The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-16
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~ DsHoe','i' UoDs'''.,p s'''.,,,. ,..,.,.
,aLx, and alter eight ballots
H!A !''...., ot vr.ngliny, accusation and
...,,Ion unprecedented in the p0'
- history Of West virsini'' sue
~ ~, ,oulp.,iug Col. Ben Wilson on
=, h,IIo,, over bis competitors,
I'd yolp.oo..,od Jackson ., :. J..
Nd d. roOssdiOg'.by the Mail boat
=. y,r NItip.Ville at 6r. NJ but
-rirlss on The Courier at hall past
!, ..,.Iss :. and to; our di''Pp0in''
-..,,s.i. hp not come to hand In
4, ,s..,s,ol ,hi. report We can only
~, :, ,,y that the Convention was
,....,bsi. NE, 10 a very comfortable
'.',,,, ,,orid.d BY the people Of New
y'..,.,,;lJ....b,t it va presided over BY
~ c,l,t,r, Of MOund.vllle, and that
~, !, lour odd, the most dlsOrderly'
..,;,,. and riOtOus body known to the
,'.,,., Al Ii. First Congressional Dis
,,,I West Virginia. Beer and Thi'ky
.,,dlil. .lt.r, aOd we're mixed with
!, ,.iis.aliop. to au extent that came
rr, D... It.oss time turning The whole
ili, i,ts (. perfect BsdlAm' No such
,..,.. d .ild and uncomfortable uproaf
,,,. an, witnessed by US in any body
~. ,,Oa.diug, We have been called on
+. .rn,l Fo, nearly an hour alter the
Aid d, ssh blllO. tue Chairman gave
!, al lt..np, to maintain order in
M, J.p.ir, .ud the disOrdsrly body
,l.. nd ,ury,d at will in a tempest of
I,,t tu.rbody almost on their feet)
ssp % psr..e,r,ftly describe. 1t was
al, ,s.u the band was finally ordered
vrrt. % lud drown down the bowling,
rIi,, nd hOOting that any success was
,u,i,.d ia ,hs work Of restoring order.
n, aue Of all this tremendous dis
z.,rv w IL EFFORT alter the 9Th ballot,
d vrr,s. the nomination Of Col. Ben
El.a. All The feeling that had been
E.iup lot trO years on account Of his
ni,,ts. Efforts TO break through the
u ru. d tEO terms and his alleged
Ersnnd oi solemn pledges made to
Ii competitors two years ago not
bal candidate this time, found vent
MHp,.siOn when it was seen that all
Ess 10 combine for his defeat were
t,aI.s, lud that from the very start he
MlEksd bot three or four votes Of 3
iairtiiou. An attempt in the Mar
hLl county delegation TO prevent one
dAs delegates going over to Good was
AirguL torOpeniug this Pandora's box.
s!,sa tie elements we're lei loose they
nasitTith Ehirl that utterly eclipsed
D, tIPeri.res Of The oldest delegates.
III GOtu IEspt the Convention like q
Htt,to nd Ehils the eighth ballot was
Fsdrg resolved itself into 4 whirlwind
sa antGtd 10 ths immediate vicinity
aCsrd B.n. Then i. was that e1-
s'la'CSlrl.y Caldwell, oil Writ county,
rib zee h,rd holding high aloi, his
Sitt 'Nl h,tr all doubled up with ner-
''a' ''a.'E, and The other hand pointed
"0% 'tn' sho iAt pale "a ghos! In q
a''''' sarged home in language plain
u .rPtlde that the Colonel was vio-
aa's si most solemn pledges aud all
" &''lSIs obligations that should
..t
PfflI St'Essn man and man in per.
sais ia Ssing candidate before the
N''''a'a' Hsdeisd the Colonel or any
ssl'in The house to deny it, and gave
MIA ''''siO'ian tone. that i. would
sFor'd BY evidence that no man
'aa disr.disititi, was denied. To this
Mud 'sEr.airs a,r,isumen., rain
s'r' he Colonel time and again, and
-"sf1 variety Of expression, he made
t4'''' Hsiiuply looked pale as s
"" I'D Iinaed himself with a nervou.
esp that v" interesting to behold.
AID 'S.a At last the bAllo. was com,
'''' Nd The Col. WIs,,nominated, and
@'N called 10 The stand to make BIZ
'"sa % The bowling Democracy, i.h,
D' 'i''Sg returned once more to hi
$40 be made not the slightest allusior
s9A''ll' charges. No. a word die
''' ia reply Instead Of tha
@ up side show diver.
y sl''eAing hl, teeth and ,st,ip,
u I'd iHlss vr. on the editor Of ,hil
rPs '' having dared on .uud,y Oce..
49,. quote little verse Of poetry IL
,'. s'a" '' Ai' '"sss and winning way,
~ y'Oalnry Of the interior
S% s V1ld"sll aOd all hi. charge.
~ 1t 6.s to amu.s the couven
S' expense Of a gentleman VII,
N :" 'a'nOsr Of the body and VII,