The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-07
Tl1s AFTRRNOOYs CONVENTION.
Tho Delegates Chosen saturday evening Mt
the Primaries.

inc EElnluElths
The Republican voters OF Ohio county
will meet in convention this afternoon
in the persons of fifty delegates, chosen
Saturday, five from each district, to
choose the representatives of this county
in the District and State conventions
which are to elect delegates to the Chi
cago convention. The primaries, held
Saturday afternoon in the country dis
triCts and in the evening from to o in
the city, were fairly well attended-un-
expectedly so for primariesin which no.
body had selfish interest-and the
delegates chosen will make this after.
Moons meeting representative Of the Re-
publicanism OF the county.
WASHINGTON DISTRICT.
In Washington district the election
was held at the vigilant engine house.
n. @. Hamilton presided and e. B. Jones
acted us Secretary. The delegates
chosen are Messrs. James Roberts, n. G,
Hamilton, q. j, Rawling, James Me-
Cahon and Joseph Hamilton; alternates,
Messrs. Charles banner, John G. Kline,
Meyer Heyman, Joseph Kuhn and
George Gundling.
MADISON DISTRICT.
The Madison district meeting was at
the Second ward market house hall, and
considering theinconvenience for Island
voters, their prepondcrance was notable.
Alex FOrgey, OF the Island, was chair
man, and james Waiter, OF the Island,
Secretary. No alternates were named.
The following gentlemen were chosen
delegates: Prof. James II. Jones, Alex
Forgey, DR.. Geo. /. Caddle, DIR. 7. II.
Logan and james Waiter.
The idea advanced in n Sunday paper
that this delegation is divided" between
Blaine and Sherman is pure rot. The
only idea heard Of was that delegates to
Chicago should 90 uninstructed. On this
all seemed to agree in every district,
CLAY DISTRICT.
In this district n resolution was adopt.
ed that the five candidates receiving the
highest number of votes should be the
delegates, and in case any Of them could
not or did not attend, the name receiv,
ing the next highest number OF votes
should be the alternate. The delegates
chosen we're: Messrs! John Frew, T.
Buchanan, n. B. Scott, DIR. S. L. Jepson
and p. B. Dobbins.
The following card has been received
in this connection:
WHEELING, May 6.
To he Editor orMe IateLligaecr.
SR:-NIy election MS delegate to Mon.
days convention was without my knowl.
edge or consent, and while appreciate
the compliment, l respectfully decline
to serve, being out OF politics.
S. l.. JEPsoN.
Mr.. ]. D. Elson received the next
highest vote to those cast for the five
gentlemen named, and Mr.. J. I. Cow
the next highest.
UNION DISTRICT.
In Union district, the meeting in the
Police Court room was called to order
by Ralph Whitehead, chairman OF the
County Committee, and Col. George B
Caldwell was made chairman and S. G
Smith secretary. In addition to naming
delegates the primary selected Mr.
Whitehead as member for the district o.
the new County Committee. He is ;
committeeman of experience and eff
cheney, and the choice was n wise one
B. S. Allison, Ralph Whitehead, George
b. Caldwell, Thomas L. Lewis anC
George G. McKown were chosen us del
egates.
CENTRE DISTRICT.
In Centre district, T. c. NTofIat was
made president, and J. X. Hall secretary
The delegates chosen were Messrs. G. r
MGtzner, I. G. Mollat, j. X. Hall, W. n.
Linch and Balzer SChott.
WEBSTER DISTRICT.
In Webster, the meeting, which was
held in LaBelle hall, resulted in the
choice OF Henry Harvey, Conrad Leon.
hart, W. II. Travis, Clarence Haynes
and William Schwertterger us delegates.
RITcHGE DISTRICT.
In old Richie there was tic between
Conrad Bremen and Harry Seybold. The
four delegates elected were X. NJ. Gille-
land, Joseph Freese, John W. Schultze
and Charles Bryson.
TRIADELPnIA DISTRICT.
The Republicans OF Triadelphia dis
trict met Mt Triadelphia Saturday after
noon and selected five delegates to at
tend the County Convention. The fol-
lowing is list Of the delegates: W. P.
Hubbard, L. NJ. Atkinson, L. P. Sisson,
w. L. Smith and A. L. Carter The del.
egates were instructed to use their influ-
enCe to secure two Committeeman for
Triadelphia district.
brooke County's Delegates.
The Republicans of Brooke county met