The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-25

DAY MORNING., JUL
crowd, he would say, for instance. "Gilmt
, county hna no candidate 10 Offer"
When Hardy county was reached ther
waH an expectant pause, bu. no respons
was heard. r =.
When Mineral county was reach cd, Hor
O. W. Daley took the stand to place 1
nomination State S.nator Joseph Van
meter, Of Hardy county.
! Mr.. Daley said: Mr. PRESIDENT AM
GENTLEMEN or TIE CONVENTION. Minera
county haH no citizen Of her own 10 offer a
3 candidate for Governor, but ac,nated b,
tho com mon purpose Of all good and homes
hearted Democrats, desiring above al
things elas the SUCCESS OF the great Demo
cratic party and the advancement oi all th,
material intt res:aof tho party, aud in tht
naEao OF the mi 1ri'y OF the delegates O
Mineral county and a'so in the name Of tht
i've counties composing the Twelfth Sena
torat district. desire TO present as can
didate lor Governor man whom believe
is fitted above all others for the hiphea,
gilt in the people OF the State. o. r
In making this nomination have con,
sidere'l the necessity Of the times.
In view, therefore, Of first the opposition
Of the Republican party aid, d, | regret to
state, indirectly by portion Of tho Demo.
cratic party and prominent Democratic
paper, the party should demand man for
q candidate on whom all can unite, and In
view Of the further fact that during the
f'urteen yeara tba. tho D Democratic party
has held the reins in this State, tha. grea,
class, the bono and sinew Of our party the
farmers-have never had one OF their own
number for leader, while In the history OF
the old mother State her pre.eminence o.
the mother q statesmen was more largely
due to the part her farmers took than to
anything else. 90
And now, with this brief review Of the
situation, preeeut the Hon. Joseph Van.
meter, Of Hardy county.
lls is II man for whom all can give
nrsise. He is man in the prime and
vigor OF manhood. Hsis a man OF good
educational attainments, having been sen,
out from that old institution the pride OF
the South, the University Of Virginis, which
sill stand SO long az the names OF Virginia
and J, tletson shall be remembered. He
cnnld not ixil to perform the duties of the
flee, having bad considerable public e1.
perieDce. lie has an honest heart and
clean hands, noted Tor his uprightnesa. in.
dependence and iearlsssness. He has al
wayp, by his acts, proven himself the
champion OF the peoples interests SO he
always will be, owing to his broad and
liberal mind.
Mr.. Daley closed with very eloquent
appeal for %, d Honesty" and wss loud.
" spplsuded as he finished a very pretty
pGroralion. w. IuE
cHARLEsToN's RoB ISGERsoLL.
When kanawha county was called Hen.
ry S. Walker took the stand amid the Wild
estapplause, and cries Of "Hurrah for VIII
son." In very eloquent, but wisbal prac.
tical speech, he nominated Hon. E. Willis
Wilson, OF Kanawha county.
Mr.. Walker commenced by announcing
that aB his time was limited he hoped la
would not he interrupted by any Demon
Htratcns. He mus. be allowed to conRrat.
ulate the convention on the extraordinary
demonstrations witnessed hero. 1t was no
ordinary gathering OF political leaders,
but o gpoDtaneoue uprising OF tho peoplo,
and it showed an eGrnestness which caused
joy when it was remembered that the
great October bsttle in this Safe must be
typical and conclusive Of the result in
Aovenbe. a, IT,
: He wanted to submit the name OF a
rising young man, OF rare equipments and
splendid achievements, whJse private life
was without stain as his public career was
Wlthout alot, q
the services OF The candidate to his narx
ty, his humble extraction, his entrance in.
to, public life in 1853. when he :.heat an
odlous registration law with an infamous
te3t oath 10 i's belly, but an anecrulous
returHlng board counted him out,' his snti.
monopoly record and bis Services as leg.
islRtof we're portrayed. Ihe name OF Hr,
" l'son aroused moca en'onslsam.
VOICE FROM MARION.
Marion vr, shortly reached. and State
E,rto;n u,n,.h .o,,, .ho .t,.a
"'oA ~ 'A .'.A ''4a y tAuu
anu nominated Juuee Aipheus r. l1ay.
mond, Of that county.
Mr.. Smith s|so congratulated ,ba con.
yen,ion on this splendid mons,rat;on
and on the fac. that there were no msug
good men whom any Democrat rnnid
ht artily support cftsred TO the convention
This wss a supreme hour in the history
of the marty. The whola conntru ia In.
formed thst the party Is imps1iIod n ,h;s
State, 4 thousand times II ha3 been sa;d
Tint the party had pope down in The ouif
Of defeat but it was like the "eocd shin
Zou:"
"u has .s,,udcd MANY ,housan,,
Aud viii land AZ many more"
He then reviewed. the nnh);c ach;ara.
mants and cons dpred tho nr;vate ~ charsc
Ter oi JnJpe Hayn,ond conclndiny that ha
was ,be very man ior thia snp,eme bonr
Ha wonld maize a strong candidate and an
nccentable Gnve,nor % to ali clsr,es oDo az
srco,p,xG THE yow,SATtoys,
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