The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-25

endured by free people. The terrible
energy Of purpose warned the consPirators
OF fraud TO desist, and, in the course oil
months President Of the model Of Jetter'
son and Jackson was elected and inaug'
urated in the psrson OF Grover Cleve.
land" The speaker then concluded amid
an enthusiastic burst OF applause.
Representatives Of the Anti-Monopoiy
League and the State Trades Assembly
then addressed the convention briefly.
Burke Cochran th9A offered strong reso-
iutions against civil service, which were
greeted with tremendous applause. ThCss
IeRolulians are similar to those adopted by
Tammauy Hall some weeks ago.
-At2:l5 P.z,t, the convention adjourned
until 1880 Pm.
TILE MUTT SESSION.
Psfmansut orsanl1 .tion-rhs BAllotins for
-, omSsrs-Hili Nomiuated.
The Ave hours elapsing between the
the close OF the afternoon and the open
ing of the evening session were occupied
by leading delegates in looking after the
interests Of their respective candidates.
The hall was dsnsely crowded when the
hour Of the evening session arrived. Fully
one-half OF the spccIa ors were ladies. The
delegates were all in their seats when in
half an hour Temporary Chairman Raines
called the convention to order.
The Committee on Contested Seats re.
ported recommending that contesting and
regular delegates from Westchester be
both admitted with half vote for each,
also that the Contesting delegation from
Chantauuua be admitted as ths liRhttul
delegation. The contest in Livingston
county was reported as having been set
tied and withdrawn. .
The report was adopted.
The Committee on Permanent Organi-
zltion reported, recommending that tstu-
porary chairman Hon. George Raines be
made permanent chairman. This was
agreed TO with applause. A list OF vice
chairmen, one from esch Congressional
district, was also reported and agreed 10.
James Z. Morrison was chosen reading
secretary; Thos. i. Gi!roy, G. j. KresCher,
F. O. Schraub, Philo Barkus, Wm S An
drews, James NJ. Cook recording seer tar
ies, and . list Of honorary secretaries. The
other permanent officers being agreed
upon, Hon. D. Csdy HerIlck, from the
Committee on Resolutions, stated that the
committee had been unable TO complete
it's report znd requested TO be allowed until
10 o'clock tomorrow morning. There
we're murmurs CT disappointment from all
over the house. Senator Ecclesine, OF
New York, moved that the convention
proceed at once to the nomination OF can.
didattg for Governor and Lieutenant Gov
eEnor.
TEST VOTE.
A sharp discussion followed and a
motion to adjourn, which was lost; ayes
1881, noes 93l!. This vote was considered
significant as test of Governor Hills
strength in the convention. Action then
required on the motion to proceed TO a
nomination OF candidates for Governor
and Lieutenant Governor. The mover
accepted IN amendment striking out
Lieutenant Governor. A motion was
made then to the effect that the conven.
ton proceed to nominate candidate for
Governor and that ballot thereon be
postponed until tomorrow morning at 10
O'Clock.
A general dissent at once went up aud
there were cries OF mo, No. Considers
bic discussion followed ii being claimed
on the one hand that haste at this time
might cause dissensions in making up the
remainder OF the ticket after the Governor,
and on the other hand that it was only in
tended to nominate candidate for Cover
nor, thus giving till tI-morrow to agree on
the remainder OF the ticket.
Mr.. Spinola then moved the previous
question on the motion to ballot for Gov
ernor. There was demand for the ayes
and noes on this motion, and the roll call
was again gone through with. It resulted:
syes, $40; noes, 139. :on the main ques.
ton the demand for the ayes and noes was
again made, and again the call OF the roll
was begun. 1t was interrupted this time
by several impatient delegates, some
moving to adjourn and others to suspend
the call and proceed with the tailos. The
Chair ruled everything out OF order ex'
oept the finishing OF the call. The main
question was ordered-27O! ayes 10 100!
noes.
HILL NOMINATED.
IE o'Connor. Of Chemunc, arose to
nominate Governor Hill, and as soon as
he mentioned his name the convention
hur,t io1tb into Wild wells and cries Of
@He,s our next Governor"
Mr.. O'Connor spoke briefly in nOmIng
his candidate for the hfst place on the
ticket. The nomination vas seconIed py
Daniel lockwood, OF b1Ialo, D9niEo
Cochran, oil New YORK, ana senator = EecIe.
sine. Col. j, 4. Fellows; o. the county
Democracy OF New l3fx, noMinateu
Abram $. hewltt, saying, however, ~ u tne
was no chance for his nomination by the
convention. 49,, nj. c.,,.,.,,
ballot was Sota1 tleI ior ,AEg Mr Es%s,i @ % wSo
GeLlOS. Jt NY ~, ,tor;,,e, voIee Tba 70.