Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-25
ELECTION OFFICERS
APPOINTED BY THB BOARD OF COMMISSION
ERS,
At a Special Session Held Yesterday Afternoon
Complies List Of the Judges and
CanyaSers.

The Board Of County Commissioners
met in spsei'l session yesterday afternoon
at half.psss one o'clock, the main purpose
of the session beiOg the appointment oil
the Judges and canya:sers for the various
polls of the approaching Presidential cleo
ton. All the members Of the Boald were
in thsir seats. After several items Of mis-
cellaneous business to be fereait.r men
toned, hsd lean disposed OF, President
erase announced the appointment Of can
vassers and judges was in order, and called
for the reading of the statute on t ne sub
jett BY the Prssfc cutting Attorney. When
thi, was done, Mr.. Stein took the hco:,
and said:
"Mr. President, in accordance with law.
I offer the following list OF judges and
canvassers for the various district, for the
coming election"
MIR. McGregof-I'd like to understand
Thu.
Mr.. President-Let it be read aud then
we can all understand it.
The Clerk then read the list.
Mr.. McGregor-I move to lay on the
table.
Mr.. Sp:iiel-I second the motion.
The motion was put ard lost on viva
voce vote.
After the decision of the Chair had been
go announced, Mr.. Speidel called for the
az es and nays, but the President said
decision had bsen given, and the call was
too late.
Mr.. sfe;del plead for "fair plsy," and
was assured by the Chair that hs would
get that all the time.
Mr.. Speidel said he would bow to the
decision of the President, be: cause that
gentleman had the power.
Mr.. McGregor then offGei on ameLd.
ment, for Madb on district, as follows:
Island-Judges, Myrsn Hubbard, G. W.
Bssga ard Charles Lukens;' oarvsssers,
ChaIles Fl. Watkins, Howard Hez ct. and
J. Elwood Hughes. Market House =
judges, John II. Tapra1, J. D. Maxwell
and P. Kennedy; canvass'r', 7. NJ. Gar
vim, Hugh Sterling aud Chs. K!eivis.
Mr.. Nicer, gr said he had reyer had
of such pan as bad be N proposed b,fore
the Board to-day. He had heard an ink
ling of this to-dsy," bat could scarcely be.
li.ve it. He fe he was capable Of
selecting the election officers in his district,
ard protested against his privilege being
taken from him 1t was an act Of discour-
tesy, which he hoped would not prevail,
Msssrs. Maxwell AMI McGragor also
protested ags ost the Ieje ,tion Of Mr.. Nc
GREGG. 'sr lendment, but on the question
being pat t wa' lust, syes 3, noes Z.
Mr.. S.c'. then NOV ed the sdoptio1 ofths
original Il, :, submitted by hin, and it wes
carried OF Sn aye and nay vote, demanded
by Mr.. Sgsidel, Mr.. Nichols voting with
the Rspuifioa.s in the negative.
Folio Wig is the list as adopt d.
WASHINGTON District
Fret Ttard-Ju iges, A. G. Harrell, @.
Blum anoE J. Rawlirg; canvessers, Ralph
Ankle, w A. Wilson and G B. Jones.
Fulton 1dges, E. Hsmm, Tho'. Myers
and Isaac t8ogsrd, Sr.
MadisoR District
Island : Chss Lukens, G. A. Beall and
M. L. Etzier; canvas:ers, Jss. II. Fe'gasop,
J. A. Woods and Thomas Young, Market
House,. B. Crawford, 2. Kennedy and
l.. p. Salterbach; canyassers, CbaI Weir
heller, JOs. Emshsimer and VIM. Gund-
ling.
Clay District
Judges-Df. Csc. Baird, p l.. Kimber-
ly and b. NJ. Mcclure; canvassers, Geo.
Baird, Jr., John Ii. Holt and Fred Miller.
Union District
Judgts-Alsx Upieeraff, Jsmss T. Gray
and Randolph Butts; can7as sara, r. II.
Ellingham, Thoma, NJ. Reilly, and NJ. A.
Chew.
Centre District
Judges-Geo. G. Hannsn, WIN. Wait
and Jas. Reed; canvassers. VIM. Myles,
Frank Aub,r and David klsinsr.
Webster District:-
Judgss-James NJ. Todd, p. j. Gavin
and A. G. F. EbtliDg; canvassers, John Il.
CLARK, VIM. II. Shatter and Herman Rein
hart.
Richie District
Eighth ward--Judges R. V. Ankle, Geo
0tte, and VIM. G abe; canvassers, Ohris
Viswig Louder Wolvington and Albert
Drum. School House judges, Charles
Foster, janis McCully and G Gorge Wolfe.
Trialelphid District:-
Leitbet wood udees, Ham. Woods, Ed
ward Butlsr end j. V. l.. Rodgers. TIia-
daIphia-Ju6gss, John Helfenbine. Louis
Wheeler and L. =. Sisson. Robiosen-
judges, p. II. Oldham. Wesley Robinson,
Alex. McCspn. Elm Gcove-Ju iges, Jas
Creighton, ]. o. Woods and John Hal
stead.
Liberty District
West Liherty-Judges, James Atkinson,
james Dixon and Abe McCu!loch. Valley
Glove-Judges, Samuel Chambers, SeS-
srt williamson and F.lltscn Mex we'll
Potomsc-Judges, james Howard, Felix
Muldoon and James Blsyney.
Richland District
Glenn's Ruu-Ju1ges, Thomas r. Nc
Cord, Oscar Wehhlus end Charles Burley.
Brick School House-Judges, Petor Della
plain, Eugene Rdgeley and Alex. Mccall.
Tough.
When the result of the vote bad been
sur anced Mr.. Speidel took up his hat
and left the room, Iemsrkiug: "Mr. Pres
dent, I guess here's no further nsed OF my
remaining here tn-dsy. / ask to be ex-
cured" Mr.. Meg :esor also ask d to be
excused and let the room, and then the
Board at once adjourned.