The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-17
Two Railroad Chieftains DOwnel
After Hard Fighting.
Tilden Endorsed rs Il Greatly
a WrOnged Man.
Tho State Administration Gets Il
Lively Humping.
Stormy Scenes and a Big War Of
Words.
ptcfGi Dispatch 10 The Ilteliceictr,

CnANLEsroH, W. Va, April 1G-pre.
vious to the meeting Of the State Conven-
ton the Senatorial districts held meetings
to select committeeman. I. was AL un.
usual sight to spe such men as ex-senator
Henry 6 Davia, Senator ksnna and w. A.
@ ,arrier taking au earnest part in the in
formal cancnses. The twile pulling con-
tinued until half past ten when chairman
Leonard, Of tho State COMMITTEES, called
the ConventlOn to order. Gov. Jacks Ii,
ex.Congressuian Ben Martin, Hon. @. J.,
Fau!kD-r, Representative L .stacs Gibson,
and ex.Speaker E. W.SsWIison occupied
posts o. honor on the stage. Dir. Leonard
made congra!nlatyry spe.ch OIL The rep.
resentativs Gutpcurinx, and plead for har-
InoDy. ii: naned Judge K. s. Rrown, Of
Jackson county, as CnunmSn. Che Judge
WAS received with applause and made q
tl,wery speech uf thanks. IL al5o plta
for harmony. He referred to Tllden's great
wrong in 1876 aud s'irreI the boys up in r
lively. manner. J. B.. p.yton was made
temporary secretary, w,h all the D.mo.
cratic editors as assistants. Mr. Leonard
moved the usual cGmlRil,ees 0e appointed,
including the committee to select the State
Executive Committee.
I'D, AcaACK AT THE ssEs.
J. VS.. CLAIR, pi Faye,te county, moved
to amend by emitting the latter. Hs de-
nounced this w unprecedented and un.
warranted. The Safe Committee had
been appointed for four years, and could
not legally be- appointed till the next State
nominating convention. He wanted to
seer conrse adopted TO aroid the suspicion
that there is d ring. What reason was
there for this novel procedure? 1t was
unheard Of in any party. TnFre were many
reasons why the Committee should be ap.
pointed by the nominating convention
and none that it should not. II this is
doue to Becure the craftsmanship for one
mon, l deuouuce it and warn the party
against it.
Judge Houston seconded the amend
ment, and said the step propaBea by the
convention Was undeniorratic. Some dis
order arose, and the Judge sat down, but
aguin rose and continued in the samo
strain. Il. F. D.nnis, oil Greenbrier, said
an effort had been made to magnify mole
hill into mountain, apd defended the
commitlse's propossl. He protested against
the amendment, and denoppced speeches.
in ilssupport as inf ammstory. at the end
Of the speech the rules Of the Houas Of
Delegates we're adopted. Mr.. Hughes, oil
Berkeley, considered 1t unwiBe to change
the Executive Committee. Mr.. St. Clair
rose again, when iii effort tocry him down
was nude. .#E
STRUCK TIE WRONG NAN.
"Gentlemen. ssid he, "you have struck
the wrong man TO intimidate." and in a
fiery manner refused 10 be shut up. When
the clacGue ceased more confusion followed
his remarks Mr.. Leonard urged that the
committees report be passed and proper &C.
ton taken when the Committee the on Ex.
ecutive Committee report The Committees
only desirp was to benefit the party.
There was no desire to place any man on
the COMMITTEES or put any man oil. Mr.. St.
ClaiTs amendment WAS lost and the Com.
| miltee's recommendation adopted. The
! First Districts member OF the Committee
on Credentials was J. B. Somerville, OF
Brooke; Permanent Organ'z .tior, u. NJ.
Todd, oi OHIO; Ordr cf Business, Wm.
Myles oiOhio. j. W. Gallaher was the
Second distriCt's member on the Commit.
tee on Permanent Organization.
! gE COMMITTEES ON REsoLurIoNs.
Tho Committee on Resolutions was as
follows: First diatrict, All. Caldwell, oi
| Ohio; Second, Judge A. Z. Raymond, OIL
Marion Third, ohm Bssell Of Harriaon;
Fourth, W. + Hall, Of Writ; Fifth, ]. j.
S. Hasller, OF Jackson; Sixth, William l.
Mansfield, Of Wayne; Seventh, II. W
Campbell, Of Lincoln; Eighth, L D. Isbel
OF Fayette, Ninth, John E. Kenna, o.
Kanawhs; tenth, I. a. Edwards, Of Lswia
Eleventh, ]. f. Fleming, Of Monongalis
Twelfth, IL. G. Davis, Of Mineral, Thir
teenth, Blackburn Hughes, Of Berkeley.
The Executive Committee wss asfollows
First District, NJ u wards, Of Ohio; Sec
ond. Frank McJ,llun, Of MARSHALL Inird
4 Z. NJ. Turner, OF Harrison; Fourth, D, H
l.sonsrd, Of Wood; Fifth, mono named
lS.xth, James G. Downtain, OF Putnam
Ssvepll,, J L. Chiffon, Of Lincoln; Eighth
l.! ". Bt. Oar, of Fayette; Ninth, u. Q
Gallagher, of KHnawha; Tenth, ]: L, Hal
OF Bubour Eleventh. D. NJ. Camp
Twelfth, T. B. Dav:'; Thirteenth, 3. \
Chew, Of j. lferson. "A great deal Of con
fusion arose after the appointment OF th'
committees. Nations 10 take reces1 a
different times piled up and several vail
attempts Sere made to get liu hpeeches
Finally y recess to 2 7. ~. was taken a[te
Mr.. Moieft tried for somu time to out
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