The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-09

Last nlghGs council meeting was lne
best attended since tho first meeting Of
the present council. This was because
the election of the new board OF gas
trustees was to come up, In the second
branch there were only three abSentees
and IN the frat only two. The lobby
OF course, was propOrtiona.ely large.
The feature was the effort to break
the Republican caucus gas board nOmi.
nees. There was no objection to the
two Republicans, Msslrs. buchanan aud
Ford, but there wa, quite an opposition
to Mr.. Julius Pollock. the Democrat
named by the Republicans, When
nominations were called the name OF
Mr.. William Ritz, Of the First ward,
was proposed, bus when tho ballot was
taken 1t WAS carly seen that Pollock
would DO successful. Not enough Re.
pubicans rallied to the support oil Mr.,
Ritz, vino received II votes to "a for
Pollock.
The roll call of tue second branch do.
voloped tho presence OF the following
members at joint session: Arndt, Fair,
Bachman, Bender, Bodley, Britt, CIator,
Elliott, Frow, Hahne, Hamilton, John
Hess, Herman Hess, Kern, Lindsay,
Potter, Retzer, SGathers, Taylor, Usel-
ton, Usermohlen, Wells, Williams, Max
we'll and Warehouse; total twenty-five
The absonteet were Tappan and Wills
Oi the tirs, branch these members
answered to the roll call: Me'rs, Britt,
DAWSON. Farrell, HalIer, PAUL, Rich
ards, Robinson, BUTT. EbelinR, Otto,
KAIbiizer, Mckelvey, wicker, The alb.
sentees Wern MOssrs Irwin. Mencke
meller and Weidebusch.
The mayor stated the object oil the
Joint session to be the election Of the
members OF the city gas board Mr..
DAWSON moved that the two Republic
can members be first elected, but there
were objections, aud Mr.. Waterhouse
wanted the CLERK to cast the ballot OF
the entire council for the threo Rspub-
licau caucus nominees, Messrs. Buck
man, Ford and Pollock. Mr. Richards
said the custom has been to elect the
two majority members tirsL The Lind
say amendment that the three members
DO elected at one timO was lost by the
following vote:
Ayes-Farrell, Halter, McKelvey,
PAUL, Robinson, Bachman, Bodley, Fair,
Kern, Lindsay, Stathers, Waterhouso,
Williams; total, Is.
Noes. A. Britt, Butts, DAWSON,
EbelinV, KaIblzer, Otto, Richards,
wicker, Arndt, Bender, T. q. Britt,
Clator, Elliott, Frew, Hahne, Hamilton,
Herman Hess, John Hess, Potter, Ret
ger, Taylor, Uselton, UtermohIeu, Wells,
Maxwell; total, %.
Then the Davisson motion that the
two Republicans be frs: elected, was
put and carried without opposition.
Nominations were then called for and
Mr.. Uselton named Mr.. L. buchanan
aud Mr.. DAVIDSON nominated DR., IL. 4.
Ford, Of the Eighth ward. Nomina.
tons were closed and Buchanan and
Ford were elected without opposition.
Then came the real contest. Nomi.
nations for the minority candidate were
called for Mr. Hamilton, OF the Island,
named Mr.. Julius Pollock and Captain
Otto 10 few we'll chosen words named
Mr.. William Ritz, Of tho First ward,
who, he said, is workingman. A pro.
ieIsional and q business man had al.
ready been elected aud he thought it
fair and Just that a mechanic should
have a place on the board. Mr.. FreW
seconded Mr.. Ritz's nomination after
which the ballot was proceeded with
and resulted as follows:
For Pollock. A. Britt, Butts, Ebei.
ing, Farrell, Halter, McKelvsy, Rich.
ards, Robinson, IWiCkor, Bachman,
BOdley. T. q. Britt, Clutor, Fair, HHmil.
ton. Herman Hess, John Hess, Kern,
Lindsay, Rslzsr, Stathers, Warehouse,
Williams, Maxwell; total, 81.
For Rltz-DavissOn, kalbitzer, Otto,
PAUL, Arndt, Bender, Elliott, Frew,
Hahne, Potter, Taylor, Uselton, Utter.
mohlem, Wells; total, IA.
Some amusement was oCcaBioned
when Mr.. WalcrhousO's namo was
called. lie wanted 10 know who was
tho caucus nominee and said that tho
man who did not abide by the caucus
decision was no mau. As Mr.. Water.
house not very long ago became proSi.
den. OF tho second branch through a
caucus break, II wasn't necessary for a
house to fall on man In order for him
to sec the humor Of the gontlo9Rn'S
romarka.
Il was just 10 o'clock whom tho join!
session deceived and then both
branches adjourned.
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