The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-09-07
..PLAHED."
Closing scenes and Incidents
I'm the Side-shOw.
r,ou,sIOn Of George Francis
Train and Disgust Of the
Labor RefOrmers.
A COMEDY OF ERRORS.

rr,m the Louisville Courier-Journal-
Inunday.E
The scenes Of the Duncan Convention
,rsterdav sfternoon WAS funny beyond
lascriptiOn. During the greater par,
d. the session such y Babel of bsbble
49, never before heard in similar
r,-rliny. The genuine, unadulterated
fae blues yociferated. and gesticulated,
AL made faces, and cut up jack gener-
,.g III augh all this, however, the
,n.nas Of The body peeped out, and the
tick that hal been practiced became
z,gacanl, and the rank and file, who
hal tr-n betrayed, became furious at
,hr deception prscticed on them. 1t
,srms that the party has but two men
II naloual reputation-OC Conor and
Il,u- to whom il can look rs stand
,ri bearers. The managers, it is be-
.-,al knew that UConor would refuse,
a, Adams had promised TO run if
ug1nOr should be placed on the ticket
nth n;m TIE Wes'ern delegates
wanted Z ? Eisarton. ot Indiana. and
ne >outherne-s wanted James Lyon, of
GrhmOnd. I Va, 10 occupy the second
r.are on the ticket; but the managers,
!.i hy he irrepressihle Duncan, sisught.
-fri .hese two gentlemen, aud secured
,a- onninatiou OF OConor and Adams,
- o.iar to fulfill the conditions Of
Ad.m. acceptance. The latter is now
IA such a situation that he must decline
hrcalse OConor iecIinei-which is not
20 rd reason 10 give in auch strait
" h- must stick, and give the weight OF
hr. oame 70 tue ticket When the mass
vi the delegate. saw the trick by which
.h,'r l.vor.res had been defeated for
the Wee Presidency, they grsppled with
the mausyers ~ once, and very inter
r.ting struggle ensuei. The New York
ielr.arion seemed 10 he the main OH
&c, of attack, and their effort to leave
the r!.ling OF the vacancy in the hands
Of the Executive Committee was de-
r4atad, the ahest among them, Mr..
Burr. taking sides against the PROPOSE
ton.
cumber OF exciting episodes oc-
CURED during the contest. In fact the
entire afternoon show was made up OF
iuls incidents otrwrangie and temper,
aud maneuyering on all'si1es tor the
advantage TIE iact that there was a
rng working the Convention for its own
pg-ppse- h-Came ~ apparent that the
!uiest delegate could not shut his eyes
u II, and the ill-fpeljng that resulted
broke out every now and then. One Of
ths ugliesr incidents OF the confusion
vas the expulsion OF George Francis
icaDn. He had better credentials than
aly other delegate whose papers we
,aN, and thousand times better than
many who remained without question.
kut, notwithstanding this fact, he was
nevertheless hustled out on attempting
10 exercise BIS rights as delegate.
Somebody remarked that Colonel Dun
can was enviou- IT his prototype. Mr.
Moore. Of New York, made a speech,
zTguing that the labor retsrmers should
tr repre.rnird on the ticket. Mr.. Train
a-ose and commenced TO speak on the
subject when he was interrupted by
.1ud clies, and the chairman called him
10 order Several shouted that he was
10 delegate, and there were cries Of Put
hun out, etc, when Blanton Duncan
espia ned tlat he had given Train
ticket. and the affair was finally quieted
iown. hur not before Mr.. Train had
been 'ornio,y elected by the police.
Mr. Tram came to Louisville on the
invitation Of Duncan to he present at
The Convention. He represented four
states, Travelled al his own expense and
wIll settle his own bills while in the
civ. which cannot be said of all the
delegate.
II the Convention stood in fear OF Mr..
Train. what object could there have
teen IN extending to him an invitation
D. be present. His motives certainly
Io no, -mack OF corruption; his polit-
ral views are always csndidly express
ri and il, on that account, Mr.. Duncan
-aw ii TO expel him from the delibera-
nnGs of the assembled "Straights, IT
,p-ak, much in Mr.. Traiu's favor and
'0iuErs Of differences against the claim
SCI up bv the Convection OF honesty
ant patriotism.
When violent hands were laid upon
Ar Train it was feared by many that
br would resent bv the use OF weapons
However, it was soon ascertslned that
he had not used pistol since leaving
the Commune in France-a fact that
NAV have been known and taken sdvan'
laGe Of by his assailsnts in their unpar'
htmentary procedures against him. AS
II was. Train manifested a rare degree
Of calcuative coolness in the treatment
received from their hands, for it is well
known that be is an expert boxer and
ANYTHING else but coward. .
The occurrence created an extended
excitement, and was the theme OF gen
ersl conversation in the offices and on
the streets during the day. Hundreds
of people called upon Mr.. Train after
the event and among them many OF our
best citizens, who deeply felt the dis
grace brought upon our city by the ac-
lions Of this convention OF disorganizers
sad Grant Democrats.
M Fisk Conrad, OF Pennsylvania,
lelt patriotic ardor, which wanted TO
he let off by means OF oratory. he al
tempted to speak several times, but was
choked down by the chairman-for
what reason we were unable to see, at
the time, though later disclosures show
The object very plainly. At length
after number Of Intellectual attempts
TO get hearing, the chairman had him
put ont of the room. Mr.. Conrad is in
dignant. and denoances the action ol
the chairman and the silence ofthe body
that nermitted Il He aaya his Object