Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-28

and Vice President at Chicago that We re-
quest our delegates elected to-day 20 give
them their wsrmest support. Applause.
loud cheers and prolonged hurrahs for
Tilden.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
The election OF district delegates to the
Chicago Convention was announced as the
next order Of business
Mr.. COffland nominated
Thos. shelby. Esq. OF Bellajre.
as one of the delegates and made a strong
speech in his behalf
Mr.. Person Of Monroe, nominated Gen
eral Henry K. West, editor of the Woods
field Spirit of Democracy, as delegate, and
eulogized General Vests past career as
sterling Democrat and q gallant soldier.
William Lawrence, Of Guernsey, moved that
Messrs Shelly and West be nominated by
reclamation. which was carried with hur
rah. A. c. Darrah, of Belmont, Il. +. FIN
lev, of Noble, +. S. Clinton, of Belmont,
were placed in nomination for alternates.
Mr.. Follen made gallant fight for his
friend f. s. Clinton, Of Bellaire, but after
a prolonged contest Of words Messrs Finley
and Darrah were elected by reclamation.
For elector there was lively fight 1t
was conceded that Guernsey should have
the elector, but that county failed to agree
upon one one man and thefore came into
the convention with two candidates, VIZ:
William Lawrence and |. A. Tannehill
Mr.. Tannehill received large majority OF
Guernsey's vote, but Monroe swung IN
strong for Lawrence and he was elected.
There was considerable feeling in this fight,
as Lawrence was championed by the old
time Democrats and Tannehill by the young
Democracy. The "boys' are little sore
over their defeat but will fall into line and
work Just as hard for the cause.
General West the delegate-elect caused
some surprise by resigning the honor thrust
! upon himand asking the convention to elect
| General Warner to fill the vacancy, a motion
to that effect was carried and General A. j,
Warner will be one Of the leading figures in
! the coming great convention.
A committee of FIVE was appointed to in.
form General Warner of his nomination and
escort him to the hall
The Congressman was received with
very hearty welcome and spoke for over an
hour. His speech was very able end elo
quent effort. He defined his position upon
all OF the great questions Of the day, anC
paid glowing tribute to Samuel j. Tilden
A lack of space only forbids me from giving
his speech in full. =.
The Convention adjourned with entire
good feeling and confidence in success il
the district, State and nation.
Notes.
Among the newspaper men present were
d. d. Taylor, of the Guernsey Times; ID. ID
Jennings, of the Caldwell Press; |. NJ. Riley
of the St. Clairsville Gazette; William Law
renee, Jr., of the Cambridge Jeffersoniau
T. ". Ogier, OF the Cambridge Herald
NJ Hoffman, of the Bellaire Democrat, anc
General West, of the Woodsfeld Spirit
Rev. Jas. A. Hunt, colored, of St. Glars
vile was conspicuous among the Belmont
delegates. 1t was on the programme that he
address the convention, but the lateness o.
the hour when the convention finished It's
work caused sudden adjournment.
Mr. Eollen, of Bellaire, was lively fig
ure in the convention and created some
merriment on account of his ardent adyO
cacy of Clinton.
Bob. Eaton made capital chairman and
allowed no wasting of time by obstruction
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