The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-15

be proceeded with, making the Deno'
cratic vote for Sheriff at the last election
the basis OF representation. This was not
the arrangement, however, aud the mo-
ton was amended by making the vote Tor
Attorney General four years ago the basis:
This gave to each district the number oil
votes set opposite its name below:
uvashIns,or .....!llI
81
"a
us
Cent ''''''' 40
Webster. 40
o.
TriadelphA III
Rlchland ITs
Liberty ' A"N
This gave total vote Of S,76S, making
Il necessary for candidate 70 receive
i. SS5 votes in order TO receive thenomina-
ton.
FOR sHERIFF
Mr.. Horkheimer nominated Mr.. Curtis ?.
Brown; Mr.. Crawford named Mayor a. J..
Sweeney, and. Mr.. Duff put in nomina-
ton Mr.. VIM. G. Handlan.
The chair appointed Garden, OF Rich.
land, and Beall, OF Madison, tellers, and
the balIoting was begun, when for some
reason Mr.. Iaudlan concluded not TO make
the fight, and accordingly withdrew his
name. Before the sensation caused by
this unexpected action had subsidized, NJ:
Sweeney also rose and remarked: "Oi
course | will follow the example set by,
Mr. Handlan. also withdraw my name"
This second surprise momentarily took the
breath OF the convention; but j. +. Camp
bell sufficiently recovered to make an
faudible motion that Mr.. Brown be de-
clared the nominee by reclamation. Inns
motion was seconded and put to vote,
and was unanimously adopted, the
announcement OF the result being received
with cheers by the convention and specta'
tors.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
was the next Office to be filled. NJ. Cite,
OF Richie district, nominated the present
incumbent, L. S. Jordan, Esq. Messrs.
Harvey B. Ferguson, Dennis o'Keete,
and John o. Pendleton were also named,
and ballot ordered. 1t was discovered.
however, that an excessive number oil
votes had been cast, so q second 6alIot
was necessary. 1t resulted as follows;
Jordan, 1875 votes; Pendleton, 5105; "
Keefe. slSj; Ferguson, 72lt. There be-
ing still no nomination, third ballot was
taken, in which Jordan kept his 1910
votes, and got SOL more, making him u
1854, Pendleton fell TO 1877 and Q keete 10
400, while Ferguson went up with bound
10 /, 457 votes. There was still, however,
no choice OF a candidate, and another bal
lot was ordered. Jordan now had l,10's
One Of the delegates voting for Ferguson
desired the privilege OF changing his
| vote 10 Jordan. The request ELECTED APP
pause, but was opposed BY Mr.. Pollock.
The Chair also ruled that special order
of the convention would be necessary to
authorize the change. A motion was
made to that effect, and Mr., Horkheimer
demanded the yeas and nays, which were
taken, and the motion voted down.. the
suspense OF the various candidates began
| to show itself, and they all put forth Her
culean efforts, but the next ballot 80
increased Jordan's vote that he was NOM
mated by q large majority. This an,
nouncement was received with cheers and
Mr.. Horkheimer on behalf OF Mr.. Pendle-
ton, moved that the nomination be made
unanimous, which was done.
TWO ASSESSORS
were to be chosen, one for the city and
one for the country district. For the form
or Geo. Hile, Robert Philips, ]. W. Wait
and Frederick Unruh were put in nomi-
nation.
A motion was made that in all ballots
after this the lowest candidate be dropped,
until there was an election, but the Con-
vention refused to adopt this very desira-
bic plan OF shortening the session.
Two ballots were necessary, and Mr..
Philips was made the nominee on the sec
ond, having l,9s23 votes, 10 1851 for j.
W. Wait, the next highest candidate.
A recess was taken after this result was
announced, until 1850 p. NJ.
AFTER DINNER
The faithful were slow in gathering. The
court house bell was -rung twice, but a
considerable time elapsed after the hour
set for reassembling and very few dele
gates were in their places. The Assistant
Secretary was sent out to hunt up strag-
gIers, but met with indifferent success.
Another delegate was dispatched upon
the same mission, but came back alone.
Finally quorum was secured, and the
Convention proceeded to nominate can
didate for country Assessor. ]. @. Nc.
Cord, ]. A. Curtis, W. A. Heimberger,
Noah Zane and Martin V. Burrows were
applicants for the nomination, and Zane
was victorious over his competitors on the
filth ballot.
FOR JUDGE OF THE COUNTY COURT,
Mr.. Thornburg, of Triadelphis, nomi.
mated Judge Geo. E. Boyd, the presentin-
cumbent, and there being no other nomi.
nees, on motion he was made the candi.
date by reclamation, without dissenting
voice.
Then came the tug Of war.
Nominations for members Of the
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
were called for, and responses were re.
ceived on behalf Of the following aspi-
rants: Robert Simpson, Ed. Larkin, Jas.
speyer, @. W. Seabright, Jonas Pickett, F.
P. Mcneil, S. A. Kepner, Alfred Caldwell,
L. g. sdfel, Thomas o'Brien, Andrew
Wilson, ]. W. Morgan, Brooks Hedges,
and A. ]. Wilson.
The latter gentleman's name was with.
drawn by a friend. Ex-Governor ]. ].
Jacob was subsequently named, but his
name was also Immediately Withdrawn by
q friend.
The ballotlng for representative Of the
country district resulted In the choice OF
y Ia kaF o go N, /