Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-31
Why SOLICITOR.

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nominated.
Then came
CITY SOLICITOR.
/ Mr.. McKelvey named &. S. Allison. The
other nominees were Frank Nesbitt, 5. o.
Eoyce by Mr. Haller, and W. II. Hearne'
: The chair urged that 4 good selection DC
made. The first ballot resulted: Allison
u. Boyce s. Nesbitt Is, Hearne Q, and sec
ond ballot was ordered. 1t stood: Allison
! l.. Nesbitt H. Boyce :. a third ballot
was ordered. with Boyce out The result
was: Allison H. Nesbitt Is, Bo.ce !. MI
! Nosbitt thus got the plum.
! For Health Officer the nominees were
/ DR.. S. L. Jcpson, DR.. W. S. Beabout and
DR.. w. c. Etzler. The ballot stood: Jep-
son p, Beabout 8, Etzler 9. DR.. Jepson
was declared the nominee.
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| For Lookup Keeper William Brand
/ and Alfred Campbell were named. The
vote stood: Brand IS. Campbell 10. Mr.
Brand was declared the nominee aud Mr..
Dawson made a pig kick. He aid they
! had been fixed. and l know it. (Sensa-
} tlon) The chair protested and the oihce
4 Of Assistant Lookup Keeper was called.
/ The nominees were Walter Buckley
1 Frank Robinson, John My.es, Alex. Car
nahan. Mr.. Robinson had petition on
/ the clerks desk, which was read. The
vote was: Buckley 10 Robinson 4, Myles
! 7. Carnahan g. Mr.. Buckley was declared
elected
Then came the Board Of Public Works
which had all been settled Friday night
! BEFORE THE CAUCUS MET.
and thereby hangs a tale. Mr. Dawson
nominated {. d. Thompson. and in the
same connection moved to e'~ct the two
Republican memb- $ first. This was
adopted Charles L. Vankeuren, Henry
schrulbach Albert Schenk and Henry
Norris were also named. The ball
/ lot stood: Thompson ., Nankeu-
rem so. Schmulbach o. Sohenk l.,
and Morris .. This foul deed, as Mr.
Dawson would say, was consummated
at 1918 p. m. Mr. Dawson got up when
! the vote was announced, and said:
Mr.. Cha rman:-'rhe Eighth ward is
not i'm t. and will retire ] had heard be-
/ fore this meeting how this would be-
! The chair attempted to shut NIr. Dawson
of. but he would not have it. and the eau
| Gus ordering that Mr.. Dawson be heard,
/ by n vote he went on TO say that he had
/ heard. before he came TO the caucus. how
/ the vote would be. a deal had been made,
and there was no question about it. It
was not fair and the caucus knew It, Let
these people come up again, and see
whether they get the vote of the Eighth
! ward or not The ward has been insulted,
ard the Eighth ward is out Of it,
A member, whose voice could not be
recognized.
REPT led TO MR.. DAWSON,
| saying. among other things. that when
Republicans drew a line between wards,
! there was nothing more to be said.
Mr.. Williams supported Mr.. Dawson,
and among other things said he had moth
! inc 10 ask from Henry Schmulbach or his
/ friends.
! Sir. Williams was replied TO by charge
that the Eighth word had itself attempted
to make deals Mr.. Williams said this
was true to a certain extent.
Mr. Hahne related what he had said at
| the outset regarding the conversation he
! had with Charles T.. VarE-uren. and the
| Eighth ward members then filed out amid
quite a bubbub and laughter. Capt. Nc
! Coy was then chosen as the Democratic
member of the Board.
ANOTHER DEAL.
The Water Board was then taken up,
and Henry Jones Z r. Metzner and DIR.
/ J-rrieh were nominated MS the Republican
members. The vote was: Jones y. Metz
ner I. Clrich 26. the vote being taken amid
( LAUGHS. and remarks Of n strange and
humorous nature. August Wiedebusch.
ST.. was named rs the Democratic men,
| her. according to the programme. and
VAS unanimously chosen, amid all the
outv7-d SIGNS of rejoicing on the pacJ Of
| the ring men.
For Superintendent Of The city Prison,
Horny Dolly Frank Woods, Dave Lewis.
| VIM. McCannou. Joseph Barum d.
Lenthonberg. ]. s. Phillips. and II. Greer
were all named Then Mr.. Horkheimer
! fc't called upon to make Il speech ana
made IL. until "time" was called. On
the second ballot McGannon got - votes.
one less than necessary to elect. on the
third ballot McGanron got Is to . Tor
Lewis Thus at 1850 ?. m, Mr.. Mccain,
non got the prize
HOT FIGHT.
CITY Receiver came next :. L. Brice,
Fred Smith. Alex Foreey. NJ. II. McNabb.
r. p. Wilkinson and Edward Elliott were
! nominated. The first ballot resulted:
Grice l. Foreey . McNabb g, Wilkinson
! C, Elliott 10. and Smith >.