The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-17

The MUNICIPAL CIRCUS. - The
Choicest Specimens ~ the Office seeking
Arena Bull Dosei Last Might.-There
was crowd, a jam, a mob, in fact
great number Of people at the City Hall
last night. The occasion of this gather
ing together of the masses, as it were,
was the fact that it had been duly adver.
tised that "Citizens' Convention was
to be held and q ticket nominated that
would carry off the honors at the great
Municipal circus on the 25th inst. The
"Citizens" at the head OF the movement
are all confident men, and are deeply alb
sorbed. We say absorbed. Once
Oh time we knew dis
tinguished spiritualst who was exceed.
ingly lean, and, as if nature delighted in
uniting opposites, he was blessed with 3
fat aud oleaginous wife. Every day
the husband became lesner and more
shadowy, while each dlurnsl saw the wife
increase in adipose. what makes you
get so lean while your wife gets So fatl"
asked u neighbor of his lean friend,
"0h' said the lean man, "ny wife Is sb
sorbing me- That's what's the matter
with these citizens" A hankering alter
public office absOrbes them, hence the re-
hearsal last night, and the origin of q 'citi-
zens' movement"
The meeting was called to order by
the Hon. j. Chancellor High Kemple,
who vIbrated for the time being on the
pinnacle of fame while he was recitlng q
few choice words from his vocabulary of
poeticaI illusions by way of announcing
It's object.
Then u motion was launched forth that
Mr.. Hamilton stack be made perma-
nent chairman, and Mr. Dunbar Wash
ington E. fill the office of secretary.
The motion was carried amid such voci-
ferrous applause, that the building trem-
bled, and another brick was shaken from
its aerial roost on the ruins.
The officers were then escorted TO
their respective positions, few happy,
very happy, remarks were INDUCED in and
the names of James Hamilton and A. j..
Sweeney were put in nomin ation for
Mayor.
So fsrall was well, the business OF the
convention had progressed swimningly,
but small boy put clincher to further
proceedings by propoundlng the conun.
drum TO the chair, ss to show In hell they
was goin' TO take the vote"
An elderly man proposed to remedy
the difficulty by voting by voice. Happy
thought! 1t struck the assembled wis
dom OF many generations with great
force. The chair, with that dignity SO
necessary to one filling the high office,
arose and said: cali in favor
of ANDY Sweeney for Mayor
will say aye Everybody in
the house said save" Tho chair again
arose, aud said: "All opposed will say
no" Every body in the house said "no,'
necessary to II choice how many and
the chair was unable to decide. This
brought forth prolonged discussion,
which was engaged in by several parties
whose capacity for holding gin was
not equal to their capacity for drink
ing it, and as fast as motions were put
they were voted down by parties who
had been treated to box of stogies tor
services rendered on the occasion. OF
course no business could be transacted,
and'on some one of thccrowd proposing
three cheers for Steve RIPLEY the grand
old hall re echoed with the slouts Of the
multitude. The noise, however, called
Captain Davis attention to the fact that
the "Citizens' were out OF order,
and with malice aiorethought that gen.
tleman quietly walked into the room,
and, in the language of perfect image
of II corner loafer present, "doused the
glim," leaving the ''citizens" to dark
ness and dismay. So endeth chapter !
of the Citizens movement.