The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-31
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PAhKERsnURa. July 30-A Convention
which N ght have run for two days or
three, which might have yielded to tie
temptation to wrangle after the fashion Of
tho Wheeling mensgerie, has in one dsy
put through III business with nothing to
mar the record. There was no lack Of
spirit where spirit WAS needed, or the way
open to It, but the spirit OF fairness ruled
and the desire for peace in the family
quieted all peraonal ambitions aid
differences. Much Of this wss dee
to the largely attended conference 9
OF les! night, from which no
Republican was excluded. There was q
free interchange Of visws, from which it
appears, IS any careful observer could et e,
that the majority ives set in favor OF &C.
cepting the Buckhannon programme and
making fusion fact. Among those who
accepted the situation in deierence to the
will OF the majority were many who did
not deem the Buckhannon programme the
best thing and yet were unwilling to stand
out against the manifest will Of a large ma.
jority. This spirit Of concession for the
sake Of good feeling and a fair trial for
fusion prevailed over every other consider.
alton and made fair weathe, in the Con-
vention. Some Of Col. Mel ,an's friends,
from the lower end Of tho s,ate; either mis-.
understanding his position OF having later
advices than his representatives
here, placed him in the field
aud Y polled a good vote for him,
all things considered. The sense Of the
Convention was 30 Overwhelmingly for
Maxwell, however, that before the vote
wss announced Col. Mclean was with.
drawn, and now by the record Judge Max
well YVES the only man before the Conven-
ton for Governor. His nomination wss
made virtually by acclamstion without a
Dissenting voice. No hanGsomer tribute
was ever made to the principle of majority
rulo in perly affairs. It hurt nobody to
fall into line gracefully, seeing that Judge
Ma1well's character and ability are un.
questioned and unquestionable and that
he WAS clearly the choice Of the party. It
gave Judge Maxwell greater strength when
his friends made It known that be was de.
termined to abide by the action Of this Con
vention, giving hearty support to its nomi.
nee whoever ho might be. For
Judges Of the Supreme Court and Attorney
General the Convention WAS able to eelect
men who personally and proiessio ua|ly fit
in as though they had been made for the
places. Mr. Hutchinson will spend much
OF bis time on the stump and he will take
great pleasure in making lie q burden to
Mr.. Wilson. Gsneral Flick will rattle The
dry bones in the eastern Panhandle
and Judge Brown will stir up the Grea,
Ksnawhs Valley. The Convention meant
their nominations to be substantial re.
buke 10 the bitterly partisan judges Of the
Supreme Court, and the rebrke could no,
have been put in more practical form.
There was fair chance for mill on the
prohibition question, sbut every bodytha
his ssy and the Convention contented it
sell With declaration which ought to be
satisfactory to everybody. WA:
The INTELLlaEScEs has reason 10 be- eat.
iB6ed with the ringing denuncistion Of The
Supreme Courtaud tho spontaneous dem
onetralion, long to be remembered, when
| that resolution was read. Il was an exprea
zion which did credit to the party and will be
held in grateful remembrance by the In
TELliaESclR. ,-. )55 IS. ~,
il Looking over the field tonight I see nc
killed and wounded. Every body is in good
! epiri,g. Nobody is acrc, and the party goet
in to elect the ticket. Nosmall share OF tht
work Of removing the dificulties has faller
to Mr. Church. Of this city, aA9 lie has dis
charged 60 well the delicate task that tht
! party and the people srs placed under oh
legations to him. The good order which ha
prevailed since the delegates began t.
assemble is creditable to the Republican
, party, and in bold contrast with the scene