The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-19
AFTER THE BATTLE.
Av'Ew OF THE FIELD THE NEXT DAY.

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0 Soma tueidenta OF the Late Charl.aton Conventlo
: That lla1s Not Bssn Printed and the SIsnia.
eaucs Of some That navs-Not = Good
Day for the Bosasa BY aay aean,. KIN
Special Correspondence Of the la!tlioenetr.
CHARLEsroH, W. Va, April l7.-MoHt o
the delegatea 10 the big convention hert
have already departed from Charleston
The Wheeling men eSpec. to leave on the
Chancellor before daylight this morning
or by rail via Harper's Ferry. They seem
to bs pretty well satisfied with the result.
Several OF them are heartily congratuloting
themselves Oh the defeat OF Clemens and
hogeman--thess several being adhercnts
Of Lewis Bakers, too, for wonder. This
recalls tho peculiar atand taken by Judge
Houston. The Judge was supposed to be
Baker man, and did vote for ind speak
lor Mr.. Baker as delegate; but when Nj.
st: Clair moved to dispense with the COM
mittee TO choose q new State Executive
Committee, tho Judge seconded the motion,
and denounced the attempt to sunerseds
tho present Executive Committee Id lIn.'
democratic and unfair. ~
| Speaking Of the Jadgc, his many friends
ut Wheeling and elsewhere will be glad 10
hear that on his present vieit here he made
a handsome "raise," receiving large sum
OF money due him as the heir OF claimant
against an old navigation company In theHe
parts. ! have this information from tho
Judge himself.
NEARLY A WATERLOO.
The result Of yesterdays convention was
almost a Waterloo for the Ring. Had M..
Davis been defeated in the Second district,
1t would have been disastrous day for tie
boesea. AS 1t was, they came of far from
first best" Balancing up the account, I
find the first defeat for the ring In the re-.
iusal TO oust the present Executive Com.
mittee. The second VIVA the election Of
Mr.. VanMeter over Mr.. Clemens, and the
third the deleat Of Mr.. Hogsman by Mr..
Harlow. Mr.. Hereford is a thorn in the
bosses tlesh, too.
On the other side OF tho profit and loss
account is the election OF Mr. Baker, Mr..
Davis, Mr.. Leonard and Mr.. Thompson.
The resolution on the assessment order WAS
greatly modified from the original prepared
in Washington City with typewriter
and several resolutions dictated by the
party managers were rejected.
As prepared they includeda reference to |
Gibson's charges against Marshal Atkinson,
assuming their truth, and holding the Re-
publican party responsible. This was wiped |
out. The resolution concerning the assses-
ment order was also rewritten and emsecu-
lated. In its original form the resolution was
much stronger in its arraigument OF the
order by Governor Jackson. Indeed, the
Ring suffered more than appears on the
lace. Things were not, lovely in its own
ranks. Henry &. Davis insisted on running
as delegate-a!-lsrke, but Mr.. Clemens by
some mysterious means forced him off the
track. LII the Third district George Moi.
fctt wanted to run, but HogeInan would
not give wav. Il is not unreasonable to
suppose that Messrs. Davis and Mcistt
wept many tears over Clemens and Hoge-
mans downfall.
AN INsIDE' VIEW.
Mr.. ST. Clair's remark that the Baltimore
x Ohio had its agents and telegraph opera.
tors here in the interests of'Mr. Clemens,
called attention to the prominence OF the
Baltimore K Ohio interest. Oue OF their
ticket agents was chairman OF county |
delegation and announced the vote. At
least three others and as many Telegraph |
operators were delegates.
his whole strength for Col. OBrien at grest
personal risk in view Of his candidacy for
Governor. But the Colonel WAS beaten the
night before. Mr.. Miller told me last night
that he considered his cause stronger since
the convention than ever, but have reason
to think some of his friends take an opposite
view Of the mattel. MIR. Miller, however
is one of those men who would rather do
right than be Governor.
Senator VanMeters victory over Mr.. |
Clemens has started little boom for him |
for Governor. Stranger things have hap.
pensd than the nomination OF the vener. |
able sage Of Hardy. Judge Raymond is |
also talked OF little as a. promising dark |
horse in the Gubernatorial race. Fh,-
The e1.coAfederatea were decidedly in |
the ascendency, and they did not care who |
knew it. Indeed, the strongest opposition |
to Henry G. Davis from soma sources was
that he had not bean q. Rebel. When
Walker made Ills speech the "od Rebel
yell y again rent ths air. i},'5si5!' G7
oShAA A-NAbANS OF ihk d 8
Walker is o pretty talker, there is no
denying that. His ready command ol Ian
guage, his beautiful figures Of speech and
his wonderful memory give him unusual
advantages as an exts mporaneous speak er.
But the best talker in the convention was
John J. Davis. His style isargum sntative,
but he has a peculiarly nice appreciation
Of the force Of wordy. He uses without
bssjtstion those exact terms for WHICH 9th.
er men must puuye and think He has q
clear, logical mind, an extensive. and. thor
ough knowledge OF law, and on air Of sim
cerity which enhances the weight OF his
worda.I Walker arouses the feelings OF his
parti5eno; DSyis convinces his opponents.
Charlie Caldwell .was there, but be did
not wear his famous linen duster which at
New Aartinsville- ~ q -. ~
'flapped on the btease, and se0n atar
SeemedH new orilammc Of war"
Possibly this was why Charlie did not
make any fun., ~.
"Pin" Creeap, whose peculiar style Of
oratory is familiar 10 all frequeners Of the
legislative halls at Wheeling, talked all the
time, except when he Yves laughing at his|
own remarks, which nobody elsoi. could
hear. Pin once ssked Speaker Wilson, in
the House, II he WAS "a vassal or peer.",
Abiding to Wilson'S candidacy for Cover.
nor, Fin ncys he'll how him that he's ".the
peerest Of the peef.@ = i
Turner, Of Harrieon county, is one OF the
stronges! opponents of the Ring. St. Clair,