Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-04-01

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like TO hear from them, IL there are any.
| don't know them all. Laughter.
Mr.. Howard move the nominations
for Prosecuting Attorney be closed.
Iau ghter.
The Chair-That's out OF order Are
there any candidates for Assessor? Mr..
Hughes.
Mr.. Hughes-I have no particular
choice am willing to leave it to the
Committee.
The Chair-What are your views,
Mr.. English?
Mr.. English-Pm like the balance
willing to leave it in the hands OF the
Committee. think the sentiment is in
the direction of a popular vote. Think
the time ought TO be made as soon as
possible, so as to give the new Commit
tee time TO thoroughly organize the
county.
Mr. Blanchard-I think about like
the rest.
Mr. Zane-Everybody seems to be
favorable TO a popular vote. | think
that would be best for the whole party,
and that everyone would be satisfied
with IL. am willing 10 leave it to the
Committee.
Mr.. Blayney-Tm willing to leave it
10 the Committee.
Mr.. Copp-I move that the county
ticket be selected by popular vote.
Mr.. Chambers second it.
Mr.. Franzheim-Pd like to make a
suggestion. You'll find that If you
leave the selection of the Legislature
candidates TO the popular vote, you'll
get poor ticket. There should be
delegates selected to meet in Conven-
and a new Executive Committee.
Mr. ROdenbaugh-I believe the Com
mittee ought to find ought out the Senti-
ment of the candidates. They have all
spoken, but only one or two said they
wanted TO leave IL to a vote Of the peo-
pie. The rest said they'd leave it to
the Committee. If they haven't spunk
enough TO say what they, want, the Com
mittee ought not decide.
Mr.. A. G. Stoetzer-I move we select
the Sheriff, Prosecuting Attorney and
Assessors by popular vote, and also
choose delegates to meet in Convention
aud select a Legislative ticket, Sen
atorial COnferees and an Executive
Committee.
Mr.. Garden-Now, why not select
everything at one time? Why not have
a popular vote for State offices as well
as county, and allow the Convention
10 choose members Of the Legislature,
and select also delegates TO Weston,
and to the State Convention. Well save
time and money by doing it all at once.
I'm willing TO stand before the Dem
Ocracy Of Ohio county as to whether
I'm 70 have a delegate or not. Pm
willing TO leave IL TO the voters as TO
any candidate is to have Ohio
cOanty solid. / have seen the evils OF
Of divided delegation before. II we
go to the Convention solid, Ohio county
can dictate the nominations for Gov
ernor and everything else. / offer, as a
suggestion, that this is the proper thing.
The resolution pending was then
adopted.
Mr.. A. c. StOetZer-I move the pri-
maries be fixed, under the resolution,
for Nav 9Sth.
Mr.. Chambers second it.
The question was put and carried.
The Chair-Now we ought to settle
about the State Convention.
Mr. Rodenbaugh-I don't know il we
have a right to do anything.
The Chair would like to hear from
Mr.. L. S. Riley, as to the course to
pursue.
Mr.. Riley-Upon what subject?
The Chair-The whole matter. What
our duties are.
Mr.. Rodenbaugh-Principally as 10
AuditOr-we have two candidates here
Attorney and Governor. l don't know
whether the Committee has the right to
let il go to the popular vote, the one
getting the majority to have the solid
delegation OF the county. eau we do
that?
Mr.. Darrah-What about the other
Hdidates-Governo and Attorney
General? Shut them out?
Mr.. ROdenbaugh-Im not talking
about them-Only about Auditor.
Mr.. Stoetzer-We ought 10 elect dele
gates, and let them go 70 the State Con-
ventiOn on their merits.
Mr.. Riley then made an explanation
1f the times and places Of holding the
State Convention and the Convention to
select delegates to Chicago, and closed
By saying: Heretofore the plan has
been TO elect three delegates from each
district in the county, making thirty
delegates, by a direct vote at primaries
DR. in mass convention"
Mr.. Garden-Was that done eight
years ago?
Mr.. Riley said as long as | knew.
Mr. GardeR-It was not done eight
years ago.
Mr.. Riley-AnOther thing suggested
oy Mr.. Gardner would be TO select dele
yates aud let them meet in Convention
md elect delegates. Now, the matter
70 the Committee, as l under
stand il, is whether it is best TO follow
recent presidents and to order pri-
naries in the city and meetings in the
county, or primaries in both, to select
delegates. That amounts to primary
vote, and If Mr.. Darrah and Mr.. Garden
have their delegates
Mr.. Darrah-HaSn't 10 been usual TO
select delegates proportionate to the
Democratic vote?
Mr.. Riley-Oh, the State Convention
will take hold Of that. The other is a
matter you can decide. All you want
rom me is TO get the time and place OF
he Conventions.
Mr.. Stoetzer-This Committee can
designate a day when delegates to the
state Convention can be selected?
Mr.. Ruey-Oh, yes; you can TX that.
The Committee can fix it all at one time,
,r elect to each Convention separately.
Mr.. Alexander-The committee, or
ZACH member for his district?
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