Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-15

AhCPOOltIdn mass lutcUlnSS WtIS ucltl
in every district in the county yester-
day for the purpose of suggesting the
names of candidates for district offices,
candidates for delegates to the State
convention, and electing delegates to
the district and State delegate conven-
tions. In connection with the meet
ings it was arranged to put through
resolutions pledging the delegates to
the support of Col Morris Horkheimer
for delegate to the National Republic
can Convention to be held in Philadel-
phia. Wherever this resolution was
offered it went through without oppo-
sition.
There was also evidently a scheme
to have all the mass meetings request
the county committee to reverse its ac-
ton in selecting the modified" Aus
tralian ballot to govern the primary
election. The matter was discussed at
nearly all the meetings, but only two
took action upon it, the Madison dis
trict Republicans registering their OPP
position to the open" ballot, and the
Union district Republicans declaring in
favor of it.
The anti-ring element was also in
evidence at several meetings, but did
not receive much encouragement. Par
ticularly was this true of Union dis
trict, where the machine leaders treat
ID tla ,.iy, 7xyifb
courtesy. Many of the gentlemen
prominent in the committee of one
hundred" movement were present at
The meetings and remarkable fact was
he presence of clergymen identified
with the Federation of Churches, in
several of the districts.
Union District.
The Union district meeting was held
in the police court room, and was ex-
reedingly lively. Half a hundred of
the faithful were present and the re-
calcitrantS were represented by Dick
Ryan. The meeting was called to or
der by Committeeman w. H. Hornlsh.
Col Morris Horkheimer was made
chairman and Charles Meder secretary.
The following suggestions were made:
State Convention. R. Butts, VIM.
Mccormack, w. H. Hornish, S. e.
Thompson, Richard Robertson, Thos.
Morgan, Morris Horkheimer. S. o.
Boyce, George B. Caldwell, A. Il.
Bauer
County Commissioner - Herman
Zwicker, B. F. Higgins.
School Commissioner-Wm. Nebitt,
John L. Kingdom, j. F. Giffen.
County Committee--W. H. Hornish,
M. A. Chew. George M. Ford declined.
Justice of the Peace.-M. J. Fitzpat-
rick, J. A Dunning, John f. Strohl-
man.
Constable-Henry Thomas, John
Burkhardt, John F. Thompson.
Delegate Conventions at Clarksburg
and Fairmont-John Frew, w. H. Cas-
sci, S. G. Smith, B. F. Caldwell, Thos.
Stanley, James Mclaughlin, Daniel
West.
Mr.. Ryan was the sole occupant of
Dne corner of the room and while MAX
Ing suggestions was frequently refer
ring to notes upon a paper. His iden-
tif1cation with the anti-ring movement
inspired a hostile sentiment toward
him The fun started when Mr.. Hook
ing wanted to know the political faith
of Mr.. Burkhardt. He had never
known Burkhardt who was not
Democrat. Mr. Ryan fought for his
man against an overwhelming major
ity. and finally got the concession that
Burkhardts name would go on the
ticket after he furnished adequate proof
10 the county committee that he is
Republican.
when the ice was broken the party
lessers began to question the politics
of All the men suggested by Ryan, and
chairman Horkheimer declared that
the very fact that they were suggested
by Ryan placed them under suspicion.
Thompson was attacked, but a good
Republican vouched for him and his
name remained.
The resolution endorsing Horkheim-
err was adopted, and the chairman,
blushing with characteristic modesty,
made a little speech of thanks.
The next fire-brand thrown into the
meeting was resolution offered by
Mr. Mccormack, declaring it to be the
sense of the meeting that the county
committee should change from the
Australian to the open ballot He
made a speech in support Of it. Mr..
Ryan declared that the meeting had
not been called for that purpose, and
the subject was very improperly in
troduced. A half dozen were demand
ing recognition. eager to jump on the
audacious Ryan. NJ. A. Chew favored
the open ballot. Geo. B. Caldwell
supported it because he wanted the
party workers to have chance to in
fiuence the voters, and not simply the
poll clerks. Harry Hooking opposed
the change. He said the committee
made a grave mistake in adopting the
Australian ballot, but warned the
meeting that a more serious error
would be committed in changing it.
He pointed out the fact that it would
give defeated candidates a chance 10
2 complain about corruption at the vot-
ing places, etc Mr.. Caldwell retorted
that if they were that kind of Repub-
licans, they would desert to the enemy
whether the Australian or open ballot
prevailed.
S. G. Smith threw some light on the
legal phase of the matter, and argued
that it would be necessary, in order
to comply with the Australian ballot
law, to poll the Republicans of the dis
trict, and have the usual number of
voting places Jos. D. Elson took issue
with him on this point, and defended
the Australian ballot. He was inter
rupted by Chairman Horkheimer, who
didn't want to be delayed by a -four
hours speech" and matters assumed
a very inharmOniOus asDect for the