Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-01-27
COUNCIL ORGANIC D.
BOTH BRANCHES MET YESTERDAY AFTER
NOON.
JAMES P. Maxwell Elected President Of the Second
Brapch-All the Members Sworn ln-COm-
miuss on Committees Appointed-A
Caucus for Monday and Special
Session for Next tuesday.

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city, crowding the offices and Hobbies,
and filing the galleries OF tho two
Council cham bers.
Among them was good sprinkling OF
lawyers and doctors, and every man OF
them appeared to be husting for some
Office, either for himself or friend.
The new members were bounced upon
as soon as they appeared and were
dragged this way and that by the hust-
lers until most of them presented
somewhat mussed-up appearance, and
some members heartily regretted thei-
entrance into public life. Nothing like
it was ever before seen in Wheeling.
One new man remarked, as he escaped
from an unusually persistent place
hunter, that he wished he was dead, but
this was probably slight exaggeration,
born OF that tired feeling which follows
almost continuous contact with enthusl-
astc otfice-seekers.
The crowd must have numbered seyer-
al hundred, some OF them putting in an
appearance as soon as hasty dinner was
disposed Of. As two o'clock approach
ed the crowds headed towards the Pub
lie Building increased In size, and when
that hour arrived the place was jam
med. The hour for assembling was
fixed AT half-past two. but that time
arrived and passed into history, aud
still that intermihable buzz arose from
the corridors and Hobbies, and the
husters kept on husting.
Alta quarter OF three o'clock the
Mayor called the Second Branch to or
der, and Clerk Thoner called the roll OF
those appearing TO DO elected on the face
of the returns, and as the members an
swered TO their names they came inside
the rail from the lobby and took their
seats. Seventeen members answered to
their names, as follows: Arndt, Bod
ley, Clator. Elliot, Fair, Hamilton,
Hess, Kern, Maxwell, Potter, Retzsr,
Stathers, Tappan, Usslton, Wells,
viii Jams and Wllls.-17
Mr. Bachman answered to his name
few minutes later. Seven members
elected on the face OF the returns were
absent at roll call. they being Messrs
Britt, Frew, Hahne, Hess, H, Lindsey,
Devinney, and Uttermohlen-7. All OF
these but Mr.. Herman Hess came IN
before business was commenced. Mr..
Hess appeared later.
The names Of the Fifth ward mem
bers were not called, there being tie
in that ward between DR.. Taylor, Rep.
and the three Democratic candidates.
Yesterday the Register said Mr. Water
houses total vote was but 33s. ana that
DR.. Taylor, Rep, and Messrs, Hannah
and Wendell, Dem, were elected, but
Clerk Thoner and the Mayor found yes
terday from an examination of the official
figures, that the tie existed as TO all four,
as first announced in the papers.
After the roll call had been completed,
the members were called up TO the
Clerks desk, half-a. dozen at time, and
the oath of Office was administered oY
the Mayor. This done, the Mayor said
the election of a temporary Chairman
was in order, and on motion OF Mr..
Hamilton, DR.. w. E. Stathers was nomi-
mated and unanimously elected.
On taking the chair Dr. Stathers
briefly returned his thanks, aud an
nouncsd that the Branch was ready Tor
business.
On motion Of Mr.. Maxwell, the table
OF votes, as compiled by the City Clerk,
was accepted by the Branch as official
and correct. except as TO the ruth
ward, where the tie existed. The CLERK
then read the com pilation OF the votes.
showing the total vote cast for every
Second Branch Council candidate in the
seven wards outside of the Fifth. This
done, resolution was adopted declaf-
ing the Republican candidates duly |
elected, and this was followed by an
other resolution declaring that tie ap' |
peared 10 exist in the Fifth ward, and !
providing for the appointment OF con-
mittee of three 10 examine the tally |
sheets in that ward and report 10 the |
Branch at once. The President ap- |
pointed on such committee Messrs. |
Maxwell, Frew and Kern, laugh De-
ing raised because there was no Demo |
cratic member to go on the com mlttee.
The committee at once went TO the |
Clerks office TO examine the returns
and the Branch took recess unsll
report should be made. As soon as the !
recess was declared, the lobby broke |
out into renewed OF the buzz, and !
Office hustlers came inside the rail- and |
pursued members about the 1oor and |
into committee rooms. One colored |
man only was among the rustlers, but
several others occupied back seats In the
galleries.
At half-past three the special Com
mittea returned, and the Branch was
again called to order. When the floor |
had been cleared Of outsiders, Mr.. Max !
well. from the Committee, submitted q
eport to the effect that Messrs. Han
nan. Wendell, Waterhouse and Taylor !
had received AS votes each, aud Messrs.
Hare and Stephen Waterhouse, 355
votes each. They recommended that !
Messers John Waterhouse, Wendell and !
Taylor be declared the mem oers-elect
from the Fifth ward. The report was
adoLted, Lindsey voting no, and the |
three members named, together with
Mr.. Hermann Hess, OF the Fourth |
ward, we're sworn in and took their
seats, thus completing the compliment
of members.
The Chair declared nominations in
order for permanent President OF the
Branch.
Mr.. John Watsrhouse nomi-
mated James p. Maxwell, and there BE-
ing no further nominations, he was de-
cared elected unanimously. President
Maxwell was greeted with applause as
he came forward to the desk. he made
a short address, in the course OF which
he alluded to the fact that he had sat in
! Council for eight years, all the time a
Democratic majority being present.
But although that was the case, there
had been good councils and good Coun-
cilmen, both Democrats and Repuoli-
oAn, Tho Pannhlicans NOW were