The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-15
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'oOntinusd from Fr.t P~xo
yates from certain counties o, tu.
S,sts u sas noticeable that most
OF ne advocates %; tae Lilly ul.n
cane from he northern portion OF
ne state aud the supporters OF the
opposing plan from the southern See
''on OF me state. Ia a. much a. 30 i
me southern counties that these ir
TesuiAnues are mOst feared the att
,uue OF he members % the commit
tee may BE- we'll understo-od
The COMMITTEES met az II o.clock
'his morning. following a late nisht
session Mr. ~ G. ogden az Whe..l
Ing presented the proxy 81 Hon sam
vel Dixon OF Fayette .hich vas a.
mHted IN compliance with an .gr...
msnt 20 that effect reached the even.
NIX before. The first business Was
the reading 81 the details OF tho pro
posed primary plan The only Ggbt
or today war on section % OF the rule.
adopted. which section explicitly made
The entire state tho unit OF the pri.
mary. When the section vas read
eN-ConEressman Harry e woodward
moved the adoption 81 substitute
embodytng the principal features OF
the Lilly plan. which made the mag
tsterial district the unit : heated
debate followed the introduction OF
me woodward resolution. An attempt
was made To declare - out ~ order.
but The chairman ruled % was in or
der. Following the resolution. on
motion. was put 20 a vote and lost
six To seven. the vote being as fol
lows.
Ayes-H azlett DOYLE. Woodward.
ogden. Bright. Forman
Whyte. Saunders. Matthews
Fleming. Denham. Martin. Petty.
orioehoiders Resian.
In The las hour before adjournment
the committee took up the resignation
~ the state and federal officials from
membership Of the cQmmittee. and
then arbitrarily proceeded 70 Ill the
FIVE vacancies The members OF the
committee rcsiEninx were A Howard
Fleming. postmaster ~ Fairmont:
sherman Denhsm. postmaster A.
Clarksburg 8 V Matthews state
bank examiner. J. +. DOYLE. OF Nc.
MeciIen. United States marshal. and
Robert Hazlett. postmaster al Wheel.
ing
Virgil Highland OF Clarksburg. was
elected 70 the vacancy on the commit.
tee caused by the resignation OF Sher-
man DenhRm. Nr Highland was
elected chairman OF the Committee
a. Sweeney Fleming. nephew OF 4
Howard Fleming. was elected 10 al
the vacancy created by the resigna.
ton Of A. Howard Fleming
John A. Boyd. OF Moundsvlile. was
chosen 70 on the vacancy caused by
J. p. Doyle resigning
Dr. G. a Aschman. OF Wheeling
vas elected 10 M tho vacancy caused
by the resignation Of Robert Hazlett.
81 Wheeling
Judicial Convention.
4 resolution calling a state conven.
lion 10 nominate delegates 20 the ma.
tiOnal Republican convention and
members Of the supreme court. 20 be
held a. Huntington. the date 20 be
fixed after the hIing OF the date FOR
The national Republican convention.
vas adopted. Judge Saunders. r r.
Martin and W ". Whyte we're az.
pointed a committee 20 have charge
of arrangements FOR che convention
The meeting OF ~ state commit
tee here attracted many notables and
the several sessions a. the Chancellor
were closely followed one OF the
matters under confederation I'm the
rules Tor the primary was brought up
by Mr woodward u vas that the
number ~ c0lored members OF the
state committee % BE- elected a. large
De one in place Of fuo az the report
recommended Mr. Obediah Petty
sfrenuousiy opposed reducing the
negro representation and Mr. FIem
ing and Judge Saunders Joined with
him with The result bat AR Wood.
yard withdrew his amendment
According 20 the report % the sub
committee adopted the state primary
All Do held on June 4. and The last
day for hling petitions 20 become can.
didaies Tor nomination win D. NAY
Af'er The primary has been held
the state committee uill meet on July
D. fo canvass The returns
some discussion occurred over the
section relating 90 the appointment
o. election commissioners and clerks
which prov idei that on the petition 90
fNen'f.ffe voters the matter u such
Appointments II Objectionable could
he appealed t0 me state committee
som were ffhe opinion thai fre
county comm tees authority should
Do absolute. Various plans we're suz
gested. among which vas the appoint.
meut % O. board by the state commit.
Tee to hear and decide on appeal. ~
ne above character NO change uas
made as Poi fhis. ard a motion 90 adout
me subcommittee report vas adopted
oy vote % I0 to
Ihe majority % she members % the
committee and Republicans Who yer.
m attendance left tonight Tor their