The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-25
CINCINNATI, O., June "a.


tory.two votes, and passing Ohio ant
Pennsylvania, whose delegates were con
sulting, Hancock ran up 10 three huudret
aud sixteen, exceeding the combined vote
Of Randall and BAyard, who followed
with one hundred and twenty.on,
and one fifteen, respectively. From
ThurmIn's hackers IN the West
Virginia delegation abandoned him. exI
cept Senator Davis, who voted a solitary
vote for his friend and mentor, while two
Of his csnfrees went to BAyard and the
balance jumped over TO the winning side,
as things looked. The foresight Of the lat
ter was equal to their hind sight, for no
sooner had Virginia been called than the
stampede began, followed up by wiscon.
sin, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. They
could not come fast enugh to suit the
yelling chairmen Of the different delega.
tons who wanted TO get in out Of the cold
before 1t was too late.
When Pennsylvania changed, every.
body cut loose aud the scenes Of Chicago
were duplicated. Most Of the pennons
marking the position Of delegations were
plucked up and carried to the front where
the big banner with Hancock's beeiy
visage on II was being waved at the desk.
An enthusiastic Indlauan started with the
Indiana pennon. but the Hendricks men
on the delegation came near snatchiug
him ball.headed by the time he had got
away with 1t, and when he returned with
the tAttered ensign on the end OF a cane,
they wanted TO throw him out Of the wiz.
dow. By this time everybody had yelled
their oil and the remaining changes
which ensured Hancocks nomination
were received quietly, but the clerks had
lost the count and new call was ordered.
It was Waterloo for everybody but Win.
field.
Indiana stuck to Hendricks, Maryland
gave two votes to Blyard, and Iowa put
in single, solitary vote for poor old Sam
Tilden, but the rest went to the big Penn.
sylyaniAn, and the work Of the Conyen.
ton was practically over. There was s-.
other hoo-de-doo following the regular
announcement Of the vote, and then, by a
sort oI common consent, the Convention
went Into sort Of a committee Of the
whole on the state Of the party, and
kind Of ratification or glorifcation meet.
ing followed. The spelkins was nothing
to boast oi, but It fell upon cheerful
audience, and the yelling which followed
all points attempted or made, was i'm.
mense. Ex.CongressmAn NiblAck, Sam
Randall, Senator Wallace, who had jus.
kniied Randall for the second time, Wade
Hampton, Judge HoAdly, Dan Voorhees,,
who made more noise than the big organ,
Col. Breckenridge, John Kelly aud Col
Fellows, who embraced each other like
Damon aud Pythias. The line stretched
out like Bauquo's kings, and last, bat no,
least, Susan B. Anthony mounted .;nAI
rostrum with the address Of tho TTomon,
Rights Association, which Tsa read by Nh.
clerk and laughed al ky the COnyen.
ton.
lioN long thls sort OF thing would have
gone on no one knows, had not Henry
"Atierson appeared with the report OF the
Committee on Resolutions. He read Il 50
inaudible that not more than oue.third ol
the convention heard single syllable,
bot the other two.thirds voted for the
platform as readily as though they knew
Its contents. By this time the wires had /
been Fixed for the vice.Presldeata nomi.
nation, and after lisile delay, caused by
the reading OF Oongratulatory telegrams
from Tildsn and Hendricks, tho States
vSIe called for Vice-PrcJidential uomina.
lions. 1t had been unnerstoOd by the Il.
inois men that Hancock's support would
90 TO Morrison for Yice-PresIdent In re.
'urn for their support, but the hope Of
winning Indiana induced the managers 20
break their agreement, and trampling oyerl
both Morrison and Uncle Dick Bishop, the
whole lot went solid for English.
More cheering and music iOllsus,l tue
completion Of the ticket, and then most
II the delegates and sal auditors, hungry
md tired, abaadORed tue Convention,
eaviug the o4icen ard a few GllGirpsn ID
lnish up the details,
Asa whole, the democrats here are we'll
atiSaed with the RominAtion. There Is
ONE othOHO antipathy manifested tow! !.
Ird the head Of the ticket on accour, oi +
lis connection with the Mrs. surr., hang. c
ng, and some little feeling a.nong Idepds {
II beaten candidates, bGt with the great !
'ulk Of the delegates AID visitors the re. !
ult Of the convention Is well received 1
Mos. 81 the visitors arc leaving oil The !
'iteraoOn aud evening trains, aud the city
.O.niRht presents comparatively quie, /
appearance. lid
CONVENTION NOTES. lg
The Enquirer was disposed to make iun !
81 the West Virginia delegation while the |
lasted. 1t said yesterday thaa t
West Virginia was for Thurman, and {
hat 1t would probably be for JsWett i !
isntimentally exercising lis second ehoics, h
but Is under ths impression that JsWstil I
goes down with Thurman. A majority Il
'i the delegation Is said to be for Payne. \
ut should be made plain that the Payne
movement Ia only hAwser to keep the
[ildsn craft from drifting out on the waste
i waters, the Lord only knows whom :,
Vest Virginia would be for. :. ~
Some Of the opponents OF Hancock say y y
he famous letter to Gov. PeGse, which =, ~
'As quoted 50 often In the convention, n n
TAs the work Of Jim Black. N
Col. AIsck Campbell, Of your State, got G.
ack on the National Executive Commit. r;
se. -Four out Of the ten members Of the H. h