Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-25

Wisconsin asked leave 10 change ''u'
votes and cast them solid Tor iiancocS,
il was accepted ~ the signal oi the aP-
proach Of the tide that was TO
sweep Everything Out OF HIS way
aud instantly the pent up enthusiasm
Of the vast crowd jSmmed In Music
Hall burst forth in the widest torrent
For full hall an hour this great human
ocean bore upon it's bosom all the gran
deur of a tempest. The states did not
have an opportunity OF ANNOUNCING
their changes through the medium OF
the Chairman, rs not = human voice
could be heard in all the tumult 30
Standard AFTER Standard
Of the various delegations were elevated
signiiying their solidiIy for the soldier
statesman, aud the banner bearing 'ho
portrait OF Hancock was passed To tue
Presidents stand aud raised hugh above
il. The appearance Of tho
Leader of tho National Democracy
increased the enthusiasm, ana 10 "on !"
the glad chorus oi tho thousands ol hu-
man voices the band struck up "iiah
Columbia" aud high above the din
rolled out IN majestic symphony tho
notes ui the grand organ, the finest III
America. Men aud woncn were on
their ioet, hats, fans, handkerchi,lS'
hagi, parasols, umbrellas, all waving,
aud ia some instances mon took q"
their coats aud Haunted them III
the widest manner over their h'ads'
Young men jumped and shricked ike
thoy had gone mad; old men embraced
each other aud
Wopt Tor JOY.
Asa mlI ramo the band struck oil on
"Naukcc Doodle, aud again the hlll"""
stopped. Another lull, when the llNe'y
strains ol Dixie" from the baud proved
another tornado Ia stirring the waters
At lcngth when the storm subsidized ahu
the calm was sufficient tu enable one
10 hear what vas going onat the ciorkS
table, Il was discovered that every state
had loinrd the Hancock column oAcep'
Indiana, which remained faithful and
cast her thirty votes ior her la'"rile
sou. But when Dan voorhees, caho
forward aud moved on behalf oi III
diana. io MAKE the nomination unani'
nous, aud pledged the vote ol every
Democrat IN his state to the support ol
the
soIdior Statesman OF tho Hast.
the storm broke forth again, aud was
further intensified when latrr 1t Was
announced that Gov. ilendrIcks had
tclcgraphcd to his l'Iends last night that
liaurock was the proper man I" n"ni-
nate, aud asking the Indiana delegation
IT, gu iur him,
Now York UnItod
There IL another event ~ tins re'nart'
able DAYS history deserving to ho re-
mrmborrd. II Was when John Nelly
camc To- the stand aud pledged The ui,di'
vidcd support OF Tammany to the mo-
bic candidate ul the Convention, aud
turning to thcINcw. .Norh regulars aud
said, "lct us forget past difference" ~
the future struggle ior our common i'r.
mocracy aud let us shake hands acroSS
the chasuI." john H. Follow, the spokrs-
man ul the llldcu wing, sprang forward
an cnti astlcally met the ovcrlurcs oi
reconciliation. Gpsplng kcllY's hand
the two leaders ul the dividing factions
Of lhc Democracy ul New ldk stood
face Ia i,cc upon thc platform, while the
entire audience AROSE aud shout after
shout went mp.
Itwaaa sploudid Tabaloau,
The effect was ch'clrIcal. All lclt that the
divisions which had rent the Democracy
were hcaicd. \ common brotherhood
existed aud under the banner
u( their gallant leader victory was
assured hcyond all question.
IIancork = memorable dispatch to his
commander
"Wo Movo on tho Euomy'a Works To-
MORROW"
seemed tO bc the watchword. The
hand al every soldier was on hIs sword,
aud all were ready to march to battle
with faith IN the rank aud tile ui the
haltalluus
The CALCULATIONS ul an enthusiastic
huusicr who sat near mu conveyed an
expression Ut the deep sGptlmCnts pre-
yailiug throughout the convention.
When Kelly aud Fellows were exhibit
lng the beautiful tablcau Ol reunion, my
cuthusislIc friend, OF purlly proportions,
sprang To his lcct, aud ia paroNysm ut
joy cried out,
"Oh My God am ~ Glad that am
Democrat"
Just nj this point the band, supported
hy the rich tones Oi the grand organ,
struck up "Auld Lang. syne, aud the
CntitG RudicnCo joined III singing the
tender old song, II was the most touch
ing political love least ever witnessed IA
this country.
Just preceding this scene, Wallace and
Randall hal appeared together on tue
stage promising au undivided bemoc.
racy IN tho keystone State, aud predict.
ed that Pennsylvania Will he added To
tho Democratic column next fall. There
was such general state oi good feeling
Ia the asscmblage that nobody got mad
when allerward Susan u. Anthony come
forward aud presented her memorial on
woman's rights.
The characteristic feature oi tho pro-
ceedIngs of to-iays Convention is that
Evorythlng was Done Spontaneously
There Mas no preconcerted effort To
bring about anything that MAS done. In
fact everything was done Ia opposition