Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-22
JUDGE BRANNON, M. C.
Present Address Weston, Lewis
County.
Future Postoffc, Washington, D. C..
Care House Of Repre-
sentatiyes.
The First District Democratic Con-
Vention Concludes Its
Labor and
Nominates a Good Man For a
High Office.
No Bicksring - No Dissatisfac-
ton.
Hon. N. 7. Frame Nominated For
Presidential Elector.
Hon. N. 7. Frame Nominated For
Presidential Elector.
THE PROCEEDINGS IN FULL.

NV MARTISsvILLE, W. Va, August 2l.
I Exclusive. The intensely close atmos-
phere of yesterday and last night was some
what modified this morning by heavy
shower, which eFectually laid the sitting
dust and endowed the assembled politicians
with new life and energy to tackle the serious
business Of the day. The wire workers
were up with the lark, and the hotels soon
began to resound with the monotonous hum
of voices as the friends of the contestants
resumed the struggle for supremacy. AS on
al such occasions, every man Of them was
engagedin advancing theinterests Of the only
candidate the people wanted-the only gentle
man who if nominated, could poll the full par
tystrength and carry the dissatisfied element
Of the opposition, and after circulating for
an hour among the crowds about the hotels
and on the corners of the streets one could
not but come to the conclusion that as yet
it was anybody's fight. Prominent among
the buzzing swarm could be seen the digni-
fed forms of those of the candidates who
had reached the battle ground, each out
wardly calm and confident, but inwardly
consumed with envy and torn by doubt
and uncertainty.
By eight o'clock the erstwhile dull and
sleepy old town had assumed an unusual air
of hustle and activity. Democratic house
holders and business men had generally
hSng out their banners on the outer walls
in honor of the day, and almost without
exception the population, men, women and
children, alike arrayed in their Sunday gar
ments, had poured out of doors-the man
TO welcome the various delegations expect
ed on the early train, and the fair sex to
feast their ewes on the gorgeous costumes of
the Moundsville Cleveland club, expected
to be present.
Marching In.
At nine o'clock the Wetzel club, neatly
uniformed and headed by the New Mar
tinsville band, formed at the Court House
aud escorted BY hundred citizens marched
to the depot to meet the delegations from
the Panhandle counties. At 9:45 the
train of six cars pulled up at the station
and the Brooke, Hancock Ohio and
Marshall county people to the num-
Der Of two hundred disem-
barked. Among them were to be seen NJ.
T. Frame and Col Ben. Wilson, each sur
rounded by coterie Of admirers and each
smiling and apparently happy. After a few
moments spent in an exchange Of greetings
line was formed, the crimson uniformed
Moundsville boys in the lead, and the dele
gates were escorted to the varions hotels.
An hour later the up tram from Parkers-
burg brought the remainder Of the delegates,
and active caucusing and energetic wire
pulling at once begun.
The Headquarters
of the various delegations were at the tol-
lowing places: Hancock, W. S. Wiley's
Office Brooke, J. c. McEldowneys office,
Court house; Ohio, court room; Mar
shall, Sherif-s office, Court house; Wetzel
S. |. RObinson's office; Tyler, Point House
parlor; Harrison, Robert McEldowneys Of
6ce; Doddridge, Brsst House; Lewis, Wet
eel house; Gilmer, J. ". NewmanS office,
Court house; Braxton, Point house. The
District Executive Committe also met at
the Point house at 1890, and agreed on
Mr.. F. P. Jepson, of Ohio, for temporary
chairman. a selection which gave universal
satisfaction. ". B.