordan the Prosecuting
AttOrucyslIip.

AttbrtlcSSuip.
The delegates who were chosen at tile
Democratic primaries, or rather at the
TingIe.Sweency primaries, on Saturday
last convened At The Court House yester-
day morning Mt 0 o'clock, according TO
programme. Their names are as fol-
lows:
Washington Dislrict-W. A. Wilson, II.
MichaCls, Vim. Ritz. ,
Dfmlison--C. A.. Beall, NJ. Pollock, NJ.
EmsheimGr.
Gay-W. V. IIoge, NJ. 0'Kane, C. W
Franzhcim.
Union-O.to Hess, Patrick Daily, John
Howell.
Ctnrs-R. T. Dcvrics, Jus. vochler,
Louis Delbrugge.'
Webster-Pat, Wier, John c. Miller,
Jacob Hughes. l...'
RitehieSWm. G, Handlan, CI.as. Otto,
Adam Kratz.. .,.... .,a,
Triadetiha--Jus. Creighton, Jno, Pfarr,
Shep. Thornburg. I.,
LiLtrty-John Q. Farris, s. s. Jacob,
VIM. CASTOR. .
Richland-John McColloch, A. D. Gar
den, J. W. Bruncr.
On motion, Mortimer Pollock. Esq, Of
Madison district, was called to the Chair,
and c. W. Franzheim, Of Clay, and VIM.
C. lIandlan, Of Richie, appointed Secre-
tarics.
TWAS moved, and carried, that the vote
OF Senator Pannell cast at the October el-
cotton Of 1874, be the basis OF voting for
candidates before the Convention. This
vote was MS follows:
Washington, 1888; Madison, 29S; Clay,
300; Union, $40; Centre, 27S, Webster,
1903; Richie, 2SS; Triadelphia, 9S7; Lib.
crty, l12; Richland, 1888. ~
The Chairman stated that under the
call Of the County Committee tho first
candidates to DO voted for were those for
the House Of Delegates.
Mr.. Shep. ThOrnburg moved. that the
convention first so into I'M election for
Sheriff. which motion was carried.
Pat. Wicr, Of Webster, who seemed to
be in hurry from the start, nominated
Geo. L. Jingle for Sheriff. To the Chair.
mans anxious inquiry as to whether
there were any more nominations nc
answer was returned. Therefore, afte,
II short pause, Mr.. Emsheimer moved
that Mr.. Jingle be declared the nominee
Of this convention by reclamation, which
was accordingly done, and Geo. r. wa
made happy for moment, ut the half
way house OF his long and weary way.
The Convention next proceeded to
nominate candidates for the House Of
Delegates. The nominations were show
cred thick and fast upon tho Chairman,
who seemed a little taken aback at the
unexpected number OF men who wanted
10 earn 81 per day by going to the Legis-
lature next winter. The nominees were
WI. Hearn, Robert Simpson. &c. Barr,
George w. LETTERS, John W. Boring, !,
+. Jones, Philo Kimberly, W. W. Arnett,
+. 2. Mcneil, A. J. Sweeney, Dr.. G. A,
Cracraft, aRdJ. W. Morgan.
Before proceeding 10 ballot Mr.. Shep.
Thornburg appealed to tho convention
to allow the county two delegates out OF
the four to be elected. Mr.. William G.
Handlan replied that tho situation was
such at this particular time that the ia
vor could not be granted. A delegate re.
marked that TriRdelphia was only sub
urb Of Wheeling, and DR.. Cracraft was as
sound on the Capital question as city
member. The convention however decid-
cd to only allow the county. one repre-
sentative. This point being settled, the
members proceeded TO vote for four can
didatCs, with the following result:
uALLor ron NEMRERs oP mousE or DELT0ATES