The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-25
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
IN THE OHIO STATE CONVENTION.
ALivsly Contest bstwson the Blaiss and Sherman
DslsTatts-Tho PIumed Knlshp Scores q
yIeiory-Stats Onlcers Nqminat.d-The
Platform Adoptsd-Othsr D,ltsat.s.



CLEVELAND, O., April M.-To.day wit
messed the most remarkable scenes evel
known In the history Of State convention.
In Ohio. The Sherman men, backed by
an almost Holid front from the southern
part ol the State, met in open warfare the
enthusiastic Blaine men from the Northern
Reserve. The Cleveland delegation alone
ot the Northern Ohio men lent aid and
sympathy to the friends Of Senator sher.
man. Atdaybreak this morning the Sher.
NANTES felt confident Of victory, and
claimed SO out Of the A Ohio delegates to
the National Convention at Chicago. The
friends Of JAS. G. Blaine were confident,
yet lacked leadership and organization.
and displayed a growing tendency to
weaken. they had a Blaine caucus at 5
o'clock, and placed list Of delegate,.at.
large In the field. During the night com.
promise was effected with the Sherman
men whereby each side was 10 have two
delegates-at-large. In the convention all
this was changed, and the result not only
astonished the Sherman men, but the fol.
lowers Of the ''Plumed Knight" as well.
The shermanites, in the exciting contest
which has just been brought to close, had
on their side the leadership, the brains and
the party machinery Of the Republican
party Of Ohio. The Blaine men were
upheld by popular sentiment, coming from
the hearts and homes Of the people.
LEAEING or THE DELEd ATEs EsAT.LARGE,
The result Of the convention places in
the list Of delegates.atlarg to the National
Convention: Judge J.. B. Foraker, Of Gin
cinnati; Hon. VIM. Mckinley, OF Canton;
Mark A. Hanna, Of Cleveland; and Judge
Wm. II. West, Of Logan county. Judge
Foraker is Blaine man. Has fIst prefer
ence is for the "Plumcd Knight" but 10
secure the support OF the Hamilton county
delegation he pledged himself to vote ior
John Sherman e3 long as the Ohio Seua-
tors name ives before the National Com
vention. &5 .@5l0"7T :, :
Mayor Mckinley is Blaine man, more
perhaps from necessity than from choics.
His constituents are Blaine men to the
backbone, and he would ruin bis chances
for another term in Congress il he went
against the wishes Of his constituency,
NJ. A. Hanna, Of Cleveland, is non.
committal. He declares himselias favor.
able to the best man. Some say be ia for
Sherman frst, Blaine second, and others
claim he is an Arthur man sailing under
false colora. Judge West, the aged blind
orator from Logan county, is for Blaine and
Lincoln, fist, last and all the time. -Four
colored men, John P. Green, Robert Har.
Ian, Rev. Poindexter and G. Duell, were
selected as alternates to the Chicago Con-
vention. OF these Mess1s. Green; Poin.
dexter and Duell are pronounced Blaine
men, while Harlan is for Arthur, having
been an office holder under the admiuistra.
ton at Cincinnati.
OF the Presidential electors G en-. Beatty
is Sherman man and Gen. Comfy ia q
friend Of Jas. G. Blaine. The re1ultclearly
shows victory for the Maine statesman.
VICTORY OF TIE PEOPLE.
Considering the great struggle which
nearly resulted in riot in the convention,
the outcome is even more than a mere
convention triumph. It is the expressed
sentiment Of the Republicans OF the great
State of Ohio who, putting aside their State
pride, are in favor Of the man who is most
popular with the Republican maeses. Ar.
thur wes almost lost sigh, OF during the
convention to-day. When all the promi-
nent candidates were named, Logan, Ed
munds, Blaine and Sherman, they were
cheered, but the mention Of Arthur's name
brought forth not even the fainteat ripple
Of applause.