The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-02
In WITH THE NEW YEAR
ORGANIZATION OF rAErwo BOARDS
tn. old Board. of coun,y Commissioner. and o
School Commissioners Step Down and Dat.
and the New Ones Take Charge and Elect
Oaieers for the Ensuing Terms.

Yesterday merning the old Board OF Com
mlssioners expired, and the one recently
elected assumed form, and at once pro-
ceeded to business. The session OF the new
Board was y long one, and the fight over the
Presidency stubborn and tiresome.
The old Board was called to order about 10
o'clock, President speldel in the chair, and
all the members present except Messrs.
Armstrong, Huffman and Nichols. The two
latter arrived just as the Board adjourned.
The minutes were read and approved, and
the following business transacted: ,,
A right OF way was received from William
and Campbell Rice, property owners on the
line OF the Rice and Weldman road, Tor road
through their property, and the conditions
accompanying the same accepted by the
Board.
A bin OF $4.7S from the Communities on
Poor House and Farm was ordered paid.
Coroner Schultzs reported the holding OF
AN inquest on the body OF the murdered
man Mclaughlin, %and recommended the
payment OF certain bills, which were ordered.
WINDING UP TIE OLD BOARD.
Mr.. Caldwell offered the following resolu-
tions, which were adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks OF this Board are
hereby rendered to Joseph speiJel, the Ptes,
ident, for the faithful, prompt and Impartial
manner In which liz has discharged the du'
ties OF his office.
ResoIred, That the thanks OF this Board are
hereby rendered Robert Woods for valuable
services rendered the county and this Board
during his term OF office as Clerk.
Mr.. apiedel said: "fhere is no further bus
iness but
GENrLEMES, before putting the motion 10
adjourn desire to express my sincere thanks
for the uniform kindness with which have
been treated by members OF this Board:
Words can hardly express my thoughts. All
liof you have treated ME courteously, notwith'
standing our difference 10 politics. 10 my
rulings have underworld 10 be fair and I'M
partial, Speaking OF politics desire TO say,
that so far as have observed, none oil, you
have ever thought OF politics since you have
been seated in this Chamber: you have tried
10 do your duty and have worked for what
you honestly considered the best interests oil
the county. Again | thank you"
On motion OF Dir. Carnahan, the old Board
at 1880 o'clock adjourned sine die.
TUE SEw on TAKES HOLD.
The new members proceeded at once to Sc
lect their desks, aud many faCetious remarks
were made The old members sat around on
the outside ready TO give any advice or
help that may be needed, as Squire shultz
mi 1t, A small lobby was present., 1t being
GENERALLY understood that Louis Delbrugge
would be elected President as he had been
decided on at all informal Democratic eau
Gus. Mr.. Nichols, by the way, had not a.
tended the caucus. The new Board was call
ed 10 order about 1918 o'clock, by Clerk
Woods, who read the certificates OF election.
Calling the new roll, every one oil the new
Board was found to be present; Tue new
Board is composed Of the following: J. W.
Boring. Union; ]. G. Commerford, Webster;
fouis Delbrugge, Centre; Daniel Maxwell,
Liberty: j. w. Nichols, Richlaad; Thos
Prince, Madison; NJ. Stein, Washington;
Jos speidel, Clay; Geo. Woods, Triadelphia;
G. A. stocker, Richie.
On motion of Mr.. Stein, Mr.. Speidel was
elected temporary chairman, and announced
that as the first business was the selection OF
president he was ready for nominations.
Mr., Nichols led oil by nominating Mr.. stein,
and II was immediately suspected that
trouble might ensue before any conclusion
was reached MIR. Speidel was bound his old
friend should have u show, and nominated
MIR: Boring. MIR. Commerlord named MIR. Del
brugge, the caucus nominee, and blr. Max
well nominated MIR. Speidel;
On the first ballot Messrs. Boring, CONNER.
ford, Stocker and Woods voted Tor Mr.. Del
bruege, Messrs, Maxwell and Prince for Mr..
Speidel Mr.. Speidel, Delbngce and Stein for
Mr.. Boring aud MIR. Nichols for Mr.. Stein.
On the next ballot Mr.. Nichols voted for Mr..
speidel, and with one or two exceptions con.
tfnued 10 do SO until adjournment. Several
times Mr.. Stein came over TO Mr.. Speidel, that
Gentleman receiving 4 votes several times.
Mr., Boring was always well up. After the
sixth ballot everything was scattering and
every member was voted for. Mr.. Delhrugge
ran away down. Mr.. Woods endeavored at
one time to have the lowest candidate drop
ped, butnot having made that rule at the
beginning ID was voted down.
After tho 18th ballot Mr.. Comerlord made
q motion 70 take recess OF half an hour
which was lost. After the 18Th, he made .
motion to take q recess until =. NJ, which
was lost by tie vote, as was also similar
motion made after the 25th ballot. Finally
Mr. Woods got motion through 10 the
effect that ct noon recess OF an hour
should be taken, The balloting still con.
tniued, the BTth being taken OF noon. The
votes still continued 10 scatter considerably
and the lobby had grown to large proper.
tions, Every one was keeping tally.
Dnripg the dinnerreceSS states were worked
and It looked as though Speidel would sue
coed himself or that boring or Woods
would sail In with odds in favor Of Woods,
although several claimed that speidel had ii
sure.