The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-04

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directions after the adjournment that he
could, heginio estimate the number In
attendance. The halls o large barnlike
room, ptovidedswith alarge stage for the
President and other ottlcers, astand BE-.
hind and above II for the band, and the
reporters platform below 1t and In front.
The tanbark floor gives II the air Of O
circus. Take It all In all II Is q very suit
able building for the purpose, and It Is, Of
course, the only one in the city that could
accommodate the crowd Of this COnven.
ton.
Punctually OF noon Col Grosvenor,
steps 70 the Presidents table and calls
tho Convention TO order. He Is a man Of
about IS, dark and abundant hair and
beard, looks like q man Of dash anG nerve,
with perhaps q SOupoon Of affection in
his manner and dress. He Is one end Of
the "Bill and Joe" committee, the other
being that innocent looking German
youth at his right, Jos. Pulitzer.
During the delivery Of his speech,
which was evidently intended TO be the
keynote Of the meeting, that body was
not as enthusiastic as might have been ex f.
pected, but toward the close 1t began to
warm Up, and the ice once broken, If the
next speaker had been one OF any orator..
cd ability, the enthusiasm might have
become noteworthy. But Judge Stanley
Matthews, Of Cincinnati, the temporary
president, labored under the disadvantage
Of having had but short notice Of what
was required Of him, and don't think
that under any circumstances could he be
a forcible public speaker, his style being
lar bettei adapted to the court room. But
his points were clearly put, and as he
went on, that TACT and the evident respect
in which he was held by tho audience
deepened the feeling until athis close the
applause was long and loud. d. W
Then came the appointment Of Score.
taries, and the resolution providing for the
transmutation Of the mass meeting into a
delegated Convention. m
According to the arrangements which
the managers had evidently made, the
Convention ought to have obediently ad.
journed in pursuance Of a motion duly
made to that end, but yells for schurz,
loud, general and peremptory, took the
motion out Of. the Chairman's mouth,
and brought the German Senator to the
front Of the Presidents desk. BE is not
in appearance ones beau ideal OF a sena-
tor. BE israther boyish in bearing, and
Nasts caricatures give pretty good idea
Of his face. OF course he don't look like
the caricatures, but the caricatures look
like him. But the mans words, to which
the slight German accent add interest,
show his power, and the ease with which
he fulfilled his purpose, not to speak, in
spite Of the demands Of the crowd, show
the skilled debater. he seems to be the
fayorite with every one here,-perhaps
because he Is ineligible to the Presidency,
for I notice that occasionally the delegates
are slightly prejudiced with regard to
others by their views concerning the next
occupant Of the White House. When at
length Mr.. Schurz extricated himself
from his noisy frieids, they did not seem
willing to take the hint and go home, but
shouted for Clay and others, till finally
Judge Matthews, despairing Of any con-
currence with his audience, turned the
Convention into a court and adjourned it
on his own authority without the formali-
ty Of vote, or as much as saying "By
your leave"
The proceedings ofthe West Vrginians
have. been telegraphed you, and there is
nothing additional TO be, said here. There
are not enough of them to do very much,
and as often as they do anything I will let
you know. Their informal vote Of three
apiece for Davis, Chase and Adams, and
On odd one for Greeley looks as II they
didn't wantany Of the candidates to feel
slighted, and presume none Of them will.
Miss Anthony and Mrs. Gordon, Of Cal.
ifornia, are talking tonight in the Burnet
House parlors. Their remarks have re.
mote reference to woman suffrage, and
they hint pretty strongly that If Cincin-
natl will say nothing for F. s. they will
transfer themselves, a hundred stump
speakers, and their millions Of possible
voters to Philadelphia. Each OF item,
Mrs. Gordon particularly, Is a pleasant
speaker, and lays down her propositions
in manner that commands interest, II
not assent. WHIFF.