Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-07
From The Sunday Regi.!sr.
LIST OF DELEGATES
TO represent Ohio COGaty's Lively
Democracy
Ia the State Convention al Charleston
The Minute of the FIRST Conyen-
ton Of the Campaign
Of 1884.

There was fair gathering of the county
Democracy, 1T the Court House yesterday
afternoon, pursuant to the call OF the
county committee, 70 represent Ohio coun-
" IN the Stats COay-uuol u Charleston
on April 10. Toe mss msrt.rs vas rather
quiet With just sufti :ient talk 10 relieve
the monotOny. Order VAS called By w. c.
Handlap, chairman of he county com-
mittee, who read the call Of the State com.
mE'tee AMI apuOuuced the ubj,cs of the
convention. He called Capt. August Rolf
10 preside, the choice being ratified by the
convention. Ga motion OF J. J. Woods,
harry Back was elected Secretary.
Capt Rolf, after 'hankiOg the conven.
ton, said, 10 facilitate matters he had pre-
pared a list Of one committeeman from
esCh district 10 prepare lisI of delegates,
subject to ys:i6Sa'ion by the convention.
LITTLE KICK.
W. 4. Wilson move to lsy that list
Oh toe table sui let the convention name
those men. That's what we're here for
snI I'm opposed 10 this CO.: aud dried
WORK.
Judge Hous,ou-I second the motion,
SIR, and must say sucn action is without
PRECEDENT.
Capt Rolf said he had prepared the list
to facilitate matters, simply, and Capt
Boring said he regarded such list as Gus
tomary thing. However, the motion to
table prevailed.
J. B. fancy moved the chair select a man
from each district to select delegates and
report 70 the convention. Lewis Baker
suggested that the secretary call the roll Of
districts and have the convention name the
maa. This suggestion was acted upon
4 he, O..
Washington-R. H. Phillips.
Madison-Jsmes b. fancy.
Clay-John 0. Pendleeon.
UriOn-JOhn W. Boring.
Centre-James Maxwell.
Webster. NJ Todd.
Ri1Chie-LsaUder VI K.
Trisdelpbia-J. l.. Ssd'liou.
Liberty Howard.
The CO-.ui.tes retired 10 make up the
'is' 81 z the convention enjoyed Itself by
SDsiChes, for ;he UeXt hall hour. Some
lively pCi'..cal discussions resulted, Mr.
Wells growing so enthusiastic in a little
argument, that il became nearly q pu0lic
sy- sch. At the end Of hat time the com.
n.i-tee returned aad through its chairman,
J. II Todd, reported the following
LIST oF DELEGATES
without rr-ard to district division:
~. \ wilson, Alfred Caldwell, JOha J.
Money, Michael E.wsrds, Michael Stein,
VI T. Fame, John 5 NaylOr, James Il.
fancy, Chsrles OFT, A. A. Franzheim, N.
Reilly, u. J. OKane, John +. Baker,
George Baird, Jr, John W. Boring, Thomas
VI Darroh, James SOsyer, William hyles,
J. NJ. DOddridge, John G. Hoffman, Jr.,
james VI. Todd, C. W. Seaoright Andrew
Wi,gou. + G. Cracrsft, W. c. Hsndlsn,
Louis Colmar, Jr., Lesnder Mix, Daniel
Tbornburg, Philo L Kimberly, Thomas
O'Brien, Lewis Baker, Thomas Garden,
Isaac +. JOces, John J. Jacob, c. 5. Terrell,
g. K. Behier. August Rolf, Frank Hoge,
joseph 5. Miller, James h Oldham.
squire O'Keeffe said he had not an objec-
ticD TO a name reported by the committee,
but he thought his district lUnionI with
its large vote, should have had more than
Two delegates. He knew there we're men
IN that district VINO wanted to go, while ne
heard many names there of those he knew
could not and would not go.
]. q. Pendleton said il was his under
standing that forty delegates had been
called for By the State COMMITTEES, and ne
Ionbted whether this convention had au-
thority to appoint more. The committee
mad selected those reported as willing 10
20, as the object had been 10 nave the en-
lire delegation present.
IaEJUDGE WINS HIS POINT.
Judge Houston here made speech. de
said he bad thought the committee would
nave had an eve 70 what each district was
entitled to, based on the guoernatorl1l
vote- But he was not chosen. or course
be consoled himself, like the old Spartan
with the thought there were so many bet
ter men in his district. ,.o
PepdletCD--W hat IS your district, lcSs!
Houston-MsdiSon, sir.
VIM will tODk at the .l5J
Won will find Madison has more than her
81 H H,Si but I'm not there.
Mr. B.krr-To help M friend out, l
.r.cye he be add 20 toe list Is 4s.eSate-
This his was unanimously adopted, with an
audible smile.
ADDITIONAL DELEGATES.
q IT Tsney moved to add the names OF
Dennis u keefie and Randolph StaInaSer
Fn the list as delegates a'-Iarge.
P.ndIetop-Tns State Committee mas m
s,ructsd Us 10 send forty delegates, and TINS
We have done forty good men ana true. 1
>.e,ss.st.Isrge; and If we have, there are
-,Isn,y Of men to chose without going out
side The county.
Sonire O'Eeeffs declined, saying he could
-, Toss,bIV 90. But he did want to send
son,s from his district. He suggested the
"sTe of Chris. Sickle, as q substitute ioi
nj. own. This was accepted by fancy, ana
Re motion wss adopted. The report As
Whole vas then adopted.
PL Kimberly said there, were many
cod men unnamed, as yet, who should 6s
ssnt a full delegation OF alterlates s5onIo
10 sent, he thought, and be moved tas
election of J \. Miller. Wn' E.nnS S5 9suA
sbsv we're elected aud the convention sd'
iourned.