The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-05
"TOM' O'BRIEN
Nominee OF the Republican Coun.
Scilmen.for City Clerk.
CLOSE CONTEST IN CAUCUS
Which was Held Last Night at the
( City Buildins-o'Br!cn got Thirteen
Notes, Motto six and Hamilton siz.
KindlcDcrger'sN Name not Presented.
Walter Worls for Clerk of First
pranci-Scale Nominees.

On margin Of one vote Thomas
| o'Brien. IT,. was last night nominated
by the Republicans Of the city council
for the Office of city clerk, which will bs
made vacant when Charles II. Watkins
hands in his resignation at the meeting
Of council next Tuesday evening.
The CAUCUS was held In the chamber
Of the second branch Of council. OF
the twentyslx Republican menbers.
twenty-three were present and two
proxies were voted, those of NIessrs.
Srheehle and Miller. Councilman
George Bradbury Of the Island was
absent and his proxy was not in ev!-
dcnce. Those actually present were
Messrs. Worls. Fox, Maxwell, Baird, NJ. A.
Chew, r. T. Chew, Horkheimer Beckett,
Ratcliffe, Williams, Megrail, McMechen,
Bloomfield. McKelvcy. Bachman, Fair,
List, Klndelberger, Meyer. Marschner,
Mccormick, Knoke. Kalbitzer.
| The caucus was called to order short
ly after s o'clock, and Mr.. William Nc
Cormick was made chairman. and Ross
T. Chew secretary. The selection OF a
candidate for city clerk was first taken
up, and three nominations We're made,
Thomas OBrien, jr., now clerk OF the
first branch Of council; William Nolte,
now assistant city clerk. and N. Carl
Hamilton, Of the Island. formerly a
member of council. Only one ballot
was required to make the nomination,
O'Brien receiving thirteen votes. Hamil-
ton six and Nolte six. bare majority
for OBrien. On motion, the nomination
was made unanimous.
The ballot in detail was as follows:
O'Brien-M. A. Chew, Mccormick,
Meyer. List. Bachman, Scheehle, Bloom
field, McAlechen. Horkheimer. Beckett,
R. 7. Chew, Worls. Fox. Total, 10.
Hamllton-Maxwell. Baird. Nickel
vey. Mesrail. Fair. Klndelberger;
total. 6.
Nolte-Williams. Radcliffe. Knoke,
Kalbitzer. Mnrschner. Miller: total, G.
After the city clerkship had been dis
posed OF, the first branchers, ten in
number proceeded to nominate 4 can
didate for clerk of the branch. position
that will be made vacant when Mr..
O'Brien becomes city clerk. Two nomi-
nations were made, Councilman Walter
| Worls. Of the second branch, and ex-
| Councilman N. C. Hamilton. Worls was
successful. to the tune of eight to two,
the two island members. Messrs Baird
and Mckelvey. voting for Hamilton.
| The caucus then placed In nomination
the party candidates for city weighers.
and the following were nominated:
Fourth and Maln-Edward Neihaus.
| Tenth and Markell. C. Reed.
Eoff, between Sixteenth and Seven
teenth-Samuel Cole.
Twenty-thlrd and Market-William
Conner.
Zane street. Island-James Campbell.
Huron street, Island-George Giles.
Thirty-third and Chapline-Theodorc
Schultze.
Thirty-third and Mccolloch-H. E.
Renard.
Thlr,y-elghth and McColloch-B.
| Charnock.
Forty-nrst and McColloch-George
| Westwood.
Between Forty-second and Forty
third-P. Daugherty.
Forty eighth and McColloch-P.
koontz.
Twenty-nlnth ard Eofr-Thomas
Troy.
Main, between Twenty-sevrnth and
Twenty eighth-William Wilson.
| McColloch and Tenth-C. A. Exley.
1t is understood that William Nolte.
the present assistant city clerk, will re-
tain his position
Clerk Watkins stated last night that
he would present his resignation to
council next Tuesday night 1t is al
ready prepared in typewriter form. In
1t, Mr.. Watkins states that private bus
mess enterprises makes 1t incumbent
upon him to resign, and he takes occa-
sion to thank members of council and
| the public generally for the trust that
has been reposed In him Us q public
official.
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