Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-27
kANAwHA COUNTY.
A NOISY. sy.Crowd-Raising the Boys-Enthu.
: siastic Delegates Forgetting the Pro.

siastic Delegates Forgetting the Pro-
prieties.
CHARLESTON, August "a Exclusive. i
A. REGISTER scribe who happened to be pres,
ent during the Democratic County Con-
vention yesterday was fully convinced Of
one fact, and that was that for noisy, rowdy
demonstrations, it was entitled to the pre-
MUM. A more unruly, wild and bolster
Gus crowd could not well be assem-
bled in any county in the State.
There was neither sense, good Judgment
or good breeding manifested by a large
number of the delegates. From the time
the convention met until adjournment it
was one constant scene of stormy confusion.
The chairman seemed utterly powerless to
preserve order long enough to have the re-
suits of the various ballots announced. The
Maiden delegation took the cake
for genuine bluster and hurrah,
their evident intention being to create an
enthusiasm for their favorite candidate, D.
q. Pqtney, to whom they. remained loyal
until dropped under the rules, he being the
lowest on the list OF candidates. While the
boiling was going on, enthusiastic delegates
SO far fargot the proprieties of the occasion
as to mount their seats add, with a yell,
which would have done credit to
A wild Comanche
Of the plains, start a hurrah for Pdtuey.
Their zeal carried them too far, and re-
bounded to the injury of their candidate.
on the 4th ballot, the friends Of Putney
went over to the gallant Dick Delaney,
wellknown and popular business man Of
Charleston, and amid scenes Of the widest
excitement "Dick" as heis famillarly known,
was declared the nominee-amidst perfect
storm of applause the nominee came for
ward, and in few well chosen words thank
ed the convention for the honor conferred.
1t was with the greatest difficulty that
order was sufficiently restored to en-
able the convention TO proceed with the
order of business, but they finally disposed
of the work in hand, and now present to the
voters Of Kanawha county a ticket worthy
the support of every citizen, and ticket
which will be triumphantly elected in Octo-
ber One of the defeated candidates Geo.
Pftifer, and one of the best of
Kanawha's German Citizens,
SAYS openly that he is done with Democracy
and will 60 over to the Republican fold
George is an old kicker, and his deelara-
tons do not surprise any one, he having
been a candidate for the sheriffslty four
years ago, and failing to knock the per.
simmons bolted the ticket and openly sup
ported and voted for the Republican nomi.
nee, who by the way, was defeated, and
John Hubbard, the first Democratic sheriff
in Kanawha county for 30 years was elect
ed by the magnificent y majority Of seven
teen votes. IF Pfeifer had remained true
to his party and stood by the result of the
convention four years ago, he would un-
doubtedly have been the present nominee.
He made the idle boast after his defeat
to-day that he intended to put the FIVE hun
dred German votes Of Kanawha county in
his vest pocket and poll them for the Re
publican candidate Well informed parties
say that George Cannot deliver the
goods.
will hold their county convention
next Saturday and lively
time is expected The principal
interest centres in the Sherifalty and Coun-
ty Clerk. The Democratic nominee for the
latter position is Grcenbacker and will poll
the full party strength of the Greenbackers
as well as of the Democracy. Thus a part
of the fusion scheme proposed by the Re
publicans here is already defeated. There
are several candidates for Sheriff,
but indications point to Postmaster
l.. Fl. Ewart as the coming man
whom they hoped will be the one TO rake
in the big (2) tax bill of which we have
heard are to be the results Of Gov. Jskes
re-assessment order Many Of the most re-
spectacle Republicans doubt
1he wisdom of Nominating
for the responsible position of Sherif,
Federal Office holder whose alleged frequent
carrousals often end up in certain ques
tionable resorts of the city, and in one OF
those gilded palaces Of sin, our genial P. NJ.
which stands for postmaster OF Charles
ton-was arrested and gave $3.50 to the
city exchequer, and offered $50 to have his
name suppressed by tie officials making
the arrest The Democratic Legislative ticket
nominated to-day gives general satisfaction.
Judge J. II. Ferguson, Alex. Wilson and
has. Golden. the latter being the working
mans candidate, a well known miner Of
CCalburgh.