Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-14
/. a. a. Of I. S. & 7. W.

ACdl OuAOA M. To-
Andrew Habig, OF Local Union No.
g., N. B, of o. P.
James Brannen and Frank Moore, of
/. R. G. P. A.
VIM. H. Pritchard, of Local Union
No. %, N. B. of o. P.
Joseph Gehring, of N. A. of B. w.
J. ]. Byrne and v. F. WEIGH, of
Wheeling Local Division No. 103, A. A.
of S. R. E. j. A.
L. o. Jones, of Local No. 81, P. D. &
P. H.
Charles Groves and Frank Smith,
of Crescent Lodge No. 8, A. A. of l., S.
& T. w.
Election of Officers.
The annual election was in order
and the delegates manifested a lively
interest in the various contests. For
the office of president, Ned Sims, NJ.
E. Tracy, ]. j. Byrne and L. W. Sell
vey were placed in nomination. Del
egate Jackson objected to the nomina-
ton of Byrne on the grounds that
while his local had appointed him as
delegate, he was not present to be OBJ
ligated, and the chair ruled the noml-
nation out of order. President Bauer
said that he would not accept any
d%eclination. and a few moments later
| Sims refused to accept the nomination.
! This question was then vigorously de-
Dated and Delegate Tracy maintained
that d was not right to compel a del
egate to accept it, when he considered
himself unqualified to perform the
duties involved.
Delegate O'Neil considered the point
taken with reference to Byrne's nomi-
nation a technical rather than a good
point. Mr.. Tracy made a motion to
postpone the election until the next
meeting and it was declared out of
order.
Delegates Selvey and Sims requested
the Assembly to not vote of them. Mr..
Tracy took an appeal from the chairs
decision in the case of Byrne's nomina-
ton and addressing Delegate Hailes,
who acted in the capacity of president,
he argued that the president had stat
ed that Byrne was not eligible for
nomination under the circumstances
previously mentioned n yet the Gre
dentials of delegates for the past year
were good until their successors ere
dentials were honored. The chairman
thoroughly explained the position he
had taken and after a vive voce vote
on the question, a division was de-
manded. The vote was 20 for the
Chairs decision and II against it.
Delegates Hailes and Hayes were
then nominated.
On the first ballot Sims received 10
votes; Tracy IA; Selvey 8; Hailes 10;
and Hayes 10. 1t was necessary to
take another ballot, and Selvey being
the lowest man dropped out. 1t result
ed in the election of Hailes, who was
given 35 votes. Sims vote was 9,
Tracy's vote Z, and Hayes vote 4.
The nominees for secretary were
Delegates Boes, O'Neil, Bauer and
C~arenbauer, and on the third ballot
Delegate Bauer, the retiring president,
was the successful contestant. After
the first ballot Mr.. Carenbauer with
drew and on the second ballot MI.
O'Neil, being the lowest man, retired.
The last ballot gave Bauer 50 and Boes
q.
Those nominated for vice president
were Delegates Knoke, Tracy. O'Neil
and Stanton. On the first ballot,
ONeil, who received the smallest vote,
dropped out and the next ballot re-
suited in a victory for Tracy, who
vas given 2S votes. His opponents,
knoke and Stanton received respect
lively s and IS votes.
Nominations for treasurer were
next in order, and on motion the sec
rotary was instructed to cast the vote
of the Assembly for l.. w. Selvey. for
this office.
The contest for trustees followed and
on the first ballot Delegates Stanton
and Harvey, receiving the smallest
votes, dropped out, and Delegates
Fleming, ~Scroggins and O'Neil with
drew in favor of the other nominees
Delegates Sims. Knoke, Donahue and
Bell. Sims was elected on the first
ballot, being given AZ votes. Knoke
n Bell won out on the second ballot,
the former with AZ votes and the lat
ter with SO votes.
For members of the finance commit
tee, Delegates Boes, Friese and O'Neil
withdrew in favor of the other three
nominees who were Delegates Dona-
hue, Teufel and GILES and they re-
ceived the unanimous vote OF the AS
sembly.
The officers were then installed and
assumed charge of their respective du-
ties. The official corps is as follows:
observation-disclosures Hailes.