Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-06-24

shortly alter tnat time the hall was well
filled with delegates and spectators. Upon
the call for the report, Major Rainey read
the report of the committee published above.
Col. John Boush6eld, OF ofGuernsey county
said: -
"sIr. Chairman, I am very much gratified
that this committee has been able to make
this report ImOve that the report be re-
ceived and laid upon the table"
Mayor Mitchell and Hunt, in BREATH
move to amend by inserting the word adopt,
Col. Boushfeld-That is not the word.
"Well make it approve"
That might be done" II y
The motion then carried.
Without further ceremony, balloting be
gan on the 356th ballot, which stood as fol-
lows:
SPuesran.'.-'....''.'.'. ~
"A
lay AZ
There being no choice, bsllOting was pro-
ceeded with, the only change in the follow
ing ballots, with the exception of one vote
changing from Taylor to Hollingsworth in
the S57th ballots. On the 36lst ballot the
vote stood: s
UpdegrA rAff-.-..- a
A
lay lor..s.ss-s III
There were no further changes until the
36Sth ballot was reached, when there was a
change of one vote from Updegraff to Hol-
lingsworth.
After the taking of the 369th ballot Major
Mcconnell, of Belmont county, made a mo-
ton that the Convention adjourn sine die,
and that the question of another conven-
tiOn be relegated to the people. This mo-
ton, after little desultory discussion, was
lost by rising vote, only % supporting it.
A Little Scene for Cent.
After the taking of the 371st ballot,
spontaneous recess followed, the delegates
mostly adjourning to the "Blue Goose"
opposite the hall, and conveniently near in
case of an emergency. There the delegates
held caucus, and came back. Old Squire
Conner, a very innocent old citizen of No
bic county, was in the chair at the time Of
reassembling, while Capt. Danford was
resting for q time, and the old fellow was
rather dazed by the din and noise and was
Just the victim that Col. Hunt was looking
for. The Convention was called to order, but
the delegation from the "Bluc Goose" had
not all come in, and for this reason the Col.
hurried up Squire Conner. Call Belmont
for ballot. Go ahead"
The old gentleman was about to commence,
and lubricating his ''labials' he was about
To call when the eagle eyed and irrepressi-
BILE 10th" Holloway broke in in a very loud
voice.
Mr.. Chairman: II Mr.. Hunt has any
thing to say let him say it so We can all
hear it. Ifhe is so Immediately honest,
let him speak out and not be whispering.
Hunt falling back into q chair mutter-
ing: You get sober and We will talk to
you"
Pending call for another ballot Major
Surratt of Jefferson, moved an adjourn
ment sine die, and included in his motion
provision that the delegates from each
county announce their vote on the question
through their several chairmen.
Before the President could put the motion
Col. Boushfield, ofGuernsey county, offered
the following resolution:
Resolred, That the thanks of this conven-
ton be rendered to the citizens of st. Clairs-
Vile for their courteous treatment OF the
delegates and their ample provisions for
their comfort during the deliberations OF
their body.
Hon. John C. Jamison of Harrison county,
was on his feet in a moment. He was
the resolution at the present time. and said
in its adoption a succeeding motion to ad-
iourn which would pass like wild-fire, and
said, Il came here with others to perform
duty, and until that duty has been per-
formed | want 10 stay. want to stay, IN
the language of General Grant in great
emergency, Il want to end this work here
and now. Let us not break up in discord.
let us finish the work we have begun, and
when we 90 home let us say to our people,
We have finished the work you sent us to
do, the work we have came to do, and
they will endorse us
Col. Boushtield did not want TO interfere
with the business of the convention, and
would not insist on his resolution.
Col. Anderson, of Guernsey, made haste
to assure the convention that ii was not
resolution from Guernsey alone, but from
the whole district, and intended to express
the gratitude of the united delegates.
Capt Walden, of Jefferson, also saw IN
the resolution a motion TO adjourn, and
said il was predicated upon the hypothesis
that an adjournment would follow. He
was ready to stay until the result was OBJ
tanned, AID then stay aweek to compliment
st. ClairSyille upon her hospitality.
Some delegate suggested that the resolu-
ton was only taffy for st. Clairsville IN the
event of new primaries.
President Danford ruled that the reSo-
luton was not in order, pending a motion
to adjourn.
A vote was then taken upon the motion
of Major Surratt to adjourn sine die, the
chairmen of the several delegations an
nouncing the ballots as follows: