Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-06-23
Special 10 the REGISTER

ST. CLAIRsvILLE, June 22.-When the
delegates left the hall on Wednesday night
it was with the stubborn determination
that they would adhere to their present ac-
ton until the equally problematical con-
gelation of Hades would result. When
they got up yesterday morning, and they
got up early, for they are nearly all 2gricul-
turalists, they looked out over the hills at
the growing corn and the green fields aud
thought of home, they began to depre-
cate the congealing until at least
the political condemnation OF some
of the candidates would cohsign
them to the torrid before it was over
come by the frigid. Sleep had not entirely
knit up the raveled sleeve of care as
the grim look of the grangers plainly indi-
Gated. If there ever had been any ideas OF
combinations it was very evident that the
unbroken ranks of the delegations had
completely dissipated them, and so far as
could be learned there were no further eff
forts making looking to any such desid.
erata. The Harrison delegation made it
very pleasant and agreeable for the three
Updegraffites in their midst, and some Of
them intimated to one of the trio that he
could not now nor never would
be able to get vote for constable. Talking
about Harrison county politics to one Of
the shrewdest politicians in the district,
yesterday afternoon, he said: Harrison
county is the best organized county, polit-
ically, in this State. There is no foolish
ness over there. II one of their men
wants to go to Congress they don't try to
repress him. They encourage him and try
to send solid delegation to the conven-
ton. After balloting for him for some
time and ascertaining his status they send
for him and stand him up in a corner
and receive his thanks i'll a speech OF de-
clination. They then give him a solid
vote, get all the stray votes possible from
other delegations, and send him off to the
political convent of their county, to be
heard OF no more, Sam Knox was strik-
ing illustration Of the operation of this
convention. He was auditor Of the county,
got the Congressional bee in his bonnet,
bucked against Updegraff, and was beauti'
fully ground to death. Samirvel is now
out of politics, and unless Hollingsworth
does something this time, he will follow
Knox into permanent retirement.
The hour fixed for the meeting of the
convention, yesterday was o'clock, and
without much ceremony the balloting on the
l66th ballot began. There was no break made
and the monotonous g. for Updegraff, pc
for Hollingsworth, SO for Taylor, II for
Poorman and 10 for Dalzell was kept up
until the 203d ballot was called, when a
feint was made by the Harrison delegates,
merely as feeler for their favorite. On
this ballot two of this delegation voted for
Poorman, in order to get the Bellaire gang
to give them boost in return. The bait,
however. was not nibbled at ravenously,
and on the 205th ballot the result was the
same as before the break. No other
changes of importance took place
until tho oO9th ballot was reached, when
the melodious voice of Mayor Michell an
nounced q change IN their delegation IN
favor of Poorman of four or five votes. On
the 212th ballot Updegraff increased his
vote one in Belmont, but lost one in an
other delegation. On the 2l7th ballot 8
votes went from Updegraf. On the 22Sd
Hollingsworth for the. first time received
the solid vote of Harrison county. Ballot
ing went on with varying results. Some
times Dalzell would get lift other times
Poorman would go up q little, while once
ortwice Hollingsworth would get boom,
reaching as many as 81 votes on one ballot,
while Dalzell went up TO % votes on the
2ssth ballot. Incidents were very