Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-08-28
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name of Lemuel w. Fisher, indulget in
poetic and oratorical license and gave the
convention q gay bouquet Of rare flowers
that he had evidently plucked with bis
own hand in the fields Of rhetoric.
@. c. Shepherd named John Bond, o.
Union. The nomination was seconded by
Frank B. Wilkinson, of Goshen. Ek-
Treasurer AndreT P0rterheld talked abOut
potato bugs for brief moment and nsmed
Eli Moore; Jud Fish named Peter Gifliu
and the voting began. Bond gained
strength steadily until the fourth ballot,
when almost every one tried to cast vote
for him. Deputy Sheriff Scott was voted
| for, as was James ID. Arrick. Neither was
candidate, and Scott formally withdrew
his name The ballots:
First ballot-Fisher b; Bond, %;
Moore 3; Giffin, 15 Wise, -, Scott, 8; Ar
rick, l.
Second ballot-Fisher, 10; Bond, 30
Moore, l. Giffin, -; Wise, Is; Scott 3
Arrick, %
Tdird ballot-Fisher, 10; Bond, 46
GiAin, 3; Wise, %; Scott, 3; Arrick, &.
Fourth ballOt-Fisher, 8; Bond, 81;
Gifin, / Wise, 9.
TREASURER.
Pultney township through w. c. Bur
genital nominated Frank p Archer for
Treasurer. T. p. Harris, Of Smith, nomi-
mated Eli Moore, of Warren, and w. X
Talbot, a youpg Birnesville lawyer,
presented the name Of Abraham Kelley.
Ellis B Armstrong spoke the good words
10 Winfield 5 Mtchen's favor, and a man
from Wayne jumped up like the Devil-in-
the-bsnd. box to second Archer's nominA.
tion and to wish him Gods speed"
The ballot was completed as follows:
Archer, %; Moore, 4; Kelley, %; Mechem,
%. Rlchlsnd changed her vote to Archer
before the result was announced, and on
motion Of Warren township the nomina-
tion was made unanimous
RECORDER
John NJ Beckett, who was pronounced
faithful and efficient official, was renOm-
mated by acclamation, the rules being
suspended.
COMMISSIONER.
Sylvester Brown named Eli Mcmillan
for Commissioner Charles Heinlein, the
Bridgeport lawyer. in ueat and graceful
speech presented William Albert Browne
name 10 the convention. The names o
James A. Dunfee, of Mead, G.. w. Help
bringer, of Gleacoe, and Lee Evans, Of
Wayne were announced One ballot de-
cided the matter, ss follows Mcmillan,
13; Brown, "a; Dunfee, g. Helpbringer,
20; Evans, .; scattering, Z.
INFIRMARY DIRECTOR.
John A. ClsIk, the present Inhrmary
Directory, had no opposition, and by Dr.
J. NJ. Todd's motion the rules were sus
pended and the nomination was made by
acclamation.
THE TICKET COMPLETE.
The ticket nominated yesterday pos
sesses elements Of weakness as well ~ ele-
ments of strength. II has luckily escaped
the Joseph ID. Taylor brand some OF the
men who bave been promised postoftices in
the coauty and who tried to take an ac
tive part in the proceedings of the Conven
tion, are certainly not pleased with tn
nominations. One of them, lacking hi
usual prudence, expressed himself in plaiT
terms on the subject. 1t is not, indeed
probable that the Wise people Of Pultney
will fall over each other ia their efforts e
elect Frank Archer. As prOfessed stal
warts, the Taylor men generally and tbs
Wise men particularly must cal
their crow without ilinching
but when the returns in No
vember are counted it will be interest
ing to know precisely how faithful and
true they will he. The candidate Tor Com
missioner il a neighbor Ct Morris Cope, the
man whom he hopes to succeed. There
can be nc questioning the fact that Brown
was COpe's candidate and that Cope prac-
tically dictated bis own successor.
The geographical distribution Of nom
inees il bad Richland and Union each
drew two prizes In several other respects
the outlook for Republican success in Bel
mont county is not most promising. Their
normal margin is not large Fnst-clasa
nominations by the Democrats at Bellalre
next Tuesday, added to the factional fight-
among the opposition, will make old Bel
mont more than cut down this margin,
and will insure Democratic triumph.
FROM A MOTIF BOOK.
No one asked Theodore b. Hibbs how to
vote.
Archer had some fool friends in the con-
ventiOn.
The Senatorial candidates were very
numerous.
Ayers showed his greatest strength on
the first ballot.
Two gentlemen Of color were delegates
in the convention.
Henry NJ. Davies received coDgtatula-
tions very mOdestly.
st. Clairsylle was well represented
among the spectators.
The Committee OF Resolutions decided
to look wise and say nothing