Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-08
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Correspondence ot the pslstst
Your issue ol this morning contains
a card over tho signature ut john hea'
ly, In which he charges tho tellers ap'
pninlrd nv him ~ count the votes on
chairman az the Democratic mcniing on
Monday Last, May N, with having
N,untr,l Republicans aud boys, lrirnd
and Zoe, tor Mclilton, desire To brand
the gen,luman's statement asa hlsehood
made cut oi tho whole cloth. No ko.
puhlican In the hall WAS cnunled, and
no one Who was no, aquallued lcn,o'
cratic voter Was counted, jain Kelly,
as hr characterized himSrli, notwlth-
standing
JAWS hsrtC
UorUs,nu,Icncp Ut the Rcs,s,ct
This entire community Was struck
with astnnishmont upon rcadlng ~ your
issuc ul this morn,ng u commit niCatlon
purportiug io have been Written hy
John ilesly, at this place, aud amazed
nj the McI that John Hra)y had attached
his signature To- 4 tissue at ialSrhuods 80
nAlNlaNNAl w NllNNN NNh'"NNN '" nv"
cuumunjuaton'
NV, Mr. Editor, with Your pormis.
siau, | will give plain statement ut the
facts ~ they oucurred NJ the mcctlng,
llraly aud his faction (aud hy the way
VcIv small taCllonl wcr IN the hall
whpn Mr.. Frank Mcllltou arrived, KS
soou as he euteIed the 0om Mt James
naSsptt, "A gentlclnan ut honor aud in
turity, arose aud moved that the meet
inn come IL oplCr, aud nominated
'Souiro Mrliltou IL act rs chairman The
motion Was put hy an Nv" aud nav vote,
whrIrupnu john llcalN auuse aud
claimed In very rompouS manucr
that he alone possrsscd the authority
tn cali the mrctiug inordcr, whcrcupou
Mr. MrJilinu arose aud walked Ia the
platform beside this romr~us pompns'
iy, aud, IN plain hnguas,, stated THAT
he would not act w. their chairman nm
less called to 10 ~ hy amWoutN at those
prpsrut after iAlr vote, Ito then ~
ourslcd Mr.. llCaly to proceed, which lac
did, calling TOT nominations, Agalu Mr.
Rassctt nominated Mcllltnu with dna.
ON an mn,r seconds Nit Lawrence
Mvl;arrrll nominated llealy, Snmr uuC
/ nominated Phillip Campbell, who post.
| lively declined, ilruly then called ior
| a Iistng voted upou Mllllou aud ap.
pointed James RaSsCit ami Joseph Me
/ MHhnu aS tvllrTs, one a MCllliun Rnd
| tho other u llcaly man. The vote VAS
| counted, When ilvalN ohleCtcd ~ Sou,C
/ oi his lriruds inr hun, alleging that they
/ ,thr Irllersl had counted men ~ voting
| IL A. In ~ IA nal
/ the entrance Ia the rOom, unable iogaln
/ admission will here state that the
rnnm Was iammcd aud with very large
| rrnNd ON the outside, hcsidcs, Agalu,
| Nj. lloak demanded that the door hc
/ closed aud uulN thnsc hr permitted Ia
/ vote Who we're IN the runm, Witch wRs
promptly done, Mt Charles Iurns
! standing With hs back against Il during
| the count. The vote Was again taken,
which resulted largely ~ MIutons Ia
/ yor. tie thuu took the chair amld u
| storm ui hugsas, n secretary VAS unaui
! mnusly elected, When Mr rhouuas Dec
| gan moved the CHAIR Mppoiuj Comu'u
| tee at three tn select delegates, which
was withdrawn hy the gcutlrmsu at the
/ suggestion vt thc chat Nj, Nurcy
/ thru moved that the con
vrut,nu prorcCd tn chuoSv delegates hN u
rii IVA, vote through ,cllcrs. This no,
I tinu was an,cudrd hN llcaly lo tRkr tho
vote hN secret hallot The ,halr put the
/ amrudmrul. which was vaulrd tie
| then stated the mujlou ~ gNrudcd aud
| rallrd the AYES AMI NAYS, aud II WAS IT,
| IcCtCd hN quite u malultIN. tho char
/ announced the result, Which was n slg
| nal inr Harrington, Who was under the
| influence at liquor, to h,gluR tiradC
against the CHAIR Tho confusion thcu
hrgau, aud was Rahol worse Cunloundcdf
| MI Thomas CLARK, n PARTISAN at Thu
glc's, then hallocd tn put nut the light
| lthcrc being hut nncl. At this lunCjnrc,
| W. nulhIpr, the secretary, hrcanc
| irilhtrurd aud lett the hall THE
| chair ruarayoIrd to maintain uplcr, hut
was unable Nv INK tnthc holStrrnus Con-
\ duet at nuglc's TRENDS. At this stage
at tho procrodiugs snmc half dozen
| persons made u mullon tn adjourn,
john llpaly arose. aud Ia luud voice,
which could hr heard distinctly above
| the liu, exclaimed, "lhM Is ne, | SEQ
uud the motlnu lhrmotlon WAS then
put to tho house aud unanimously
/ adopted, The chairman thou Declared
! the meeting adjourned, llcaly Conln-
| url with his chm music Ia such al ~.
| tent that Mcliltnn arnSc aud stated ho
| la hoped the Wilson mcu would stick
/ It II took the whole night, hut ~ they
had adnptcd the mutiuu tn adjourn he
! had no alternative hut io declare the
meeting adjourned. tie thCu lett the
| hall. Then to show the dupliritN at
! tlraly hc called lew at his partisaus
| hack aud proceeded a. elect delegates,
| Tho Wilson men did tho samc thug
after he,omlnI aware ol licalNs action,
Tho above Is u plain, uuNarnshcd state
mcut at the whole transaction, which
can hr verified hy every respectable
grutlcmsu living ia the placc who AT
| truded the meeting,
In conclusion W. will state that II ~
| the intention at the delegates who NAV
| he chosen at tho pItuarN meeting a. hc
| held GA Tuesday evening. juno S,h,
| from I tn y u'ClnCk, Ia aliCnd the Con
NcutInu hackWd hy n protest containing
| the genuine signatures at ihn Democrat.
| IT, voters cut at the IN ~ the district,
aud Il will rcuIain ~ ho seen whether a
Democratic Convention will dare to
| lcud their all ia stitlug the voice vt ~
large u majority at the budding ol ten,
nugle, Again, ~ CCaWtulalton, W.
state that un Republicans aud uo hoys
voted M tho meeting Mt McJlllou did
not make u motion Ia adjourn, aud tho
article Ut ilealy's Is false aud the zen.
ilemau we'll kuossiL VIII hc hc willing
to he qualified Ia his statement,
TgurH
CuIINUo Convention reports received
| al Chris. SiphkC'a saloon, next door Ia