Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-09-11

70 senator OlONeTb b DENOMINATION naS Gre
ated 50 much comment. Mr. Hearn vas
excluded from the caucus aud turned re-
gretfully away.
Mr.. Hearn is supposed to receive sug-
gestiOns very graciously from David A.
Once upon time Attor-
ney General Watson was engaged upon a |
very important tax case from Harrison |
county, and be was glad 10 secare the SER |
vices Of Mr.. Hollingsworth az assistant
counsel. II seems that cne feature OF
Forakerism in Ohio is that the Governor
demands to be consulted by every one
within the shadow of his State house.
When Foraker was no! consulted he bs-
came involved in a disagceeable coatro
versy with Watson and Incidentally with
Hollingsworth. AS o result the Harrison
county delegation in the recent Republican
convention was hostile 70 Foraker. Editor
Hearn, an av0wed anti-Foraker man, wss
nominated for representative, end then the
decree was made that 5 .nator Glover,
friend of FoIaker's, should be slaughtered
That explains why the Csd Republican
opened its mouth and spGke. The same
issue in which it denounced Clover il
praised J. Wilbur Nichols, and Nichols is
The nominee to-day. Hesrn uttered Hol-
lingsworth's sentiments. Hol,ingsworth
will be candidate for CjDgres5 against
Joseph D. Taylor next yesr aud thers are
many reasons to believe that tho fight ior
delegates Throughout the district will be
bitterly contested.
At IL o'clock the convention Of thirty
two delegates was called TO order. The
preliminaries were soon disp0aed of. Mayor
NJ. G. Mitchell, Of Martins Ferry, was
made chairman and W. B. Hearn, OF the
Csdiz Republican, aud W. A Hunt, Of the
St. Clairsyile Chronicle, were chosen sscTe-
taIies. The Committee on Rulei was SD
pointed as follOw5: Belmont-A. @. Ram
age, ]. @. Heinlein and Frank NJ Coweu.
Harrison-Alex. Eoglisb, S. D. McGayen
and DR.. Howell.
The committee promptly reported in
favor Of voting by secret ballot, and the
lights were turned out TO give the man
with the sIiletto chance for work. J. II. |
Mills and lawson Emerson were appoint |
ed tellers. The nominating speeches were
not noteworthy. There was no need for
eloquence and none waa wasted on thecon-
vention. John d. McMechan named j. |
Wilbur Nichols; A. @. Ramsge named /
Charles H. Arrick; Charlie Heinline named |
Judge John S Cochran, f 3. McManee
nominated George W. Glover and gentle
mau from Cross Creek township suggested
the claims of Col. @. L. Poormau.
Senator Glover showed his full strength
on the first ballet. lie showed 10 yotes.
Poormar followed with 9, wnile Nichols
received one les5. Auick got ard CCch
ran 1. Unimportant changes were notice
able in the succeeding ballots. Ga the
fourteenth, Mr. Nichols reached II. Scat
tarIng votes were cast for John M. Adams
and G gorge NJ. Patton. Two more ballots
were taken and then Harrison county
asked leave 10 retire for conference. Upon
her return Mr.. McMsnee, who had pre-
sented Senator Glover's name, was voted
for. He received - in the
seventeenth ballot; and then
his strength gradually dwindled
away until the twenty-fflh ballot, when
John NJ. GaTven was given l3 votes.
A score Of pencils kept tally on the re-
suit az the tellers called out each vote.
Gsryen went to Is on the next ballot, and
on the tWenty-9eventh it waa seen that be
had received Il vo.es-a majjrity-and a
tremendous shout went up from the Har-
rison county crowd. Glrven appeared to
be the nominee Secretary William AL |
len Hunt twisted the fingers Of bis left /
hsnd through his whiskers and cast dep
recating glance at the enthusiastic mob.
"Thirty-three votes csst - one too
many" be shouted, and the enthusiasm
wss gone. Another ballot was ordered
After the twenty. eighth ballot Belmont re-
tired for q caucus. 1t was determined to
try Nichols for two ballots aud then Poor
man. Bnt Stewsrt Adams, Of Colerain,
YVES Obstinate. He was for Arfick. So
Poorman was given two chances and Ar
rick was given a chance, snd then Nichols
was voted for again. II was the thirty
eight bsllot and Nichols received II votes, |
while Is we're cest for Glover. The nom
inee was brought before the convention
ard made a neat speech, thanking the /
delegates for the honor ana pledging bis best /
endeayors fer the party.
The defeat of Senator Glover ard nom
instion Of MI Nichols is a rebnke to /
Foraker. Glover was fought, and Nichols .
favored, By the Governors enemies. The I
Harrison county people who had agreed to /
% for Judge Cochran af'er they had sban- /
donsd Glover violated their pledges be- /
cspse they we're eelfsh enough 70 believe
tba. they could oDcs more grasp Tie prize.
But Mr.. Nichols had some Harrison Coun- /
ty ifiends and il comes 10 Belmont.
THE BALLOTS.
Fi-st ballot-Nichola, 3; Glover, 10; Ar
rick. 4; Cochran, /; POormaU, 9.
Second-NichOls, 10; Glover, lOi Arrck'
s; Cochran. l. Poorman, .
Third-Nichols, 10; Glover, II; Arrlck, .
;: Cochran, l. PcOImaD. ..
Fourth-Nichols II; Glover, 10; Arrick, .
3; CochTsn, ,; PoormaD, 4.
Fihh-Nichols. 10; Glover, lOi ArncK' [
s; Poormsn, 6. , /
Sixth-Nichols. II; Glover, TO- AITlck' /
); Cochran, /; POOrmsn, ,.
seYenth-Nlehols, 10i Glover, IL Ar
rick. 6; Poormsp, ..
Eighth-Nichols y; Glover, IL Ar
rick, 5; PoormaD, l.
Einth-Nichols, y; Glover, TO- Arrick,
3: PoormsD, 8; Cochran, l.
Tenth-NiehOls, -; Glover, 10; AFriek,
8; Poorman, 6.
Eleventh-Nichols, IA; Glover, 10; Ar
rick, 3; Poorman, 4; ]. u. Acams, l.
Twelfth-NichOls, p; Glover, y; Ar
rick, 2; POorman, 6.