Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-30
The Same Brass Band Begins to
Play Nth the wsIl-Known
Hsrsss In the Ring.
The Men From the Rural Districts
Rowling vigorously for Blaine
and There's Fun Ahead.
To-Day the Cages Will be opensd
and all the Trained Animals
introduced.
Special 70 The Register.

idea of holding Republican State Conyen'
ton in this city tomorrow has been aoan'
doned. Instead thereof a meeting OF the
friends Of Mr.. Blaine will be held. The ut
most care has been taken that no Repuoh.
can simply Is -RePnbliean~ shsli have -
seat in the convention. Only those Re-
publicans who wear the Blaine collar have
any credentials and even they have been
REQUIRED to subscribe to unseeming test
oaths. Sherman has many infuentia!
friends in the party and 30 has Arthur
But their voices are as thoroughly silenced
as if they were Democrats. The late editor
of the Intelligencer was an apostle OF the
doctrine of individual sovereignty, but the
present editor is an apostle OF the
other extreme, viz: minorities have no
rights that majorities are bound to respect.
A large majority Of the Republicans OF the
State are favorable to Blaine, therefore the
vote OF the State must be cast as unit Tor
Blaine. This is contrary to the spirit OF
| the action of the last Chicago Convention
which repudiated the unit rule. The ty-
ranny of the rule of the majority is in this
instance severely criticised. Many OF the
most efficient Republican leaders and
workers of the State have been excluded
! from the councils of this convention only
because the word Blaine was not engraven
upon their collars. The chairman OF their
State Committee is without seat as del
4 eeate, and most of those trusted leaders
who hold official position have been care
fully turned down and left out. AS Ia re.
suit, the convention ought to be tame
affair. Men who had views OF their
own were not wanted. 1t IS
the peace that relsned in Warsaw,
if peace ID proves to be, but there
are emmIneus mutterings in the air
amongst the Blaine men themselves. Mr..
Wisner, q Blaine man, leads the Berkeley
delegation, and is understood to be candi-
date for Chicago. Postmaster Evans, 3. L.
Mccormick and others, will endeaYor to
see that he does not 90. Knives are being
whetted and their keen blades gleam in the
sunshine as | write, but an effort is being
made to have a caucus tonight intending
TO harmonic the brethren. AS 1t now
looks the convention will not be a large
one. 1t is known that a number OF coun-
lies will be without representation and
others will be represented by partial dele
cations. The lack of interest exhibited on
the eve of the Convention is in marked
contrast with that exhibited at Charleston
by the Democrats.
The arrival to-day Of Boss Atkinson, 8,
P. Mccormick and number of Deputy
Marshals created great buzz in the camp
If the faithful. CONSERVATION was depict
ed on many a Blaine face. Secret caucus
| ing at once began in small groups and large
groups. The whole hive was in commo-
ton as if a deadly enemy had invaded the
camp. Even the negro delegations were
subjects of solicit0ss attention. What the
struggle is over of course the uninitiated
are not expected to know. 1t can hardly
| he over a choice Of Presidential candidates,
| for he who does not bear Blaine creden-
tisl will hardly be admitted as a competent
| delegate. It must be q more personal
souabble, fight between the factions for
| the mastery. To man on the fence this
seems to be the case.
The State Convention
will meet at Floral Hall tomorrow at u
| o'clock, the same place in which the Demo
| cratic State Convention was held in 1881
| The State Committee nave not yet decided
| upon the temporary organization. Several
| caucuses have been held this evening, and
| the opponents of Blaine have apparently
wrung from the Blaine men the concession
in the interest OF harmony that no instruc
,ions shall be passed to morrow. We shall
see whether this treaty will be observed.
| It is richt, but the Blaine leaders are full
| of suspicious. The resolutions OF the con-
yention will contain the usual cheap plati
tudes to delude the laboring man and
rehash Of newspaper editorials about the
yickedness Of the Democracy OF the State
The Second District Convention
will meet at the court house at 10 o'clock
tomorrow. Nelson A. Hoffman will pre-
side temporarily and J. F. Stanhsgen, OF
Preston will be secretary. 1t is pretty well
settled that Arnold c. Scherr, sheriff OF
Grant county will be delegate from the
eastern part OF the district, but whether
Mr.. sinsel will make it for the western end
has not vet been settled. In the Fourth
district there is strong talk Of Warren Mil
Ter, of Jackson, for delegate ct large, as
Wood county already has a delegate, Mr..
schurch, and alternate in the person OF
A. B, White. General Duvsl has
had quite boom here as a candidate for
delegate at large from the First district,
but since the arrival OF the genial Captain
Doyener, OF Wheeling, his boom has &C.
lipsed all others. Ii vote were to be
taken tonight Doyener would 60 in with
Jump, whereas W. Black is success at
hsn6shsking and telling stories.
John w. Mason says lell the REGISTER
that the vote of West Virginia will be
solid for Blaine, il don't make any differ
eucs who goes to cast the vote. However
have positive assurance that more than one
delesste already chosen from the districts
do not regard Blaine as the strongest man
man that can be nominated or for that
matter q strong man at all and they
seriously doubt the policy of nominating
him; vet they will go hsndcutfed, pad
i Locked ana OOQ0io bWOIu W NObo uO
| Tbsy know that Blaine is growing weaker
daily and that by the 3rd Of June his nom
mstion may be suicidal, yet they have no
yolition in the matter.
| Later.
Later arrivals have added considerably
| to the members of the delegations present
snd TO the good looks of the assembly.
The factional pot is boiling fsarfully and 1t
.ou,res all hands to bold the lid down
Desperate efforts are being made in the in
terest of harmony. yet the white dove OF
peace is nowhsre.to be seen. As tall eyes
are strained to catch glimpse of the bird.
John K Thompson. of Putnam, and Bill
Dave Goshorn, of Ksnawha, Greenosckers
have arrived but 1t is understood viii ma have s
| to cool their shins on tbs outside. Ioey
dissvov being participants, but are mere
| lockers on. Il is shrewdly suspected they
are looking around for divide.
Notes.
As1er