The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-12
TIE CAUCUS

KanaWhn, for President OF the SENATE
wilson, Of KanAWha, for. speaker Of.
the House.
The caucuses Of the Democratic mem
beers took place last night at the Capitol,
In the House John W. Granthan, Of JET
ierson county, presided, and ]. B. PeytOu
acted as Clerk, assisted by ]. scrOggins
and R. Z. Hornsr. There we're thirty.
eight members present at the time oil
assembling, and one or two others came
in during the session.
The first thing in order was the election
OF = speaker, and on motion Of James ID,
Ferguson, Of Ksuawha, the caucns pro-
ceeded 20 the nomination OF officers OF the
House. Mr.. Grautham took the floor,
with Mr., Monroe in the chair and nOmi.
mated Mr.. E. W. Wilson, Of Kauawha
county, Mr.. GranthAn's speech was 3
very neat and complimentary one, Mr..
Ferguson seconded the nomination very
gracefully and iOrCibly. After which on
motion Of Mr.. Edmiston. OF Lewis, the
nomination was made unanimous.
Mr.. Quarter, OF Kanawha, then NOM
mated ], b, Peyton, Of GreenbFier county,
and as there was no opposition, Mr.. Pey-
ton was nominated unanimously.
For Ssrgeant.at.Arms Mr.. Ferguson
named ]. Ed. P~ennybaCkeF, Of Pendleton.
Mr.. n. NJ. Lowry, Of Summers, named
Pat. TiernAy, Of Lewis, Mr., Mcneil,
Of Ohio, made a neat little speech in nom
mating Peter Delaplain, OF Ohio, and Mr..
johnson in naming Harrison Carter, oil
Gilmer.
MI, Beckwith seconded Mr. .;DelepIain's
nomination. Mr., Morrow that Of Mr..
Tiernay, On motion Of Hall the voting
was ordered to be done BY ballot. Messrs.
Mcneil, Ferguson and Lowry were aP'
pointed telleTs. On the first ballot TiernRy
received II votes, Cain IL, PennybaCker Il
aud Delaplain 0.
Another ballot was then taken with the
same result. Before the Second ballot was
taken, however, q motion was carried thai
the lowest candidate be dropped alter II,
and so on after each succeeding ballot un'
til there should be an election.
On tho third ballot Cain received Is
, votes, PennbaOker IA, and Tiernay II.
On the fourth ballot Mr.. Tiernay was
dropped and Mr.. Cain was elected, receiv'
ing 90 votes to n received by Mr.. Penny
hacker.
On motion Of Mr.. Doddrill tho election
was made unanimous,
This result was apparently unexpected
by Pennybacker's friends and Mr.. q, ]. P.
Cresap ut once introduced q resolution
authorizing the Sergeanta alarms to ap'
point an assistant as the session would
, undoubtedly be a protraCted and tedious
one.
Mr. Ferguson asked that the resolution
DO so amended that 1t should read, "the
Speaker appoint a Sergeant.At.Arms,"
Mr.. Jas. Morrow, Jr., offered y substt'
tute for the resolution, providing that the
caucus should ballot for an Assistant
SergeRnt.at.Atm
All the resolutions were then, on mo-
ton, tabled, and the CAUCUS proceeded to
ballot for a DoOr.keeper.
Mr.. James Morrow, Jr., OF Marion,
named James Nealis, who had been the
faithful officer at the Last session, aud tes.
tilted to his efficiency, Democracy, &c.
MI. Andrew EdmiBton, OF Lewis, "took
much pleasure in placing In nomination
an exemplitier OF Democratic ideas and
doctrines, Mr.. S. IL. Campbnll, OF GiImer
county,
Mr.. Lurty seconded Mr.. Campbell's
nomination in q very handsome manner,
alter which Col. Alex, Monroe took the
floor to second Mr.. Nealis' nomination.
tIe spoke Of his worth, OF his fidelity
to the Democratic party, Of his
poverty and his necessities, OF his
misfortune, in the loss oil q limb, and last
Of all said that 1t was not equitable and
Just that GilH,er county should have both
The Offices OF door.keeper and Sergeant.at-
arms. A ballot was then taken as follows:
Nealis, 49, Campbell, II. On motion, the
caucus adjourned. =.
THE sENATE CAUCUS.
An organization was effected in this
body by the election Of L. Boyd Faulkner,
oil Berkeley, rs chairman, and George P.
Sargent, Of Barbour, secretary.
On motion Of John W. Stout, Of Wood,
all persons were excluded who were not
Senators. Among those who remained,
however, were Hons. Bushrod Price, OF
Marshall, and 10. Gist, Of Brooke.
Judge Il. s. Brown, Of Jackson, In a
very manly and effective little speech
named DR.. A. Z. Summers, Of Kanawha,
for President, and, as there was no oppo'
sition, the nomination was carried unOni'
mously. =,
On motion OF Mr.. Woods, OF Ohio, 1t
was determined that a CLERK, Assistant
Clerk, Sergeant alarms, Doorkeeper,
Committee Clerks and pages should
be billoted for IN the OF.
der named. Mr.. Wood named Il. f.
Horner, OF Wood county. and spoke brief.
" oil his qualifications for the position.
Senator Farnsworth named Col. D. D.
johnson in a very graceful speech, reCit.
ing his distinguished services for the party,
etc. A ballot was then taken and Col,
johnson elected.
For Assistant Clerk Senator Dennis
named Mr.. Entler, Of Jefferson county,
and Mr. Wood Mr.. Alfred Rheinstrom, Of
Ohio. Mr.. RheipstrOm was elected.
Mr.. Stollings named Wayne Fergus on,
Of Wayne county, for SeTgesnt.atarms,
Dr.. SummersJ. D. Anderson, OF Nicholas,
and Mr.. Maxwell Mr.. SlealeY, OF Harrison.
Anderson was nominated on the first bal.
lot.
For Dootkeeper-Mr. Newman nomi.
mated Mr.. Homer (uot Sentinel Horner);
MI. Van Meter named Isaac Oldham, OF
Ohio; Mr.. McGregor, Mr., Hayes; Mr..
Dennis, Ar. Kelley; Mr.. Donahue, Mr..
Lowrey lMr. StolliDgs, Mr.. Maloney, Of
Ohio; and Mr.. Woods, Capt. Boring, OF
Ohio. MI. Kelly was nominated.
For Committee Clerks, John NJ. Hamil.
ton, r. +. Park, Blaine Taylor, Clinton
Milligan, D. r. Neal, Jr., N. r. MCCloy,
G. Il Oteel, s. F. Wells, J. J. =. Elassler,
N. r. Grouse, Boone Mcclure, j. B. Fow.
Ter and Z. X. snodgrasS we're named. On
the frat ballot MI. Dan Neal was nomina.
ted, On the 9th ballot Mr.. r. +. Parks
was nominated; and on the ninth ballot
Mr.. Hamilton was nominated. The fol.
lowing pages were then elected: Messrs.
Emsheimef, Burley and Wheat.
On motion K. f. Dennis, a. the oldest
member Of the Senate, was given q copy
Of the proceedings Of the caucus 10 pre-.
sent 10 the Senate upon Ito meeting this