The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-24
THIRD DISTRICT REPUBLICANS.
hlnine Men Go to Chlcngo-A Big Turn.
out OF Tho Faithful.

AAsosho hcA So W ShlCukV-A ulk AuEu
out OF Tho faithful.
Special DlSpatch 10 The lrte,Iigsncer. Va
CHARLESTON, W. Va, April 23.-The Re
publicans OF the Third Congressional Dis
trict Convention me. here this morning to
send delegates to the National Convention
at Chicago. Delegates began arriving on
early trains. BY 1l:30 o'clock, at which
time the convention was called 10 order,
there were fully two hundred present. The
convention was called to order by secre.
tary Win Edwards in the absence OF Chair.
man Burlsw. Judge J. H. Brown, OF Ka-
nawha county, was 'choaen : temporary
chairman, and J. i. Mcbride, Of Summers,
temporary secretary. y" +"
THE KICKING AGAINST PROXIES.
A motion to allow the counties which
were not represented by regular delegates
to be represented by proxy was defeated.
The test was made on George Nichols, Dep
uty NIarahal, but as it was thought that
Mr.. Nichols would handle his county Tor
the administration, the anti.Atkinson men
defeated the resolution. After appointing
the committees the Convention adjourned
to two o'clock. Ths fight on the organiza.
ton OF the committees was strong, owing to
the fact that Marshal A,kinsoi.'s friends
were striving hard 10 defeat the anti.ad.
minlstration men. In occurring Judge
Brown as Chairman the friends OF the ad.
ministration ielt that they had gained one
point, Notwithstanding the Judge is Sher.
man man. He was compromise, and
harmony prevailed in the temporary or.
ganization.
Several hours were taken up in the
afternoon fighting. tho reception Of the
proxies from Gfeenbrier and Monroe
counties, as reported by the Committee
on Credentials. The fight was on the ap-
pointment Of Deputy United States Mar.
shal Geo. Nichols, OF Monroe, J. G. Nc.
Whorter and Theo. Arter, OF Grsenbrier
county, as proxies. The day was carried
by the adoption Of the report which gave
the proxies seats in the convention. The
Committee on Resolutions reported de.
nouncipg the rule oi the Democracy
in the State; e;!ayo.ing protective tariff and
low taxation; censuring Congressman
Snyder for his action in the matter OF the
Morrison tariff bill; denouncing reassess-
ment and arranging the Democrats for
having estravagantly used S300,0O0 in time
Of peace. & ~ ~ sA,.-,.
STRONG DELEGATION.
The officers OF tho permanent or.aniza-
tion were L. NJ. Bennett, Summers county;
]. +. Mcbride, editor Hinton Republican,
Secretary. When the committcea had iu-
ished the reports the election of delegates
to Chicago was in order. Neil Robinson,
OF kanawha county; ]. E. Dana, OF the
same county; ]. W. Heayener, OF Upshur
county and Ash NJ. Prince, Of Raleigh coun-
ty, were nominated. Messrs. Robinson and
Heavener were elected. Each dele.
gate 10 for Blaine and Lincoln.
The alternates are Judge J. H..
Brown, Of kanawha county, and A. NJ.
Poundstone, Of Upshur county. The latter
is ior Blaine and Lincoln, while Brown is
a very strong adherent Of John Sherman.
While at times stormy, the convention WAS
on the whole about as harmonious as could
be expected where men have old scores to
pay. In conversation with members OF the
convention I learn that ell are quite we'll
satisfied with the result and thai they 20
home fully determined 10 win in November
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