The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-01
CALVERTS CALL
TO LEAD THE psMocRArlc HOSTS
Ia the Second Senatorial Dlstrlet--A Lively Con.
rtntfon at hanntuston Yestsrday-A Sue.
ctA,ral Fight Made Against loss Davis
tahdidate- -He.oiutlons Adopted,
Special l,cpor. for the ln,clllscnecr.

Special Report for the lntelllgGneer.
MANSlSGroS, August 3i.-1his thriving
little town is aIive today with representa-.
tivesolthc Democracy from Wc,xcl, Marion
md Marshall who arc here to nonnnte II
senatorial candidate 10 bo defeated BY tho
"iittieton shoemaker" fuli delegations
OF the Wclzel Democracy nre present, and
three OF the candidates, 7. N. Stone, A. G.
Calvert and W. N. Clayton arrived Inst
night while E,l. Mcdonnell has number
OF active workers present.
Tho situation III this district Is not no
favorable for the Democracy MS they could
desire. Two years since the Hon. Jas. II.
Furbee, OF this place, was elected but
counted out. and the voters Of the district,
in spirit of fairness, ure disposed to
resent that outrage. Then the fight for the
nomination has been bitter one, and It is
impossible 10 reconcile the differences.
But the most discouragiug feature
to them, is the fnct that the probabilities
are that the Republicans will nominate m
exceptionally strong man in the person
olD. NJ. llostettlcr, and it is conceded that
he will be "liard to beat" A startling rtt.
NOR prevailed this morning that Lewis S.
Newman would be present and demand
the nomination, but beyond exciting the
candidates, it was looked upon as n canard.
Rather more than the usual amount Of
button.holing was done, but it was difficult
to predicate the result.
About noon Hon. Joseph Gallagher and
Hon. Lewis Gewman, of Marshall, ar
rived, and it was soou apparent that it was
with them, anybody to beat" Mcdonnell,
whom they charged with being the can
di,latc Of Henry G. Davis and the railroad
monopolies.
The convention was called to order by
"steen" Thompson, OF Marshall, who
named Joseph Gallagher as temporary
chairman, anu W. S. Raymond rs secre-
tary. The temporary organization was
afterwards made the permanent one.
The usual committees we're appointed
and recess taken. When the convention
came together ag1in the Committee on
Resolutions reported, the first Of which
We give us specimen OF advanced Demo
cratic ideas: t-.a
I'VE, the Democrats Of The Second Sem
atorinl district, in conyen,ion assembled,
renew our pledges Of devotion to the eter-
nal principles OF Republican liberty and
local self'government, and hereby reatlirm
our devotion TO the principles enanatei by
Thomas Jefferson"
Wepledge our course in future as it has
been in the past, TO use our efforts to ad-
vance the cause Of popular education.
We look with alarm upon the growing
power OF moned monopolies, and believe
in the right OF the Slate to correct or con-
troll their intercourse with the people
thereof.
|; Believing in the right of petition wc are
III favor Of submitting the question of pro-
hibition to the people for their ratification
or rejection.
Being the friends OF labor and the labor
ing man We believe in such adjustment OF
the tariff as will bring the most money
into the national Golfers to the end that
cur tariff, like the dews Of heaven, shall
fall equally on the heads Of all. ... .g
Alter the adoption Of the resolutions the
names Of +. J. Mcdonnell and A. G. CAL
vert were placed in nomination and a
ballot taken. The first ballot failed to bring
Il nomination. The second ballot was
taken, and Calvert was nominated.