The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-18
BELLAIRE LOCALS.
Lively Democratic Convention
murphy Movement Revivai-Per-

DfmOCratlc Convention
murphy Movement RevivaI-Per-
sonaI, etc.
The Mite Society of the Gravel Hill
Mission Sunday School meets this even
ing at the residence of Mrs. G. T. Elliott.
Mise Lille kirkpatrick Iecited poem,
"The Badge of Blue" at the Murphy
meeting Friday night. She has good
voice, and is destined to make good
reader.
The ball of the B.. c. l.. g., at ZiIch's
Hall Friday night, was socially fine az
fair, though financially not so great a
success as the BOYS could have wished.
Captain Cowen, Lieut.. Meyer and pri.
Yates Chambers and Baker, of st. ClsirS.
vile, Major Moore, of GAINESVILLE, and
other foreign military gentlemen were
present in full uniform.
IL is proposed to hold meeting at
which reformed drunksrds who hsve alb.
stained from liquor since last winter, will
make the addresses this week.
The country school teachers seemed to
have broken loose Saturday. We saw
twelve of them on the streets.
Some of the rowdy element have DON
ned green tissue paper as buresque on
the blue ribbons OF the Murphy boys.
sThe trial of the four employees Ct the
Goblet Works, arrested Saturday night 3
week ago, was postponed from Saturday
until the 25th of April, on account OF
the absence of the City Prosecutor, in
spite of the efforts of some i'll hammered
persons to bull doze the court into iDlmc-
date trial Messrs. j. M. Rees and w.
Ii, Tallman are retained for the defense.
Country people flock to Bellaire to wit
ness the temperance excitement, from
distance of twelve or fifteen miles.
There is serious talk OF q citizens and
temperance ticket at the coming election.
Saturday night the main room OF the
commodlou; n. +. Church was entirely
inadequate to hold the immense con
course of people who thronged to the
Murphy meeting The basement was
sso thrown open, and was soon full with
the OVERLOOKING of the upstairs meeting.
Mr.. Dunbar, Robert Marshall, OF
Wheeling; Mr.. Castell of Toledo, and
Mr.. Adam Waring, OF Bellsire made
short speeches. Tie singing wss led by
union of the various cholrs of the city
churches. Mr.. Dunbar and Mrs. Carroll,
by special request, sang duet, "Jesus,
lover of my soul" About one hundred
new signatures were obtained to the
pledge. Yesterday afternoon "love
least was held at the Disciples church.
Last evening Mr.. Dunbar went to
Bridgeport TO talk temperance. This
evening the meeting will be at the Pres.
byterian church.
Pursuant to call OF the Central Com
mittee the Democrats OF Pultney town.
ship met in convention Saturday alter
noon at City Hall. The meeting came
to order by choosing DR.. W. W. McMas-
tiers chairman, after which Mr.. ). o.
Hamilton was elected secretary. The
delegations being found TO be al full,
the delegates went into executive session
with Judge A. n. Anderson rs chairman
and J. b. Dsrrah, Esq, as secretary. En
effort was made to exclude delegates
who had taken part in the National
party's convention, but failed. The fol-
lowing ticket was put in nomination:
Trustees, J. II. MillIgsn, j. w. Myers,
DR.. McMssters; Treasurer, Geo. Currens;
Clerk, Daniel Z. Theobold; justice OF the
Peace, F. b. Wimsn; Assessor, A. M.
Grouse; Constables, w. NJ. Drugan snd
j. Ii. Myers. The Central Committee was
also appointed. l. consists of the follow
ing gentlemen: +. &. Morgan, j. K.
Cow, DR.. Van Wagner, j. Is. Darrah,
j. w. Myers, William Humes, Rector
johnson.
The most exciting Convention Of the
day, however, was that of the city. 1t
came to order in tho Mayors Office at
half.psst seven, by making DR.. McMas-
tiers Chairman, ard John 5. Price Secre-
tsry. After the organization, at which
all the delegates were present, the names
Of candidates were announced in open
meeting, after which all persons except
delegates and the REGISTER reporter
were requested to retire. Mr.. John BIge-
| low WAS made President, and w. Nj.
Meek, Jr, Secretary. In the Fourth
ward, the seats of j. b. Wallace and W.
NJ. Meek as delegates in the Convention
were warmly contested by Louis La
Roche and John 5. Price, who claimed
that they were the legally elected dele
gates. After hearing all the Circum-
stances the delegates, by q unanimous
vote, received Wallace and Meek.
Tie nominees for Mayor were ID.
w. Cooper. Geo. Criswell, d. Theobold.
Mr.. McDermott, of the Second ward, OBJ
iected 10 the use OF Coopers name before
the convention, because he was the NOM
inee OF the National party. He threat
ened to withdraw from the convention if
Cooper were nominated. Williams
and Dunlap, of the First ward, also were
in favor OF nominating "a Democrat
After much exciting discussion, motion
to proceed to ballot prevailed. The
result was Cooper, s, CrisweIl, 0; Theo.
bald, I.
Some one made the remark that 8 to I
was an ominous vote, and in tie midst OF
much laughter and excitement Cooper
was declared by the Chairman to be the
nominee, whereupon Mr.. McDermott
arose and stormily denounced the con.
vention as National and not Demo-
crs,ic," and INDUCED in personalities
until he found his hat ard umbrella,