The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-08-18

,ProhibItory Amendment Plank !,
Their Platform. 81 y hles
Special Dispatch to the Intelllsencer. . +" -
pARxERspuRG. ". Va, August l7.-Th
survivors Of the Point Pleasant Conven
ton have been arriving In the city durini
the day, and tonight the last remnants o
that noble army that sailed from here OF
Tuesday evening debarked from tht
steamer and dejectedly walked up tht
street headed by brass band, that added
a mournful interest to the scene b!
playing "When the Leaves Begin to Turn
The green leaves Of Leonard's and Jack
sons hopes, as you know, have turned and
their roses Of promise faded and died after
the second ballot When asked whence
comes their candidate the Shoestring Dem
ocracy will rise as one man and answer
from underneath the apple tree in Cabell
county. The nominee OF the Poini
Pleasant convention, Captain Eustace Glib
son, is too well llknown in Wheeling to be the
subject Of any extended notice here. He
has several qualities that recommend
him to the Bourbon's Of the Fourth dis
trict. He served in the Confederate army;
was several times wounded, and rs he has
tritely expressed it, "Lost nil but honah,
besawd, sah." The strength he DEVELOPED
surprised the upper counties. He went
into the Convention with following that
stood,by him as firm as the Grant column
at Chicago, and after playing
with the Wood county delegates
until it ceased to be amusing his reserve
force ended the comedy and nominated
him. From what can gather he is by no
means Samson candidate. On the con.
trary, he is the most vulnerable man in the
party. DR.. Barbee, the Greenback candi.
date, will divide the laurels with him! and
may possibly get more than an equal .di.
vision OF the sufTrages Of the party. The
prospects for Loomis' success are
very good and are Frightening every
day. By the way .am told tha,
BarDee labors under a sort OF night
mare that Loomis will be Withdrawn and
the Republicans will rally round his stand
ard. To remove all doubts can tell the
Doctor that Loomis will stick, and that no
such programme has been dreamed Of.
The character OF the proceedings OF the
Point Pleasant Convention surprised
many who imagined and looked for an.
other keyser circus. 1t was, however,
harmonious, and there was no resem.
blauce to the other Democratic gath.
ering. The comedy acted there was
the passage OF the prohibition plank,
as you must kave thought when you heard
o. it. This was q big mistake, as its
adoption was due to Grandmother McGre.
eor, OF Richie county, whose cold water
philiphics were pleasant diversion during
the last session Of the Legislature. lie
was on hand and supported by
Long Ulster Charlie Caldwell, by
adroit fighting they had their temperance
plank nailed on the platform. Many dele
gates thought they were waiting for the
substitute and were more than surprised
when it was announced that the original
resolution was adopted. Just how Glib.
son and the platform can be rcconciled on
this issue is matter Of lively speculation
Judge Brown,of Jackson, who will be ri.
membered by your readers as the hero
Of that thrilling story, zone Night in the
Capital or Life in Large City" was elected
Chairman Of the Convention. The Judge
took the opportunity to confess his sins
explaining why he had been Republican,
then Greenbacker, and again Demo
ocrat, and. was taken back into full com.
munion. One OF the delegates told me tina,
the Judges speech was very unsatisfactory
to othe fire-eaters who looked for the preach.
ing Of pure Bourbon gospel. Altogether i,
was TAME Convention and it is not a
verdant presumption to predict Loomis's
success in the fall. s,, .s5a ,qet
Leonard and Jackson accept their defeat
gracefully, and they will evidently bob up
serenity on some future occasion. ;tjy,
J.E. D.