The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-20
TOOK TAO BALLOTS.

The County Commissioners Deadlock
Continued Without Break sntur-
day-Anothcr Meeting This Week Is
Said to be Likely.
The county board OF commissioners
met Saturday morning for the purpose
Of, voting for the county officers who
should have been elected some time ago.
Unfortunately the deadlock between the
five Republican members, Messrs. Nc
Gregor, Moore. Mccurdy. Bowman and
Hare on one side and Mess rs. Fritz, Ty-
son and Gutman, Republicans. and Nc
Cuiioch and Stahniee. Democrats, on the
other, continued unbroken.
For the Twenty-ninth street toll-gate
t4O ballots were taken, all OF them with
out result. as follows:
Downs-McGregor, Bowman. Hare,
Moore, McCurdy; total. s.
Mrs. Drlehorst-Frltz, Gutman, Ty-
son; total.
weldebusch-stahnke, McCulloch; to-
tai. 2.
The Democrats were rather cute, as
was shown in their action in voting for
Weidebusch. Had they voted with the
three Republicans who broke away on
the second Republican caucus that re-
suited In the nomination of Downs, the
vote would have stood five for Downs
and five for Mrs. Driehorst, and 1t Is
said President McGregor would have
exercised his rights of craftsmanship by
deciding Downs elected, even though
he had already cast his vote for Downs.
1t is said he Is supported In such pro-
ceedure by an elaborate legal opinion
covering the case. given by no less n
legal authority than Mr.. Henry NJ. Rus
sell,
The board remained in session
throughout the day and adjourned Sat-
urday night after having taken 14O bal
lots, without any change from start to
finish. There was some talk OF going
into session every day until the fight Is
decided. but some members Of the board
oppose such Il procedure on the ground
OF economy-a session each day would
cost the county $50. However, 1t Is like
ly at least one or two meetings OF the
board will be held this week In an en-
deavor to settle the matter.
AS Is we'll known, the trouble between
the Republican members Of the board
arises over the nomination of Mr..
krummie. for supervisor OF the Nation
al road, at the first caucus After this
caucus. four OF the eight Republicans
got together and were surprised to learn
that not one OF them had voted for
| krummie: this being true, Mr.. Krum-
| ME could not have been nominated In
a caucus at which only eight votes were
| cast. This development resulted in the
second caucus, at which Mr.. Moore act
cd with the four who said they had not
voted for Krummie. Three ErumrlIe
supporters, Messrs. Gutman, Fritz and
! Tyson, declined to abide by second
caucus and withdrew from 1t. In sup
port OF their position. Messrs McGresor,
Hare, McCurdy and Bowman signed the
following affidavit. which figured In
Saturdays proceedings. but did not
avail in bringing any of the three Re-
publlcans into line with their brethren:
WHEELING. W. Va, Feb s. 1899.
Tho following members OF the board OF
! county commissioners. do on their oath
swear they did not vote for Mr.. Krummie
FOR the Office OF superintendent of second
| division OF the National road. on last ball
lot ut caucus held on February l, the ballot
that Mr., krummie,s friends claim he re-
! celvcd the nomination.
Il. P. ArGREGoR,
j.. L. BOWMAN,
A. ]. HARE,
j. c. MCURDY.
presence. this 10Th day OF February. Iss9.
T. c. MOFFAT, Clerk,
Board OF Commissioners, Of the County OF
Ohio, West Virginia.