The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-29
THEIR HOPE is DEFERRED.
The Democratic Council Caucus
Does Not Take Action
TOWARD PARCELING SPoILs,
But WIN Walt Until the Salaries of
the Various Offices Have Been
Fixed by oouncIl-The Stand.
ing Committees, etc,

The Democratic members Of the new
Council met last night in accordance
with the call for caucus, to select from
the clamorous army ofthOse seeking pre-
ferment Of political nature, those who
shall fill the several city offices during
the next two years, This purpose oithe
caucus was, however, not carried out, for
the members, after a somewhat protract-
ed and at times rather warm discussion
Of the situation, decided to postpone se-
lecting fayorites until after the salaries
OF the several positions shall have been
fixed.
The caucus was held in the rooms OF
the Young Mems Democratic club in the
Franklin building on Twelfth street, and
was attended by all the Democratic mem.
beers OF Council and all the candidates as
well, The CounCilmen met in the club
rooms with closed doors while the can
didates and their friends packed the cor
ridors and stairs leading from the street
to the third story, The caucus was pre-
sided over by President Frank Cruise, oil
the Second Branch, and Albert Hadlich,
a member OF the lower house from
the Second ward, was called on
to serve as secretary, As stated
above, it was decided to postpone select
ing the various officers until the salaries
they are TO draw are known, This will
not be for three or four days TO come,
The Committee on Salaries will be an,
nounced at to-night's special meeting Of
Council, along with the other commit
tee appointments, full list Of which
will be found published elsewhere In
this issue. The Committne on Salaries
will be called TO meet at once, prob
ably tomorrow night, organize and
arrange the salary list In ordinance
form Us speedily as possible. Such
an ordinance having been adopted by
Council, or assurances being had that Il
will DO adopted, the caucus will then be
ready to proceed. This course was urged
by the conservative element OF the eau.
Gus and they finally carried their point,
but not without encountering consider
able opposition. There were some who
were eager for the spoils to be handed
out to their friends at once, and they
were disposed to kick vigorously ovel
the delay, short though 1t might be, But
the wiser counsel finally prevailed, and
everyone professed, after they had gotten
outside, to be perfectly satisfied with the
postponement.
The candidates were not so well
pleased over the plan adopted. Those
who had been ieellngconlldentthat they
would secure some good berth were wor
ried over q possible reduction oil salary
and the iaCt that the other fellows were
to be allowed more time to hustle and
perChanceget the inside track, those who
were not so sure OF places, and who
want them bad, even II tho salary is re-
duced, were partly pleased over the fact
that they were to have more time.
It was this additional time that made
the members regret that they had post
poned their selections. Every moment
tllat the final result Is put of, that much
more annoyance are they 10 DO sub
jected to by the men hungry after office
The candidates put in an appearance
early last night. Each was accompanied
by one or more friends and they blocked
up the entrance to the hall In such Q
manner that no Councilman could es
cape being subjected TO importunitiei
from the pavement to the roof. BY the
time member reached the top story
he looked haggard and had rea'
son to be thankful that he
had been spared his life. While
the Councilmen held their meeting the
candidates on the outside INDUCED In
personalities, and some Of them said
some pretty hard things about the al
legged party services OF the other fellows
who were after the Offices they wanted.