The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-15
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For come weeks there has been 3 very
quiet and vigorous fight going OF among
several gentlemen for election to the post
ton Of Chief of the City Fire Department.
There were six caudidas: Vim. Eeeies,
the incumbent; Officer VIM. Miller, OF the
police force; l. 7. Carpenter, present As.
sistant Marshal; Henry Q. Metz, Samuel
DArah and Ralph Arkle. Each one
Of these gentlemen was confident
that he was, q the coming man
and wrestled with recalcitrant Council.
men vigorously. During the last TWO
or three days, however, the tight was mar
roWed down TO Eecles and Metz, with
Arkle as q prominent dark steed. Last
night the chamber OF the Second Branch
was crowded with Q large number OF per
sons curious TO know what the outcome oil
the election would be. The friends OF
each Of the candidates were quietly and
actively at work among the Couneilmen,
endeAToring to arrange things for their
men. Arkle glided n~oiselessly around
putting in 8 word here and there, and
watching the eYolutions Of one Of his col
leagues from the First ward, who was also
assiduously at work in his interests.
DRrrAh was invisible, or q much go
that the reporter could not see him. The
"popularest' WAS anxious, Metz likewise.
Carpenter conceded the election Of Eecles,
which concession was accepted for what
III was worth by Eccles, who was, how
ever, apparently ~apPrehensive.
It Was about half past nine O'Clock
when the First Branch come down stairs.
and Mayor Sweeney called both branches
to order. The applications OF Messrs.
Ankle, Miller, Carpenter, Darrah and
Metz were then read, after the roll had
been called.
Nj. Cracrait then in q very graceful
little speech nominated VIM. Eecles, re-
citing the condition Of the engines, the
engine houses, and Of the department
generally when he wSs irst elected, and
contrssted that with the resent neat aud
thorough condition OF afRirs which had
been brought about by Mr. Eccles.
On the first ballot Mr.. Eccles received
the votes Of Messrs. Acker, Handlan,
Houston, Larkin, Nsylor, Pollock; Vock-
Ter, Wait, WaterhouEe, Boring, Cracrait
Criswell, Eof, Hall. MCAdams, Simpson
and Wellington.
Mr.. Arkle received the votes Of Mr..
Kimberley; Metz, these Of Messra. Cald.
well, B. F. Fisher, Goodiellow, Hamilton,
Horkheimer, Myers, McSash and Logan.
In the second ballot, Kimberly and
Naylor voted for Arkle; Caldwell, B. F.,
Fisher, Goodiellow, Hamilton, Horkheim'
er, Jefferson, Myers, McNash and Logan
voted for Metz; Simpson, R., voted fol
Darrah; James Peters voted for Miller
Arkle, Caldwell, A, voted for Carpenter;
Acker, HaudlAn, Houston, Larkin, Pol.
lock, Vockler. Waitand Wsterhouse voted
for Eccles, besides nine members OF the
First Branch.
A third ballot was then takeu, in which
Eccles got seventeen votes; Arkle, six
Metz, twelve Miller, two; and Carpenter
one.
On the fourth. ballot Ecclss got eighteen
Metz, twelve; Carpenter, one; Darrahi
one; and Arkle, six.
On the fifth ballot, Eccles, seventeen
Arkle, ten; Metz, ten; Carpenter, one
On the sixth Eccles II, Ankle l3, Metz
and Carpenter l.
ceived IL votes, ArkIe II, Metz 6 and Car
penter l.
The eighth ballot left EccIes exactly the
same, but brought Ankle up to 10 votes,
reduced Metz TO 8 votes and brought Oar
rsh up toe. On this ballet Mr.. Goodfel,
low attempted to create a diversion in
favor OF Ankle by changing his vote from
Meiz to Ark!e, but it did no good.
The ninth ballot brought Arkle up 10 Is
votes, reduced Eccles to l6, Metz to 3 and
Carpenter TO l. Mr.. Hamilton changed
his vote from Metz 10 ATkle on this ballot,
but as no one else did, iHAvailed nothing,
and the tenth ballot brought Arkle doNn
to Is votes again, raised Metz to Z. gave
Dsrrah / and Carpenter !, while Eccles'
Is stayed with him.
On the eleventh bAllo. Eceles advanced
to IS votes, Arkle fell to Z, Metz gained
nothing, while DGrrAh came up to 5, and
Carpenter received the vote OF Mr.. Ankle,
who honored him every time in this way.
The twelfth ballot left Eccles with II
votes, Qarrah with 8, Arkle 8, Metz 5,
Miller / and Csrpenterl.
The thirteenth ballot proceeded with
out change until the members of the First
Branch had got through voting, when Mr..
Halstead changed his vote to Eccles, thus
giving II votes in that Branch, which,
added to the nine be had almost uniformly
received in the Second, gave him the re.
Auiptp hhiuurlt anu AG We uNNAalGl CltG'
ted. When the result was announced
there was quite 3 cheer sent up by the
crowd, which, however, was promptly
repressed by the Mayor. Mr. EcCles was
heartily congratulated by his friends. He
said to a reporter Of this paper: ~ would
have been proud il my defeat had occur.
red, for ! was supported by the very best
men in both Branches, and no defeat
would have bsen bitter under those cir.
~cumslancee"
For Assistant Chiefs Wm. Love was
elected in the First district and Robert V.
Ankle in the Second. Mr. Arkle had no
opposition, and Mr.. Love was elected over
Mr.. T. NJ. JOKES.
ELECTION NOTES.
Messrs. Boring, Cracraft, Crlswell, EoG,
Hall, Hughes, McAdams, Simpson and
Wellington, Of the First Branch, and
Nessrs. Acker, Handlan, Houston, Larkin,
Pollock, Vockler, Wait aud Wsterhouse,
Of the Second Branch, voted nearly I'M
Ainchingly for Eccles, and were as true to
him as the historical Grant men at
Chicago.
Halsted's change on the Thirteenth bal
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