Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-08
LOST HEGIRISTS.
John A. Hutchinson Nominated at Point
Pleasant-AnOtherSn Snide Resolution.

Special Telegram to TIE Register.
POINT PLEASANT, w. VA, September
The Wood county delegation, together
with portions of the Writ, Calhoun and
Peasants delegations by some misunder,
standing got off at Athens with their band
while some of the remainder ran on down
to the junction, about two miles below.
The hegirists who got of ut Athens re,
manned about half an hour, when they
learned that some mistake had been made
in the programme, and for fear of being
left walked the two miles through the
sweltering hot sun to the junction, when
they found the balance Of the crowd as
badly of almost as they had been, with
the exception of having couple of cars to
shelter them.
The entire arrangement had been over.
. looked by the railroad and no engine was
IN sight. A telegram to Corning reminded
the abSent-minded company that they had
forgotten something, and an engine was
sent down the road to hunt up the politi-
cal Japhets.
About l:3O o'clock the hegirists, red hot,
sweltering and cussing mad again got un-
der way. Fortunately the delayed in-
voice OF hegirists had the chairman of the
Congressional Executive Committee with
them, thereby preventing too previous
organization. Wood and Calhoun cOun-
ties effected a temporary organization at
the junction, forty miles in the interior of
Ohio, while Peterson held the Cabell
county delegation solid on basis of repre-
SentatiOn Mt the same place.
Altar the arrival OF the train with the
Chairman at $50 the convention assem-
bled with the following temporary Organiza-
tiOn: Capt. George j. Walker, of Jackson,
Chairman; Ii. NJ. Adams, OF Cabell, Secre-
tary; T.. Stevens, of Putnam, Assistant.
The convention then adjourned for thirty
minutes. a.
At the termination of that time the
convention again proceeded to business.
The Committee ON Permanent Organiza-
tiOn reported J. b. Menager, Mason cOun-
", Chairman, \. 3. White, Of Wood, Secre'
tary. Mr.. Menager was then called to the
chair.
The following was the only pithy resO-
luton passed: Recognizing that the sub;
mission to \ vote of the people of M
amendment to the Constitution OF thu
State prohibiting the manufacture and SALE
Of intoxicating liquors is demanded by the
moral sentiment of large number Of Oul
citizens of all parties and hereby heartily
endorsing the action OF the Republican
members of the Legislature OF recent ses
siOnS in tayOring the submission OF sucl
amendment to the voters OF the State, w
I hereby declare that We are in favor Of sucl
/ Submission.
After the report of the committees thu
convention proceeded to nominate candl
! dates.
Mr.. Menager, of Mason, placed Judge
b. J. Redmond in nomination: L. Z
Stevens, OF Putnam, placed Col. j. l.. Me
Lean in nomination; Capt. Romeo II. Free
nominated Z. W. Morris; NJ. s. Hughes, o
the State Journal, nominated Hon. John A
Hutchinson, of Wood.
The nominations all received seconds,
after which the convention proceeded to
ballot.
First ballOt-HutchinsOn 80; Mclean,
81: Redmond 81; Morris, 27. Fractions
will be omitted. Second ballOt-Hutch'
inson, -; Redmond, p; Mclean, So; Nor.
ris, 24; G.. b. Smith, l.
A. B. White arose and nominated Z. h.
Smith, when pandemOnium reigned Tor
several minutes. Yells and cries OfSmith,
Hutchinson, and the names Of different
candidates were deafening. The char
finally succeeded in guieting the crowd.
Smith arose amid the clamOr and declined
10 run against Hutchinson, when the
clamor again became deaiening. Finally
a third ballot was taken, which was rs
follows:
Hutchinson, "a; Redmond, l6; Mclean,
35; Morris, 20; Smith, l3.
On the fourth ballot the name OF Smltn
was again introduced This ballot resulted
rs follows: Hutchinson, IS; Mclean, 81;
Redmond, 3; Morris, 3; Smith, 81. Tins
ballot was received amid the greatest yell
ing and confusion.
A motion to adjourn until O'Clock was
voted down, and the fifth and last bal
lot taken which resulted in the nomination
of Hutchinson, he receiving 90 votes.
II was the noisiest convention oil thls
lively convention season.