The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-12


persed and left the hall TO a silence that
seemed like that OF the tomb after the up.
roar Of the day.
CONVENTION NOTES.
How II Looked from the GaiIery-.A Birds
Eye View OF the First District Congress.
sIonal Convention Yesterday.
HOW THE BRETHREN CANE TOGETHER.
There is popular impression that
things look different to man up a tree,
from the appearance they present to an
individual who takes observations from
the lower plane. Zachariah and numer-
GUS other observers Of sacred and profane
history were believers in aud practicers OF
this theory. There were no trees handy
in the Democratic Congressional Con-
vention at Washington Hall yes
terday, and the gallery afforded
the only "coign OF vantage" above the
masses OF the unterritied Democracy who
ramped and roared upon the floor below.
Looking down upon the surging crowds
that jostled and jammed each other in
their efforts to tindaCcommodations in the
Convention yesterday morning, the writer
was reminded OF the habits OF certain cat
tie that lean against each other in cross-
ing dangerous places, as though there was
safety to be found in humping against one
another. Whether for the purpose OF pro-
noting the common safety, or of rekind-
| ling the ancient fires OF Democracy by
sparks from attrition, the modern Demo.
crat il bad man for crowding and shov.
ing his neighbor in the party gatherings.
In the present instance the rubbing to-
gether seemed to be provocative mainly
OF perspiration and profanity.
CALLING TO ORDER.
Music hath charms to soothe the savage
breast and brass band with plenty OF
wind in its stomach and healthy man on
the base drum end, in narrow hall with
good echo in every corner, will quiet
even Democratic delegation from Wetzel
far the time being. When the last notes Of
the Wheeling City Band died
away after the opening overture,
and Chairman John Bassell, OF the
Democratic Congressional Executive Com.
mittee put the motion which placed
Col. Bill Thompson, OF the county oil
l Wood in the chair as temporary President,
YOU could have heard a pin drop, II it had
been dray.pin, and the silence was al
most oppressive in contrast with the pre-
vious commotion. Thompson is no orator,
as Brutus is, or was, but he is a fair talker
and would make his mark az lecturer
before small audiences. He has enough
hair on his face TO stuff horse
collar, and his hirsute appendices
conceal the pleasant expression which
all Wood county politicians are
supposed to wear when they have
things set up, as they generally have in
West Virginia Democratic State and Dis
trict Conventions; but his voice was bland
and oily aud his general effect was calcu-
lated TO concliate rather than offend. 81
will approach EN- with the honied accents
OF approximation" seemed TO be his motto.
He began by calling the attention Of the
: convention TO its large and patriotic ap.
pearance, and thanking it for the signal
honor it had conferred upon him in
selecting him to preside over its
destinies for the time being. This style
OF address encouraged the galleries to the
extent that they felt emboldened to ask
the Colonel to speak louder, and an inc.
briated, and therefore benevolent, dele.
gate gave him permission 10 open his
mouth wider. Encouraged by these to.
kens OF appreciation, the Colonel ran up
an octave and told the convention 1t had
an important duty to perform. 1t had to
select a candidate who would voice the
sentiments OF 100 600 people, more or less,
who would vote the veal or woe OF the
grandest Nation Of the earth. Modera.
ton was needed. No animosity or squad.
bles were wanted: Only harmony and
perfect peace need apply. Fol.
lowing this explanation the Colonel
touched on national atfsirs and threw a
temporary chill on the aspirations OF third
term candidates, by declaring that as
States rights followers, and Bourbons, the
delegates to the Convention stood on the
Constitution and were opposed to third
terms. He wanted the Republicans to
help in such opposition and extended a
personal invitation TO the editor OF this
journal to assist. Finally be implored the
Convention to nominate man worthy TO
take place with Hancock, English and
Jackson, and all tho other names that
were not born to be elected, and TO do It's
whole duty generally, and with this clos
ing ddiuration he announced the Oonven.
ton ready Tor business,
BUSINESS.
0'Pendleton, Of Ohio county, was sitting
couched for a spring at the right OF the
chairman, and before the chair had pro-
nounced the final "s" in business, he
moved that Col. Black Of the Register and
all other editors OF newspapers present act
as Secretaries. This was comprehensive
enough ioranybody but one delegate, who,
was, as George Davenport used to say,
mot exactly drunk, but liberia, very liberal
in his views,p and who wanted TO amend by
including specifically all Republican edi-
tors who were present. The chair sat
down on the amendment and the amender
sat down on his chair, while the original
motion went through.
Simpson and Caldwell, OF the Ohio
county delegation, moved cotemporane-
ously, 80 to speak, that the usual commit
tees on Credentials, Permanent Organizn-
ton, Basis OF Representation, Rules and
Resolutions, &c, &C., be appointed, but
Marsh Turner, OF Harrison, who had on
white necktye and was in favor OF con-
densation and reform, wanted to consoli.
date the whole business and squeeze 1t in
10 three committees, one on Credentials
and Basis OF Representation, one on Per-
manent Organization and Rules and Order
OF Business, and one on Resolutions. This
did not suit the Convention. The amend.
ment was voted down, and a further Com
mittee on Executive Committee being
added, Turner was buried under an order
for six committees, which, as Josef Gal.
laghsr, Of the county Of Marshall, aptly
remarked, were hardly enough to accom-
date the convention orits business.
About this time 1t became difficult to
get the attention OF the chair without firing
off cannon, and the noise Of the delegates
drowned out the sweet young voice OF Col,
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