The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-10
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
10 THE DAILY NT.ELLIGEN0ER
CHARLESTON DISPATCH
Last Hours and Closing Scenes
= ofthe.C Convention.
Whisky Flowed Freely, Followed
= by Disorder and Drunkensss.
Bolh the Ticket and the Platform Re-
pudiatsdby Many Democrats at
Charleston.


pudiated by Many Democrats at
Charleston.
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CHARLEsToN, Jrine O.
Special 10 the intellgenCer:
My dispatch closed little after mid
! night last night with the result for Cover
nor. Following tthe nomination oi
Mathews Tor that position, came The
choice; Of Robert White, Of Hampshire
for Attorney General, on the I'd ballot.
After that Mathews appeared upon the
scene, formally accepting the nomination
and expressing his thanks for the honor
conferred. His remarks had nothing in
them Of noteworthy character, but were
simply the stale old stuff one generally
hears from secession mongers about test
oaths and other Radical prescriptions,
Eastman, his defeated competitor, fol-
lowed and rendered his assurances OF cor
dial support in the canvass.
THE AUTHORSHIP AND OTHER OFFICES.
When Eastman concluded, the ballot-
ing for Auditor began. Miller, OF Cabell
was chosen on the first ballot. Mr.. Bill
withdrew by arrangement, on the un-
dcrslanding that he should resume his
old position as first clerk. This job
finished, nominations for Treasurer fol-
lowed. West, Of Harrison county, was
nominated on the fourth ballot, Mr.. Brady
being his closest competitor. Pendleton
OF Brooke county was nominated for
Superintendent OF Free Schools on the
first ballot by a large majority over
Byrne, Patrick and Chapman. This was
asurprise to many persons who had over.
rated Byrnes hold on the Office and his
opportunities to set things up for re.nom
ination.
THE JuDuEsHIP NOMINATIONS.
Judge Raymond was nominated for re-
election by acclanation. okey johnson
and Green we're selected on the two sue
ceeding ballots. fancy Green's nOmina
ton surprised you not little. II was
not on The bills down this way. He takes
the short term however, -.
DAwNIsG oFlTHE DAY.
Daylight came and found the conven'
tion still in session. It also found q
large number Of the delegates drunk
and not only drunk but disorderly drunk
They seemed to care but little who were
chosen. Having got through with the
State ticket, they proceeded to select
Presidential Electors for the State al
large. The choice fell upon Nick Fitz
hugh, Of Kanawha, and Travers, Of JET
iersun. The selection Of District EIec'
tors was left 10 the Congressional Conven
tions. The delegates.at.large TO the St
Louis Convention are Johns Camden
John j. Davis, Gen. Alfred Beckley, Of Ra
leigh, and I. r. Coffran. The lst District
delegates are Wilson Beall, OF Brooke
and G. D. Camden, OF Harrison. Fol
Second District, J. P. JCresap and Alexan
der Monroe. Third District Il! G, Sim
and ]. W. Kelley. These delegate
were selected from the rag.baby ele'
ment almost exclusively, to reinforce
Bill Aliens friends at St. Louis. They
are pledged to soft money, notwithAtaud
ing the platform adopted. h1 -
HRooKs FLEMING PERcEIvEs AN OMISSION
When the convention had been reduced
to about one hundred delegates, Brooks
Fleming, OF Marion, submitted a
resolution endorsing Free Schools, u
plank that had been studiously kept out
Of the platform. It was adopted ol
course. Anything could have been adopt
ed at that stage OF the game.
DISSATISFACTION OVER THE RESULT.
There isgreat classification here ovel
the nomination Of Mathews. It was
clearly seen that he sold out the Capital
interests OF the Third District for guber-
natoriat honnrs. sES u
Not less than one hundred prominent
Democrats in Charleston declare that
they will not support him. Windy vii.
sons friends claim. that he too was sold
out in the same manner By Joe Miller
for the Authorship.
wADDELI, OF PocAHoNTAs,
was badly beaten for the Treasurershir
by the course Of his injudicious friends,
whe electioneered for him on the ground
that he was The author Of the road law.
He has cause to pray for deliverance
from his friends hereafter. s.r5 A
cURsISG CAaDIpATEs AND PLATFORM.
The rug.money menot the Third Dis.
trict curse both candidates and plat
form. They profess intense disgust
for the general result. The Conyen=
tion was a disorlerly affair and
often disgraceiully so.r Towards day.
light whisky bottles freely circulated
among the delegates, and it was with diff
fculty that some Of them were kept from
blows. 4sr.
You can set down tie convention as a
discouraging element in this campaign
in the Democratic ranks. Many Demo
crats doubt their ability to elect The
ticket nominated. 1t adjourned at
o'clock this morning in sweet state o
stupor and, Generalization, and soor
thereafter the Wheeling steamers sailed
for home. uE7 irsrls REPoRTER.
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