Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-27

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Yesterday majority Of the Demo
cratic members Of Council concluded 1t
would Dee best to hold 4 caucus. 10 settle
the question Of who should be- selected
To- G.l the city Offices within the gift OF
Council, for the ensuing TWO years, and
caucus call, numerousIy signed. was
circulated, fixing the hour for half-paNt
seven in the evening, aud the chamber
Of the second Branch Of Council as the
place
The members entitled to a seat ia the
caucus were promptly on hand at the
hour designated, a were about fifteen
dozen of candidates and friends Of can
didates. and from seven o'clock until
hours after the caucus gentlemen had
locked themselves in the Council cham
Der. the corridors were filled with more
or less excited men, who talked over the
particular merits of individuals and the
probable action of the caucus until they
were compelled 70 stop and go homes
through sheer exhaustion.
After giving the most explicit in
structOnS 70 the JanitOr 10 look behind
all the doors, under the chairs, and up
i'm the gallery. the caucus retired with
In the Council chamber and locked the
doors thereof, while a big policeman, in
the person Of Onicer Carney. was placed
ON duty in the ball. with strict inStruc-
tioss tolctno one, aud particularly no re-
porter, come within earshot Of the place.
Mr.. Howell and Mr.. Carney carried out
their instructions in a very able and I'M
partial manner
The caucus was called 10 order about
eight o'clock, and Mr.. Kenney was
voted into the chair, Mr.. Jepson being
elected Secretary. A call Of the roll
showed about twenty eight gentlemen
present. there being three proxies, rep
resentiug MeSsrs. Pollock, /arnitz and
Wilson. 30, being absent.
After some preliminary discussion,
Mr.. Bailey opened che ball by moving
that an ballots cast b. secret, and ar
gued 10 favor OF it, referring,
.in the course OF his remarks,
t1 the trouble in the Sixth
ward. MeSSrs. EmSheimer, O'Kane
and others talked the matter over in
a very earnest way, and finally Mr..
Farrel suggested that the caucus adopt
the rules of the House of Delegates,
which call Tor rirG rCce vote and
everything entered on the record. \
vote on the question was finally reached,
our the ayes" and mays were so
evenly divided that the chair was I'M
unable to decide. \ division was
called for. and the motion for secret
ballot was carried-ayeS l., nays II.
The question Of proxies then came
.up, and after being talked over pro and
con for quite while, ii was agreed
that proxies should DE admitted.
Mr.. O'Leary then moved that the vote
Inv which secret ballot had been
adopted hc rccOnSidered. and Mr. Jep-
SON moved substitute tu reconsider
the vote by which proxies should be ad-
mittcd.
This led to "a big kick by Mr.. Caldwell
and there was quite breeze over the
conflicting motions. Mr.. Hadlich at
tempted 10 end the discussion by NOV
ing 20 adjourn until two o'clock this
NIIftlMONHs u NlUAAUu nAlNA nav h''h
.ueratived earlier in the evening. The
chair said the noes seemed TO have 1t.
There was a call for division, and the
motion was declared lost.
Mr. JepSou then attempted to table
the OLeary motion, but IL was lost.
Mr. O'Leary then moved the adoption
of his motion, and 10 was carried, ayes
rs. noes Il. Mr.. O'Leary then moved
that the members vote au open ballot.
Mr.. Bailey moved that proxies be eNclu-
dcd on the question. and it was adopted
4 vote was then reached on Mr..
,O'Icary'S motion for al open ballot, and
.it resulted Is follows: AyeS-MeSSrS.
Kcnney. Zoeckler, Campbell, Farrell.
Hoe. lorStmann. Warncke, EmSheimer,
Filan, Irwin, Happy, Schumann, Me
Ginley, q Lcary and JepSon-l'. Noes
-MesSrs. Klein. 0'kane, kreiter, Bail
.ev. Hadlich, WeidebuSch, Brock, VMal-
ley, Weitzell, Walther, Caldwell, Bob
crtson and Capps-l3. 30 the motion
was carried.
Mr. Bailey then took the floor and
favored a pledge Of secrecy, and in ad-
dressing the body ON that motion, DR..
Campbell took occasion 10 refer To the
fact that Two years ago there was an at
tempt 20 keep the proceedings secret,
but that "a traitor la the camp had given
everything away to the opposition.
The motion pledging the members 10
secrecy WIS adopted unanimously. after
some remarks by several gentlemen.
a START MADE.
On motion % Mr.. Farrell, Mr.. Brock
was appointed assistant secretary, to
help with the roll calls, and after the
announcement had been made that Mr..
Wilson was on his way TO the City Hall,
Mr.. Jepson moved that the following be
the order OF business in making nQmn-
atiOuS:
s. Assessor norsh OF the areet
&. Assessor south Of il!e creHk
g. Collector.
(. Clerk Second Ward Market.
g. Clerk Centre Market.
% CITY sexton.
e. Civ solicitor.
g. Health Officer.
o. Keeper of the Lookup.
iO Measurer of Lumber.
n CITY Receiver
h Members Board OF Public Work.
b u WciehWaSier.
% Members or Water board.
TO- Superintendent OF City Prison.
i6 Janitor City Hall
+ d. Assistant JaRitoIs
l. Assistant Lock up KEEPER
! ~ Guards ric.. so cry Prison.