The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-30

put, and resulted in tie IA to II.
Mr., Maxwell; ~ call your attention
10 the fact that the members from tho
First ward voted, which is directly con,
trary to your ruling inst made"
The chair: ~ rule that all can vote
nov, because this question does not in.
yolye the validity OF the members'
seats,N
An appeal was taken, the question
reading eshall the decision Of the chair
be sustained" The vote, including
that cast by the chair, was IA to II, II
Is seen that the decision was not sus-
tanned by o majority vote, and that the
chair voted on an appeal from his own
decision, This ID claimed to be all right,
in q case where the chairman is an
elected member,
Mr., Maxwell; Scan the chairman
vote on his own deelsion?"
The chair; mi. Maxwell, don't you
suppose that the Sixth ward is entitled
to q vote In this matter3
Mr., Maxwell then made ashort speech
saying that tho Republicans had come
In q spirit OF fairness, but did not think
they had been treated in the same
spirit, "What We have asked Ia only
Just and fair and what any citizen has u
right to ask for. II Mr.. Brock was in
tho position OF Mr., VanKepren, asking
for q recount, We would have granted it.
We are here in q deadlock, Both sides
are powerfess, but as long as we live We
can keep you powerless,"
The chair did not like the idea OF
entering into the recount at che late
hour, and suggested a recess.
A resolution was presented by Nh.
Warehouse, providing for a recess
until Monday night, when q canvass Of
the votes could be proceeded with. 1t
was lost, IA 10 IA.
Mr., Maxwell moved to proceed with
the count Of the ballots in tho First
ward, Lost, Ia TO IA.
Mr., Wheat introduced q resolution
for a recess until Tuesday evening at
1850 o'clock, when the votes in the
First and Third wards be taken up.
The vote was at first IS to 10, four
Democrats voting with the Republic
cans. The vote was an obvious sur
prise to the astute chairman, who did
not announce the vote for over o min
ute, allowing time for the Demmies to
skurry around and get the four men
into line. This was soon done, all four
changing their votes to no, thus making
a tic vote, and defeating the motion.
Right here the Democrats caught
their opponents mapping, The object
OF the Democrats was to have the re-
count Of tho Third ward come up first,
SO as to throw out only one Democrat,
Brock, to tho two Republicans, Israel
and Hupp. With q majority OF one
they could then uuseat Hupp and Israel
Il they SO desired. On the other hand,
II the First ward came up first three
would be barred fromvoting,
q majority to the Republicans.
The bait or which the Republicans
were caught was WAREHOUSES; resolu.
ton, which was: "ResolYed, that we
reconsider the vote by which We de-
cided not to consider the returns from
the Third ward"
CAUGHT MAPPING.
"Thats a right decent sort OF resolu.
tiOn, Mr.. Chairman" said Mr.. Max.
well, land we are going to vote for It,"
The resolution then carried.
The Republicans almost Immediately
saw their mistake, and'a resolution by
MI. Wheat was introduced, providing
for a recess until Tuesday evening at
1880 O'Clock, when the second branch
proceed with the recount Of votes in the
First and Third wards.
This the chair decided out OF order,
and the advantage secured bv the DEM
ocrats was not overcome during tho
rest OF tho session.
After some discussion q motion was
made by Mr.. Hamilton to count the
ward, which prevailed.
1t was now II O'Clock, and during the
next hour nothing was done on either
side but present motions and resolu-
which were voted down by tho
opposite side.
Mr.. Cruise asked the city solicitor as
to the proper procedure in counting
the Third ward ballots, but the solicitor
was unable to give the information
then.
Numerous motions for adjournment
by Republicans and for recess by Dem.
ocrats were made, but none prevailed.
At1f:45 tho chair informed the body
that unless some action was taken
previous to IL o'clock he would adjourn
until u o'clock midnight the next day.
Mr.. Wheat presented a resolution
providing for a recess until Tuesday
evening at 1850, when the order Of bust,
ness would be taken up as shown in the
minutes in tho line Of priority. The
resolution was lost.
At12 o'clock, while the bigcitychrono-
meter was calling out the hour, Clerk
Thoner gathered up his books, Chair.
man Cruise left tho chair, aud said: II
declare a recess until Monday morning
at - o'clock"
The Democratic members taking the
cue, followed the example and hustled
out OF the chamber, leaving the four
teen Republicans in possession. An
was nude to put out the gas,
but was stopped. Tho Republicans
q conference filed out the chamber.
AFTER II WAS OVER
The big mistake made by the Repub.
was IN putting Frank Grusc ia
the chair. With his county canvasser
board record, so recently made, before
them they surely ought to have known
that he would mako a presiding officer
OF the most partizau type, Some Of his
rulings were made without regard to
established precedent, and so long az
he continues in the chair nothing bot
tor can DO expected. the object OF tho
Republicans in supporting him for the
chair was 10 get him of tho floor. but
this proved to DO o bad mistake, as Ito
couldn't have done hall the mischief
thorn Tint ho did No chairman.