The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-20
sATuRpAY,s sELEorIoNs
ofDeIegates for To.dRJ's Conveution-So
Candidate for Mag or or city Sergeant
Determined Upon.

Of Delegates for To.dHy's Conveution-So
Candidate for May or or city Sergeant
Determined Upon.
The Republican primaries came of SAT-
urdsy night at the various places Of hold.
mig elections. There was comparatively
large vote polled and much interest mani.
tested in the results by the friends of the
various candidates. The chief interest
seemed to centre in the selection Of can
didAte for City Sergeant. There were
four candidates, viz: @. ]. Mayer, Thomas
Bennett, Robert Cowsn and David Nes-
bitt, all OF them good men, and each one
afraid OF the other, on that account. A
very spirited canvass was made by the
friends OF each, and the vote for each was
very complimentary. The results, how
ever, do not apparently indicate the selec-
ton OF any one Of the quarteEte, and there
will likely be lively little timo in the
convention this morning In regard TO the
matter. Bennett has three wards, viz:
the Fifth, Sixth and Eighth solid, and
nearly all OF another, the Second ward,
but his opponents claim that he has not
sufficient votes 10 nominate him on the
first ballot.
We did Lot get the opinions OF the can.
didates upon the chances OF the sspirsnts
for the other offices, 10 be filed in. Janu-
ary. For Street Commissioner John Ola
tor seems to be ahead, although this Is
not official.
Frank Britt says he has the Fifth and
Sixth wards solid for him for City Clerk
with working chance Tor the others.
Col. Peterman, his opponent, Is after him,
however, and says he has as good q show
as Britt.
Jimmy Riddle will be renominated for
superintendent Of the Water Works with
out opposition.
First ward-In this ward Carl Mayors
delegates were elected. They are, Charles
Hamilton, George OFT, Adam Elig, Chris.
Wincher and ]. G. Kline, who received
ll36, 1877, 1872, 1870 and 1877 votes, respective.
Ily. Captain Cowan's delegates received
on IN average Of 8 votes each, except Mr.
Hamilton, who got So. Tom Bennetee
delegates averaged about so votes each
and David Nesbtt's 8 votes each. In this
ward the nominations for Councilmen
were postponed for three weeks.
Second ward-Rennett carried this
ward, his delegates being Dr.. 7. B. Camp
bell, Caleb Sylvis, Robert Strange, Alex
Turner and James Rine, who received Al,
~, AZ, "A and Al votes respectively. tbs,
however, doubtful whether DR.. Campbell
will go into the Convention, as T. NJ
Jonea, who was on both Nesbitt and May
er's tickets, has 46 votes, and will go into
the Convention. Nesbitt's delegates av'
erage 10 votes each; Mayors 80, and Cow
ans IS each, in this ward, For Council
| First Branch, Samuel Laughlin was nomi.
mated, and for the Second Branch, DR.. O.
A. Wingertar, A. NJ. Walter and Jacob
Hull.
In tile Third ward B. F. Caldwell was
nominated for the First Branch OF Conn
Gil while Joseph A. Bodley, W. 81. Hallei
and n. B. Scott, were nominated for the
Second Branch. David Nesbitt's dele
gates carried this ward, viz: William B.
Simpson, Luke Fitton, T. r. Bellville, W.
II. Haller and John Robb, being 40. 80, SO,
II and SS votes respectively, while Cowan's
delegates averaged II votes each, Mayors
50 each, Bennett Is each Mr.. Halter, one
Of Nesbitt's delegates is also elected on
Mayors ticket, having II votes.
Fourth Ward.-In this ward Nesbitt'h
delegates are all elected, viz: Charles
Loetier, Edward Israel, Joseph Jacobs,
William Shields and James Marshall, who
received 64 voles all around. Bennetts
delegates averaged So votes each. Cow.
AMI 10 each, and Mayors % each.
The nominations Tor Council were de-
ierred until January 18th,
Fifth Ward-TOm BENEFITS candidates
were elected in this ward, viz: Henry
Roemer, j. W. Kite, ". B. Morris, G. j
MUM and q. L. Meyer, who received u
votes each.
n. Z. Whitaker was nominated for First
Branch Of Council, DR.. Z. ]. Wunderlich,
James reed and John Roemer for Second.
Cowan's delegates in this ward received
an average vote OF II each, Mayors q
each and Nesbitt's is each.
Sixth Wayd-In this ward ]. D. Work
received 1871 votes, A. G. f. Ebeling 10S
votes, F. Goodiellow 200, W. II. Williams
1856 and Robert Darling 1877 votes All
BENEFITS delegates, A. o. F. Ebeling's and
F. GoodiellSw'sare also elected on Mayors
ticket.
W. Fl. Williams received the nomina-
ton for First Branch Of Council, and +.
Goodlellow, j. D, Stanton aud A.. O. +.
Ebeling for tho Second Branch in this
ward.
Negbitfs delegates averaged 12 votes
Cowan's and Mayer'sthe same in this ward
Seventh Ward-Chas. Watkins, j. E.
Faris; John Smith. Louis SChenk and Jas.
MCGEE averaged So votes each, all Mayer
delegates; while Cowsn's delegates only
averaged "a each, Benefits 81 each and
Nesbitt's 2S each. A. ]. Halstead was
nominated for Council for the First
Branch, and Sam Norton and Capt Tom
Prince for thu Second Branch.
Eighth Waid-Bennett carries his dele.
gates, ]. F. McOi eadY,W. II COMBS, John
Kline, Daniel Ritz and Chss. Ferguson
averaged l79 votes each; CowGn's dele.
gates averaged l7S votes each, Mayors 8
f:each. There lwere no Council nomina.
tons made.
The Convention will take place at the
Court House at 10 o'clock this morning.
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