Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-24
The BOSSES BALKED.
Blaine and LlncOIn Delegates
Chosen in the
THIRD DIsTsIoTYEsTERpAY
Although Wes and His MiniOas Put in
Their Best Licks for Arthur-Ths
Usual Brass Plated Plat
form Adopted.
Speeial % "a. R.nistr

| ShARLkSroN, w. Va, April 23.-The Third
congressional Republican District Couyen
lion met in the court house and was called
TO order at 1850 this morning. Jadge Jas.
ID. Brown was chosen temporary chairman.
Judge Brown, in his address, paid a tribute
to the recent Democratic Convention as a
oooy OF representative men, but did not
ihlnk Them such men as are present at this
convention. 8. +. Mcbride, OF Summers
county, was made temporary secretary.
y W. Malcolm, OF Kanawha county,
moved that ala counties not represented by
regular delegates should be represented by
any good Republican from such counties.
Monroe county not being represented, Mr..
Malcolm thought that George Nickols
should represent that county. Nickols is
Deputy United States Marshal. The anti
Atkinson men believed this move favorable
to the administration, and defeated the
esolution.
In appointing the Committee on Creden.
dsls, the proxy business was largely in.
dulged IN. The Committees on Resolutions
Basis of Representation, and Permanent
order to prevent the capture of the several
committees, the anti-administration faction
did 6ne work, and the members of the sew
ersl committees were about equally
divided.
Upon the reassem bling of the convention
sc P. N. the Committee on Credentials
presented its report and as Monroe and
Greenbrier counties were not represented
1t was recommended that George Nickols
represent Monroe, J. G. McWhorter and
Theo. Arter, GreeAbrier. Colonel Butterick
objected and asked that the matter of rep
resentation from these counties be sub.
mitted to the decision of the convention.
This was
Direct Slap at AtkInsOn's Friends
as J. W. Malcolm came out strong 10 de-
fense OF the proxies from these counties.
The proxies are well known supporters OF
Marshal Atkinson. This matter provoked
3 hot debate and was settled temporarily
by recommittiDg the report to the com.
mlttee for its consideration. After reconsid-
eriDg the first report the committee came to
the conclusion that they bad done wrong in
reporting the proxies named from Monroe
and Greenbrier counties which were not
represented by regular delegates. The
committee recommended that these two
counties be left out until they produce
proper credentials as delegates or alter
mates. This sctiOn Of the committee
brought eut q war of words but was finally
defeated by admitting the proxies from
GTeenbrier and Monroe counties. This was
E victory for Atkinson aud his friends.
l.. NJ. Bennett, of Summers county, was
har, oh hafr -
+. Mcbride, Of Summers county, perms.
pent secretary. The platform adopted by
this convention is the same IS that adopted
oy the Fourth Congressional district oil
this state, and is generally denunciStory
20 the Democratic government. Congress
man SNYDER was censured for voting to
consider the Morrison tariff bill. The
Democratic party was arra'gned for crest
ing public debt of SSOO,OO0 in the State,
in violation of the Constitution, also for
the irCrs ased assessment to provide for tne
Ge6Ciep cy in the State funds. II showed
much venom towsrd the Democratic ad-
ministration in Congress.
The convention next proceeded to
The Election of Delegates
TO Chicago. The names Of J. +. Dana and
Neil Robinson, each OF Ksnawha county,
A, NJ. Price, Of Raleigh county, aud J. W.
Hsyper. Of Upshur, we're elected delegates
Tbess gentlemen are for Blaine and Lin
coin: Judge J. II. Brown, OF kanawha eoun-
", and A. II. POundstoDe, OF Cpshur
county. alternateS. Mr.. Brown IS Tor
sherman. while Mr.. Poundstone wants
blaine and Lincoln. The convention was
rsme after the faction fight was closed IN
the organization. The administration mea
ssy they are pleased; so also do those VINO
have fought Wes Atkinson so hard
Can't be Classified.
PcsroN, April 23.-Ths Fourth Congress
,iopsl District Republican Convention TO-
5sV elected J. NJ. Cove and Charles Gala
yhsr delegates to the Chicago Convention
Not instructed.
Two More M0urners-
OTTrNwA, IA, April 2S.-rhe Sixth DIS
trict Greenback Convention met to day anG
nominated as delegates to the Natl0nA
Convention Mr.. A. A. Ramsay, OF a'oIs'
and ]. Il. Burgess, of Otumws.
For Arthur, However,
RsLE1sH, \. c., April 23.-The Repuo-
Iic,n Convention in the First Congressional
District elected United States Marshal
H;ll and T. A. White delegates to Chicago
Cninstrucied.
The Administration Endorsed
STEPHENS PoINT, WIS.,, April 25.-Ihe
Ninth Congressional district elected Alex
snder Stewart and A. Ellis delegates to the
Ps,sblicsn Convention. Not instructed.
Pssointions endorsing the Administration
we're adopted.