The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-01
"A .ADELIGHTFUL.T TIME
COUNTY CONVENTION.
Thu Sturdy Democrats Meet Ii Rattle Arsay-Aa
Z iaharmouious Tims-Bivided oA JaeksoAJ 4!
Rea,se,n.nt lu'qulty-!or 1ildss, his HI |
Gnost or his Phantom, lExeestor. y s
Special Correspondence Of he inle,,igeaeer.

tain roso in the court room to-day at l0:3
on tho frat act Of the coming Democrat
drama. The convention was called 10 ar
point delegates to the Charleston Conven
tion, and in point OF attendance was ver
nearly expressed by Deputy County Cler
George Wooiter, when ho said as thoa
present were marching 10 the court hous
in response 10 tho call: "Just look at th
Democrats; didn't know there were g.
many OF them In Lewis counsy-why
there must be at least sixty OF them" Sl
Judge Edwards, Chairman OF the Count,
Executive Committee, called the heconventioi
to order, and Hon. A. A. Lewis, who we
made chairman, briefly stated the object
Of the meeting. G. NJ. Chidsster and w
~. McGary were appointed secreiaries /.
accord with the "cut and dried" pro
CANINE, having appeared before the noni
nations were maze with paper, etc., ready
to walk out before the footlightB, WERE
called. 81. r9-Iai Il. M
". E. Lively, Esq Isaac jackson, I. Il
Clifton, Ches. Horner, and George Curtil
were appointed committee on resolutions
and retired to read those over already pre-.
pared. hiH1fst
During the absence Of the committee,
Hon. w: g. Bennett YVES called to TIE stand
and made an eloquent appeal for the thor.
ough organization and united action OF The
party, closing by declaring Tor T,lden and
Hendricks,. which brought down the house
with a.cheer. :, Meesrs. Andrew Edmiston
and WV. Brannon were called and re-.
sponded : secon'ling the remarks Of Ben.
nett ard the denomination Of Tilden and
Hendricks '''s' y S'tri ,sii.,Sa. q
=. IA / Nwltdck Ar Ke1ssEssaEkr. e'.,3@'1
,Col. ;,Woodford -wus maxi, and, said |:
"When L heard the bell I'asked what 1t
was for, and some one said a convention.
And I asked what kind, and The answer
was a-Democratc convention, 30 L came
up. This lack Of knowledge don't look
very well or man who pays for q papers,
but since my head was cut oil, am out OF
politics, and take papers for the markets,
not for politics. And am going 10 eay
without regard to party, that l am en-
phatically opposed 10 this assessment bust.
nesp, to the assessing Of agricultural pro
ducts, md properly exempted by law "
= At this point the committee on reeolu.
tions reported az being ny in favor OF the
primary system OF nominating candidates,
l2) in iaver Of the exemption ot agricultu-
ral products and instructing members to
hiring abont this result, (3)t and declaring
s. J. Tilden tho choice OF the county Tor
the Presidential nomination. NJ 4 jI ti!i
10 this point the oiled and prepared ma
chinery had moved along smoothly, bu.
the harmony that had been qaie,ly marx.
ing the proceedings now hroxe out. 4
Mr.. f. NJ. Cbaltsnt rose and objected to
the proceedings in toto, declaring Them o.
democratic and Unprecedented; tha. the
object OF the Charleston convention was 10
appoint delegates ostensibly to vote for
Tildcn at Cbicago, but who were really 10
be for Payne, the personitication of all that
Is detestable in monopulies, the Standard
Oil Compsuy's candidate; that the Demo.
cratic party was scienced in.nothiugr more
than making b'unders, and in that It never
failed; and concluded by Offering resolu
tion as substitute for the committee's re-!
port, to the effect TINT Tilde len. and Hend:
ricks are the choice Of this district, and
that the delegate1 from this district to Chi:
cago should be nominated ut tho Congtess:
ional convention and not !at the State
meeting. @ II &FG}p f7t;;2t5,
~ PROGRESSIVE HARMONY. !siF
Mr.. ". L. Lively introduced another
sample Of harmony, by denying thatian
such bargain with Payne, as Changed by
Mr. Cha|iant existed, and declared that e1
long as Tilden's body held,si single breath
he aud tho majority Of the people were
for him, that his ghost would run better
than any other man, and accepting sug.
gestion from a listener, concluded by de-,
clsring that il they couldn't yet either; Til.
den or his ghost, they would still bs salts.
led with his executor. t,t-s,S t7lEs
, Mr. W. G. Bennett in the interest OF ha1.
mony, asked Mr.. Cha,fant to withdraw
his resolution until the delegates were
appointed, which WAS done. aud the com.
mittee report adopted, including the twelve
delegates named ior tho State Convention,
and the County Executive Committee wa.
empowered to appoint twelve alternates?i /
Then Mr.. Cha FAINT again presented his
RESOLUTION in modified form to the effect
that the LswiB county delegation \, should
oppose the appointment OF Chicago dale.
9atee, except three a! large, at the State
Convention. aud use their; endeavors to
have the delegates from this district an.
pointed by the district in another conven.
tion. - .itltgf}plS
This brought Hon. Andrew 4 imistor
to his feet, Overlooking with tho spirit oI
harmony, he sale: lam opposed Ito this
resolution. There is 10 use in holding
two conventions to nominate delegates
Mr.. ChalfAnt doesn't offer the resolution
from pure motives or Tor puro purpose.
Why, sirs, there he sits-the "On Dot,
who has heen defending Jacksou's ias3es, j.
ment order, who iavors the taxation d
your agricultural products, and I brand
him az being everything else hut a Demo
crat. He has not supported tho nominee
ia the lset Eve years" > ~. i1f'5;!.ij
One OF tho secretaries, in order 10 kill
the resolution and to get the delegates
away on the train, then about. ready; te
Rtart, moved an adjournment, y f2!e
& w. G. Bennett poured in some more o!
the vial Of harmony by declaring that he
was opposed to defeuting Questions thai
way. He wanted every man heard, p4 he
had a right 10 be. aud everylqnesiori voted
on and defeated in equarq.a and honorable
way lie believed inliv1ding>up tho hon.
o's and nominating other Democrats tc
select the dissriet delegates 10 Uhicaeo. 70 6
The motion TO adjourn was withdrawn
and a substitute resolution, embracing sub
stantially tho same, accepted by Cbalfanl
VI Chalfant attempted to replyit to Elmia.
toms ejectment edict, .hu. the motion 10,
adjournment, offering ofSsubstitute reaolu
tions and general clamor. for fad journmeh
to meet the train put e. stop to It and o. her
wise prevented most interesting tsbieau
..7 PERFECT LOVE FEAST. slSy 81 ! !, I;
The Convention will be reported in th,
Register and Democrat as harmonious Iant
enthusiastic in tho extreme. In 'fact, you,
scribe has already been inlermai bEman,