The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-08-14

county delegation were telegraphed 20,
yesterday. Now, the Convention was III
comfortably close for the lloge managers
With all their arithmetic they could ligur
Oh. but four majority; but when II wa
found that Marion, instcad Of having
majority for llogc, was two.thirls or NOR,
for Lucas, an,l thut penllcton, whose vot
tho backets Of the present NJ. G. countct
for him, would not be represented ut all
something had to be done. 1t was done.
THE Proxy nuslSEss.
a half dozen OF the Taylor delegate
could not be present, They sent proxie
with proper evidence Of appointment
These proxies were Lucas men. The Hog
committee found fault with the way tn
Taylor convention provided for the M
pointnent OF proxies, declared It to he
great principle TINT no delegate could dele
gate his appointment, and decided TINT tn,
Taylor proxies could not he admitted
though appearing with written evidence o
their appointment III the manner pru
scribed bp tho Taylor county Democratic
convention itself. The debate OH this pnr
OF the report wits very warm and protractei
Sam Woods and Senator Smith
had tilt over this branch o
the report. Smith made IN impassionet
spcech.of some length and Of ,manswcrabi,
logic, laying barc'tl,e speciousucss OF thu
argument OF the llose followers, and show
! ing tho miseraheness Of the mere techni
Cality. The fight OH that part Of the repor
which proposed to admit all Democrats
from Preston, including several who wert
not appointed BY either the county or dis
trict conventions, was likewise very hot.
THE LUCAS MEN
showed up. the Inconsistency OF seating
Democrats from Preston, who were dele
gates from no sort OF Il convention or meet
ing, and excluding regular appointed prox
les from Taylor. Bayler, OF Jefferson, made
his best effort in sustaining the minority
report, Dyer, Of Grant, Cresap, Of Ran.
lolph, who made persistent demands for
the previous question, until the Chair SIT
down OH him and his "hobby," rs he call.
cd it, Sprigg and Holt, Of Taylor, Harry
Worthington, OF Preston, and many Others
took II hand in the discussion. There
were frequent uproarions occasions when
the whole Convention was on its feet howl.
ing and shouting in manner TINT would
make u lunatic asylum blush with shame.
Holt, OF Taylor, defended the contending
delegation from Preston, and defended
their Democracy, and declared he
DIDN'T WANT Any nossEs.
lie said there were Democrats in that
Convention who had voted the Democratic
ticket when it was dangerous 10 do it in
Preston. Holt is speaker who always
lets his Imagination get the better Of the
facts, and hence this assertion. Harry
Wortlington made many good hits in n
long speech, during which there were
several circus performances. lie referred
once 10 the
"rAlRMOST CONTRACT"
and the Chair instantly told him that all
such altusions were out OF. order, aud
the Convention got upon its feet and
howled for Hthe ,space Of several minutes.
"Junior" Brown, greatly excited, jumped
upon bench and denounced Harry rs
being no Democrat and man unworthy
Of notice. Here the chair delivered II lect-
ure Oh the wickedness OF all personal allu.
sions. 4$
. TIE ARBlTRARY CHAIR. 80
During the discussion on the, Taylor
county part Of the report, ]. L. Pee,ee. OF
Mineral, appealed from decision Of the
char, but, though he insisted OH it being
put, the chair Just rs rcsoIutely didn't put
it. When the convention was about to
vote OH the question Il division was de.
manded uproariously and vote by coun-
ties, but the chair needed them not. z.
NJ. Cochran, Of Taylor, amid cheers, howls,
groans and Kisses, made bitter and de-
nunciatory speech, i'll which he announced
his withdrawal from the convention. lie
stismatized the crcdcntial committee rs
"a RETURNING BOARD"
His remarks we're followed by scene
OF indcscribabc confusion. Fontaine
Smith denounced the report OF the Com.
mittee in strong speech, during which
the Senator got wrought up to Il very high
pitch OF excitement. lie said the commit.
ice was gotten together almost by VIC.
lence,' and made its report to fulfil the
purpose Of Il ring. Dyer defended the com.
lnittee, and Smith got back at him with a
hard blow. McCrnw moved TO add the
names OF the proxies to the list OF Taylor's
delegates. Aitcra long wrangle Sam Woods
again came to the rescue with his soothing
syrup. Ex-senator Newlon:read the resolr!
ton OF the Taylor convention. showing the
facts stated above. Aglionby, OF Jefferson,
denounced the committee. Again Sprigg
spoke; Cresap put in his OR; and the Con
vention again became
a HowI.ISG mon, 81
rising TO its iect aud twenty men trying
to speak at once. a motion to adjourn
was declared lost by the chair, and the
confusion WIS increased. Nothing could
be done. The chair pounded and pounl-
ed, and at last sat down until the tempest
should blow over Fontainc Smith renew.
ed the motion to adjourn, and demanded Il
vote by counties, but the chair paid no at.
tcntion to the demand and decided the
motion out oi order. Smith appealed and
demanded vote thereon by counties. Tie
chair refused to put the appeal, and tleci.
ded that nominations were now in order:
Whercupon the Jefferson and Preston reg.
ular delegations rose and announced theil
WITHDRAWAL FROM THE CONVENTION
The announcement was greeted will,
hisses, yells and cries oi "Nolters ?
"Lct 'cm 20" "Good.byc !" etc. a dele.
gate moved to adjourn till 2:3Or. N. The
Chair amended the motion 10 read to 9
o'clock, put it and decilled it carried. The
Lucas men ut once went into caucus.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention re.conveuetl at $50 Pm.
Sprigg nominated llogc and was seconded
by several No other nominees. l}en
Martin made n speech counsellins caution
and delay TO sec il those Lucas men were
coming back, MS but few Of them were in
the hall. Their vacant seats
TOLD TIE STORY
OF split. sprigg waited to go on. Sar.
gent, OF Barbour, was sent ont to wait on
the Lucas convention. He came back and
said they wouldn't come. The Chair now
received an official message from the Lucas
meeting that they would harmonizc OH any
man except 1Iose, and Lucas would with.
draw if he,would. 5'3#5 II
K, u ~ SAM WOODS TO TIE LAST -i-,., VA