Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-03

II be called. Tho chairman stated that
II no objections were made Utah would
be called Immediately. The lordly Conk'
ling sprang 10 his ieel aud with
the most august manner aud tone said,
Hut there Ia objection, Mr. Chairman. T"
All eyes we're now turned To take la the
dimensions oi this high priest Of the
Grant iaoilon a. hs stood with dilate'i
nostril- aud defiant air at the head oi
the New YoIk delegation.
A Grant Hurrah.
A moment uf silence followed, ss u the
convention we're studying both the per.
son and the motive Of the speaker,
Then there went up q shout that made
the great hall ring. The Lord Roscoe,
having gotten his pose, proceeded TO state
why he objected, and was followed by
Frye, who explained that Utah was
not included in the number Of states
aud Territories that had been lett of
the roll by agreement but lay mistake Of
the secretary. Oonkling saw that he
had put his foot In II, aud made haste
In truly graceful terms to Withdraw his
objections and restore himself In the
favor Of the offended Territory.
Another BrOess
Tho next sensation occurred when tho
memorial oi tho contesling delegates
from Illinois was presented. The On,
o tement aud applause which followed
showed how bitter and persistent will
he the contest over this divided dclcSa.
tion.
Lossn's lIsslsTs
When the routine work ol the Con
yenlion was concluded Logan, ol Illinois,
n bench with resolution ior
granting tickets 10 tho association oi
veteran Boldiers. following II with n
speech designed, indirectly, 10 stir up
Iha soldierly feeling Tor Grant, lilo also
struck u blow ut the contostinp delepa
lion lrDm his State by saying that he
hal himself been refused a ticket 10 the
Convention, and came In hy n special
permit iron tho. chairman ol tho ticket
End of tho R utino.
The anti Grant mcn woru too shrewd
u oppose lngan's resolution, aud Il. was
adopted unanimously. Ia view of the
aud complicated work oi the
'ommittecs, especially that al the Com.
niIleo on Credentials, the Convention
unanimously agreed to adjourn over
lnlil Thursday at II An. II isquile
'ossible that some ol tho committees
will not then ho ready Ia report. Nor II
{ expected that tha Convention can
each n ballot before Friday,
The ursat battle uround
The halloi the Convention Ia beauli
SIIS ipIdetSfngals 1iTSgNnSnOEarTNu
entirely around from ceiling In near the
loor. Aboye tho Speakers chair II
lilo sido engraving ol
he deal Chandler, ia the centre that ol
Washington, aud, al tho rear, that ol
lincoln, while around tho galleries arr
oi such men M sumner,
Chase, Seward aud Yates II
A uraud Picture
20 look over this great hall parked
With AN eager mass oi human beings
rhe West Virginia delegation has front
seat on the right ot tho hall, In line
with Nebraska, tho District ol Columbia
,nd Colorado. The New York delega
lion occupies the beat and most con
,picuous position In the center oi the
hall. In the rear ot which II the Ohio
delegation. when darhcld's name was
announced among the committees at the
Ohio delegation there was considerable
The strugglel"r tickets ioihe
Convention Ia tho Chiel husincsS ol
every tnau, woman and child IN Chicago
The ProSs uSus suffering
The S,embcrs OF the press werc sub
lecled g. great and unnecessary incon'
yenirlSo In this matter, about which
there il general indignation, Ahonton'
oi them have been be-
sicRing the headquarters ol tho Prcss
ior two or three days, hni
did not yet their tickets until alew min
uies before the convention opened, and
the struggle was ~ terrific when 'h'
award bcsan that nearly every man VII"
vot ono VAS worn out With tho effort
A Series Of spsoulStions
Speculation turns tonight on The
prohable action oi the Cummittees' u
is conceded that the Committee on Or
ganil,tion will report liuar for perm"
nent chairman. Tho chlci interest
course. ccnlers ia the Committee on
Credentials, oi which not much VIII W
known heioro tho convention reassem
bles.
DIsoouutins urant
The talk at the hotels tonight IL les'
excited than heretofore. The anti
arGhliles have persuaded themselves
inlo the belief that Grant is alresd,
beaten, and this has turned large por'
ton Of tho discussion from Grant to Z"
secnnd choice. Hut this kind ol calcnla
ton is among the very bitter opponents
Of Grant They take the wish ior Tia,
last.
Audaeious Genius of Grants Managers
To an impartial spectator OF this night
the dexIrous management oi those ~ho
have Grant In charge, is a fresh wonder
each day. Their cool elrreatery is unique
a. Il will probably prove eihcacious
They never got excited aud braI very
little. II one AYERS that Grant Is beaten
they are as likely to accept the assertion
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