The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-26
SECOND DISTRICT.

Wilson Carries or tho Nomination by AC.
clnmntlOn.
Special Dispatch 10 the intetltqcacer.
KEYsRR, W. Va, August 25.-Wilson
was renominated by acclamation. The
opposition was Of no avail, 1t caucused,
schemed, but failed. Itreminded one ol
men trying to resist an Ohio river gprinG
food with broken pieces Of boards and
sticks. Brown stayed out, Martin stayed
out and Scott stayed out, and Bradford
was hardly In till he came out. There was
then nothing to do but to nominate
Wilson by acClamatlon. The town was
full OF delegates and spectators. The con-
vention was large and tue day hot.
At eleven o'clock chairman O. W. Daily
called tho meeting to order and announced
lawyer Joseph Moreland, OF Morgsntown,
Temporary chairman. He made the usual
speech OF acceptance. His reference 10
the "Great reform President, Grover
Cleveland" called forth the solitary yell
and applause, neither long nor hearty, for
more applause greeted Mr.. Crogan's nom.
ination Of George p. Sargent, Of the Hardy
Express, for Secretary. At this point ir.
repressible Jim NeeliB jumped up and
nominated for Secretary Amos 3. Pew, Of
Hampshire, declaring him a Democrat
from the banner county and one who
never tucked his coat tail.
]. Hop Woods seconded sargent's nom.
nation, and cool.headed Senator Flour.
noy, Of Hampshire, withdrew Pew's name,
and Sergeant was elected with applause
and loud calls for speech.
After each county had selected It's mem.
bers Of tho various committees recess
was taken 10 one o'clock.
In the Committee on Order oil Business
Col. Cresap moved that when any Candi-
date shall receive two.thirds OF the votes
he shall be declared the nominee. Col
Cresap mado strong epeeCh In favor Of
his motion, but 1t was voted down, and
there was long wranRle as TO whether
Col. Crcsap should be allowed to make o
minority report. The Convention re.aS.
sembled at one o'clock. Ex-senator
Henry g. Davis was made permanent
Chairman, and Sargent, Secretary. Mr..
Davis made q brief speech.
Tho basis OF representation was based
on the vote cast for Governor and Con.
gresham.
THE Two.TtitRDs RULE DEFEATED.
When the Committee on Order Of Busi-
ness reported, Col. Cresap moved the
two.thirds rule. lie said the resolutions
endorsed Cleveland, but here we are sur.
rounded by United States officers, and one
on the Executive Committee. His county,
though the only reliable one west Of the
mountains, had not received even O crust,
had saved the district In 1889, and but for
bis efforts in keeping Randolph In this
district II would be Republican. All the
United States officers are Wilson men.
The east has had three terms. II IL now
time for q western man. II we are to save
the district we must not nominate Wilson.
Up. Rsay, ol MoreantOwn, rose 70 q
point Of order, that Cresap was speaking
against Wilson and not on tho question.
The Colonel said he could not be cried
down nor gagged. A Wilson man, o
United States officer, had tried 10 gag him
even In bis own county,
Here delegate moved 10 give Cresap q
rest, and there was much confusion and
u was some time before Ctesap could be
heard.
A vote on the adoption Of Cresap'u feso.
luton was III ayes aud 1854 noes. The
ayes were Barbour 2, Marion 3, Mineral
4 Taylor 8, Randolph 4,
WILSON NOMINATED BY AccLANATioS.
Nominations being In order, A. u Par.
son, Of Tucker, nominated Capt, Bradford.
Melvin Il, Peck, Oi Barbour, In q prepared
speech, named Wilson. The nomination
was seconded by DAnbrdgs, Of Jefferson.
]. Hop Woods, alter eulog Elng Bradford,
AAlh liz had inhl fanhiYhh tho OAhtAlhll