Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-31

Blue" and reason lost her sway. In about
half an hour the delegates settled back into
their seats from exhaustion, and the chair
man stated that the motion to make the
nomination unanimous had carried. G.
". Atkinson moved that commit
tee of three be appointed to mo-
tify the nominee Of his success.
The motion prevailed, and Messrs. Atkinson
Butterick and II. T. White were named as
such committee, with instructions to bring
Maxwell to the hall The delegates whiled
away the time by singing Marching
Through Georgia, Rally Round the Flag,
Boys and John Browns Body. When the
crowd became exhausted the chairman rap.
ped for order and announced that nomina-
lions for Superintendent Of Schools were
in order Shinn, of Marion, appeared in
behalf of young man who, he said, had
built himself from
The Ground Up.
He referred to J. W. Kendall, Of Richie,
and moved his nomination by reclamation.
The motion was carried with
veil and the result was
received with cheers. The Chair appointed
a committee of tqree to notify Mr.. Kendall
of his nomination. Nominations for Audi
tor came next and W P. Hubbard
arose and said that it gave him great pleas
ure to suggest to this convention the name
of citizen of Ohio county, j. II. Burtt.
He eulogized his candidate in glowing
terms referring especially 70 his military
record. But before be concluded Judge
Maxwell entered and the delegates
broke loose from their moorings and set up
cheer that lasted for several minutes.
The chairman introduced the nominee who
was greeted with three cheers When or
der was restored Judge Maxwell addressed
the delegates, thanking them for the great
honor they had bestowed upon him, and
promising to visit every section Of the State
during the coming canvass and discuss the
great issues o. the day before the people at
their homes. Mr. Hubbard then resumed
the thread Of his remarks and at the close
of his eulogy Prof F. H. Crago, Of Ohio
county seconded the nomination in an
Earnest Speech,
in which he took especial pains TO diSabuse
TIE minds Of the delegates Of many doubts
they might have Of the capabilities Of the
candidate The nomination Of Mr.. Burt
was then made by acclamation, and on mo-
ton of John W. Armstrong, of0ho county,
a committee Of three was appointed to no.
tify Mr.. Burt of the honor conferred upon
him. The Office of Treasurer was next on
the list, and Mr.. Hustled, of Harrison, came
to the platform and nominated Spencer W.
Sturm, of Marion, and he was selected by
acclamation, few noes being heard,
how ever, when the negative vote was put
by the chair. For Attorney General, John A.
Hutchinson was suggested by Mr.. Camp
ben, of Hancock, who, after eulogizing Lin
coin and Garfield and the late ex Governor
Stevenson, said this party had dead within
its ranks three hundred thousand of the
bravest men on earth, members Of the Re
publican party who lay dead on the field Of
battle, but thank God there were no dead
issues here. Cheers] HIS candidate
was known from end to end of the State.
Nothing he could say could add TO- hisfame.
His late plea before the Supreme bench in
behalf of free speech had doubly endeared
him to the frce thinking, liberty loving peo-
pie of the State, and he would ever remain
the champion Of hee'thought and the cppo-
nent of tyrany. AS was the rule Of the Con-
veation, Hutcsinson'was chosen
By Acclas~ation.
Aftsr listening TO brief addresses from
Messss. Kendall aud B,rtt, the nominees
for the Offices of School Superintendent and
Auditor, respectively, Mr.. W. =. Hubbard
appeared with John A. Hutchinson In
his custody. lie said under the warrant
of this~ convention he had aNested John A.
Hutchinson charged with standing IN
contempt Of the Democratic party, and
he had now the body Of said Hatchin
son to answer the charge in person.
Mr.. Hutchinson did answer the chwrge in
all emDhstic and Characteristic manner,
being greeted with frequent and loud ap-
plause. The Chair announced that the
Supreme Court long-t nm was tae'next Of
fee to be fixed, and at once there were lead
cries of Flick, Flick and cheeB: J. NJ.
Wisner, of Msrtinsburg presented Mr. Flick
lin an eloqucnr speech and1he candidate went
Through by acclamatioB amid cheers,
JEdge Loomisr Of Wood, sominateS A. c.
Fletcher, of Jackson, for ebe short term on
Supreme bench A. G. Dayton, of Barbour,
nominated judge Brown OF Kanawha, amid
cheers, but before he concluded Mr.. Fletch-
er' S name was Withdrawn and Judge Brown
was nominated by acclamstion and with
grea, applause.
Fos Elector at large JOHN W. Mason,
of Grafton, nosnsnated John Frew,- Of
Ohio, in glowing speech, and Fhew
WAS declared elected with yell that cdnld
be heard half mile away. John Cooper
Of Fayette, was eleauently Nominated BY
Mr.. Hutchinson as the other eiector. Nh.
Dovenor, Of Ohio, dsfered in favor of J. D.
Butts, Of Jefferson. Dovenor was inter
rupted BY cries of Cooper, Cooper" and
Cooper 4 was, altbough a colosed brother
from Berkeley tried toEet in few wordsin
favor Of Butts. The convention choked
him of. however. and Butts nome being
Withdrawn. the same Old thing oha nomina-
tion. by aeolamation 'esulted amid wld
whoops and'cheers. ".c. R