The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-04

meeting Of the Liberal Club and was
loudly cheered, but made no comments
on his nomination.
Several Greeley and Brown cam
paign clubs were started tonight.
A mass meeting vii be held on We'd
nesday or Thursday next to endorse
the work of the Cincinnati Convention.
The news OF the nomination Of Hor-
ace Greeley by the Cincinnati Conven.
ton created tremendous and general
excitement in the city. aud became the
all engrossing topic during the after
| noon. The Associated Press dispatch
from Cincinnati announcing the nomi-
nation Of Charles Francis Adams on the
first ballot caused considerable excite
ment. The newspapers hastened to
rectify the mistake when the regular
ballots were received and bulletned by
the papers of the American Press Asso
citation. Large crowds surrounded the
various bulletin boards, awaiting with
esgerness the arrival of every ballot,
and when the result Of the sixth ballot
was announced and it was known that
Greeley had been accorded the nomi-
nation of the Convention, the excite
mept knew no bounds.
Mr. Greeley received the first in-
timaiion Of his nomination from the
American Press Association dispatch,
which had been bulleline1 at the Nc0s
and Mail offices, few doors from the
Tribune. As soon as the bystanders
read the announcement they moved
in an immense crowd to the Tribune
Office, shouting Greeley" "Greeley."
He appeared in the counting room and
the Office rang with cheers. Uncover
ing himself, he bowed to the crowd, in
the meantime blushing to the roots Of
hishair. Cries of Speech" speech.
thes burst from the enthusiastic crowd,
but he declined to respond, and pass
in8in his private Office locked himself
in An army of reporters then as
sailed the Office, bent on interview
ing him., but he wouldn't he
interviewed. In conversation he ex-
pressed slight surprise at his nomins,
ton, but said he would accept. The
Tribune Office continued to be surround
ed during the afternoon. Printing
House Square was almost impossible
owing to the crowds collected around
the bulletin boards. A short section of
a battery of artillery was brought to
the plaza in front Of the city and one
hundred guns were fired. The Liberal
Republican Committee will probably
serenade Greeley tonight or tomorrow
and it is already intimated that arrange.
ments are about to be made with
view to holding a mass meeting next
to emphacise the event Of to-day.
Shortly after 4 o'clock Mr. Greeley
left the office for his residence. On
going from the Tribune office to the
street cars lie was surrounded by a
crowd OF over three thousand persons,
who shouted his name and demanded a
speech. The most friendly feeling was
shown to him on all sides. The enthu.
siasm of the crowd increased as Mr.. G.
quietly bowed and appeared unwilling
to make any public demonstration. A
BaHber Of friends pressed hard upon
him tospeak, and others volunteered to
bear him on their shoulders, bu. this he
stoutly refused to permit. With great
difficulty he reached the cars and OBJ
tanned seat. Such was the excite
ment and enthusiasm OF the crowd that
it was some time before the car could
start, which it did, at last amid much |
cheering.
WASHINGTON, May 3. Cincinnati
overtops the tariff question. In the
House the speeches Of Mr. Dawes and
other prominent members were held in
reserve until to-day, this being the
closing day; but whilst Mr.. Randall |
was on the floor note was tossed from
the reporters gallery, giving the score
of the first ballot at Cincinnati.
The members Immediately clustered
around, especially on the Democratic
side, and began an eager discussion
Another dispatch soon followed and,
amid the increasing hubbub, Mr.. Ran
dali asked leave to print the balance Of
his speech, and joined the extenpora
neous caucus. Messrs Bright and
Conger followed with speeches, but fur.
ther ballots continued to come in and
both gentlemen succumbed and soug hit
relief in the columns OF the Daily Globe. |
Order was from time to time restored |
but attention could not be enforced,
and the debate therefore ran on without
heed or hihdrance. The equilibrium
of the House was to some extent re
stored, however, when Mr.. Davis rose
to close his prottacted debate.