The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-17
WHO DECLINE NOMINATIONS

Mh4G4NNf On G6G WALL
The Belmont county Democratic con-
vcntion held at BeliaiFe yesterday was
the tamest convention Of any kind ever
hetd in Belmont county, Notwithstand-
ing the fact that HeatherIngton's band
had been making music about the
BtreetB all forenoon. there were but sew
enty-four people in the Turner hall at
the morning session Of the convention.
Not over forty of these were Demo
crats.
D. 81 MlGgan was made chairman
and ]. @. Mclaughlin secretary, Mr..
1lligan was at a loss for something to
ray; there was no keynote for him to
sound He wandered in dizzy rambling
alterations for time and finally struck
hds gait. He wanted the Republican
party beaten because It didn't ind0rse
the BFyaniStic platform made at Chi-
cago ~ 'o6. But he didn't know what
else to say.
The Delegates selected from the rural
townships didn't show up In large NUM-
bers, and the politicians from the towns
constituted the aggregation. Ham
AIAAANleI VI GRNnAlAnHtH hahhG0 NSNAVAASA
CharlesWorth, Of ST. Cluirsville. and
Chaimers TTlmble, OF Powhatan, DR.. p.
~. Riggs and others read out Of the
party, partly because some OF them
WouadT2t accept the empty honors to be
offered by the Democratic county con-
Ventl0n, and yet Ham Glass himself re-
fused 10 be nominated for auditor be-
cause he knew there was not the ghost
Of show for him against Madison AID
Tedge, though he said he couldn't NIL
the ONCE u he got 1t, They had Just as
much difficulty getting anybody to ac-
cept any Of the other places. Staley
Cfeamer had positively refused to all
low the use OF his name for any place,
and 30 It went down the list, until the
party found itself In desperate straights
for candidates. Then they turned in to
draft men for the places to i'll and by
the time the convention met In the af-
terno0n they had planned an arrange
rnenk by which the ticket could be filled
IN. But It required Gll the ingenuity OF
the leaders TO make them stick until the
convention adjourned and the delegates
got out OF town. In fact, they named
some men who were not present, to be
sure they wouldn't decline.
The afternoon session was better at
tended than the morning one, and the
temporary organization was continued,
with the addition Of a. A. Clark as as
Slstant secretary and a number Of vice
presidents, among whom were Colonel
James r. Charlesworth, Hon. David
Wagener and Colonel c. L. Poorman.
Marion Hoffman presented some war
resolutions and one something about
deputies following the principals in
county Offices, a practice ecrupulously
followed by the Democrats In the audi
tors office for quarter OF a century,
but that made no difference, this was a
convention Of the Chicago brand Of
Democrats.
However, they finally reached the
point Of calling the ron Of townships for
candidates. Every township and pre-
cinct In the county was called by the
secretary for q candidate for clerk OF
the courts, but in all Of them there was
no one who wanted to go against Law
son 3. Emerson, the present efficient
clerk, who IL up for reelection to his
second term. Just as this office was
about to be passed, somebody named
Miles, Twinem, and he was nominated IN
q jiffy lest somebody else would with
draw the name.
Al this Stage Of the game Jimmy Fol-
len didn't want the Toll called any more:
It was too monotonous; he wanted
Hanybody to nominate anybody" who is
n candidate, A competitor was wanted
against Madison AldFedge, the hrst Re-
publican auditor Belmont has had for
wears who Is out for his second term.
James B. Ryan was named, but he had
been there before and was "ohered as
q sacrifice under the very same condi-
lions, f." yet II he had not been very posi-
tive he would have been named any
how, Then D. n. Mllpgan positively de-
5000 -, IlgTl EToFJ, ElaRa So did w Nj.
IIrpton. SO did A. A. Clark, but they put
the latter through anyhow.
For sheriff they attempted to make a
NOW o. contest between Fred Nein-
inger, Of BriGEeport and John ". Ter
Iih Of Martins Ferry. neither OF whom
wanted It, but they beat Neimnger and
nominated Terrtlf by systematic chang
For commissioner Andrew Jackson
Brown was named, and for recorder
Charles ". W7nmayer. Frank B. Wad-
den, Of Richland, was named for intirm-
airy director. $3.50.
Ai1a Ftate convention as follows: a. A.
Cjarje. W. H HeifbIne, George II, Muth,
". Al Feuton, Thomas Creamer. j. I.
Iysart. Judge ]. B. briggs, Charles
PRYOR.. Lafayette Murphy and Cotonei
C, L. Poorman.
me same number OF alteTuates were
elected. and this completed the work
a. 4 convention the Distinguishes fea.
f1tre OF which was the difficulty to ma
men willing to accept nominations. a
conyiction pervaded even the Demo
cratic convention that this Is a Repuon-
can wear. and there are very few Demo
crats who care to be put TO the trouble,
annoyance and expense Of a campaign
sI,i,-S.o II,o 1rnonAcfR are not inviting.