The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-22
DEMOCRATS ENDORSE J. v. EN|NC'
FOR JUDGE Of SUPREME COURT
DELEGATES TO STATE CONVEN-
TON AT PARKERSBURG
ARE NAMED.
Mass Meeting Held in Beethovn Han
Last Night Was Well Attended,
Many Addresses Made.

: Ohio. county Democrats In mass
/ meeting assembled al Beethoven tiall
; last night. went on record as endorS-
! ING Hon. James W. Ewing as cdnd!-
/ date for the supreme bench, ana IN
/ sirurtud The delegates they named 10
! bring his name before the State con
vention al Parkershurg. August ;. Nr.
! Ewing has uot announced himself as
! a candidate, although General I. :.
| Riley, who inil OduCed the endorse
ment resolution said that If the nonl;'
nation was rendered Mr.. Ewing he
! would accept. The resolution was
adopted unanimously.
Mr.. Ewing is a prominent member oil
! the Ohio county bar and has been
and is connected with great mum Der
OF big law cases. AZ the lime Judge
Charles c. Newman died. and during
! Judge Hervey's illness some time ago,
before Governor Hatfield named
successor 10 Judge Newman. the Ohio
I County Bar Association chose Mr..
Ewing as special Judge 10 handle tie
cases that accumulated in the circuit
court.
Sixty-siy delegates TO the State con-
/ venlion were named.
| The meeting WAS "a He'd 10 order by
County Chairman Tim OLcary. Col.
Jere A. Miller was namcr cnairmah
! for the meeting, and Attorney n. l..
| Sawtell was named secretary. The
call of the State chairman and the
action of the county committee was
placed before The body. Chairman
! Lewis of the State committee. liked
the county representation al 81. and
| the question arose as 10 how the dis
trict representation should be divided.
After a number OF suggestions
committee on representation consist
| ing OF ". l.. Brice. Washington:, y.
r. Sweeney. Madison; 7. S RlirL,
Ter, Centre; William Mularkey. Web
ster: ". D. Becker. Richie; Ed.
Brooks. Richland: j. II. Lazear, Liber-
~, and j. NJ Meek. Triadelphia, WAS
named. This committee Immediately
went into session and reported that
Richland and Liberty should have five
! delegates each, and the other elSht
! districts should have seven delegates
each, making a total in the county ut
siyty-siX. II was held by the meeting
! that although this exceeded the num-
Der apportioned 10 the county. yet they
could only vote the 81 votes as set
! forth by the State committee.
The District Delegates.
The report was accepted, and the
districts Caucused. Al the end OF ten
minutes the individual districts re-
ported their delegates as follows:
Washington-Tim OLrary, j. j. Co
milf, W. l.. Bricc, j. B. Brennan. JIM
Leasure. w. +. Henke and John Noll.
! Madison-W. II. Boughner, c. II.
! Wheeler, \. J.. Sawtell. Guy RC>~rn,
DR.. J. J. o'Kane, William X. Well' and
A. r. Sweeney.
Ciay-C. 3. Taylor, Edmund L.
Jones. Edward Hughes. j. NJ. Short,
! William Nau, Thomas B. Foulk ana
Union-P. i. Terrell. J. B. Handlan,
. w. S. Mcdonald. c. S. Taney, Edward
Eaas, Carl o. Schmidt and Albert
Centre. \. Miller, n. P. Camp
bell. Leo 4. Coleman, W. W. Irwin. +.
, +. Maurv, J. 4. Blum ard John J. Ken
ny. .,,.,.
Wchster-J. NJ. Garden. Charles
Hall. RI. E. Burton. Thomas Flynn,
John, Gavin. William MuIlarkey and
George HahnC. ;,
Kilchie--W. d. Becker. Vim. F..
Bricse, Charles Bremen. Perry Fisher
Joe Frabel, Henry Briemson and L. l..
Richiand-s. p. Christian. W. +.
Hclrenbinr, Thurman Hedges, Frank
Rider. D. l.. Pool
Liberty--Iohn Allen. Mac Hartley;
Salathial Curtis. Milton Howard and
A. Il. Jacobs.
Triadclphia-Nelson Hubbard, A..
". PAUL. J. G.. Palmer, j. j. i. . bri,
on, J. r. Meek. George Oldham and
John c. Minkcmeyer.
Upon motion. the delegates were ap'
proved as suggested With this part
of the meeting over, ID" chair called
for addresses from Mcssrs, \. w.
PAUL, Peter Terrell. John Minkemey-
or, General T. S. Riley. Attorney John
| G.. Palmer and Attorney j. J. +. q l1rl'
On. All of tho speakers rspouSed IN"
cause OF Democracy, propheS!lhe that
Woodrow Wilson will b. elected by
big majority This fall. and with him
will be- elected The Democratic tickets,
4 Eation.l Stale county and district.