Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-03-25
wELLSBURG NEWS.
,pecsaL Correspgndence Of nc SUNDAY Reaiaer.

Special Correspondence Of nc Sunday Register.
WELLsBURG, ". Va, March 81 THE
Democrats OF this city met in convention
at the Court House last evening, at the
call of NJ. NJ. Roberts, chairman of the
Executive Committee, who called the as
sembly to order and stated that thu bust
ness of the meeting was to select candi-
dates for the city Offices, TO be voted for at
the election Oh April 10, and q new Execu-
tive Committee. J. G. Palmer, Esq was
chosen chairman, and Mr.. F. c. Glass Sec
rotary Of the convention.
The choice of candidates for the various
offices resulted as follows: For City Clerk,
r. Kelsey, and for School Commissioner,
Calvin Brashear, were declared the Dami-
nees by reclamation. For Council, First
Branch, in the First ward, II. G. Meyer;
Second ward, ]. NJ. Cooper for the long
term and Robert Scott to fill the vacancy
for the Third ward, T. II. Buchanan for
the Second Branch.
The mass meeting Of the Republicans
held at the Court House, this afternoon, to
select a new County Executive Committee
and to transact general business, was called
to order by Darwin McClellaud, Chairman
of the Executive Committee. Squire
James Archer was called upon to preside,
and G. w. McCleary acted as Secretary.
After q slight skirmish, a motion for the
nomination of three persons from each
magisterial district to compose the new ex-
ecutive committee was carried, and the
representatives present from those districts
went into separate caucuses to make NOM
nations. The following names were pro-
posed to and ratified by the Convention
as the Executive Committee
John B. Redman, John A. Briggs and J.
E. Montgom cry, of Wellsburg; Thomas J.
Maban, r. McMorton and Jesse McNear,
of Cross Creek, and for Buffalo, DR.. c.
Shriver, H. c. Wells and S.'H. Atkinson.
At the meeting Of the new executive
committee subsequently held John II.
Briggs was elected chairman and j. 3.
Redman secretary.
A considerable s~prinkling of Democrats
were in the Court House during the DELHI
e~ratioas of their Republican friends and
were richly entertained by q considerable
row that was raised over the effort to select
delegates to the Republican State and Con-
gressional conventions. An animated dis
cussion arose on that proposition, in which
Benjamin Harvey, James Cree, Fl. G. Her.
vey, S II. Atkinson, Dr.. C. Schriver, ].
G. Jacob, editor Of the Herald, Hon. G. W.
McCord, VIM. Wilson, Chairman Archer
and several Others took part, and a run
ming debate continued for some time, in
which the words fraud" "riDg," ''this
terribly bitter fight" must mean that
there was a ring" II shall oppose IL
bitterly" "You did not get on the Execu.
tive Committee and are not in the ring
and some other like expressions were used
with considerable warmth, and the at
tempt Of some to pour oil on the troubled
waters did not entirely succeed.
The proposition to select delegates as pro.
posed was defeated.
Considerable discussion was INDUCED IN
by small crowds of Republicans, after fbs
adjournment, as to the unfortunate SQUAD
BILE Of the convention and the mistakes
made by bringing faetional fights into q
public convention
The Democrats who witnessed the pro
ceedings noticed that all is not serene in
the Republican ranks, even in this part oil
the vineyard.
Mrs. Kate Caldwell, of Ennis. Texas,
and Mrs. George K. McMechen, of Wheel.
ing. were the guests this week Of Mrs.
Holmes, on Main street
A meeting Of the stockholders of the Gas