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

Convention. think II Mr.. Darrah-
Mr.. Darrah-Pm entirely right about
it.
Mr.. Garden-I was a member.
Mr.. Darrab-I don't care il you were
a member or not.
Mr.. Garden-I think there are otner
gentlemen here-Mr. Howard
Mr.. Darrah-I don't know what he Ola
in his district
Mr.. Garden-They must all have been
alike.
Mr.. Darrah-I know what Pm talking
about.
Mr.. Garden-This is fair. 1t debars
no one. All are on the same footing,
and the man who gets majority OF the
vote gets the solid county. | see MOTH
ing unfair in that. !, for one,
wouldn't want to go into Convention
il the county didn't support me. 1t
don't say he shall not be candidate.
The Committee has no right to do that.
The Committee can settle the other any
way they please. If I'm candidate I'D
like to have the county solid. If Ohio
county don't want me, / won't be can
didate. I'll promise this Committee
that right here. l don't want to see the
county divided.
Mr.. Darrah-Why was it not done
four years ago?
Mr.. Garden-I suppose it wasn't
thought Of.
Mr.. Darrah--Mr. Caldwell was nom
mated, wasn't he?
Mr.. Garden-Yes.
Mr.. Darrah-And the delegation was
divided.
Mr.. Garden-I am willing to go before
the Democracy of Ohio County in any
way. The sooner you settle 1t the
better. You can't settle ii too early for
me.
Mr.. Sawtell-If it is in order, | move
to elect delegates in each district to
represent Ohio County in the State Con-
vention, at primaries.
Mr.. Notwithstanding to the num-
Der of votes cast at the last election.
You'd better add that TO the resolution.
Mr.. Alexander think the rule has
been to give each district five delegates.
Mr.. Stoetzer-I'll add five delegates
to each district, making fifty.
Mr.. Darrah-BefOre that put, there
are districts that are not entitled to
five delegates, and others are entitled
to eight That is not fair, nor in ac-
cordance with the call Of the State
Committee.
Mr.. Neutrality-suspicious. of the coun-
ty districts are not entitled to that vote.
Mr.. Sawtell-We've always been en-
titled to FIVE delegates.
Mr.. Darrah-Why should a district
casting 1s5 votes have as many dele
gates as one casting $40? Is that
Democracy, or what is il? Can Mr..
Riley explain that?
Mr.. Riley-The delegates cast in Me
State Convention the vote that their
district is entitled to.
The pending motion was then adopted,
the delegates TO be elected by primar-
les, and after good deal Of discussion
the time was fixed for Saturday, May eth.
The question of electing delegates to
the Weston convention, TO choose dele
gates to Chicago, then came up.
Mr.. j. B. fancy suggested that hold
ing the primaries to send delegates to
Weston on the same day with the pr-
marieS to send delegates to the State
Convention at Huntington would likely
cause confusion, as there would be so
many tickets and so many delegates
that many voters would not know what
they were about, and therefore differ
cut day had better be selected.
Sheriff Steenrod, speaking on behalf
of Mr. Frank Jepson, thought that the
whole business had better be disposed
of at the same time. Thatif there were
too many primaries or meetings they
would not be well attended. People
wouldn't go to primaries every day or so.
The time, after long discussion, was
finally fixed on the same day set for the
election of delegates to the State Con-
vention, May 18th, and the hours were
fixed at noon to p. m. for the city, and
noon TO p. IN. for the county.
On motion OF Mr.. A. C. Stoet-Ar it
was ordered that the district tickets be
nominated at the primaries on May 9sth,
and then after selecting Thomas VOL
vington as permanent Secretary, the
Committee adjourned.