Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-14

Once Declared the Nominee The
Opposition Finally Won.
The Republican Judicial conferees of
the First district met in this city yes
terday, and named Judge Jos. z. PAUL
and H. c. Hegyey as candidates for
Judge Of the Circuit Court.
This was not accomplished without a
determined fight. Ohio county was
divided on EIskne. Messrs. Waddle.
Hooking and Bryson voted against
against him On every ballot. It is IN
derSJcod that the oppOS ton TO his can
dldacy was based upon his action during
the street. railway strike in this city a
few years ago, when he was attorney
for the railway company. There was
also a GissenS.Cn in Marshall county.
which did not at any tm= give its solid
support To- NeigheH. Chic county
alone had sufficient yCtes to nominate.
and the fight could have been sa:Led at
any time the repres natives Of this
county would cas-, % Of their 60 votes
1or any one candidate.
Twas a stubborn contest throughout,
and 10 was not until The nineteenth bal
lot had been taken that Hsrv5y was
declared the nominee. Judge Campbell
was not an ayowed candidate. but he
received yOces On each ballot after the
third, and when the opposition TO Frs
kline united upon Campbell, the Erskine
men were scared and came over to Her
vey Il was evident after the
eighteenth ballot, that the opposition TO
ErSkine would Try 10 unit. upon Camp
bell Tie roll cal Of counties started,
ana there were succession OF changes
TO Campbell
When OhiO was reached, t gave GO
votes TO Hervey. The Eeryey men
Caeered loudly. while the ether de.ega-
lions We're surprised. The vote OF OHIO
was challenged, and afterward changed
10 is for Heryey and two for Ersk.ne,
but this did NOT affect the result
The convention wsS in session until
1915 O'clock, without adjourning for
supper. The meeting was Gale to or
der by J. *. Hall, Of Chic county, who
named as temporary Chairman Mr.. p.
B. Dobb.ns. OF Ono; for temporary sec
rotary. A. W. Brown. Of Hancock. The
various committees were then appointed
as follows:
Credentials, Brooke, T. II. Marks:
Hancock y. NcC. F.anigen; Marshall
JChn ". Grow; Ohio, ". N. Dunlap.
Permanent Organization, Brooke
VIM. Workman; Hancock, Thos. Price;
lIe-shaI, Josiah Sinclair; Ohio, Frank
Stanton.
Rules and Order Of Business, Brooke,
r. II. Cotton; Hancock. O. ). Marshall;
'IaIsaall, f. ". Reynolds; Ohio, W. P.
Hubbard
Bass Of Representation, Brooke R.
s. Scott; Hancock. J. P. Bradley; Mar
shall, J. c. Connolly; Ohio. Ch3s. Bry-
sen.
The appointment Of a committee on
resolutions was dispensed with, and the
conferees took a recess OF fifteen MIN
u,es. during which the committees pre-
pared their 7 pOr,s.
The temporary organization was
made permanent after which nominal
tons were declared in order. Il. H..
Cotton. of Wellsburg. named Judge Jos.
Il. PAUL. When Hancock was called,
this nomination was seconded by z. d..
Marshall, who moved that Judge PAUL
be declared nominated by exclamation.
This went through with whirl.
The basis OF representation was made
the vote cast for Capt =. 3. DOv5ner
in 1894. under which the counties were
entitled 10 the following votes: Brooke S,
Hancock Z, Marshall 80, Ch-o 50. The
Committee en- Cred n-a,s reported the
lis. CT delegates There was d contest
n Marshall, winch was settled s3Lsisc-
Jorily.
The Committee On Rules reported adj
verse,y upon the unit rule, for which
the Marshall county coafdrees contend
cd.
Nominations were then called for the
second Judge Geo. W. McCieary, Of
Brooke. named II. c. Hsrvey. josiah
Sinclair. OF Marshall, named B. F..
Neigbea. William Dunlap. Of Ohio,
rqnYrl William ErsE.ne. MIR. Hawkins
of Ohio. seconded Nj. Meighen's nomi-
nation. AID Mr. c. z. Daily seconded
Mr.. Hsrvey's nomination.
motion was made 10 suspend the
rules and nominate Judge Campbell
bv acc'amat,On. after the third ballot,
when Mr.. Marshall had asked the .ndul-
gsnca of the colferees, while he placed
Judge Campbell in nomination..
motion 10 adjourn was lost. The
convention then proceeded to ballot.
The roll call of counties was called, AID
there was no selection. The roll was
again called with the following result:
Second ballot, Hervey 80, Meighen %,
Frskine 43. Fractions are omitted
in this ba.ot. as in the others which
follow.
Third bauo.-Erskine 4S. Heryey 81,
Meighen 50.
Fourth ballot Campbell :. Me,ghen
IS. Erskine -. Heryey %. Mr. E7Skine
still retained h.s strength.
Fifth bal.O,-Campbe,l s, Me.ghen IS,
Hervey So. Erskine 10.
sixth ballo,-CampbeI Is. Erskine
g. Heryey So. Ne;ghen 10. Il was Frs
kline against the field, bu, the field was
unable to agree upon any candidate.
Seventh banot-CampbeH I, Hervey
81. Frskine 4S. Meighen 10.
Eighth baICt-Campbel :, Ersk.re
AZ. HervCy SO. Meighsn IS.
Ninth baUOt-Cempbel Is. Erskiae
IS. He-vey 81. Meishen L.
Tenth barot-CampbeE :, Erskine
Is. Hervey 2S. Meighen %
= = 80