The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-08
DEMOCRATS NAME A
LEGISLATIVE TICKET
COUNTY CONVENTION HEIp
HERE SATURDAY.
Declare For Statewide Primary and
For Recall Of All ofYIcIaIs
EXCEPT Judoea

SSPk JUDGES.
The Ohio county Democratic con-
vention was held here Saturday, re-
suiting In the naming OF a legislative
ticket composed OF Chester Whitman.
OF Washington district; Gala Mitchell
OF webster: James w. Ewing. of Tria.
delphia and Michale J. Mahoney. of
Clay. Simon Hedge was named for
| County Surveyor.
Inc convention was called TO order
at go by Secretary John b. Wilson.
OF the county committed, acting for
Chairman c. Frank Caldwell. A tenn
porary organization. that was later
made permanent. was effected by the
naming OF r.. s. Kincheloe OF Madison
as chairman and John B. Wilson as
! secretary
FOLLOWING n recess OF thirty minutes
ior conference among the committees
the committee on organization recon.
mended the following basis OF repre-
sentation in the convention, based on
the result OF the 1905 vote for Gov
ernor: Washington. l.047: Madison.
81; Clay. 759: Union. 973: Center.
$50: Webster. sos; Richie. Sis:
kichland. 347: Liberty. lO7: Triadel-
phla. 1913. The report was adopted.
The report OF the committee on res
buttons. which was accepted without
opposition. advocated the passage of
Statewide primary act. and a more
stringent corrupt practices act than
that now In effect. public utility
law. employers liability law, child
labor laws. a commission from the
government act, pledging candidates
10 the support CT such measure.
and State pure food law similar to
that in effect in North Dakota. The
convention also went on record as
| favoring the initiative and the refer.
endum for all elective officers in the
state with the exception OF judges
The legislative nominees were in
| structed TO vote to elect TO the United
states Senate the candidate receiving
plurality Of the votes at the post
eiectional senatorial primary. The
Democratic board OF county COM
missloners was warmly praised. and
Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic
platform were endorsed.
On only twoof the five places on
the county ticket we're contests made
for the nominations Three ballots,
were necessary to decide between the
night between Mitchell, Frank Grouse
and c. b. fancy. Taney's name was
withdrawn on the third and Mitchell
won with ease though Grouse had
led on the first two.
Chester Whitman was opposed by
Squire 9. p Christian but won on
the first ballot. There was little or
no enthusiasm throughout the bal.
loting
District and judicial conferees were
named following the naming of the
county ticket, resulting as follows:
Senatorial conferees, Washington.
w. II. Rayl; Madison Attorney Frank
p. MnNell; Clay. Camden Taney;
Union, Thomas F. Thorner: Center.
John ]. Byrne: Webster, John c.
Stein; Richie. Henry Lowedag: Rich.
land. Edward A, Brookes: Liberty,
NJ. c. Hartley; Triadelphia. \. w.
PAUL.
Judicial conferees:- Washington.
James NJ. Noll; Madison. r. S. Kinch-
loe; Clay. T. s. Riley. Union, ]. b.
Handlan; Center. August II. wiede-
busch: Webster. George McCurdy;
Richie. Walter Landkron: Richland.
Sheridan Moore: Liberty. Salathia
Curtis; Triadelphia, Nelson c. Hub
bord
In the county committee fight.
Frank S. Wait. Of Washington. was
opposed by James Il. Kyle. but won,
5.632 TO 2.0S5. James r. Kenny
Burns but won. 4.SO3 to 2.3s2. The
committee as a whole. now stands as
follows:
Washington. Frank S. Wait: Mad
ison. X. S. KinchIoe; Clay. Edward
+. Hughes; Union. Edward II. Vaas:
Ceter. James J. Kenny: Richie, Am.
brose Farmer: Richland. w. r. Hell
fenbine; Liberty. Charles Anderson:
Triadelphia. Geo. W. Oldham; Web
ster. Daniel Hanne
/ Just before adjournment was taken
a resolution was presented and
passed providing for the election Of
county committeeman by popular
vote in 1914. 4 discussion OF the
| proposed Wilson rally 10 be held In
the near future brought the conven-
ton TO an end