The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-22
EOraicr'S Great Speech Makes
him the hero of the Hour.
Whoever the Lightning Strikes
Will be Unanimously Sup
ported by the Party,
For Everybody is for the NOmi'
uce..-Harm0ny and Good
Nature Prevails.

Special Dilpaich to The nielligeneer.
CncAGo, June 2I,-Chairman Estee
was almost as good as his word. Only
fycminutes hadslippedby thc,time when
he hammered with one OF his assorted
lot Of gayels. Not u fifth OF the dele
gates were in their seats. They did not
believe the thing would so off on time.
In the West Virginia seats only Berk-
shire, Frew and Miller sat, but they
were on hand smiling. The others
struggled in afterwards. None OF them
are well pleased with their seats, but
they are as well Off as any one in the
back row. Within ten feet OF me sat
Col. Fred Grant and his beautiful wife,
and directly in front OF them, Bruce,
the colored ex-senator from Mississippi.
Foraker came in late, but was not ap-
ptauded.
When Mckinley was given the floor
to report the resolutions there were two
rOusng
ROUNDS OF APPLAUSE,
which started once more the inquiry
whether Mckinley was to be the Gar
field Of this convention. He wore the
big, blood.red Sherman badge OF Ohio,
topped of with Il sparkling rosette rs big
as Il turnip. lie was dignitied and self
possessed, still not insensiblc to the com
piment and its meaning. How much
did il meant He went on reading dts
tjnCtly, cnunciating, emphasizing every
pOintin platform bristling with points
Ills tirSt utterancc on the tariff aroused
such demonstration us the convention
had not yet seen. From top to bottom
the vast assembly jumped TO its feet
thousands Of fans waved and shout aitel
shout went up. There was
40 MlsrAKINd THE MEANING
OF that plank or the temper Of tha
crowd. Both were for protection with
out any apologies. The internal revenue
plank met with another wild greeting
and so with the whaCk ut the mOdert
,drviltry Of trusts.
Nowhere were the shouts louder than
IN West Virginia little corner, Dakot
got Il handsome lift, which brough
down the house. There was goo,
word generally for the territories, bu
Utah was excluded on account OF MOI
mOnism.
The snivcl service reform sniveller'
called Mugwumps, were very handsome
ly roasted, and again came the cheer
The soldier plank brought ON anothe
such demonstration us that aroused b
the tariff utterance. Mckinley tinishe
AMID GREAT APPLAUSE.
He and the platform had been gre'
success. The resolutions were about
bcdopted unanimously when,Marylan
broke loose because another 25O poun
little man was loaded and had to fire {
bust" A rising vote and another shot
and the issue was fairly joined vii
the Democracy for one OF the create
political contests in history.
The time had come when there "
nothing to DO but so on with
THR NOMINATING SPEECHES.
This was to be the display OF the 8
pieces of fireworks. California bel
near the top OF the list, her mar
brought the crowd to its feet. Won
Greed Raymond go on with his Blai
nominating speech, or ask to have
State passed, Us he had promised to d
He bottled his California enthusia
and things went fast until Illinois v
called.
SWIFT TALKED WELL
for Gresham and gave the cue to
PlAusc, which disappointed GRESHAM
friends and soon wore out u voice
necess arilystrained from the Hrst, Q