Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-08
MORNING SESSION.

County Commissioners assembled Al tne
Cour. House, yesterday morning, for the
arst time and were called to order, for
organization, by Clerk Woods, at ten
o'clock. By unanimous consent Mr.. Nc
Ginlsy was called to the chair, at the sug-
gestion of Mr. Cruise, and in the presence
Of lobby crowded with spectators, among
whom were halfa dozen members of the
Boards f 's5 and 81, many Of the county
and city officers, and number Of can
didates Tor the places within the gift OF the
Bosrd. he began business by ordering
roll-call, all responding As follows:
Washington John Koch, ID.
Madison-H 2. McGregor, II.
Clay-P. B. DObbins, X.
Union-James Mckinley, ID.
Csntre-Philip Volinger, ID.
Web,tsr-Frank Gruse, ID.
Ritchie-Adolph Fritz. K.
Richland-Abram l. McCullOch, X.
Triadelphia-W. NJ Tyler, ID.
Iiberty-Daniel Maxwell, K
Mr McGinley then announced that
nominations for the office of President were
I'M order. Mr.. Tyler nominated Mr.. Cruise
for re election, and was followed by Mr..
Maxwell. who placed the name Of Mr.. Nc
GrpQor beioro the body. A ballot was at
once taken, it resulting IN ive votes berg
cast for each gentleman, each candidate
voting for his opponent. In tic ensuing
hour thirty-five ballots were taken, each
being an exact duplicate OF al the rest
The formahty Of going over the roll oil
members again and again seemed TO AFFORD
a pood deal of amusement 10 the gentle
men in the lobby, and as the monoionons
announcement Of Five to five-no choice,
came regularly from the Presidents desk,
smiles could be seen reflected on
every face. At eleven O'Clock
Mr.. Cruise thought it would re-
iisye the mouOtony by calling the roll, for
a time. from the bottom mp, but Mr. Dob
bins called attention 10 the rule ON the
.nbiect and the cid order was pursued for
one more ballot, which VAS followed by a.
recess of ten minutes, during which the
lobby swarmtd in among the members,
ana discussed The situation and the piooa-
bic outcome.
On the thir.y-seventh ballot, there was
a slight change, Mr. Cruise voting for Mr.
Mckinley and Mr. MoGregOr for Mr.
Maxwell Tire next b3llOts resulted the
same. M 20 the f0rty-ss c0nd, when MT
Dobbins said there WAS no progress heipg
made. and he offered the following:
"Pe,oirsd. That II p. McGregor be
elected President aud Charles Z. Woods
Secretary of this Board. "
Mr.. Gruss rose 10 a point Of order. He
aid the irst business in order was the
selection Of a President, and anything else
was out OF order.
Mr.. Dobbins submitted that his resoiu-
ton named the President first.
TIE President decided the resolution out
of order. whereupOn Mr. D0bbins appeal
ed. A vote By ayes and nays resulted .
10 .. and Mr.. Mckinley slid the Chair
was sustained.
Mr.. Dobbins begged to differ. In the
first place, the PRECEDENT ought not to vote
on an appeal from his decision, and, sec
ondlg. a tie vote did not sustain the
Chair. He moved the adoption OF the
resolution.
Mr.. Cruise thought the Board couldn't
do il. and discussion ensued, which erded
10 call for the ayes and nays on the adop-
ton of the resolution subnitted by Mr.
Dobbins. The vote resulted, ayes ., nays
S. and the resolution was lost.
Ballotiug Was then resumed, and carried
along in the GOOD old way until noon,
when. the ftty-foutth ballot having been
taken. the Board adjourned until p. m.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Beard reassembled at about ten
minutes past two o. o'clock, all the members
re,pondiug 70 their names. The lobby
was filled with people, as ct the morning
session. Tee ffty-6fth ballot for Presi-
dem showed no change from the situation
"a, the close Of the morning session. Other
ballots were proceeded with, aud at half
past two the score was sixty-four roll
calls. The SEVENTEEN ballot was reached
At a quarter Of three o'clock, and when
that hour was reached Mr.. Maxwell oc-
casioned discussion by moving that the
rule prohibiting smoking be enforced.
The Chair decided the motion out of order,
and Mr. Maxwell appealed. The Chair
WAS sustained, and the seyenty-fOurth bal
lot Was taken, after which business was
suspended for ten minutes. At the ex-
piration of the recess, the seventy-hfth
ballot showed no change. The eightieth
ballot , a. taken at half-past three, and
then Mr.. Tyler moved to take a recess I'M
al Wednesday morniDg at 10 O'Clock.
The motion was lost, ayes ., nays .. The
eighty-frst ballot was then taken BY
this time Mr.. Mckinley had settled down
40 a steady gait Of two votes in five min
utes and the ninetieth ballot was taken at
o'clock. The Republicans were still
stubborn. and there did rot seem TO be
the slightest chance Of breaking the dead
lock.
Tire roll was called for the one hun
dredth ballot al half past four o'clock, the
result being the same old four for Cruise,
four for McGregOr, and one each for Max
well and Mckinley. Mr. DObbins then
offered the following:
"Resolred. That H. p McGrsgOr be elect
cd President. aud Charles Woods Clerk OF
this Board
In ofrerirg the resolution he said,
1.-THE opposition IS given the lions share,
and hoped it will be adopted"
The vote resulted, ayes 5, nays ., the
resolution being lost.
Mr.. Maxwell then moved to adjourn
until 1870 p. m. Mr.. Cruise moved to
amend by making the hour 10 this morn
ipg. The amendment was lost, but the
original was adopted, Mr. mckinley
voting with the Republicans, and the re-
cess was taken, while the audience ap-