The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-06

market plact; no Frye or Hale 10 lead the
I Blaine column 10 the last great battle, and
no lugersoll 10 enthuse tho Convention
for lrsine by matchless eloquence. Others
Of lees noto, hut crowdlpg forward to I'LL
their places, are present, and there will bs
great leadership by more or lsM accepted
EteatnetE
PRESSURE roR BLAINE
A dispatch to the Cincinnati, Commercial
Gaioie: Blaine's irIendu have every res.
son to expect hiu nomination. Ohio could
put him through on the first ballot by
Pumping ior him, The DRIFT Is unmis.
takably B.aIneward. ( No combination can
be suggested that can take the nomination
away from him. General Bherman's name
xas sprung by Permanent Chairman Hen.
derson. 1t isll A.t. In fact, this counter.
boom wAa discounted before It came 10
light. Like 80 many other boomB, 1t fell
with a dull, sickening thud. The popular
pressure for blaine Is simply tremsndous,
and 1t Is difficult 10 sec how Il can be II
sisted. In all the hotel lobbles are vas.
throrgs Of men tftmulous With excitement,
and the burden Of their talk 10 that the
people demand ths nomination Of Blaine,
and that they will not stand being for tho
third tlme cheated out Of their choice by
the political intriguers. * iNy 4
FUNNY coaRrsroSpKsr.
Jus. a. this stage ol the proceedings an
event occurred equalsd only In Importance
by that upon The Hall Moon proceeding up
The Hudson, when Hsndrlck Hudson,
moved out Of his.usuAl impanlyeues, by
the grandeur Of the scenery, removed his
pipe, pointed bis fpgor, and uttered the
memorable words, "See there" Henry
Cabo. Lodge, with his veins full oi Massa.
chuselts blue blood, walked down 10 Ham.
ilton Fish, ~, bis veins full Of New York
bius blood, and whispered In bis ear. Fish
smiled and nodded, and tho handsome
young pair went out Of the hall together,
and tho Convension-wsnt right on. Fl'
Tux GREAT CROWD IN Iux HALL. !, |
The throngs that besiegsd the Conven.
tion hall for the evening session have been
lar greater than at any previous session Of
the body. Hall an hour before the time
ior tho meeting seven Of the outer doors Of
admission, including that TO the stage,
were closed byorder Of the aeargeant.at.
arms, thus adding to the pressure and con.
fusion outside the main door. The stage
and the galleries were packed 10 oveinow.
ing, and ihers could not have been less
than 5000 persons within the building
belora seven o'clock, while there wers
hundreds Of people outside holding tickets
unable 10 obtain admission. The great at.
traction, Of courae, was the fact that tho
nominating speeches were TO be msde and
TINT exciting ecenes were to be expected.
Among the spectators was quite large
numb oil ladies.
rExrARiS0 TO JuHlLATE. .,zl
San FRANclsoo. Jans 5 Arrangements
are being made for grand Republican
demonstration in the event oil Blaine being
nominated I e q Ls y
A DISPATCH TO PARSHLL.
CHICAGO, June 5.-The following cable
gram was sent this afternoon to Hon. Chas.
Stewart PAlnsll, Houss Of Commons, Lon.
don:
"At the request OF the lrish National
League Committee the Republican Ma.
tional Convention pledges that party to
secure legislation prohibiting foreign land
ownership. The Englieh culss Of absentee
laudlordism can't be transferred from Ire.
land 10 America"
The dispatch is signed by Alexander
Sullivan, PRECEDENT, and Rev. Chas. Q
Reilly, Treasurer OF the :lri8h National
League Of America.