Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-08
THE STATE SENATOR.
HON. JOHN O. PBNDLETON NOMINATED AT
WRLLSBURG.
Two Ohio County Men Missing During The Session.
The Hancock Delegation Also Alb
SsAt-fhe Details.

In accordance with the published call,
signed by Chairman w. C. Handlan, OF
the Executive Committee, the Senatorial
Conferees from Ohio and Brooke counties,
assembled at Wellsburg, yesterday, and
nominated Hon. John C. PendletOn, Of
this county, for Senator. For some rev
son, as yet unexplained, the Hancock
county Conferees failed to put in an ap-
p~earance, while but eight of the ten dele
gates from Ohio county, were present at
the meeting, Mr.. Herman StOetzer, OF
Centre District, arriving, however, just
before the adjournment.
Messrs. Il. II, Philips, August Mathews,
NJ. j. O'Kane. I. NJ. Darrah, John Lane,
William WOlvingtOn, Lewis Steenrod and
Vincent VanMetre, the eight ConiereeS who
participated in the preliminary caucus and
the actual session, boarded the 7:20 A.
NJ. train on the Pewiky, and after two
or three hours had been spent in looking
about town, or chatting over the political
outlook, a caucus was called to meet in
the Court House. Thomas. NJ. Darrah pre-
sided and John Lane acted as Secretary
There vert lNO CLuuAu1NNo lA1NNN Ia hOAA
inatiOn before the caucus, they being Hon.
+. 7. Mcneil and Hon. John .. Pendle-
ton, and after the first ballot it was seen
that each mustered four votes. Ballot
succeeded ballot, until the sixteenth, when
Mr.. VanMeter changed from Mcneil TO
Pendleton, making that gentleman the
choice, After this spirited but entirely
friendly contest was ended, the nomination
having been made unanimous on motion
of Mr.. StenrOd, the caucus adjourned Tor
dinner. Just after dinner the Brooke
county COnferees met, there being present
Messrs. Joseph Leasure, VIVA Brady, e.
y. F~reshwateT, ST., ). IL. Baxter, David
Hunter, J.. T.. Palmer, 5. B~lankinSOp, F.
Fl. Buchanan and Alfred Glass. Thisca u
Gus acquiesced in the choice made by the
Ohio county Conferees, and then adj
jOurned.
The COnferees of the two counties then
met about / o'clock, and were called to
order by Chairman w. C.. Handlan. j., c.
Palmer was made temporary chairman,
and on motion of NJ. j. O'Kane, he was
continued as permanent presiding officer.
Robert II. Phillips was chosen secretary.
lie OuilI Ctllitu lIC tOll VI Tx SOh~
ferees, and seventeen responded, nine
from Brooke county and eight from OHIO.
Thomas NJ. Darrah presented the name
of Hon. John .. PendletOn, and there
being no other nomination, on motion of
Alfred Glass, the nomination was made
unanimous.
A recess of twenty minutes was then
taken. at the expiration OF which time the
Conferees reaSSembled, and the Chair an
nOunced the following Senatorial Com
mittcc:
Ohio county, Lewis SteenrOd.
Brooke county, Alfred Glass.
Hancock county, John K. DonOhOe.
There being no other business before
the body the conference adjourned.
Just before adjournment Mr.. Herman
StOetzcr, aD ardent advocate of Hon.
Frank Z. Mcneil, who had come clear
from MorgantOwn to attend the meeting,
but missed the train on the Pennsylvania,
appeared, he having gone mp on the Ohio
side and crossed the river.
The Delegate COnferees from Brooke
county met and organized, but as there
no one present to represent Hancock
county, they adjourned to meet at Wells
burg Thursday, October l4th, at , p. m,
at which time a candidate for the House
of Delegates will doubtless be nominated.
The nomination of Mr.. PendletOn was
received with enthusiasm yesterday
throughout the three counties, but par
ticularly here at his home. The outlook
for his election is very bright, and as the
days 90 by his chances will steadily i'm
prove until the result will be placed be.