Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-07
NAMING THE MAN.
-Four Ballots Cast Before Nomination is
Reached.

CHICAGO June 6.-0nc hour and half
before the time for the convention to assem-
bic vast crowds of people were in front Of
the entrances waiting for the doors to open.
1t seemed as if there had been no change
from last night when thousands demanded
admission to the hall The doorkeepers,
policemen and sergeantat-armS exercised
great patience and there was little irritation.
TODAY, for the first time every delegate
was in his seat when the convention open
ed, and MANY of them were present for
some time before the chairman called the
body to order. The entrance TO the hall
was so blocked up at halfpast ten that it
was impossible for ticket holders and dele
gates to enter until a force Of police came
to open the way and preserve order. The
lake front and streets leading to the Expo
SitiOn building were black with mass of
struggling men. 1t looked as if Chicago
had turned out TO a man to attend the pro
ceodingS Of the convention on this critical
dav. The Edmunds men have been
making supreme effort to raj
" the anti-Blaine men 10 their
standard, but without success. Ex-senator
Chaffee, sitting on the edge Of the platform,
has Just said to press agent that if Blaine
is not elected on the third ballot he may be
considered beaten. The anti-Blane pro
gramme is to get q show Of hands 10 feel
Blaines lines, and therefore an adjourn
ment. for the purpose Of forming coalition
on a dark horse This is what the Blaine
men are afraid of They do not care for a
ballot. but dread an adjournment At ii
o'clock the signs were promising for an in
teresting struggle, and the possibility of
nomination before the day Is over. One of
the rumors then current was that the Inde-
pendents had determined TO cast the votes
of Massachusetts, and Vermont on the sec
ond ballot for General Sherman. The
rumor spread rapidly and created a lively
interest.
Anything to Beat Blaine.
Our cry is ANYBODY to beat Blaine. said
a prominent Arthur manager who had come
in at IL A NJ The floor then was all con-
fusion, and nearly every delegation was
caucussing. At ll:2O the Chairman as
cended the platform, but seeing that the
convention was not in a mood for business,
settled down in his seat, and the band
struck the familiar strain. Down by the
Swanee River 1t was changed 10 Dixie
and every foot in the audience stamped the
refrain.
1t was twenty minutes past the hour for
meeting when the gavel of the chairman
announced that the Convention would be
opened by PRAYER by the Rev. DR.. Scudder,
of the Second Presbyterian Church. Mr..
Scudder offered the following prayer
Let us pray. Almighty and ever blessed
God, we worship thee as the author Of our
being, as the Creator OF our mortal bodies
and of our immortal spirit. and we adore
thee as the iuexhaustible personal source Of
ali light and love and truth and liberty
and peace and gladneSs, aud We do glOrify
Thee as the Supreme Lawgiver and as the
only rightful sovereign ofall hearts and all
conSciences. And We do thank Thee with
reverence. and gratitude for the benignant
Providence, which from the very beginning,
has been over our beloved country. We
thank Thee for its manifold deliverances in
times of national peril; for Its grand vic
tory over slavery; for It's symmetric deyel-
opment under Thy fostering care, and for
Its present advancement among the nations
of the earth. And We do also bless Thee
for our lust laws and hopeful Institutions;
for our civil and religious liberty; for our
fertile lands and abundant resources; our
great cities and our, happy homes. We
bless Thee, Lord. God of truth and grace.
for the great faith and for our Christian
churches. and for our educational privileges
and for the-priyiIeges Thou dost contnu-
ally bestow upon Thy people; for their
growth in the knowledge, virtue and power
that constitute genuine national humanity.
And We ask Thee to pronounce Thy bene-
diction upon this convention, and grant 1t
TODAY Thy invaluable support, and that
what is done here may be in righteousness
and truth. and in the spirit Of pa
rio,ism; and may every man
in this convention be endowed with the
true inspiration Of loyalty and trnth and
and fidelity TO the highest interest OF our
great Republic. And now, finally. great
end holy God, We pray thee that this con
yentiou NAV be led with unanimity to select
Cor the nomination to the Presidency OF
these United States the right man; and
When he Is selected BY this convention may
he therefore be elected BY the American
people to the Chief hagistrsCy OF his coua