Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-11
AROUND THE BULLETINS.
The interest Taken in President
Making.
The Register Besieged by Crowds Of Inter
ested and Excited People Until
Late Last Night.

The Chicago Convention was the one
topic of conversation yesterday. 1t seemed
as though the entire male portion of the
population had gone daft on the subject OF
the Presidency and, go where one would,
one could not escape the buzz Of politicians
as they dilated upon the merits of this man
and pointed out the glaring faults and in
consistencies of that one. The hotels, bar
ber-shOps, saloons, restaurants, and all those
multitudinous spots where the male biped
does most love to congregate, were full OF
THE BUZZ AND HUN OF VOICES
o. interested and excited citizens, with
whom the convention proceedings seemed
for the time being to be the one thing worth
living for. The time-honored salutation of
What will you tskeY' was dropped for the
less pleasant, but more interesting "Well,
who will it be H'aRd even the ladies and chill
dren eagerly scanned the bulletins or en-
quired Of those better posted the latest news
and most probable outcome.
1t was common remark during the day
that the interest in the present convention
seemed to be more general than on previous
occasion Of like nature during the past
dozen years. Long before noon the bulle.
tins were surrounded by eager groups Of
men of both parties, the REGISTER Office
especially being the centre of attention. All
during the afternoon the sidewalk was
BLOCKED BY A THROSG OF PEOPLE,
who spent the loug hours in discussing the
chances and merits of the several men be-
fore the convention. After dark the bust
ness office Of the REGISTER was taken pos
session of by fifty or seventy-ive gentlemen
who held the fort until late hour, interest
ed listeners to the bulletins Of the evening
session.
That Cleveland and Mcdonald would
carry off the prizes to be dsLursed by the
convention, was the general opinion Of our
local politicians, and that ticket seemed to
meet the approval Of II majority, although
Randall and Thurman had hosts of friends
who looked to see one or the other Of them
head the ticket There was much solicit
Jude. too, regarding the platform The eve
ming bulletin stating that
THE TARIFF PLANK
in the majority report was for revenue ouly,
with demand that no more money should
he collected than is necessary for the
proper administration of the Government,
was listened to with great interest.
len. Buffers presentation OF the minority
rport. and his remarks incidental thereto
ere also followed with much curiosity by a
.arge number, who INDUCED in running
re of criticisms of the man and the meas
res he advocated or opposed.
By midnight the crowd showed a dispOsi-
on to adjourn till morning, but the an
nouncement at 1890 that ballot would be
:, .ken before the Convention adjourned
served to gather the sleepy and struggling
,,oliticians once more together and intuse
NEW LIFE INTO THE PARTY.
The roll of States on the first ballot was
carefully watched, it being expected, when
the first few States had been heard
from, that Cleveland would at least come
somewhere near to a nomination, if, indeed,
he did not go in at the first jump, as was
confidently claimed by the more slugUine
of his friends When the total was reached
however, with the great New Yorker lack
ing l54 votes of the $40 necessary to nom
mate there was much disappointment felt
The announcement that West Virginia had
changed her vote before the result was
made known, giving Cleveland votes, an
| increase of3, at Thurman and Randall eX-
pense, produced much comment and no lit
. tie curiosity was expressed to know who the
particular delegates were.
The refusal Of the convention to adjourn
at lis a. m. gave rise to the expectation
that a second ballot and nomination would
| be the result, but at o'clock motion to
J adjourn blasted the hopes Of the sidewalk
! seekers after news, and they soon afterwards
, dispersed to their several homes.
By this evening the probabilities are that
he next Presidents name will have been
given to the country, and the Convention
have become thing of the past