The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-11
pEMooRAr1C HARMONY.
a Specimen Of the Real Democratic Article
with a Big II ut Detroit.

A Specimen of the ReaI Democratic Article
with n Big IL ut Detroit.
DETROIT, Mich, Sept 1O,-A study oil
the harmony existing in certain Demo.
cratic sections Of this State is highly edi-
Tying. John ]. Enright, late Chairman ol
tho State Central Committee, in calling
the State Democratic Convention to order
began bis remarks by saying: "The har.
mony existing in our party to-day pre-.
sages proud era in the historyof Michigan
Democracy, and yetMr. Enright has been
engaged in as bitter a iactIonal fight in
this Congressional district as has ever
been known. Boss Don NJ. Dickinson
did not like, Congressman Maybury, and
promised Enright that he should have
Maybury's place. Naturally Maybury'a
friends objeGted to having him shelved 90
unceremoniouBly, and fight ensued. The
Chairman OF the District Committee was
| friend OF Maybury, and called Conven'
don to meet In this city to-day.
Other members OF the same committee,
who were accustomed to sneeze wher
Dickinson took SnuH, called another con
yention, naming the same time and place
This WAS done after Maybury had written
A letter, saying he would not be caudt
nate II hs-Gould not get the nomination,
which was taken 10 mean that he With
drew absolutely. However, his friendl
rallied around him, and he announced
himself still In the race. Monday nigh
the caucusses were held and numerous
6st. fights, much bulldozlng and several con
testing delegations resulted. Feeling rar
high and an exciting time was anticipated
at 10 days convention. AB the hour fol
the meeting approached, force Of twenty
ave police filed into the hall and prepared
TO preserve tho peace. Maybury was toe
stroug TO be downed without hard fight
40 that Boss Dickinson ordered compro
mise. which resulted In the selection o
Judge Chapman. To prevent open war
isre in the convention permanent or
ganization'was not effected, all who claim
ed to be delegates being allowed to vote
This fact, together with tho threatening
aspect OF the police, oyerawed most Of tht
turbulent spirits, and they bilently sub
mitted TO the edlCt Of Boss Don.
Another sample Of tho "hgrmony" re
ferred to by Chairman Enright is to b.
iound in the Sixth District, where th'
Democrats and Greenbackers devoted
long hours last night 10 an attempt to fuse
and finally gave up the attempt In disgust
When the Greenbackers were allowed L
name the Fusion candidate Tor Goyerno
Il wRs agreed that the Democrats shoulC
he allowed to name tho Fusion candidate
for Congress. ~
But ia the Sixth district this agreement
seems to have been ignored. Ex.Gov
ernor Begole wanted to be candidate 10
Governor once more, and when Yaple wa
given that place he turned bis ambition
Coperess ward. His chief GreenhaCk op
ponet,t was John NJ. Potter, Of Lansing
and on him was turned storm oil abuse
Bepole Issued circular, accusing Potte
Of falling 10 account for party funds, an!
opposing iusiou for the cake ot husI
money.
Potter gave the lie to the charges, ant
the fight waxed exceedingly warm. Potte
was finally nominated by the Greenback
ers, who aotiHed the Democrats that the.
could accept Potter or no one. The dghl
was then transferred To the Democrati
camp, where II was very bitter, the Con
vention being one continued Hgh
from start from fnish. Potter appeare
before the Democrats In big owp hehRl
making long speech In denial oil Begole'
charge, BalIotfDg continued until ate
midnight, when an adjournment was ha
until morning, but the delegates wtanRle
bour after hour, daylight alone dlspefsln
ihsn. On fesuming The NpiCniC" thl
morning, L. II. Ripley, oi Holly, was non
mated, and Republican victory assured b
the spllt. Surely Michigan Democrat
hAfmony 10 al ediiylng spectacle