Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-25
Nomination, and the Vote of the Eighty-Second
Ballot is Little Different From the Vote on the
First-Au the Candidates Hold Their
Own oRemarkably Well.
Special Telegram tOtAs Register.


gressional nomination and McCoy's son-in-
law the National Delegateship; seem to
have hung fire.
The interview between the REGISTER
representative and Messrs. Mccoy and
Poormau, to be found elsewhere in this
article, seemed TO indicate a great deal, but
there suerely must have been some hitch.
The convention worked hard all day,
and till ten o'clock tonight, but the result
can be summed up in the little word;
nothing.
At supper time the vote showed so little
change that ii was useless to continue, and
an adjournment was taken till p. m. to al
low the candidates TO chat with the dele
gates and offer inducements TO each other.
The two hours that the convention was not
in session seem to have been very poorly
used though. for when they got together
again. the same old vote was recorded.
This was kept up until 10 o'clock, when,
after the eighty-second ballot, the vote
stood:
POORMAN, %.
HoLLINGswoRTH, 81.
RICHARDS, 80.
Mccoy, %.
After this ballot a motion to adjourn was
carried without trouble and some few
turned in for the night, but great ma
iority repaired TO the hotels aud other re-
sorts TO use their influence on their fellows
TO induce them to think with one mind
The general impression at midnight is
that no candidate now before the conven-
tion can command enough votes TO be nom
mated. Who the dark horse will be is hard
10 divine, but Nichols, of Belmont, Weems,
of Belmont, and Cock, Of Steubenville, are
the ones most talked about
1oe irht mn n the
Republican hosts made things lively about
the saloons and hotels. One Market
street saloon keeper who had given literally
toward the expenses of the Convention
declared that he had all his money back by
five o'clock yesterday evening. II that
was the case, what did he make last night,
when all the big drinking was done!
Heatherington's band, of Bellaire, engag-
ed 10 whOop things up for Col, Poorman,
arrived this morning, and all day has been
Zealously doing all In its power TO earn the
money it is TO get. 1t and the Acme band,
of this city, engaged by the managers OF
the hoodoo, have continuously kept the
air filled with music all day.
Col. Poorman has his headquarters at
Mossgrove's u. s. Hotel and received his
friends and admirers in ROOM No. l. Along
with him in the room was Judge Mccoy,
the Carroll county candidete, and the two
seemed to be on the best Of terms When
the REGISTER representative called last
night and was presented by Judge w.
Med. Miller TO the two gen.
men. They both shook him heartily
by the hand and Col. Poorman passed
around an elegant box of cigars. Upon
leaving Judge Miller remarked that he
hoped Col Poorman was in good spirits,
and Colonel replied that at that time he
was, but did not know how long it would
last. To this Judge Mccoy said that il was
part of his business here to see CNlat the
spirits of Col. Poorman were kept up to
the end.
The fact that the trio were hobnobbing
together and the above significant remark
coming from Judge Mccoy would lead a
man up a tree TO arrive at the conclusion
that the trio had made deal. If deal
has been made il will likely be thiswise:
Carroll county will support Col. POorman
for Congress and thus compass his nomina-
ton and in return Belmont county will
support Senator Harvey j. Eckley, Judge
McCoy's son-in-law, for delegate TO the
National Convention, and he will, Of course,
get there. AS the vote Of Monroe county
is necessary To make this combination win
il is likely that. in case il has man who
wants TO 90 to Minneapolis and pay his own
expenses, that the three counties Will vote
for him and ne will consequently be chosen
and the slate will be full. Consequently
Governor Richards and General Hol-
iugsworth, along with Col. Harry
Sherrard, of this city, who is candidate
for delegate in case Gov. Richards is laid
out will get left. Still the Jefferson coun-
" fellows and the Harrison county fellows
are keeping a stiff upper lip and claim that
their men are in the race.
The Republican Congressional Conven-
tion for the Sixteenth (Ohio) District con-
vened in the Opera House in this city this
morning at eleven o'clock and was called
to order by Hon. G. L. Weems, Of St
Clairsville, Chairman OF the Congressional
Committee, and after prayer by Rev. 0. V.
Stewart pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, this city. he introduced Hon.
Lorenzo Danford, Of st. Clairsville, who
said it was an honor TO preside over Con-
vention in this district and thanked the
delegates for the honor conferred upon him
as Temporary Chairman of the Conven-
ton, after which reports from the various
Committees were received by 5. J. Cam
eron, editor of the Carroll Republican,
temporary Secretary. The reports are as
follows:
Belmont county-Vice-Pres DR.. G..
s Wellons; Committee on Credentials,
DIR. Mccullough; Rules of Order. Geo. NJ.
Archer; Resolutions, w. c. Robinson;
Congressional Committeeman, Major
Moore; Chairman Delegation, j. ). COch-
ran.
Carroll County-Chairman, w. c. De-
ford; Vice President, Il. q. Keau; creden-
tials, Il. E. Mcdonald Permanent Organi-
zation, E. c. Ross; Rules of Order, John
Campbell; Resolutions, II. J. Eckley; Con-
gressional Committeeman, W. &. Deford.
Harrison County-Chalrman Judge Jno.
8. Pearce; Secretary, Z. s. McNamee;
Credentials, d. A. Lotta; Permanent Or
ganization, H. L. Thompson; Rules OF Or
der. J. NJ. Garvin; Resolutions, DR. ]. NJ.
Welch; Congressional Com nitteemau, z.
B. McNamee; Vice-President, @. w. Clio
yer.
Jefferson County-Chairmap John NJ.
Cook, Secretary, G. c. White; Permanent
Organization, Thomas Brettell; Credent-
ials, Armstrong Maley; Rules Of Order,
II. NJ Priest; Resolutions, K. Sherrard;
Vice-P President, j. H. Paisley.
The Convention then adjourned until
, 80 this afternoon.
Upon reconveing the Committee on
Permanent Organization reported Hon.
Lorenzo Dahford, of Belmont, for perman-
ent chairml1, and w. r. johnson for
permanent ST eretary, together with large
list of assistant secretaries so as TO make
as many as possible feel good. The Com
mittee on Credentials reported all dele
cations full AID no contests.
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