The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-02
A rlIERn TICKET YAMEp
by ProIilbOerais and other DiSSatIifled'in'
AhHnnce YoieEs.


The local Prohibihonists met in Nc
Lain's hall yesterday afternoons and nom
mated a full city ticket,
Twenty-aeyen members Of the marty
or others were in the hall at three
o'clock, and few others came in later.
It was mass convention, and those
present represented the various wards
indiscriminately.
FLA. Taylor vas made chairman and
he called upon j. NJ. Dowler, who led in
prayer.
Chairman Taylor delivered an address
in which he scored the two old parties
and commended his own. He said he
had made investigations OF the lawless'
ness OF the saloons and houses OF prosti'
tuition in Wheeling and had never seen
an ything like it any where. His speech
was rouser and drew forth applause.
O. NJ. Donley was chosen secretary and
the business OF the convention was COM
menced.
d. W. Martin moved that a committee
OF three be appointed to draft suitable
re ,olutions, and the chair appointed j.
NJ Clouston, S. 7. Wills aud L. A. Wat
kins.
While they we're in the aute-room
writing the resolutions, j. NJ. Dowler
was called upon and spoke a6ont fifteen
minutes. Rev. Mr.. Riheldatfer was
called upon but declined to talk.
The Committee on Resolutions re.
ported n preamble, which told nearly all
the had things which have been going
on under the present administration,
and resolution in which it was prom.
ised that, If the Prohibition ticket is
elected, all these evils will be stamped
outand the city made pure and whole
some.
Nominations we're then in order, and
Frank 7. Cartwright moved that since
1--WE ara all cranks, and get at things
differently from most people" that the
usual order OF making nominations be
reversed, ard the Wharfmaster named
first and the Mayor last. d. W. Martin
spoke against the motion, and it was de-
teated.
THE TICKET.
Nominations for Mayor we're then
called for, and Thomas J. Cartwright,
IN W. Beck and A. W. Morrison were
named.
Mr.. Beck tried to decline, but those
fayoring him insisted, and vote showed
the sentiment TO be for Beck, 90; Nor
nson, 9; Cartwright, !. On motion Of
Mr.. Watkins, Mr.. Beck's nomination
was mRds unanimous.
D. W. Martin and Joseph B jackson
we're named for Chief OF Police. Jack.
son was chosen by vote OF 10 to II.
For City Clerk Frank I. Cartwright
was chosen by reclamation, Mr.. A. j.
McNash declining and leaving him a
clear field.
For WharEmaster some one named
Valentine Giesey, whereupon Mr.. Gle
sey rose and stated that he had ex-
pected another office and must there
fore decline. d. w. Martin also de-
clined, and the nomination was cast
upon a. j. McEiroy by acctamation.
Nominations for Council were then in
order. The representatives OF the First
and Second wards asked further time for
consultation. For the Third ward Alex.
Morrison was nominated for the First
Branch, and Charles I. Reed and Will
liam Mossburg for the Second. Dr.. r.
Il. Bul!ard was also named, bat several
gentlemen said that they knew the Doc.
tor would DO displeased, and his name
was dropped. For the Fourth ward
Daniel H. Lukehart was nominated for
the First, and jackson Vaughn and
Phillip D. Dowden for the Second. In
the Fifth ward Matthew Marsh was
chosen for the First, and George Miller,
Edward A. Toner and Valentine Giesey
| for the Second. In the Sixth ward A.
]. McNash was chosen for the First, and
Sewell Hogue, CIV. Rice, ]. N. Bowler,
Wilson Allen and William Giesey for
the Second.
A BRIGHT BIT OF WISDOM.
Messrs. Martin and Watkins suggested
that It would be well for the convention
to endorse DR.. D. q. Taylor, the Repnb.
lican candidate for the Filth ward, but
the motion was laid on the table, and
someone suggested that II it was really
desirable to favor pr. Taylor, 1t would
b beet not to endorse him, aB IL would
lose him more votes than it could pos
sibly make.
For the Seventh ward, S. G. Naylor
was named for the First branch and
Charles NEAL, S. G, Beall and Samuel
Earis for the Second.
In the Eighth ward, William Cunning
ham was named for the First branch
and William Il. Mahon, Robert Cowan,
Samuel McCluRkey and William Shaw
for the Second.
The First ward was then taken up.
D. W. Martin was named for the First
branch, but declined in favor OF W. A.
Isett, the Republican nominee. Several
others wete named Tor places, and the
matter was finally settled by leaving the
ticket for the executive committee to
all.
In the Second ward, Thomas ]. Cart.
wright was chosen for the First and
Robert Mossburg and Charles RAIDER for
the Second.
An executive committee was then
named as follows: First ward, D. W.
Martin Second, T, 7. CaTtTrightj Third,
y. NJ. Clouston; Fourth, Daniel Luke.
hart; Fifth, NJ +. Giesey; Sixth, ]. NJ.
Dowler; Seventh, William Davis;
Eighth, Robert Cowan.