The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-20

cried out: LEAD on, heart OF Bruce, '
follow thee;" and the knights OF Sec
land, never defeated while following
Bruce, pushed forward and won the da
Let this convention find Douglas Il
our Bruce. He will take the soul of OF
great leader into the golden casketo OF h
love, and with it lead US on to certai
and splendid victory.
Mr.. Thurston's speech was delivere
by q resonant voice and could be heard u
over the hall and was continually int
rupted by applause.
His reference to Blaine's refusal [
allow himself to be nominated by th
Convention called forth cries OF "No!
''Now all over the hall, but his declari
tion that the Convention dare not con
init the of'ense OF going contrary t
Blaine's express wish was wildly aI
plauded. All through his references I
Blaine were cheered, as were also refeI
ences to the other candidates, but mucl
less enthusiastically.
The speakers criticism of the Dem
ocratic administration for its sins @
omission and commission, was receive,
with hearty laughter and generous ap
plause. His peroration was delivered
with telling effect aud earned for hin
great and
TuMULTous CHEERS AND APPLAUSE.
The chair then announced long lis
of secretaries, assistant secretaries, ser
geants.atarms, etc., for the temporar,
organization. After the reading OF thu
list OF officers was completed, the banC
struck up medley OF National airs
which were warmly received by the
audience, and us the air turned into
Marching Through Georgia" the assem-
blage caught up the refrain and the
chorus OF many voices resounded
throughout the hall.
Mr.. Horr, of Michigan, was then recog.
nized, and ascending the platform, said
81 am requested by the delegates from
my State to present to the Temporary
Chairman OF this convention, for his
use, gavel made OF the oak under which
the Republican party was organized on
the 9TH OF July, 1854, in the village or
city of Jackson, in the State OF Michi-
gan. Applause. This gavel has on it
copper, wool, wood, iron and salt,
I TLaughterl the five industries that the
party now in power would ruin and
abolish from the face OF the country.
We thought it was meant that this con-
vention should commence early to
roUNn THE DAYLIGHTs oUl OF THE
PARTY,
and therefore beg permission of this con-
vention to present this gayel to the
temporary chairman"
Chairman Thurston accepted the gavel
with the remark that he would COM
menCe to pound the life ont of the Dem
ocratlc party with it. Laughter and
Mr.. Root, OF Arkansas, moved that the
convention elect all OF the officers named
by the National Committee. The chair
said that he understood that Chairman
Jones, having recognized no objection
to the nomination of the National Com
mittee, they had been accepted by the
and are now temporary otli-
GERS Of the body.
Mr.. Osborn, Of Kansas, said that he
was glad that this gave Him the oppor-
tYnity 10 again protest against the ac-
ceptanCe OF the recommendations Of the
National Committee without vote. He
asked that the vote OF Kansas he record
ed for Wm. Warner, OF Missouri.
Mr.. Root said that his motion did not
include the temporary chairman who
had, he fully understood, been duly
and as the other officers, he now
found, were included in the general
oi the committees report,
he withdrew his motion.
Judge Moody, OF Dakota, moved that
Dakota be allowed ten votes insteOd Of
two in the proceedings St the oonven-
ton, as she WNa eutitlGa to this vote by
her population and by all preCedents in
the history OF the party. He proceeded
to give the record OF past conventions to
show that whenever q territory had in
creased its population in such proper
ton az to justify, its vote in conventions
was increased. The chair announced
that the National Committee had recon-
mended that Dakota begiven ten votes in
the preliminary proceedings OF the con-
vention, The subject was dropped Mt
this point.
Chairman Thurston stated the Ma
tional Committee recommended Dakota
be allowed ten votes during the pre-
liminary proceedings OF the convention
and th6t Washington Territory, by the
grace of the Democratic party, be al
lowed six. On motion OF Mr.. Bingham,
OF Ohio, the rules Of the last
convention were adopted for the govern
men. of the present convention until
further action.
HoNoRINd SHERIDAN.
Mr.. Hallowell, OF Kansas, offered the
The delegates to the Repub-
lican Convention representing surviving
comrades of the distinguished soldier
and General Of the Army, Phil Sheridan,
and representing also the living princi-
pies for which he so calamity fought
and triumphed during the great era OF
the war, send him their sincere oongrat-
ulations OF the prospect OF his recovery,
and hope that his life may be preserved
for many years.
The resolution was sgreeted with cheers
and was adopted by a, rising vote, the
immense audience joining with the del
egates in doing honor to the sick soldier.
Mr.. Lewis, Of Kentucky, presented n
petition from a committee OF the q. A.
R., asking that 200 tickets OF admission
be accorded to them for distribution,
Mr.. TAFT, OF South Carolina, made an
eloquent speech, in which ho criticized
the action OF the Democratic party in
Congress in refusing to consider pension
legislation, eXtolled the Republican
party as the friend Of the soldier and
asked that the rules be suspended and
the request OF the G. A. X. committee
be complied with. AT the suggestion oi
Mr.. Butterwortb, Of ohio, however, the
petition was referred to the Nationa
Committee with instructions to comply
with the request therein contained.
COMMITTEES APPoINTED.
Mr.. George Davis, of Illinois, moved
that the roll OF States and Territories b,
called and that each State and Territor,
proceed to name its members Of commit
tees nIrules, resolutjons, permanent or
pnnization, credentials and order OF busi