The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-01

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Tho Democratic county committee
mo. IN tho chamber of:the first branch
Of Council yesterday afternoon to ar.
range for tho numerous primaries and
conventions Of that party in this county
in this very ION" year. s
All tho members were present, as fol.
lows: Washington district, George Ro-
dcnbaugh; Madison, a. 4. Franzheim;
Clay, George Baird; Union, W. A.
s.oc,zer; Centre, A. G. Stootzer; Web
s,er, William Kreitcr; Richie, George
Otto; Philadelphia, W. II. Chambers;
Liberty, Leroy Alexander; Richland, j.
]. Sawtcllc.
Mr.. F~ranzheim, tho chairman, re.
rigncd his position as chairman and his
membership OF tho committee, being a
candidate for sheriff. Mr.. w. A. Stoet-
ger was made chairman, and Mr.. G. II.
Conn, who has been Mr.. Franzheim's
assistant US committeeman, was APP
pointed n member OF the committee for
Madison district.
Mr.. Otto having moved out Of tho
Eighth ward resigned his membership.
and Tom Wolvington was made COM
mi,tee aan for Ritchic.' George Baird
was made secretary pro tenn, Mr.. Otte's
retiring leaving that Office vacant.
After so,ne discussion it was formally
decided on motion to choose the nomi-
nces for all county Offices by direct vote
OF the qualified Democrats. Chairman
Riley, OF the state committee, was pres.
ent, and by request gave his idea OF the
new law on primaries. The qucstion.of
the hours for the primaries then came
up, and it was voted to hold them from
u 10 8 p. m. in both the city and coun-
Try districts.
Candidate 7. NJ. Darrah, who wants
10 be nominated for state auditor, spoke
Of the necessity OF choosing delegates to
the state convention. The committee
first decided that at the same primaries
ut which n county ticket is made, dele.
gates shall also be chosen to q county
convention to nominate candidates for
members OF the house o; delegates, and
select a new county committee. Later
it was also ordered that Mt the same
primaries the district officers should BIO
nominated.
Mr.. Darrah wanted delegates to the
state convention apportioned to tho
magisterial districts, while Mr.. A. T.
Garden and his friends seemed to pre-
Ter that each district should choose five
delegates. This would give to the coun.
Try districts equal voice with the city
ones, which cast in somo cases eight
times as many votes.
Finally 4 compromise was agreed to,
by which each district is to elect five
delegates, but in the state. convention
the roto OF Ohio county is to be divided
on the basis OF the number oi Demo
cratic votes cast
1t was moved to hold separate pri.
maries on May Z to choose delegates to
the. state convention, and this was first
rejected and then reconsidered and
adopted. and it was decided to hold
these primaries from 12 to 8 p. IN. in
the city and to s p. m. in the country.
Then Mr.. ]. B. fancy, candidate for
delegate to the national Democratic
convention, brought up the matter OF
choosing delegates to tho Weston m
vention which is to name tho delegation
TO Chicago. Mr.. fancy wanted the dill
icrent districts to hold mass suggestion
meetings or primaries to choose the
delegates to Weston, while Sheriff Steen.
rod expressed preference for having
them formally chosen by ballot at tho
same primaries rs the delegation to the
state convention, and Mr.. Alexander
moved that this be done. which motion
prevailed.
Tom Wolvington was chosen secre-
tary Of the committee, George Baird
and c. Fl. Copp both declining to serve.