The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-25
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The candidates Tor delegates TO the
congressional convcntiol will, Of course,
not be decided upon until Juae ..
when tho primaries are to be held, but
in this CITY tho First ward will run
7. II. Rowles and II. u. Stricken; the
Second. George W. Keller; the Third,
Miller Booth and o. P. Mason; Fourth,
Henry W. Nnhr1 in one precinct. and
Councilman ". D. Jones and some one
olse, in tho other; tho Fifth. J. W. Nor.
rill and two others. Those men are all
sensible, conservative meu They are
oil for Col. poorman aud have no other
choice. There viii be no contest aad
all the Republicans will support the
men so far named. The opinion rules
among the beat Republicans here that
belmont county will present but one
candidate to tho congressional conren-
ton. Bollaire is strongly for her home
candidate and will send a delegation Of
that kind 10 the SteubeHville couven-
ton. There will be no contest here,
nor will Captain Dnutord permit o con-.
test against iair.minded men. Colonel
Poorman and his friends arc confident
Of winning majority Of the delegates
in the county, while Captain Dsnford
and his friends are at work now In raei-
Gus parts OF the the county, but are
making no ciaims. The Captain was at
GAINESVILLE in the curly part OF the
week, and Colonel Poornan went out
there last night. The friends Of both
claim that town.
The Seventh district Republican cir
cult judicial convention meets al Wells
vile Tuesiay, July 3. The district will
have 100 delegates az follows: lrum-
bull, l3; Ashtabula, Il; Belmont, l3;
Carroll, 5; Columbiana, 10; GeauSa, d
Guernsey, Z; Harrison. 5; Jefferson, 10;
Lake, @; Mahon'ug, IS; Monroe, s. No
Bile, ); Portage, I.
Frank Good, the boy indicted b. the
grand jury for burglary, and who was
turned out on arcouat o! falling health,
was taken into custody yesterday again.
The prosecuting attorney thinks OF try
ing him for lunacy instead OF burglary,
however.
The members OF the Seal Glass Man
iolin Company have applied iOr u char
ter uader the laws Of West Virginia,
with q capital stoca OF 100000, 500 OF
which Is paid in.
Judge J. b. briggs yesterday sem
fenced the Mayhugh brothers, who as
saulted and beat the Kirkland brothers
numerically, to one year each in the
penitentiary.
The coffee circle" was entertained at
the home OF Mrs. John Steger, in the
Second ward, Wednesday evening.
Recitations, music, etc, ruled through
the evening.
Samuel ". Clark, the state grand
master OF colored Nasons inspected Nj,
Moriah lodge hero the other night and
pronounced it in good condition.
Tho Grave! bill literary and social
club me. in the reading room last night.
l. will probably be the last meeting OF
the season.
Major Petty. OF GAINESVILLE. will de-
liver the Decoration Dsy address hero
On the evening Of that day.
Ex-Coun,y Commissioner ". J. Berry
secured a paving contract q. Parkers-
burg yesterday.
G. ". Dickens, cashier Of the Dolla,
Bank, wa, at Belmont yesterday on
business.
The Baltimore & Ohio is reducing is
working force on account OF slack bust
nes'.
Capt. Ezra Mcconnell, OF Flushing,
was along the river front yesterday.