Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-07-01
COUNTY CONVENTION
HELD At WHEELING PARK YESTERDAY BY
OHIO COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
The Candidates Named for the Legislators and
County 0ficss-A Quiet Harmon
iOuS Affair.

| For j uuge or the Criminal Court,
4. J. HUGUS.
For CouRty Superintendent
JAMES A. LEWIS
That was the ticket nominated yes
terday by the Ohio county Republicans
and the Democrats are already congrat-
ulating themselves upon the work.
Half dozen Democrats who attended
the convention complimented their Re-
publican friends upon the work as soon
as it was over, saying they could not
have done it more satisfactorily had
they done 1t themselves.
In the makeup of the legislative ticket
the foreign voter and the country voter
were entirely ignored. An attempt was
made to pull the wool ouer the eyes OF
the country Republicans by nominating
Joe Brady for the Legislature as the
represe natives of the country districts,
| but it was asserted last night that Mr..
Brady bad moved to Wheeling last
week and that he now resides on the
Island. One prominent Republican
| from country district made the re-
mark yesterday that he supposed the
! farmers would get something, but the
city got 1t all.
Friends OF Mr.. Behrens had had con-
siderable difficulty in getting his con-
sent to become a candidate for the leg
isture and after all their work the party
has turned him down Many comments
were made after the convention ad-
| journed, by those who had been dele
gates, about the defeat OF Behrens, the
means by which it was accom- plished,
and from the country delegates about
the failure TO name a man from out Of
| Wheeling.
The convention was held at the
Casino at Wheeling Park Yesterday
afternoon and in addition to the dele
gates there were perhaps couple Of
hundred others present, including sew
eral we'll known Democrats who wanted
to see the fun.
Except for the scramble for position
on the legislative ticket the convention
was entirely without life. Everything
was quiet and apparently harmonious,
though some feeling was manifested
concerning the nominations for the
House of Delegates.
The Casino proved to be all that has
been claimed for it as convention hall.
Large, light and airy, with good acous-
tic properties a more desirable place
could not be found for holding a con-
vention.
1t was nearly half after o'clock
when th&conventon was called to or
der by chairman of the Executive Com
mittee, James X. hall. he az once an
/ noulced that the Executive Committee
had selected for temporary chairman
James p. Maxwell, OF Madison district,
and for temporary secretary John Kin
delberger, of Clay district. The chair
man called upon the Rev. DR.. +. ID.
r. Bickley, who opened tho convention
with prayer.
Upon motion of Captain Travis, the
Temporary organization was then made
permanent, and Chairman Maxwell
stated briefly what the convention had
! been called for and announced as the
hour was late he would make no speech
but the convention would at once pro-
coed TO business.
In lieu Of the appointment OF a COM
mittee on credentials, j. h. Hall moved
that all persons whose names were pub
lished in the IntelIigellcer Of last Mon
day as delegates to this convention be
considered delegates. His motion was
agreed to, and the roll call showed over
! forty-fve of the fifty delegates present.
A few proxies having been announced,
| Harry Hooking moved the appointment
OF a committee OF three 10 examine all
proxies. This was agreed TO, and the
chair appointed on the committee Harry
Hooking, j. X. Hail and c. A. Robin
son. The committee reported In few
minutes, recommending that holders OF
proxies be admitted 10 the floor and
that the delegates present be allowed to
cast the full vote for each district,
which was agreed 10.
The resolution on basis OF representa-
ton introduced by Squire Schultz was
adopted, providing that each district be
allowed one vote for every 100 votes or
fraction greater than one hall cast for
the Republican presidential ticket at
the last election.
motion that 8 committee be ap-
pointed on resolutions, composed OF one
membe from each district was adopted.
George Kemple moved that the CON-
mittee be instructed to reaffirm the res
oIutions adopted at the Fairmont club
convention with any local aodltlons
they may see fit TO add, to which capt.
Travis objected, not wishing 10 instruct
! the committee as to its dnties. be was
overruled, however, and the resolution
was adopted, although not person
could be found in the convention who
had a copy OF the resolutions and some
of the delegates wanted TO hear them
read before voting to adopt them.
The chair appointed as the ommittee
on resolutions Messrs. Mugge, OF Wash
/ ington; Hubbard, of Madison; Ihomp-
son, of Clay; Hooking, OF Union; lay
lor of Centre; Simpson, OF webster; DR..
\ Stathers, of Richie; McCausiano' OF
Triadelphis; Bowman, OF Richland' and
Frazier, of Liberty.
The convention then took recess OF
twenty minutes 10 allow the com mlttee
10 prepare its report. During the recess
there was thunder storm accompa-
MED by a heavy rain and some bail,
which cooled the atmosphere and made
the temperature all that could be de-
sired. All the delegates were button
holed during the recess and good deal
of work was done by the candidates
When the convention reassemoled the
Committee on Resolutions reported
recommending that the platform OF the
Fairnon, convention published IL the