The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-30
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Political Matters-RepubIiean Township
and City Conyentions-C Col. Poorman's
EIoquence-LocaI Notes.
The B. & o. train from the west due
here Sunday evening at $50 did not come
till Monday morning at three. Con-
sequently no locals were in Mondays
paper.
Alex. Clohan, Of Martinsburg, W. Va,
was in town Monday.
Jno. Clark is moving from Capt. Fink's
house to part Of A. Sheets residence.
Milt. Stewart will quit housekeeping till
his new house is done.
Zack. Humphrey is having new ceiling
put to his meat shop.
Jno. Bigelow is moving into the brick
row near the Fourth ward school house.
Isaac Eaton has moved down Guernsey
street.
Miss Sue Moore, Of Barnesyille, went
through here Monday, on her way to
Beaver.
Miss Lizzie Walker, of ST. Clairsville, is
visiting friends here.
Miss Ella Rodeier, who has been visit
ing for some weeks In Pittsburgh, has re.
turned.
Mrs. schell, German lady, was
buried from the German Church Monday
afternoon.
Yesterdays Delayed couespOudenee.l
The Republican township primary met
at City Hall Saturday afternoon, with q
80, i...,o at.n,1a,oc M,,nL {n.n.oa. ,,,oa
manifested and great satisfaction expressed
with the work OF the primary. For trus-
tees, were nominated on first ballot,
Powell, SO votes; Killgore, so; Keyser, SO.
For Treasurer, Robt Nelson, by acclama-
ton. For Clerk, D. Il. Darrah had 40
votes; Jas. Tallman, IL; John Hamilton
II. and S. @. Gerard, 8; nominating Mr..
Darrah. For assessor, only those outside
OF the city voted, nominating Thos. Gar
rett by acclamation. For constables, were
named Jas. B. Gill, P. o. Criswell; Rowles
and Killgore declined. Gill received 55
votes; Tarbot %, and Archer As, nominat-
ing Gill and Archer. all nominations
were made unanimous and good humor
prevailed. Col. O. L. Poorman was then
elected by acclamation central committee
man, post that will be no sinecure this
fall. Poorman was called on for speech,
and responded. It was the largest town
ship primary, he said, he had ever seen
here or any other place, and gave promise
OF a Republican victory, for all the party
need fear is the Indifference Of It's own
members; a full vote means Republi-
can victory. Then In reference 70 one OF
the nominees for trustee, Mr.. Killgore, he
said: "You have nominated one man who
ought not to have q single vote in the
township cast against him. Born almost
in signt Of your town, always living here,
neither he nor his friends in all his long
life have ever before asked an Office for
him. With his hair already streaked with
silver, he went when his country called
him In her hour OF danger and was as
brave and true a soldier as any in the
land. At Perrysville he and a son went
into battle side by side, and soon the son
fell with bullet in bis forehead. But
the father, wounded by bullets and buck.
shot In twenty.six places, bleeding all
over, his face SO bloody. he could scarcely
be recognized, he fought on. The colonel
OF the regiment (the speaker himself) went
to him and said, 'Killgore, you have done
yOuEs WhSio 0uty ~ W buo ALpoPlthl.
MOI he answered, .I'lI die tist. They
have killed my boy and ! have not yet
had satisfaction When his own ammnni
tion was gone, he stopped and took the
cartridge-box Of his dead sen, and saw
him time and again lower his gun. steE
aside and take another aim. Every sho
toldw There were many old soldier
present and not few eyes were wet q
the colonel describedthe scene.
The Republican City Convention met II
the City Hall Saturday evening, and, lik,
the township primary In the afternoon
had very large turn out. Chas. BAlzel
was made Chairman; VIII Cunningham
Secretary; O. s. s. Baron and W. O. Coch
ran, tellers. A committee oi one from
each ward was appointed on credentials
beginning with the First ward: $. Il. Lee
W. O. Cochran, DR.. Sanders, Col. Baron
VIM. Stewart. When the committee re
ported the delegates took their seats, Nv
llows Of tiye each, In the center oi the bal