The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-28

tween him and the rebels or the draft.
There Isl no use treating such fellows with |
any respect. We might just as well make
our delegation stiff for Grant" Loud APP
plause greeted this speech.
4 man by the name OF Sherman, who
was turned out OF the Utica postothce oy
Conkling, went around the hoLel sa .lIaIs
coarse. piquant things against his gteas
townsman, which have been carried 70
such lengths that the anh'ConklIng peg
pie say he Is the town nuisance. hecenuy
when Conkling arrived home, TINS ~ man
standing by the depot. cried out, W nen
Is Kate coming?" Fifteen years ago, when
Blaine called Conkling a turkey.cock IN
Congress, the same man sent Blaine ~
pound turkey.
a song was distributed anonymously
over the hall, Of which three stanzas were
these:
Wsalu,c agaln the Silent Man
whose deeds, more bright than speech,
Have placed him foremost In the van,
Far out Of SANDERS reach.
"That time We struggled, hard at bay
liy bloody treason held, .rN
He led our armies 10 the fray,
And mad rebellion quelled.
NThen did the ioysDells nng aloud
The choIrS TIE Deum chant,
And eager millions oil were proud
To shout Hurfah for Grant,"
The Convention had scarcely been
called to order when Stoughton, late Min
lister TO Russia, and one Of the visiting
statesmen to Louisiana, red.faced man,
OF white hair, ringleted all over his head,
appeared with the resolutions. They
were well written and few in number and
the nomination Of Grant led to considers
BILE cheers and applause; but Immediately
afterwards cryarose in the galleries oil
"Blaine!" "Blainen and. thereupon a
wild shout and three cheers, followed by
three, enthused for James g. Blaine, in
which nearly oue'half Of the delegates on
the floor joined.
heard those cheers, with some expert
ence in cheering, and felt that 1t was the
old original Republican shout, which
started on the ST. Lawrence and among
the wild hills OF the Allegheny and in the
north woods OF New York, where John
Brown lies buried. The flap OF the eagles
wings and scream OF the hawk seemed 10
be In that fierce response, and the coun-
Iterclapping for Grant was tame and bali
spirited compared TO 1t. ] thought Conk.
ling, too, felt it, as his sharp chin turned
up. and he looked at the galleries with a
sort OF surprised contempt. From that
moment forward the anti-Grant move
ment. or the anti.third-term element,
seemed masters Of the Convention in ev-
erything but votes.
UonkIing's speech was liberal, but inge.
NOUS. He depicted the great State o.
i New York dissipating in strength at Chi
cago, one.half the delegation neutralizing
the other half, while little State like
| New Hampshire, casting her vote solid
could make President. He alluded "a
the threats OF Foster in quotation, which
brought back great laughter and applause
"The shadows murmur, while the depths
are dumb" His supporter, Pierson, hay
ing mentioned Conkling as the peer o.
anybody for President, Foster and the au'
ti.Grant men gayehim the compliment o.
applause; yet the hollowness Of the Grant
support seemed very manifest, The work
OF the Convention was party revolution
The vote againstinstr was at least
, 70 more than anbody expected. Grant be
, came the choice Of New York, but by Q
majority OF only about 80 in vote o.
about 400, The Conkling delegates were
evidently afraid OF the people. Conklinl
looked disappointed.
, The result Of the Convention consider
prejudicial to Gen. Grants nomination. II
may almost be said to dispose OF him, un
] less something unforeseen occurs TO revive
, his popularity-such as the need OF mill
. tary man. also think that the rebuff o.
Grant, and his now probable defeat al
: Chicago, weakens the prospect OF Re
publican victory in 1850, II the Democrat!
nominate some business man like Jewett