Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-16
BEFORE THE BATTLE.
The Belmont County Democratic
Convention
To be Held at Bellaire To-day-The Candi'
dates and DeIegates-feII From a
Window-The Turner's Dedica-
tion-Religious News.

candidates for the county offices. Very
rarely in the history of the party in this
county has there been such contest for
| There seems 10 be a feeling abroad that the
Democracy is bound to win, and this has
gwen additional zsst to the struggle. The
| convention will meet at IL A. NJ, aud
| Chairman Robert N. Eaton, of the Central
| Committee, will call the convention TO
| O! der and Hon. Ross J. Alexander will act
| a temporary chairman
The various committees will be ap-
| pointed, and this will be all that will be
uOne before dinner. After dinner the re.
| ports will be received and the work OF
making ticket proceeded with. A review
| Of the leading candidates will be OF IN terest
| this morning. Commencing with the head
| of the ticket the prominent candidates for
| Representative, Hon. David Wagner is per-
| haps in the lead; John Howard, OF Barnes.
| vile, and Isaac Myers, from the southern
| part OF the county, following him closely.
| The other candidates are Barton, Howard
and Campbell. Edward l.. Feeiy, the pres.
ent treasurer, will be renominated without
| trouble. He has made first class officer
and cannot be beaten. For Auditor, Ross
Barrett, who is at present Deputy Auditor
uuo luC kSol uOuldo VI. nv,
| Of this city, and North West, of Bridgeport
| are also candidates for this position. For
| Clerk of the Courts the candidates are A.
| Thompson, of 81. Clairsvile, Will Cash, of
\ Mead township, and James Kinney, Jr., of
| Smith township. The contest between
| tIese gentlemen has been exceedingly
warm, though the best OF feeling exists
| between them. Either one Of them is
| competent TO fill the office with credit
oil . la iof. nftn nf
| one concerned. Each will have a strong
| following, and 1t is impossible at present 10
even guess on whom the mantle will fall.
! There are several names mentioned as
| probable dark horses in case none of the
above gentlemen can be nominated. The
| most prominent candidate for Rec rider is
John w. Mitchell, of this city, and he
will probably be nominated without much
opposition. The delegates b"gsn TO arrive
last evening and the candidates are all here
| button. hOliDg them as fast as they come
IN. The following is list OF the dele.
gates:
Colerain-Thos. A. Mitchell, w. 5. Tag.
| CART and A. p Hardesty.
Flushing Flushing precinct, William
| l.. brokaw, L. V. Morris,
Alternates-W. D. Slater and F. D.
| Brown.
Belmont Ridge Precinct-Lewis Dunn.
Alternate james Randolph.
GENERALIZATION Pryor, Joseph Patter
| son, VIM. Millison, Elmore Kinney.
rkwood-Hendrysbu precinct, w.
c. Wesley, Henry Frasher, l.. F. Murphy.
AIternates-John Mansfield, James h.
Murphy, NJ. Kline.
SeweiIsville precinct-James Wiley, VIM.
+. Smith.
Mead-David McKelvey, Samuel White,
Il. S. Riley, Samuel Day.
Pesse- bridgeport precinct, Nicholas
Kuhn, Rec Leech, Martin Joyce.
Alternates-Hon. K J. Alexander, VIM.
+. Frasher, Samuel Wilson.
Martins Ferry precinct-A ID. Coss, Con-
rad Somers.
Martins Ferry
First ward-J&mes r. Shrodes Thomas
Williams.
Alternates-Wm. Bissell, Conrad Myers.
Second Ward-RObert Hanson.
Alternate-Chas.G u. McCord.
Third Ward-Wm. Leech.
Alternate-RiChard U Beirne.
rultney-Maurice Davis, Augustus
Schick, Henry G. Harris.
Alternates-Wm. Shields, Wallace Nc.
Aliister, Andrew Moore.
Bellaire-First Ward--Wm. j. Kelly.
Second Ward-John Manahan, Emil
Schmidt, James Fallen.
Alternates--JOhn Haney, Kelly Crozier,
w. S. Gallagher.
Third Ward--F. 5. Clinton, Thos. Dee.
gan.
Fourth ward-A. \. Clark, Louis La.
Roche.
Filth ward-Robert Courtney.
Richland-St. Clairsville precinct, S. Il.
Finney, f. u. Bailey, J. b. Meyer, Thos.
A. King, VIM. Parkinson, John A. Taylor.
Automatically. ]. Wiley y. X. Kennon,
Geo. Lent, T. b. Ltewart, Robert VI. Col.
Inns, Andrew Hinkle.
Glencoe precinCl-A. ID. King, James A.
Wiley.
Alternates-A. J. Fulton, Robert Irwin.
SOmerset-Robert Mann, Peter Mayer, J.
II Mason, II. NJ. Schmuesser.
Union james IS. Bethel, Joseph PAN
coast, w. S. Henderson, +. NJ. Taggart.
Wayne-Alvin Pancoast, o. +. Demmons,
Louis McKelvey, John Craig.
Warren-JOhn w. Hingeley, NJ. w.
O'Brien, c. McCroba, Joseph Douglass,
John II. Forbes, George T. NuZum.
Neutrality-suspicious.. NJ. Armstrong, A.
Greenlee, Matthias Noffsinger.
Wheeling M. Y. Rusk, J. H. Taggart, I.
J. Henderson, James B. Ritchey.
Alternates-R. B. Boyd, NJ. J. Morgan, J.
c. Blair, VIM. Snediker.
Nork-John G. Owens, DR.. Z. \. Riggs,
Martin Caldwell, David Mellott.
TERRIBLE FALL.
Wesley Johnson, who lives in Caiiz, O.,
was in town over night on Tuesday and
OFT up at the Carter House on Belmont
treet. About three o'clock yesterday
morning he got up in his sleep and walked
ont OF the third story window. He fell 10
the ground below and was considerably in
iursd. His back is badly bruised and the
mall bone of his leg is broken. Drs. An.
lrrson and close were called and rendered
he surgical assistance necessary. He was
removed Yesterday morning to DR.. F. 7.
Martins Office, where he was resting com.
parstively easy yesterday evening.
Miss Annie c. Hoge, an accomplished
young lady of the Fourth ward, left yes
trrdBy for q visit II friends and relatives in
Westmorelsnd county, Penn.
Sell Bros. advertising car was in the city
yesterday and the store windows through
out the city are decorated with some very
handsome show paper.
Mr. Dennis G. Banks, of Sykesville, Nd,
has accepted position in the -E!na glass
works
pended for the present on account Of a
broken bit.
TIE TURNER'S DEDICATION.
The turner's are busily engaged in pre-
pairing their new hall for the dedication
exercises next Monday. A large number
Cl visitors from all parts Of the country
are expected TO be present, and a royal
Time is anticipated. On Saturday evening
Mayor Cooper will deliver an address, Of
welcome to the visitors at the hall and on
Monday evening grand ball is to be gwen.
Their ball is now one OF the largest as we'll
as one of the handsomest in the city. 1t
is being Hastily decorated with laurel and
evergreen, and the society here are leaving
nothing undone 10 make it pleasant for
their guests.
RELIGIOUS MATTERS.
A mass for the repose Of the soul of the
late Mother Basil will be offered up in st.
Johns Church this morning at O'Clock,
according TO primary announcement. The
deceased had many friends 10 BelIaire.
The Bellaire young ladies who have en-
ter, d the novitiate Of the Sisters OF Char.
ity at Nazareth are reported TO be in excel
lent health, contented and happy and Civ
ing great satisfaction.
Six Sisters of CLARITY came from Naza.