The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-08-11
||NORR|SANDL EM0N NOM|NA TED !.
FOR JUDGE IN SECOND DISTRICT
PRESENT JURIST RECEIVES RE
PUBLICAN NOMINATION ON
FIRST BALLOT
New Mart1nsvtlle Man Is Unopposed
For The Democratic Nomt-
nation

Judge =. D. Morris, judge OF the pres
I ent Second judicial Circuit. was homi :.
mated on the nrst ballot for judge OF
rhe new Second Judicial circuit IN
J NuunIavillc yesterday. receiving the
| solid vote OF Tyler and Wctzel counties.
The Two counties gave him 80 votes.
The convention was called TO ordcr IN
the cIrCIit court room at lQ:5U D. H.
BY j. W Landcrs. chairman Of the Mar
shall county executive committee. who
named Attorney *. c. Moore. OF Tyler
county temporary chairman and FRANK
W. Clark, Of Wetzc! county. temporary
secretary. The temporary organization
vas made permanent
Judge NJ. l.. WILLIS moved that the
| fulluwin committees lie appointed 10
, consist Of one member from each OF the
three counties: Crcd"ntisl% Rules and
Order OF business. Permanent Organi-
! Iatirr and resolutions.
Attorney :. T.. Allison introduced
! resolution providing for q conference
committee TO meet with the democratic
| judicial convention and make nom
! pa rtiSan nomination for judge. He was
ruled out cf order on the ground that
| the convention was not yet organized.
! After the organization OF the conven-
| ton was declared permanent, Mr.. ALL
son rc-introduccd the resolution and on
motion Of Attorney ]. VI. Underwood, OF
| Tyler county the motion was tabled.
| After this controversy the night for
! adjournment commenced, ana II was
| then found that Tyler and Wctzcl coun-
ties were voting As one unit and
! throughout :hc convention they stuck
together and voted as one unit.
The following member Of the COM
mItiees were then appointed:
esolutions-Marshall. E. n. Hiner-
man Wctzel, Ralph +. White; Tyler
TalSs ana Order Of hustne.smMar.
| shall. Paul Reidel; WetzeI. VI. II. Willis;
Tyler. II. f. Doak.
redentlals-Marshali. Wm. Bloyd;
tTyler. J. J. Baker; Wctzc!. Morris
| FranC!s
Bass Of Reprcsenta:ion--Marshail,
! o. B. Bonar; Wctzcl. y. A Morrheld;
Tyler. r. {. kingsley.
| Al two o'clock Judge Willis moved
| that the convention proceed 70 nomina-
! ton as tie TWO factions could not agree
| to nm adjournment.
/ After the reports OF the committee
were ~crcivcd nominations were called
, for and Attorney E. ". Hinerman
, placed the name OF a. l.. Hooten Of
! MoundsviiIe. before the convention.
and Judge VI. H. Willis. in lengthy
/ speech. placed the name Of Judge P. D.
| Morris before the convention.
| Upon the call for VOC by counties.
Marshall county voted for Hootcn. Civ
ing him SO and Tyler county gave 20
.
Judge Morris then made short
speech thanking the convention and a
motion Of adjournment carried.
Democratic Convention
The Democratic convention met in the
Park theatre in the forenoon. The con-
ventIon adjCurn,d 10 the Central school
auditory m. as a matinee was scheduled
in the afternoon. Attorney D. V. Lem
On. Of New Martinsy:lle, was nominated
for Judge.
The convection was called to order
by J. G. Simpson. member OF the judi
Cial executive committee from the old
circuit. He was made temporary chair
man and : {. Shaw secretary. The or
SANITATION was made permanent and the
following committees appointed:
order Of Observation-Disclosures county.
| Frank r. Ross: Wetzcl county l.. w.
Morgan: Tyler county. Frank Stealey.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS county ]. c.
Simpson: Wctzcl county. J. b. Williams;
Tyler county. J. 4. Pyles.
observation-disclosures all county, J.
Howard Holt: Wctzel county E A.
HauGht: Tyler county. T. ". Keller.
and then NJ nominations were made
Marshall county Welded to Wetzel and
l.. j.. Morgan IN an address. nominated
y. V. Lemon. followed BY George COZ