Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-05
Juggling With the Great Tariff
Bug-a-Boo.


CHICAGO, June 4-The outloot here to-
night remains unchanged The political
sky is as unclOuded as ever and until the
heavy mists are cleared away BY later de-
velopements or FIRST ballot nothing defn-
ite can be predicted as to the nominees Of
this convention. The Blaine men are
hilarious asd loud in their shouts and
claims as at any time in the past.
Blaine'S name is cheered in the
hotels and on the streets, everywhere, mere
than the names of all the candidates COM
bined Every reference to the ''Plumed
Knight" is the signal for enthusiastic ap-
plause In the convention to-day all refer
ence, direct or indirect, to the man from
Maine, called out vociferous cheers, with
waving hats and futtering handkcrchiefs.
Nearly half the delegates and al the gal
leries Joined in this ovation.
No Name
ever before mentioned in any political con
yeution ever provoked such enthusiasm.
Notwithstanding the great popular feeling
for Blaine, he is opposed in the Convention
by the shrewdest political schemers and
party bosses, as well as by all the able indie
pendent leaders of New York and MasSachu-
setts. George William Curtis is the most
prominent figure in the Convention and has
exercised wonderful control over the Con
ventiOn and carried every point he has
made. He alone could have accomplished
the defeat of the resolution OF Hawkins,
which is the same as that offered by ConS-
ling four years ago, pledging the members
Of the Convention TO support the nominee.
Curtis Is a bitter opponent Of Blaine, and he,
with his Fifty thousand iedependeuts, will
not support him if nominated Unless the
Blaine managers can by some lucky circum-
stance make combinations that they have
no: vet succeeded in doing, the
Maine Statesman l. Defeated.
With Blaine dead, the nomination Is
bound to 90 to Illinois or Indiana, unless
General Sherman captures the convention
bv storm. Bob Lincoln still remains one of
the most probable dark horses Very quiet
good work is being done for him. The
West Virginia delegation were sounded to-
night on his candidacy, and although they
won't acknowledge Blaine's weakness still
most Of them have indicated Lincoln as a
second choice. If the nomination goes to
Indiana, Harrison, the grandson Of his
grandfather, will be the man.
Foolish Ohio.
If Ohio had the nerve to stand up for
John Sherman sOlidly, he could get the
nomination. But the State is and will be
hopelessly divided upon him. In Geo. VIM
Curtis speech opposing the resolutionpiedSS-
ing the support of all the delegates to the
nominee, West Virginia again came to the
front for little cheap notoriety. His refer
ence to the three West Virginia heroes who
carried their sovereignty under their hats,
was received rather coldly. The only ap-
plause came from little spot in the north
west gallery, where
A Few Wheeling Boys
were distinguishable. None of the present
West Virginia delegation rose to the occa-
sion or the hour, to ape the distinguished
delegates Of 1850 fame. The wool men are
here looking industriously after their inter
ests Colonel Beall. of Brooke county, an
alternate. is one of the most active wool
men. They will seek to have resolutions
satisfactory to their interests inserted in the
Republican platform. At midnight it looks
rs if Blaine had gone to join the dead
heroes, viz, Arthur Edmunds, John Sher-
man and Logan, and that the field had the
advantage against these candidates of the
past ! = l.