The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-24
TO Conceal the Red Blood on the
Noon.
Graphic Pictures Of the Most Re.
markable Scenes
Ever Witnessed in q West Virginia
Convention.


Convention.
It had to come. Il WAS in the air. Nc
diplomacy could hold it back. And when
1t came It broke over the convention as
the food swept through the Ohio Valley.
snbmerging what stood in the way OF
sweeping It eff into the iashomless ocean
OF defeat. From the day when the clans
began to gather 1t has been plain that there
was blood that had to be let out. From
the fret the success Of thia aspirant o,
that has been secondary question. The
real issue has been betTeen tho State ad.
minis.ration and i.s friends without a
newspaper organ oi general cir
culalion, aud the Bsker kenna com.
bina,ion With the Register to crsck the
LASH, On Tuesday there resolutions in
hand to cansure the Register for raising
the black Tag against the State admins.
trasion. There were resolutions to de-
nounce the admislration. Neither side
was aure OF the outcome and truce WAS
patched up. 1t was agreed that there
should be no resolutionsto TO denounce any
body and nothing done to make q faction
al alignment OF forces. With this UNDER
standing the forces TOOK the 6eld in con-
vention.
FIRST btoT AT THE REGISTER.
It was not generally known when the
convention assembled that Mr.. Baker had
been knocked out; tha. bis own Senatorial
district bad not only LETT him out, not only
refused to put on friend of his, but had
Haunted a red hsgin his face by selecting
Auditor Miller, whom the Register had de.
clared to be resident of CAbell county.
This vas the fret backcap oil the day for
the shre~d Leader who conducts the party
o>gau ltieil upoa him just as he wss setting
ont to attend the meeting Of the National
Democratic Committee in New York.
EIsted with this success, the State ad-
miuistra;ion men were yet not EN- mbolden.
ed TO make An assault in force. They knew
that Mr.. MotIett, chief editorial writer for
the Register, was TO be propos' for perma-
pent Chairman, but they were disposed to
let him 60 through without opposition.
There had been great delay in getting 10
bussiness-the hall was badly shaped; dele.
gates could neither hear nor Set; the voice
ct the temporary chairman, always pleas.
iuH IN SOCIAL CONVERSE, wae carght in the
snperabundant drapery or mercllessly wait.
ed out the windows-.hers WAS increasing
confusion Of tongues, and increasing mani.
feststion Of disposition to put the knife ip
h nd let the blood fow.
THE, FLINT srRucH.
When It vas Sen that the chairman
could not hold the yention, which by
this time had degsners,ed Into mob, the
administration men began 10 eaai1r, to
dart about, and to put on bolder front.
Donehoo, of Hancock, started the bali
without scoring the point he sought, but
he had, perhaps, urconscious!y struck the
Asnt, and The sparks began to 4y. 0 keete's
point, that the vote on permanent ofgaal.
zAtioH nuat be taken by counties, was
strongly made, and impressed the conyen-
ton, but it WAS mot we'll taks1." and tbs
Chair so ruled. Bat the flint had been
struck again. o,a-
II the Temporary Chairman had 80 de.
sired ha could have put Aotfets in the
chair, at the same time putting the con-
yen.ion where it would have found .e dill
fieulty to get rid OF Its chairman. But be
let the debate run-all out OF order, but
in the interest Of lair play-snd the con.
test was on. St. Clair's Effort to calm the
troubled waters and make votes for Wilson
failed in spite OF the refreshing clesrness Of
his voice, which reached as far as
any voice could have reached
in that ball and in that pecnlisr Assem-.
blage. There was great din at this stage
-men were on their feet shouting 'vote,"
! regular ORDER" 'sit down." clamoring
ior recognition and yelling for ADJOURN
ment, Tor anything to bridge the bloody
chaam. aI1 .r....
TASTE OF BLOOD.
When Mr.. Motis.t stood before the desk
10 speak and extended bis band TO calm
the multitude, the din grew, louder. The
sight of hin 10 the administration forces
Was like tssts Of blood to csgs>oi hun.
gry liors They paved ard roared and
howled and hitsed. They were not going
to hear him. But better Judgment pre-
vailed. ard he was allowed TO say that be
bad not sought the honor and would with.
draw rather than be q bone Of contention
The snti.adminisrAtion men were no,
ready tn weaken. and they regarded w
MCEt.,'s G. fsr to withdraw AZ showing the
white feather. In fact MIR. McE.,t declined
to avert trouble and to save himself The
pain OF defeat.
Senator ksnns jumped to hia feet tc
rally the anti administration forces, and tht
disfavor with which be was received wal
the frat real intimstion OF the way the tide
was surgiog. He called out some cheer
With his appeal for harmony, but the an
Cry waters we're rising las. and high, and {
icz,u United States Senators could NO
have turned them bsck.
LUCAS DRAWS HLoop.
sfr. I.ucas' reply was heard by a sms!
part Of ,be convention, but eyerybod,
knew ho was dead set against the Regi,ti
aud its friends. Lucss drew blood IN hl
. drly speech, and the wild anIasla OF th,
administration roared louder than ever
, md licked their chops with fsrocious nj
. isb. He wcs faying what hundreds Ia M
ball wanted to say 70, themselves, and Ia
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