The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-25
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Alfred Caldwell. Of ON" County, Chosen,
on tho First ballot.

AlIfeu OF OlllO County, Chosen
On tho First iiaIios.
It was not until twenty-five minutes aiter
8 O'Clock last night that the con, ention YVES
called to order in Washington Hall. The
street In front Of the door was crowded for
nearly an hour boiors the throng could get In.
William r. Gum. OF Mason county, rose
when nominations we're called for Attorney
General, and named William L. Hsushsw
for that ell e.
Charles e. Hogg, OF Mason. nominated v,
g.. Armstrong, Of Jackson county, whose
name WIS received with cheers.
Judge Ferguson placed in nomination the
PIE sent ineumbsnt. c. c. Watts, OF kanawha
county. Mr.. Watts' name was upplauded
He ut once took TIE stsgs, aud in a brief
speech Withdrew from III contest. He mid
hs thought It Was not for the best interests Of
the party that two candidates on liza ticket
stoutd come from the same county, and MI.
Wilson having been elevated 10 the position
OF candidate Tor Governor, be would retro
His declaration that be was not a nominee
was received with applause, which was re-
newed when he said he was for the ticket,
and increased greatly when he further de.
clared that he was for his party, right or
wrong, for 1t was, in his opinion, the best
party on the face Of the earth. Tho charac-
ter Of the nominations made hers would
have soms bearing on the success OF failure
OF Cleveland and Hendricks ~ the par,y's
national standara-osarers, and the Stats
ticket should receive the hearty support Of
every Democrat.
S.a,e ssnatvr Smith, in q tnsech OF some
length, nomln sted U. N. Arnett, Jr., Of
Marion csputy. His spssch wss INTERRUPTED
by cries OF time" "name your man and ait
down" and put him out"
When Ohio county was called. there was
considerable applause. Denis Oksefs nom.
mated Alfred Caldwell, on beAnlf of the
Ohio delegation. Hsstsougly advocated the
claims to Il p ace on the ticket OF ths North.
ern Panhandle. Ohio county had only pre-
sented two candidates TO this convention,
ard both OF them bad been defea.ed. His
speech, though not long, Was interrupted BY
the usual cries Of ''tine," etc. The csndi-
dates name was received with hearty an.
plause. The speaker Was finally compslled
10 desist by the uproar,
When Wood county was called, r, Hebar
Smith, Of Petersburg, in behalf of the
young Democracy, nominated Walter 8
Sands, "a. He held the name too long 10
/ suit the cruwo, a:.l waa nrged to 'tro. him
oui ~ "Name yoEr ho3l" ind "ieli Us who
he IL y Mr.. BAnds' lame was loudly Up.
plauded.
These being all the candidates, a ballot
Was directed 10 be taken. As the earlier
counties IN the roll were called, and large
votes were polled for Caldwell, the conv..
lion wes in q perfect uprosr Of enthusiss.
tic applause. This WAS KEEP. up to some ex-
tent throughout the ballot, which resulted
in the nomination Of Caldwell, OF Qaio coun,
ty. The vote when hnishtd stood as folio va,
but the usual rush to the successful man
was made, and the nomination was finally,
after a scene OF confusion, scarcely less wild
than those Of the afternoon, made by accl,-
nation, the other candidates. being severally
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