Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-10

The Belmont County Democratic tx
ecutive Committee, comprising X. Z.
Never, L. J. Steger, w. 4. Schramm,
DIR. e. V. Riddle, NJ. +. Bailey, A. w.
KenDOn, r. n. BOggs, Ham. Glass and
EVERY South, met at the Globe HOTEL
in this city, Yesterday, 70 pass upon APP
plications for fOurth-class poStmaSterS
In this county. There are sixty-hye
postOfices in the county, and there
were present applicants Tor ABOUT one
half OF these offices. IL was about II
o'clock when the committee met In the
hotel parlOr. There was wrangle be-
fore the committee settled down TO bus
lness, some OF the members arguing that
the Executive Committee should have
No voice in the recommendations Tor
office. that NJ either committee was 70
assume that responsibility IL should
be the Central Committee, which
more fully represents the peo-
ple, as each voting precinct in the
county is represented by a member OF
the Central. However, this difference
was settled, and the Committee adopted
rules TO govern its proceedings and was
ready TO hear applications when 10 met
again after dinner. The candidates Tor
Office then handed in their petitions
and recommendation, and II they de-
sired, make a speech setting forth their
claims. In one or two instances con-
testants had a sharp Spat at each other,
or friend who was working in the In
terest OF a candidate. About TWO hours
were consumed in hearing all the apph-
Giants, when the Committee went into
Il
which cand date should be recommend
ed. and was still In session when this
was written. The meeting brought into
the city several gentlemen prominent
I'm Democratic circles, among whom we
noticed Hon. David Wagner, of West
Wheeling: Albert Lawrence, Esq, or
st. Clalrsvile; Chalmer Trimble, OF
Jacobsburg; w. ). Barton, Of Barton;
Geo. ). LentZ, OF LOydsville; Auditor
Henderson, OF st. ClairSyille; (. NJ.
Taggart, of Morristown; Louis Il.
Wright, Of GAINESVILLE; Everly South,
of Bridgeport.
There were quite a number Of appli-
eants for other Offices, over which the
committee had no say, ia the city, COM
ing here TO meet Democrats to sign
their petitions, etc.
The candidates for pOstOfice also
were accompanied by a number OF
friends, and these swelled the number
of visitors in the city to quite a crowd.
The County Commissioners have made
the following entry In the Pultney
township pike matter: "ln the matter
OF the petition OF George Nj. Wise ct
al, for the removal OF Chalkley Daw-
son as Superintendent Of the Pultney
township pixies. The Board having
heard the evidence Of the petitioners
and OF Superintendent Dawson, find no
sufficient grounds for the removal OF
Mr.. Dawson, and fully acQuit him OF all
charges of mismanagement iucompe-
tence and negligence made by the com
plainants, and refuse 10 grant the re-
quest Of the petitioners for his removal,
and continue the matter Of the other
requests made by cOmplainants."
A young man by the name Of Terrell,
employed as hauler in the Wegee mines,
was badly injured Wednesday after
noon He was In between the cars and
rib, working, when the mule started,
one Of the cars catching him and rolling
him along until he was worked up on
top OF the cars He is badly bruised
and marked up, and the attending ply
sician says he is injured internally.
The 2. & o. Co. has already begun
the work Of putting in two new spans Of
the river bridge st this point. The
footbridge leading across the yard
tracks to the harrow gauge depot was
torn down yesterday.
Harry E. Alexander, the well-known
young newspaper man, has zen edi-
torial charge OF the BrtstiSh A lcricdls,
published at Chicago, where he does
special work on the Herald and Post
Rev. A. B. Williams, Of M Union,