Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-29

| The new Council was called to meet
| yesterday afternoon, to canvass the
returns of the late election and trans
act other business proper to be done
at the beginning OF a new admins
| trat1on, and the occasion brought to
the Public Building one of the largest
! crowds of politicians ever seen within
its walls. Both parties were well and
| ably represented and for two hours
| before the session opened there was a
ceaseless round of political work, in
the corridors, offices, committee rooms
and Hobbies. The members of both
Branches were On hand early, and
with them were city and county Off
! Gals galore. A close inspection of the
! faces showed no absentees. and it
| made very representative gathering.
AS is usual on such occasions, the air
was full of rumors. sometimes of a
startling character. and there was
| general spirit of unrest and anxious
expectation among the crowd-official
| or noficial-collectiveIy or individ-
ually.
The First Branch was first called to
order, at 3:45 O'Clock, Mayor Butts
presiding. At roll call. of the hold
overs, six responded to their names.
Messrs. Horkheimer and Williams
being absent
Clerk O'Brien then read the returns
OF the election, as to the First Branch
| members, in the various wards, show
ing the election of the members here
tofore published. The usual resolu-
ton, declaring the members elected,
was offered by the Clerk, and the
| eight new members came forward, and
| took the oath of office.
| The full roll call of the Branch was
| then called, and fourteen members re-
| sponded, Messrs. Williams and Hork-
heimer being absent.
Mr. Waterhouse then nominated
| Thomas O'Brien, Jr., for Clerk of the
| Branch, and he received the unani-
nous vote of the fourteen members
present. He was declared elected.
Mr.. Waterhouse offered the follow
ing resolution
Resolved, That the Mayor and
| President of the Second Branch ap-
point a committee of eight, four from
| the First and four from the Second
Branch, as committee on COM
| mittees."
| Mr.. Chew moved to lay on the
table, and was seconded by Mr.. Nc
| Cormick. The Mayor was unable to
! decide on a viva voce vote, and the
roll was called, Mr.. Waterhouse say
ing he did not propose to have few
men dictate the committees. On a roll
call, Mr.. Waterhouse voted to lay on
the table. for the purpose of taking
the matter up again.
Business in the Branch was then
| suspended until the Second Branch
was organized.
| In the Second Branch. at roll call
|
their names. Messrs. Bradbury, Fitz-
simmons and Killeen being absent.
| The members were then sworn in by
Mayor Butts.
Mr.. Kindelberger then nominated
| James P. Maxwell for temporary
chairman, and on motion of Mr.. Healy
| ha wac unanimously oleotnd
Mr.. Maxwell was applauded on the
Republican side. and took his seat,
saying the body would proceed to bus
mess without speeches. He said the
! first thing would be a decision as to
who are members, and as he knew of
no contests, he would suggest ~ that
| the returns be accepted.
Mr. T. S. Riley, representing Demo-
cratic candidates for the Second
Branch, Messrs. O'Leary, Taylor and
J Frazier, gave notice of a contest
| in the First ward and for a recount
of the ballots.
Mr.. Miller suggested this was not
| TIC pIOpGI IlLIt. anu was upHS1u ny
| the chair Mr.. Miller then moved that
| the returns as made up by the City
Clerk, be read, and this was declared
adopted, although the result was at
least doubtful.
! At this point, Mr.. Bradbury ap-
| peared, and was sworn in by the
Mayor in the First Branch chamber
Mr.. Maxwell then said the next ous-
| mess would be the nomination of per-
manent chairman. Mr.. Miller named
MIR. Maxwell, was seconded by a Demo-
| crat, and Mr.. Miller took the chair
| and put the question, ara it was unan-
| imously carried, the President again be-
| ing applauded. He promised to fill the
| Office to the best of his ability, and
| promised his Democratic colleagues,
who had given him support, that he
would be fair. This was also applaud
ed This promise was forgotten in if
| teen minutes, however
| The President then announced the
canvassing of the vote to be in order,
and the First ward was taken up, and
| Mr.. Riley renewed his notice for re-
| count of the ballots in that ward, at