Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-11
G. n. M.

A Review of the Salient Points of the Day
Session Senator Herman, of New York,
Says the Irish Are Not Opposed to Clsye-
land.
CmCAGO July To- Exclusive. The
convention was late assembling this morn
ing. The members looked tired from the
long nights work of caucussing, and they
sauutered into the hall with a listless ap-
pearance, but when once in, and the con-
vention was opened, they began to revive
and as some fayOrite-either Hendricks,
Thurman or Randall--would enter, ap-
plause and shouts would follow The
galleries were packed with bright
galaxy of Chicagos wealth and beauty. 1t
was lovely day, and sunbeams danced in
through the large windows Of the well
lighted building and gave bright and
cheerful effect to the splendid scene. Look
ing out upon it from my elevated seat on
the platform, felt the force Of Senator
Hendricks remark on yesterday, when he
said it was the finest Conventions the
world ever saw. Mansur, the first |
speaker of the morning an elegant |
specimen of Missouri manhood, labWed
under the disadvantage Of hoarseness
but delivered fine address that would have
been effective if ii could have been heard, in |
support ofThurmaD's nomination. whom he |
styled the Bismarck of American states
manship When Mann concluded, anOth-
er Missouri delegate desired to second
Cleyeland's nou.iration. The chairman de |
cided as that State had been passed, leave
could not be granted "All right,"
says the Missouri delegate, "A majority Of
US are Eor Cleveland and We will get our
work in anyway" and. then sat down. 1t /
was unanimously pronounced the pithieSt
speech oFthe session. Some surprise was
excited when Powell, of Ohio, presented
Hosdly's name to the Convention At last
Penasylvanis is reached and a bud shout
goes up as, the chairman n that delegation
announces thss Senator Wallace has been
instruted to present PennSylsama'
candi1sts Senator Wallace makes
the best nomiaating speech. so far II
is short pointed forcible anai couche@ in
language and Shed with sentiment tiSat
catch, the crowd as is evinceai by the tre
mcnduus demonstration whes' Randahs
name is mentioned When WsIhee spoke
of Eai dalrs name appearing on every page
of our country's history, Tor the ss, twentyit
YEAR, les- luminous, pure the conyentiop
responded with one great shout OF confirm
alton. The nominsaion of Randall received p
an able second from Governor Abbott, of
New Jersey. 1t was evident that tie RAM
dali management was in good hauas and Il
if he failed it would be from causes other
than that. Thurman suffered in the be-
ginning. There was fine ovation 10 Bay
ard when Massachusetts, through Cum
mings, a handsome young irishmas' see
onded his nomination. Bayard holdsS, N
Mighty warm Place e
in the hearts of Democrats all over the
Union, and it does look hard that a qsssion
of availability should be raised againsssach
a pure statesman, who is presented IS a
candidate for his party nomination. With
poetic sentiment South Carolina joined
hands with Massachusetts, in endorsing Bay
ard. An unprspossessing looking man,
small of stature, and with a weak voice,
who is announced as Judge Rose, Of Ar
kansas, rises to speak, and discovers
that the Convention is tired of
second class speeches, so he seESibly
makes a short oratorical effort in behalf OF
Grover Cleveland. 1t was now one O'Clock
and past the hour Cor the average delegate
to take his noon tulip, so reckless, uneasy
movement Of delegates sliding toward the
doors, is observed Rose had to cut his
speech short, for dry speaker addressing a
dry convention, is y tame affair. The roll
call goes on until Wisconsin is reached,
when it is sannounced that the northwest de-
sires to second the nomination Of New
York reform Governor. A bGiSteroaS out
burst of cheers and applause followed ac-
eompanled BY the waving of
Hats and Banns~s-
General Bragg was selected as the spokes-
man, and the gallant old soldier, Opeaed the
war on Tammany with the announcement
that he loved Cleveland most because OF the
enemied he had made. At this point Gra-
DIV springs 10 the floor and shOnts back an
insulting response to be again knocked out
Of gear BY the Wisconsin veteran. Baggs
arraignment of Tammany was as wahering
as it was truthful and just, and when he
pictured Kelly's farciaf attempt to pose as
a labor champion whose whole life had been
devoted to laboring at the machine crank.
the convention and galleries lost themselves
in wild demonstrations Of approval The
conyeution is so dissussed with Kelly'R
continued and disgrscefal tricks, that q
wellsettled determination has been reached
to souelch him, and they DO it. The
most ornate speech of the day was
that of Kemp, Of New Hampshire, who
served with distinction as Union soldier
in ,he lste WAT, Kemp resembles Hooker
the Confederate brigsdier, whose speech
took the palm for classical beauty on yes
terdSy. He seconded Cleveland's nomiua-
ton in q speech Of unquestioned ability,
and combined classical and forcible diction.
Judge DoOittle and Governor Walter, of
Connecticut, closed the discussion Of caudi-
dates in an earnest appeal to the Conyen-
ton to nominate Grover Cleveland the man |
whom Tildeu had said eaald carry Nes
York. There was al innovation in the |
node Of preSsaLns candidates made by