The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-10
IN lHH SAME RUIZ.
The County Commissioners Put
in the Entire Day
BALLoTING FOR PRESIDENT
And Arrive no Nearer a Result Than
They Were When They Met Yes.
terday Forenoon-NothIng TO
Vary the Monotony.

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County Commissioners, from which so
much was hoped toward breaking the
deadlock OF Monday on the ballOting
for President, resulted in no solution,
All propositions made by the Republic
cans were rejected by the Democrats,
The Ave Republican members ofIeredto
accept a Democratic President with a
Republican Clerk, or a Republican Presi-
dent and a Democratic Clerk, but the
five Democrats insisted, by what princi'
pie Of fairness cannot be conceived, on.
their right to both Of these offices, gen.
erously offering to "be liberal" with the
Republican members in the distribution
ofthe otherohlcesin the gift ofthe Board.
This was a view the Republican mem
bels could not share, aud the secret SEES,
sion ended, the doors were opened, aud
ba!loting began where 1t left Oft on Mon
day night, the first ballot taken yesterday
being the Hath consecutive ballot, The
Democrats at the opening stuck TO Mr..
Cruise, the Republicansto Mr., McGregor,
while Mr.. McGregor voted for Mr., Dob
bins and Mr., Cruise for Mi, Tyler.
After the lG0th ballot, without com.
ing any nearer TO q result, the Board
took o recess until Up, N.
Upon ~reassembling the Democrats
adopted a new policy, first giving their
solid vote to one OF their number, then
to another, and so on until each had
been voted for In turn, They also adop-
ted the expedient Of voting one or two
fora Republican. AT one OF these breaks,
when two Democrats had voted for a
Republican, the Republicans began to
change their votes to him, but tho Dem.
ocrats saw what this would lead to AID
at once changed back TO q Democrat,
After the 10th ballot, Mr.. McGregor
offered the following resolution:
ReSOled, That Mr., Dobblns be elected
President, and Charles Woods, Clerk Of
this Board.
This was rejected; ayes five Republic
cans; noes, five Democrats,
After the l74th ballot, Mr.. McGregor
offered a resolution to the effect that the
members should serve without pay until
an election OF President was effected.
This was adopted.
On.one ballot Mr.. Vollinger received
tho votes Of all the Democrats but him
sell, making four votes. Mr.. MCGregor
received three, Mr.. Dobbins two and Mr..
Cruise one. Mr.. Mckinley announced
the vote and added:
"Mr. Yollinger having received a ma
jority Of tho votes cast, Is elected Presi-
dent"
This brought several Republicans To
their feet,and the Chairman was quickly
convinced that four was not q majority
Of ton. Mr.. V%ollinger was declared not
elected, after enjoying the proud dis.
tinction OF being President.elect for two
seconds and a hall. After that In an.
nouncing the successive ballots, MIR.
Mckinley added, Necessary To q choice,
six votes; there Is no election
At $40 p. m., Chairman Mckinley
directed, "The clerk will please call the
roll for another ballot" This was the
ls0th vote, and the highest vote re-
Ceived by any candidate was four, as
usual.
At 3:45 a recess, nominally of ten
minutes, was taken, but 1t was 1850 be-
fore the Board was again called TO order.
On the 1Slst ballot, taken at 4:S3, Mr..
Tyler received four votes, Nj. MCGregor
four, Mr.. Cruise one and Mr.. Dobbins
one. The next showed no change.
The ballotiug was continued until
5:15, when, 200 votes having been re-
corded, the Board took arecesS until 1880
r. IN.
Upon reassembling the members sat
around and chatted and smoked until
nearly an hour after the time set 10 meet.
They argued, and very logically, that
they made Just as much timein this way
as If any other. Finally they were called
10 order, and the old chestnut re.eracked
seventeen times. After half past eleven
an informal recess was taken till nearly
| O'Clock, only one ballot, the 2lSth, be.
ing taken. Then another long rest was
INDUCED in. There was no use voting,
and nobody seemed TO have anything
else to purpose,
At 2 $40 a. IN. the Board, having taken
2l9 ballots without any substantial
change from the first one, adjourned
until 10.a. IN. next Monday.
This 8 certainly a remarkable record.
Taking into consideration the induce.
ments theld out by Democrats to secure
Republican votes, IL Is creditable that
the five Republicans remain firm for the
principle which they believe to be right,
and which the public believes 10 be
common Justice. The Democrats offered
to make Mr., McColloch chairman OF the
Road and Bridge Committee, and let
him seleCta majority Of the members, II
he would vote for Mr.. Cruise for Presi.
dent. The inducements held out to
MIR. Fritz have already been described.
Neither gentleman was as weak as the
opposition supposed in fact, the offers
only showed how little those who made
them knew Of thoset to whom they were
made,
HCoMR UNro MI.n as It will be. sung