The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-06
LOCAL poLITIts.
The temperance, Law and Order CSnyen.
tion-A Full city Ticket Nominated
Republican Primary Meetings.


The temperance, Law and Order COnVen
tion-A Fall city Ticket Nominated
Republican Primary Meetings.
The Convention Of the new Law and
Temperance party was held at the Court
House on Saturday afternoon. Consider
able interest seemed to be taken in the
gathering, the lobbies OF the building be.
ing crowded with citizens OF the various
wards, discussing the probable action Of
the Convention, long before the hour an.
nounced Tor the proceedings to commence.
Perhaps two hundred people were In the
audience chamber when the meeting or.
ganized, comprising representatives Of all
classes and professions.
ORGANIZATION.
Mr.. q. W. Baggs, In the absence OF the
chairman OF the Executive Committee,
called the assembly to order, and nomi.
mated j. Dallas Ewing, ESQ, chairman 81
the Convention, which nomination was
unanimously ratified.
MT. Ewing, upon takingthe chair, stat.
ed the object Of the gathering, and sug,
gested that nominations were in order fol
Secretary. j.. 49,
Mr.. I. larmie named Harry Holiday
Of the Fifth Ward, who arose and tleclin.
ed the nomination.
Brother Sam. McColloch was then nomi
mated by John Il. Goldenburg, and recciv,
cd the unanimous vote OF the Convention
But after waiting for some time for Samuel
u. to show up, search was made for him
and he was not to be found in the house
Chairman Ewing then suggested that In
the absence OF McColloCh, another Secre,
tary be elected TO serve until he nut in nm
appearance, which suggestion was ut once
adopted, and Mr.. ". A. List was called
upon to record the proceedings Of the Con,
vention.
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.
Mr.. W. A. List moved that a committee
consisting Of one delegate from each Ward
be appointed 10 confer upon the business
to come before the Convention, and that
the delegation from each Ward nominate
the member Of the committee from theiI
Ward.
The resolution was amended soas 10 AL
thorize the Committee to act as a Commit.
tee on Credentials, and US amended was
adopted.
The delegations were then called upon,
and reported the following appointments
for the Committee on Business and Gre,
dentials:
First Ward-A. G. Wincher.
Second Ward-Wm. MCElroy.
Third Ward-G. W. Kennedy.
Fourth Ward-Theophilus Laramie.
Fifth Ward-John Clark.
Sixth Ward-JOhn Handlap.
Seventh Ward-John Mcclure.
a gentleman from the Eighth Ward
stated that no delegates had been chosen
from that ward, whereupon, on motion o.
q delegate, the gentlemen present from the
Eighth Ward were authorized 10 name d
member Of the Committee to represent
them,
During the lull in the proceedings of the
Convention, caused by the absence OF the
committee, Mr.. Thos, ]. Cartwright Sug
gested that the time be filled up with
speech, making. There was no response
70 this invitation, however, 1--WE except d
few feeble cries for Kemple, from the
neighborhood Of the reporters stand, In
the interest OF Law and Order, this nj,
tempt to create a panic in the Convention
was promptly trowned down.
REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE,
The Conference Committee submitted
the following list of delegates, together
with the vote cast in each ward for CITY
Sergeant in 1877, which they recommend
cd as the basis OF representation:
First Warl-John Woods, WIN. A: vii
son, G. w. Cunningham, George Beam,
I'd. Rogers, John Browning, A. G,
WinOher; number OF votes this ward ia en-.
titled to, 500.
Second Ward M. MGNIasters. w. A.
List, 7. Cartwright, John Clator, W, A.
McElroy, Frank Porter, W. Stark; vote, $50
Third lPard-Wm. Love, VIM. Laughlln
Robert Hamilton, S. B. McColloch, &. W.
Kennedy, W. II. Sadler, John Golden.
burg: vote, co.,
Fourth lVdd-T. Laramie, James GRAY,
Orlando Truxell, J. c. Cline, A. ]. Adams,
Alex. Thoburn, Ed. Clator; vote, 600.
FVh IPGI-A. B. Caldwell, 4. D. Smith,
Harry Holiday, John Z. Parker, Valentine
Giessy, Samuel Taylor, A. q. Rian; vote,
siIth Wurd-.stephen CLARK, "A. J. NTcNash,
J. Q. Belville, John Handy, NJ. f. Wins,
George Watson, jr., James Armstrong;
vote, 06l. rs. .l "
Sr,lh Wam-John Mcclure, J. D. Ew.
ing, VIM. Marsh, A. G. Robinson, D. II.
Bell, 6. W. Baggs, Samuel Faris; vote, SSS.
Eighth Warl-No delegates; vote, 8Ss.
Whole number OF votes cast in 1877,
5,159.
The Committee recommended that the
Convention nominate officers as follows:
Mayor, City Sergeant, Superintendent OF
Water Works, Street Commissioner, City
Clerk, Wharf Master.
RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee recommended the adop.
ton OF the resolutions adopted at the Cit.
zens' meeting, held December 2S, 1878, as
follows:
Resoluel, |. That there is no question Of
party in the coming city election at all
comparable to the questions relating to the
moral, physical and pecuniary condition
of our people.
2, That intemperance is the cause direct.
~ and indirectly OF nine-tenths of all the
moral degradation, social deprayity, want
and crime In our city. s~''
uIlu IIlOTe
al welfare of this community imperatiyely
demand OF men Of all parties to use all le.
gal means TO suppress the traffic in liquors
as beverage. = >N-4---a J
!. Thatour municipal interests demand
an economical, non;partisan administra-
ton, and that gentlemen should be elected
to "all the, offices Of our city" who will adj.
minister our city affairs impartially, eco.
nomically and without party favoroitism.
8. That all matters OF official patronage
should bO left TO the wisdom and discre.
ton ofthe partiesnominatodo on our tlcket,i il
elected, and thatpledges OF such patronage,
pending the canvass, are unwise, unpolitic
andfuIl ofeMl., And that such patronage
should in the end be dispensed according
to fitness for office without regard to par:
ty utilization. - ~ W 4 -;
0. That the traffic Misunderstanding liouors
acknowledged by all to be a great evil,
ought not to receive any legal sanction |;
that no license thereto, at wholesale or
retail, other than for mechanical and
medicinal purposes, Should he granted,
and that the ultimate suppression OF the
same Is the end To be desired, ~