Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-03-18
A Ruling Which Raised Row.
The Coming State Convention
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utiye years served upon the Supreme
Bench of the State with honor and credit,
and had Just been appointed, week or
two previous to bis death, United States
District Judge for this district. Twospecial
trains, one on the Pan Handle and the
other on the c., c. & l. c. road, conveyed
great crowds to Springfield. Thursday
morning. Besides the Legislature turning
out in full force, all the State officers and
the clerks, his conferees on the Supre me
Bench, and distinguished men and mem
bers Of the bar from all points Of the State
attended the funeral, which was one Of the
largest ever seen in Springfield, or per.
haps the State. The o5Sequies oc ccurred
from the Presbyterian Church, and the
pastor, Rev. Webb, delivered an eloquent
tribute TO the memory OF the deceased
Judge.
Local Business.
OF course when there Was SO little done
there was not much chance for loc al busi-
ness to come up. Colonel Wagner, how.
ever, called up his Bellaire bridge bill, pro-
viding for the building of the abutments to
the bridge over the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad track. The several bills OF Mr.
Wagner and Mr.. Kithcart, mentioned last
week as having passed the House, were con-
Cured in By Senate, and having been
are now q law.
The Purity Of Elections.
Senator Hollingsworth, during the very
short session of the Senate Friday morn
ing, introduced a bill providing for
the purity of elections. The bill
prohibits. delegate to a conven.
ton from permitting a candidate to pay
his travelling expenses while going to or
from a convention, or candidate from
paving such expenses The bill also pro-
vides that any one violating this law shall
be fined in a sum between $500 and $1,000
and imprisoned in the penitentiary also,
that il any money or property OF any
kind he paid delegate by a candidate it
shall be considered a violation of this pro.
vision. Is that the way they have
been running things up in Harrison
county aud, has the blonde Senator from
Harrison been vic timized and is trying to
prevent a repetition? In this neck OF the
woods candidates don't pay delegates eX-
penses. Not much, The delegates are
only too glad to come 10 convention and
pay their own expenses, and if they can
turn an honest penny after they are there,
why they don't object to it Bit Holly"
as the boys famiisrly call him, is all right
in his intentions, but am afraid his Will.
lam will not pull through this session.
Arbitrary kElih-s
Speaker Hodge has now been i'll at his
residence in Cleveland for over a week,
and during his absence Speaker pro TEN.
Hathaway has presided iu the Speakers
chair. He has generally been fair in his
rulings, but yesterday evening he brought
a blush of shame to even the most partisan
of the majority by his unfair decisions i'll
the chair. Hon. Charles Nrglcy, the big
hearted and jovial member from bra ke
county, offered a resolution last winter
that a committee OF five be appointed to
i'm estgate the alleged discrimination of
certain railroads in favor OF large
manufacturers and against the smaller con-
Germs. The resolution was referred to the
proper committee, b at nothing had ever
been done with it. Mr.. Ncgley moved that
consideration OF the resolution, and that it
be made special order for next Wednes.
day ut 10 o'clock. Mr.. Hathaway stated
that he would not entertain the motion at
that time, because 50 few members were
present. He was asked for the rule TO sus.
tain his discussion. but stated that there
was no rule, yet he thought he was right
Mr. Negley appealed from the discussion Of
the chair, when some one moved to adjourn
while ne yet had the floor. The speaker
recognized the motion, and though there
were hut two votes in its favor and storm
of noes, declared thesHouse adjourned
The matter has created quite sensation
here.
The Coming State Convention.
The Republican State Executive Com.
mittee has issued its call for State Con-
vention in this city on June 5th and 9th
when q full ticket will be nominated.
The Congressional District Conventions
will convene at . o'clock Tuesday, the 9TH,
for the purpose of electing Vice Presidents
OF the Convention and members o the
various committees. The Convention, then
will be called to order az o'clock =. NJ, at
COmstoCk Opera House, for temporary or.
ganizatiOp. At ~ o'clock NJ. Thursday
the Convention will meet for permanent
organization and the transaction of other
business, when the ticket will be nomina.
ted. The basis Of representation in the
Convention will be one delegate to every
five hundred votes for Hon. Townsend ior
Secretary Of State in 1882, and one aidi.
tional delegate to every county for every
fraction over two hundred and fifty votes
This much for the Information of the
people in southeastern Ohio who desire to
attend the biggest Republican conveu-
tion on record.
That County Seat
affair reminds one of The early days of our
country when settler would take refuge
behind one tree and an Indian behind
smother and each wait for the other to stick
out his head for target for the other. The
old trick of placing the hat on ram rod
and holding il out wouldn't work after a
while and unless a flag OF truce was stuck
out the chances were that they would stand
behind their tree all day and then both
make break at night. THIS is just the
posiiiOn Of the p9rties i'm the county seat
case. Each side has taken position behind
a tree and is waiting With rrfie, cooked and
primed, for another fellsr' "a show his
cap.
The Bellsire people heard that st. Clairs-
vile intended 10 show its hand this week
and up came the faithful TO go 'em one bet
ter IL necessary, only to find it was false
alarm. Charley Allen, of the Democrat,
and Col. Poorman. of the Tribune, have
been on hand and will show up again next
week.
The Cable Road IN Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, March 1.-THE Cable Street
pailrsy Nnmnany has been OrpaniZad