The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-30
.g DELEGATES ELECTED.
The Nominating Speeches and the vnrl.
0uB NnIiOtn. 4.

| sAN"s AZ wv o1alo VI west NIlSlulh tHeI
was a large and growing interest whlc
should be fostezsd. Brooke represents o
largely as any county in tho State this in
terest Let this be taken into considera
ton. A Democratic Congress had turne,
deaf ear 10 the wool growers and til
Democratic State Convention had snubbet
them. Ho pleaded for tho recognition o
Beall. S'7- ''T''' - - = =,
Harrison being called, Mr.. NJ. B. Holmee
~ an elegant little speech, placed in nom
ination Major A. @. Moore, OF Olarksbure
Lewis county placed in nomination Dr.
ID. :. Holt, OF the Weston Republican. ant
exulted in tho fact that the boast OF a Dem
ocratic majority Of 900 was no longer a fact
1t asked that DR.. Hollis efforts in wipipl
this majority out be recognized BY olectiuss
him delegate to Chicago. ~ .6t
When Ohio county was called Gen. Cald
VOL arose and eaid: ~ rise TO nominate q
man who is not a lawyer, a preacher, or a
merchant, but man who has toiled at the
furnace and labored at the forge. / nom.
mate him by request OF the Republicans al
Ohio county, Republican Ohio county,
thank God. [Applsuse.l {
now IT WAS MADE REPUBLICAN,.
And how has it been made Republican,
By the workingmen under the leaderahip
Of tho Blaiae of West Virginia, General
Nathan Geff. [Applause] Pennsylvania
mas cent two :workingmen 10 Chicago, In.
diana one, Ohio one and it remains for
West Virginia 10 add another to the list.
Gentlemen, it is to them we owe q Rspub.
llcan Congressman. We redeemed this
district by the help Of the horny handed
men the forges. [Applsuse ] Do not il.
more, but reward them. The character Of
the.man We present is shown by the fac,
that out Of the 10000 inhabitants Of the
county, we present him. We appeal to
you to support him because to all this be
is nm ardent representative Of that tariff de.
fender, that vigorous diplomatist, tina.
chosen knight OF peace, James G. Blaine.
Continued applause. We have swept
away that tax-creating, extravagant, moes.
back gathering Democratic party. Laugh
ter and applause Help US keep them
down. 0 ~ = -
No matter who may be nominated at
Chicsgo, Ohio county will do her duty and, /,
gentlemen, take great pleasure in nomj.
mating G: D. Thomson. [Applausel The
nomination was seconded from all over the
house. :
Marshall county having failed to hear
tho call, Hon. Josiah Sinclair, in forcib!e
and earnest speech! nominated Mr., Henry
W. Fisher, Of Benwood, the nomination
was seconded by Hon. Hanson w. Cris-
well, OF Marahall. "
Returning to the call Of counties, Mr.. G,
s. Howell, City Editor Of the Er.ninq Jour
nal, rose and by request placed in nomina.
ton Mr. l. I. Jacobs, OF Wetzsl county.
Mr.. uowELL's SPEECH.
Mr. 'Howell's maiden speech was deci.
ded success. He spoke briefly and to The
point, referring to the fact that 'iossils sup
pressed and repressed Republicans"
spoke Of the beneficial result of free schools
in the county, ,asshown by tho increased Re.
publican vote, and closed with, In my
opinion the man who had the nerve to 20
into Wetzsl county to plant a Republican
newspaper deserves recognition, and that
man is T. r. Jacobs" [Applause. !
Hon. W. I. Boreman, when, Tyler was called,
rose and said: " feel great delicacy,,
in riaing to speak after so many younger
and more eloquent men. I have been a
a Republican Tor years, as these gray hairs
attest. [Applause.] Tyler has been Re.
publican and never goes back. She, takes
what she can get, and il ahe can't get what
she wants votes for the choice of the major.
ity. [Great applause ] Tyler for the first
time asks an honor, and 1 present the name
OF Hon. A. Smith. Senator from tho Fourth
district. Wetried to elect him once but fsil.
ed, We kept on and put him through and
put him through good. Gentlemen, 1
ask for him your support" Mr.. T. D.
Young, OF Welzsl, seconded the nomina.
ton Of Mr.. T. P. Jacobs in terse and for.
cible speech, promising that the land OF
Wetzel would astonish the natives this fall,
and cast 200 Republican votes. ~
NJ. @. D. Hubbard rose and addressed
the convention. ~ DESIRE" said he, ito
add my testimony to the qualities of Mr..
@. D. Thompson. Mr.. Thompson is Vice
President Of the Amalgamated Association.
ln this connection ! have met him often
in the committee rooms. His keen, in.
'cisive instinct commanded my admiration.
! have looked on him as one Of the rising
men Of Ohio county. He will, il elected,
be faithful to James G. Blaine. A word oi
exhortation from an old man. am clad
to see such men before the convention and
would be glad il all the States could pre-.
sent such men. Loud applause. ]
We can't elect all Of you. Let's not ali
bo disappointed, but go to work, and before
the campaign closes West Virginia will
stand on the bill tops, in the glad sunlight,
a Republican State once mo,e.". Continued
cheers] III
TIE DELEGATES AND ALTERNATEs.
On motion 1t was moved each county