The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-27
4gIg BIBSSIAb DRAWING

10 parcel out the offices IN the gilt Of
that body.
The caucus was as full OF harmony as
1 collapsed balloon is full Of gas. Those
present fought from the start to the
iinish, and every inch Of ground was
holly contested. The caucus organized
by choosing John ]. Kenney Chairman
and Frank jepson Secretary.
The first row was over proposition
on the part Of some one to adjourn till
this afternoon at 9 o'clock. This was
voted down after a long discussion, and
another fight about proxies, those Of
Mr.. Zarnitz, Mr.. Pollock aud one other
being In possession Of members present
Mr.. Farrell handled the proxy OF Mr.
Pollock, but he favored an adjournment
90 that Mr.. Pollock could be there TO
vote as he p'eased. II was finally
decided, after much argument, to admit
the proxies, and Mr.. Bailey moved TO
vote by secret ballot.
Mr.. Bailey spoke at length in favor OF
secret ballot. a gentleman from the
Fourth ward, evldentlya new man, for
the reporter didn't know his voice, said
he was Ia favor oil a secret ballot, though
he was not afraid for anyone to know
how he voted. He was Independent,
bat hoped secrecy would prevail.
Mr.. Farrell said that 10 adopt a secret
ballot would be opposed to all precedeuts
OF De nocracy and in contradiction OF all
Democratic principles.
Mr.. Bailey then made some startling
statements. He said: "There lisa traitor
Ia the Democratic camp. There are
Democrats in the Sixth ward who you
can never tell where to place them
rnsy showed their hands in the last two
elections and they cannot be trusted.
There is men here who will vote their
sentiments on secret ballot who will he
afraid TO do so openly"
Mr.. Farrell opposed the motion in
mother speech, and vote was taken,
which adopted MIR. Bsiley's motion by
IA to IS.
M. O'Leary and Mr.. Bailey had a few
words, and as a result MT. Bailey, as Il
= test the strength OF his cause, moved
for rec lnsideration.
Mr.. Je Jsou ofeaed substitute, which
was, after row, ruled out.
Mr.. dadllch vowed TO adjourn till 2 ?.
m. to-day. Defeated.
Proxies were ruled out in the vote on
the reconsideration OF the secret ballot
motion, and it was lost. Mr.. Q'Leary
moved tn vote by open ballot, and It
prevailed.
Mr.. Bailey moved that every member
present pledge himself to secrecy as to
how each man voted on any question.
Dr.. Campbell said pladGing secrecy was
all right, but that two years ago one man
who had pledged himself to secrecy had
gone directly to the INTELLlGBNcRR OF.
ice and had told all the details of the
session. He bemoaned the fact that the
Rs"i..s" l bed ;;0s been given the same in.
formation. He wondered il it would
do any good to pledge the members To
secresy, or II some one would carry the
result OF the meeting to the newspapers
Mr.. Bailey said he knew that someone
had failed to keep his pledge two years
ago, but that though he would moi
name him, heis not ia Council this time
Mr.. Bailey's motion 10 pledge the
members to secrecy prevailed by unan'
imous vote.
On motion Mr.. Brock was made assist
ant secretary.
The order Of Cling the offices was de.
cided as followsi Assessor, upper dis
trict; Assessor, lower district; Collector
Market Master, Second ward; Market
Master, Fifth ward; City Sexton, solic.
itor, Health Officer, Lookup Keeper,
Receiver, Board OF Public Works,
Weighmaster, Water Board, Keeper
City Prison, Janltor, Assistant Janitor,
Assistant Lookup Keeper, Assistant
Keeper OF the City Prison.
Nominations were declared in order
and Mr.. Farrell named Robert Filing.
nam, strange voice named Joseph
Yahn, and ballot was taken. which
resulted rs follows:
| E1r Yahn: Messrs. Campbell, En-.
sheimer, Happy, Hortsman, Wiedebusch,
Filan, Hadflcb, Hall, Irwin, O'Leary,
Robertson, schuman, Weitzsl, Zoeckler
and Kenney-15.
For Ellingham: Messrs. Caldwell, Far.
tell, 0'Kane, Pollock, Brock, Capps,
Jepson, MCKINLEY, 0'Malley, Walther
and Wsrneke-l2.
Mr.. fahn was declared the caucus
nominee.
Dr.. Campbell nominated Daniel
Hughes for Assessor OF the south dia.
tricty and there being no opposition he
was unanimously chosen.
The fight OF the evening then came on.
Mr.. Emsheimer, in howery German,
French and English speech nominated
W. II. Shafer for Collector. He said
Mr.. shaler Is crippled with rheumatism
and cannot work, and made quite an ap.
peal for him.
Mr.. Robertson in a very few words
named John A. White. Mr.. Capps sec.
ended Mr.. Whites nomination in a
short speech.
DR.. Campbell nominated William
Myles, and Mr.. Bailey seconded this.
A ballot was taken which resulted in
ten votes for each candidate.
The second ballot was the same but
the third showed a slight change and
resulted as follows: For Shafer-Cald.
well, Emsheimer, Horstman, Wiede.
busch, ZArnits, Kreiter, Walther. War.
neke,-S. Myles-Oampbell, Farrell,
Happy, Pollock, Bailey, Filan, Hoe,
jepson, Mckinley, O'Leary, O'Malley,
Schunan, and Kenney-12. White
0'Kane, Brock, Irwin, Klein, Robertson,
Weitzell, Jepson-7.
TIE vote changed very little and ct
II 80 O'Clock the forty-third ballot was
takens Mr.. Mylea kept In the lead and
seemed to have twelve votes pat. He
sometimes got up 10 fourteen, but could
not get the sixteen necessary to nom.
mate. The other two huctuated under
ten. The voters Of White and Shater
paid each other complimentary votes,
but were careful not 10 give enough to
elect either.
Al.er the torty.third ballot, Mr.. vii.
son moved to drop the Collector and
take up the next Office. That motion
was defeated. Mr.. o'Ksne then moved
70 drop the low man after four more
ballots. This motion met much oppo-
Bition, and after considerable talk the
matter was dropped.
The balloting went on until midnight,
when recess was taken. The voting
was resumed and kept up till 1926, when
on the sixty.fit.h ballot, when Mr.. White
got IA votes. Mr.. Wilson, Mr.. Capps and
Mr.. Hoe changed from shafer and Mylea
TO Mr.. While and gave him thenecessa-
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