The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-14
VERY BADLY MIXED.
rouR MEN eEr a AlAJoRIrY yorE
whereas Three only Wore to be El,q,od.
Some had Counting sOmewhOrS--A Sol.
Idly Democratic Board of Gas TruS.
tsss-ROutIno Basins.. III Council.

Some had Counting somswhors--A Sol.
idly Democratic Board Of Gas TruS.
tesS-Routlno Business Iu Council.
The regular semi.monthly meeting OF
Council held last evening wss the most
largely attended, both by members and
outsiders, Of any yet held by the present
Council. The business that called out
such large assemblage was the election
OF new Board OF Gas Trustees. The fact
that there was such turnout on such
night was the best evidence that could be
had OF the interest OF all classes In the re-
suIt The rain came down in sheets, the
streets were rivers and the wind blew
furiously, yet long before 1880 o'clock, the
hour for assembling, nearly every mem.
Der was present and the lobby filled all
the available space. Only four members
out OF the iorty-four were absent. They
were Messrs Mccoy aud Peterson FROM
the Second Branch and Myles aud Nc
Gregor from the First.
THE JOINT SESSION.
II was not unti!0 o'clock that the Sec
ond Branch had gotten ito work sufficient,
ly cut OF the way to proceed with the cleo,
ton, and sent Tor the First. Meanwhile
the lobby had been waiting very patiently,
Both before aud alter the two branches
had been called to order certain Demo,
Gratis were very busy skipping about
among the other Democrats and holding
earnest whispered consultations with them
The supposition Is tha. the caucus the
night before aud the action thereat was
the snbj~cs OF all this talk. For caucus
was really held Monday, but profit
ing by former experience, 1t was
conducted very quietly aud Sc
cre,ly by the sixteen Democratic mem
beers who attended. Yesterday, what
was done at that dark and mysterious
night meeting leaked out. Mr.. Oscal
Seeley, the plumber and President Of the
Young Mems Democratic Club, and Mr.
Frank p. JepsOn, cashier OF the Ohio
Valley Bank, and on enc occasion Acting
Governor Of the State, whose inherent
buoyancy" has always kept him "hust'
ling" for Office, were proposed in the eau
Gus as candidates and were selected. Capt
Gus Rolf was the big card Of the leading
spirits in that caucus, and their chagrir
may be imagined when the caucus sa
down on the Captains name with dul
thud. Tho leading spirits before referred
to were red-hot for making the new Boart
solidly Democratic, but it SO happened
that they were not in the majority anG
thus it was that Capt. Rolf was turned
down. .s-
THREATS or BoLTIEd.
These same leading Spirits were also
hostile to Mr.. Seeley, and his selection &c
intensified their disgust over the fate tha'
had befallen Capt. Rolf that they openly
threatened 10 bolt the caucus they them
selves had organized. Yesterday they
cooled off little and vent to work en-
deavoring TO bring pressure to beal
against Mr.. seeley. Just before the bal
loting commenced it was whispered thai
they had succeeded in whipping him out
OF the race. This, however, was false
rumor. The votes began piling up iol
him fast, and seeing this the leading spir
its determined TO swallow him and cut
out any Republican, no matter what his
qualifications might be for the position
how faithfully he had served, or how bad
the effect might be on the party at large
OF making the Board selidly Democratic.
The joint session was called to order by
Mayor Grub. Mr.. Comerlord placed +.
P. Jepson in nomination; Mr.. Harrell,
Oscar Seeley; Mr.. G. B. Caldwell, Thos
Z. Lewis, one OF the present incumbents;
Dr.. Wingerter, DR.. Thomas II. Logan, an.
other OF the present Trustees; Mr..
Schultze, Capt. Aug. Rolf; Mr.. Cruise,
Joseph Speidel. Mr.. Pickett seconded
Mr.. Seeley's nomination: In making their
nominations the members made very
pretty little speeches for their respective
candidates.
Mr.. Comerford moved that only one
Trustee be elected at time. Heretofore
it has always been customary for members
to vote for the three candidates they de-
sired at one time.
Mr.. G. B. Caldwell thought that the
motion was very unusual one; 1t was
one that he could not understand; 1t was
not accordingto the usual mode of pro-
cedure: If there was any dark lantern
game, any trap set for anybody, no would
Ike to know about it.
Mr.. Comeriord said in reply that the
mode he proposed might not be parla-
mentary one, but would enable the ma
jority to understand better how 10 vote.
Mr.. Caldwell said that 1t might mean
much or little; it might mean Tip. tap,
toe, three Democrats all in row." He
asked that the majority show some little
magnanimity towards the respectable
minority and allow it representation on
the Board as the Republicans had allowed
the Democrats when the former were in
power. Such course was for the best in.
terests Of the city.
THREE AT TINE.
A vote was taken on Mr.. Comerford's