The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-23
rYLEH pENIOCRACY.

Col. Dan johnson Endorsed for Congress-
lonnI CnndlLatS-A Lively Time.
speeal Correspondence OftIe MtelItGMetr.
MlDpLRDouRNE, W. Va, August 2l.-
This was field day with the unterrifsd
Democracy Of Tyler. AS heretofore an.
nounced they held their convention to
select delegates to the Congressional and
Senatorial conventions. A fair sizsd
crowd assembled in the Court room this
afternoon and proceeded to business by
eeCtng Col. D. d. johnson, chairman,
both temporary and permanent. 0fCouIse
the chair made a speech, was commenda.
bly, brief, lin that particular different from
tho usual course Of proCedure,) but so lar
as 1t went it was on that same old tune.
Everything passed oil smoothly for 0
time. Even the report Uf the Committee
on Resolutions failed to raise summers
evening breeze. For tho benefit OF wool
gtoEers give the report in FULL
Re,oired, That we, the Democracy Of
Tyler county, assembled in convention re-
affirm the cardinal principles OF the Demo-
cratic party and endorse the Administra.
ton Of President Cleveland.
RsOlred, That We deplore the death OF
s. j. Iildeu; that in him the party loses
its greatest leader since Jefferson.
RsOlrsd, That we hereby endorse the
action Of the late Congress IN attempting
to revise the tariff as the party was pledged
to do, and for its work Of forieiting over
one hundred million acres Of public lands
for the occupancy OF actual settlers.
ReOlrd, That We heartily appreciate
the services Of Col. D. D. johnson in the
past, and recommend that delegates oil
this convention be instructed 10 vote for
him for Congress.
Which resolutions were adopted without
q dissenting vote. After considerable
wIangling y plan was hit upon for the
selection Of delegates for the conventions,
Oicourse all the delegates to the Congres.
sional Convention are now johnson men,
and will be until after tho first ballot,
when the bulk Of them will 20 to your
Uncle Ben with whoop and hurrah.
John d. Sweeney captured the Senate.
rial delegates, leaving numerous and d.
ven other aspirants to repose In solitude
and pine in sadness. Sweeney is a Cam.
den man to the core and will undoubtedly
be the nominee Of tho party. But as he
Is again appointed assistant teacher in the
Concord Normal School there Is aues-
ton in the minds Of some as 10 how he is
TO be able to make the canvass. One
thing is sure, he cannot serve the State
in both capacities, and II Is probable he
will return to Mercer county, while a Re-
publican will represent the Fourth district
at the Permanent Seat.
The next business was the appointment
Of County Executive Committee, and
at this stage Of the proceedings The
circus began, On call OF districts Cliff
Morrow was presented "a the choice OF
Lincoln district. q. N. Mccoy, Junior
editor Of the Democrat, was on his ieet in
an instant, and explained that Morrow
was not the right man, that he Mccoy
was 10 be the member from Lincoln, and
more, that he was also 10 be chairman Of
the committee. Morrow at once declined
aud Mccoy got the plum. The Chair
Colonel DAM suggested that the com nit.
tee at once retire and select chairman.
While the committee was out some one
inquired u tho convention had not the
power To choose chairman, and the Chair
ruled that II had. 2. II. Anderson
nominated VIM. Norris. The point was
made thatthe committee was now engaged
In tho arduous duty Of seleCtinRh chair.
man, and that possibly there might be on
over production. A delegate rushed into
the committee room and almost imtne.
diately returned with the intelligence
that the committee would appoint q chair.
man. The nomination Of Morris hung
fire until the committee returned and re-
ported that Mccoy was chairman. Some
doubt was expressed a 10 whether the
thing was lust square as II should be, when
the Dc Jdc0 chairman again took the door
and resd oil concerned aneat little speech
In very iorcible English, Of which give q
verbatim report;
ave went out 10 select q chairman,
Some Democrat full Of spontaneous en-.
thu8iaSm jumped up and proposed another
method. | have worked for the DemoC.
lAcy ever since was that high" (holdlng
his hand about 0 foot and half from the
hoof) "And II you want 10 cit down on me
you CAA do II, but Il IA TOO did thin"
Amid the confusion that en9tied Morris
name was withdrawn and Mccoy wiz
handle tho Doodle.
Many expressions Of disgust were ut,
tered by the better class Of Democrats oil
the convention. The manner In which
wOolgrowets were eat down upon by the
declaration In favor Of free trade, the cot,
ting upoi the Senatorial delegates the
bnlldozlng methods employed 10 prevent
William Morris from being chosen chair.
man Of the Executive Committee and The
general CtOWdlng out Of the real wofkefI
Of the party, 10 say nothing ol the farce
oiinsltuCLing tor Uol, Dan for the eleventh
time, does not augur well ior the Demo
craCy,
~. l. reported .lI that President 4 olsyslAnt