The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-06

Riddle was still considered candidate for
the nomination.
The ballot resulted In the choice OF Mr..
Riddle, BY the following vote: Riddle.
1850 2-1, Beck 1929 81,
STREET COMMISSIONER.
The following nominations were made
Tor street Commissioner: John W. Boring,
John =. Clator, Caleb Sylyis, Stephen
Clark, Valentine Giesey,
First ballot: BoringS3 %, Clator 9lO IL.
Sylvis COS, Giesey 1884.
Second ballot: Boring 474 OF, Clator
2, i23 ~, Sylvis 900, Giesey l,lO7,
Boring 240. -'''O'
Mr.. Clator was declared the nominee OF
the Convention.
CLERK AND WHARF MASTER.
ALEX UPdegraffwas unanimously chosen
candidate for City Clerk.
Joseph Fosythe, Peter French. YaIen.
tine Giesey and Jacob Arndt were placed
in nomination for Wharf Master.
First ballot: Forsythe 100 ~, French
,49, Giesey 2,l36, Arndt 932,
1870. '''" '"''
Mr.. Giesey was declared the nominee.
The following Executive Committee was
appointed:
First Ward-Ed. Rogers.
Second Warl-W. A. List.
Third Ward-Robert Hamilton.
Fourth Ward-T. Laramie.
Fifth Ward-John Parker.
Sixth Ward-M. +. Wins.
Seventh Ward-G. W. Baggs.
a vote Of thanks was rendered President
Ewing, after which the Convention ad.
iourned sine die.
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES.
The Republican primaries, for the cleo.
ton Of delegates to .to.day's Convention,
and the nomination Of Councilmen, were
held in the different wards on Saturday
evening. Notwithstanding the severity OF
the weather, the meetings generally were
pretty well attended The following Is the
result:
FIRST WARD.
DeIegdtes-Wm. Otto, Henry Serig, Fred.
Fey, Chas. Cunningham, John Morrison,
COdncil-First BranCh-James Hanes,
Second Branch-Alfred Caldwell and
James Roberts.
SECOND WARD
DelSydtet-Ed. Clator, Jabob Heidelberg.
or, Jacob Stroup, William Gundling, Ed.
ward McCulloch.
COumcil-First Branch-E. G, Cracraft,
Second Branch-Dr. 4. II. Logan, W. A.
List, J. +, Clator.
THIRD WARD.
Drlyaics-William Phillips, Rhody Rob.
Inson, Sam. Letzkus, Henry C. Peterman,
Luke Fitton.
COmcil-First Branch-W. B. Simpson.
Second Branch-L. +. Hanson, W. II.
llaller, James A.Dunning.
FOURTH WARD.
DeltydtcS-Jacob Morris, Thoy. E. Lewis.
Henry Hess, Geo. Kingdom, Henry Hanke.
Comcil-First 'Branch-Jas. McAdams
Second Branch-Jacob Jefferson, Henry
Hess, Geo. Kingdom. ....s
FIFTH WARD.
Drleya,cs-Dr. Z. J.Wunderlich, David
Baird, George Myers, Chas. A. Reed, B. F.
Caldwell.
No nominations for Council we're made
in this ward, the delegates being author
SIXTH WARD.
Deleydies-Wiliam II. Travis, Thomas
D. Bennett, Robert Darling, r. II. Stew
art, Isaac Freese, sr. : .l
COuNca-First Branch William Hast
ings. Second BranCh-F. Goodfellow, A.
G. +. Ebeling A. J.. McNash. Isaac
Freese, sr. i..... ~.
SEVENTH WARD.
Delrgats-Lewis Jones, John B. Lukens,
Samuel 7. Morton, L. G. Reed, VIM. Klap-
roth.
C0mea-First Branch-R. F. Criswell.
Second Branch-J. B. Lukens, l.. C. Reed.
EIGHTH WARD.
Dslegdies-G. Bowers, H. G. Movers, II.
Q. UlriCh, VIM. Combs, Daniel Smith.
COuncit-First Branuh-J. W. Schultz,
Second Branch-.A. G. Fisher, George
Carl, II. @. Myers, DR.. J. II. riiPes.
The friends of Captain Ed. Davisrtaim
that he has carried the Third, Fourth,
Sixth and Seventh wards, and that he is
sure OF the nomination for the CITY Ser
geantcy on the first ballot. Carl Mayer is
given the First, Second and Fifth wards,
and Capt Robert Cowan the Eighth, Ii
Is generally conceded that Coon Leonhart
is solid for the Street Commissionership,
and that the Clerkship will lie between
France Britt and Alex. Forgey. Opinion
differs widely US to the probable personnel
OF the balance OF the ticket.
The Convention meets at 2 p. N. to-day,
at the Court House, and the delegates are
requested TO be promptly on hand, so that
the business requiring attention may be
dispatched as speedily as possible.
POLITICAL POINTS.
N. B. c. Wright is talked Of as the Re.
publican candidate for Mayor.
City Clerk updegratf was endorsed" by
the Temperance, Law and Order party.
DR., Logan, although nominated for
Council by both the Republicans and the
Temperance folks, states most positively
that he will not be a candidate for re.elec.
ton.
At the Temperance, Law and Order pri.
mary in the Second Ward on Saturday,
the following Council ticket was placed In |
nomination: First Branch-E. G. Cracrait, |
Second Branch-Thos. II. Logan, John E. |
Clator, w. A. List. i
Mr.. Thos. ]. Blair, tthe tall sycamore OF |
the Seventh Ward, who has been faith.
full member OF the First Branch Of Council
for many years, declined to 90 back for
another four years, and Mr.. \. F. Girls.
well was nominated in his stead.