Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-09
ALL EYES
Turned Toward Chicago yestsr-.
day.
Intense Interest Taken in the Meeting
of the Democratic National Con-
vention and News in Great
Demand.

tional Convention at Chicago was the prin-
cipal topic of conversation yesterday among
oil classes of citizens. Republicans took
an interest in the affair growing out Of the
general feeling among them that the next
President was about to be named, and that
all patriotic citizens should keep posted re-
garding the progress of business in the con-
yention which was to place the coming
man before the people while Democrats
felt it in their bones that the judgment OF
the representatives of the people would
stand as the verdict of the country, and
were happy Is the knowledge that the touR-
dation Of
LASTING AND OVERWHELMING TRIUMPH
were being skilfully laid in the far-off city
of the lake.
Shortly after o'clock the first bulletin,
announcing that the convention was assem-
bling, was received and posted up in front
of the REGISTER office. Its appearance at
once attracted a large crowd of hungry
news-hunters, and henceforth until an ad-
journment was had the sidewalk was blocked
with throng of voters who eagerly read
and freely commented upon the many bulle-
tins supplied them.
The second bulletin, stating that Thur
mans entrance into the hall had aroused
intense enthusiasm among spectators and
delegates, was roundly applauded, indicat-
ing the warm feeling entertained for the
Ohio statesman, while the subsequent an
nouncement that Kelly had threatened, in
case he could not have his own way, that he
-- Would NOT PLAY
called down curses not loud, but deep upon
the head of the Metropolitan boss. The
Democrats. almost without exception, IA
vored the summary expulsion Of the Tam
many chieftain and his so-called braves,
while Republicans were disposed to grab at
the threatened treachery in a last straw
sort-ofa-way as the only salvation for their
candidates, and freely predicted no end Of
row. In their case, of course the wish was
father to the thought, and no particular at
tenton was paid to the amateur prophets
who voiced the sentiment.
The long debate over the question Of
whether New York should vote as unit or
not was eagerly followed and the final set
tlement of the matter, resulting in the re-
lection of Gradys amendment, drew forth
many expressions of satisfaction from Dem
ocIats, who, without exception, reioiced in
The black eye thus early given Kelly.
One prominent Democrat, a leading mem
Der of the bar voiced the sentiment of the
throng about the bulletins when he said:
1T is time Kelly was either
IGNORED OR THROWN OVERHEARD.
The idea of the Democratic party in New
York groveEng in the dust before handful
of chronic kickers and grumblers is as alb
surd as it is disgusting, There are l,3OO,-
900 voters in the Empire State, 100000 Of
them Democrats-far too many for one am
bilious boss to lead around by the nose.
Every honest Democrat-every member of
the party who believes in Democracy from a
sense of patriotism and who desires its sue
cess for the country goodwill rejoice at
the result of the vote, not because 1t de-
clares tina THE States must vote as unit,
but because it serves notice on bosses, bull
dozers and machine rulers that their power
is on the wane, and that they cannot dictate
candidates and measures by brandishing a
club over the heads Of delegates"
Another gentleman, evidently a resident
of New York, scanned the bulletins few
moments, and then said:
You Western folks have
\ MISTAKEN IDEA OF NELLY.
What is accepted by many of you as power
in political matters is in reality the mcrest
buster and sham. For instance you are
accustomed to hear and read of the way
Kelly killed off Hancock and gave the
electoral vote of New York to Garfield.
That is all moonshine The business men
of New York city control the town, and
they voted for Garfield was in business
with firm employing 1000 men, in 1890,
and it was understood among us that if we
voted for Hancock, our heads would be cut
of. to use popular phrase. This year the
same firm win use their influence against
Blaine, and their position is true of all the
heavy business interest. Kelly is news
paper boogaboo, and should be suppressed"
The crowd fingered about the bulletins
long after the Convention adjourned, dis
cussing the events of the day and the prob
abilities of the morrow, and only dispersed
when assured that no more news would be
| forthcoming until this morning.
Bulletins were left at the Mcclure House
during the afternoon, and were also dis
played on the Western Union blackboard
BY Manager Tracy, attracting universal at
tentiOn at both places.