The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-24

Burlew, of Kanawha, by Captain j. E
Mcdonald, OF Kanawha. Seconds TO the
nominations came in thicka and fast from
all quarters. The most notable was the
speech OF j. Ii. Mclaughlin, Of Sum
mers, until latelya miner, now farmer
and q brand plucked from the burning
He took the stand and in his earnest
rough and ready way said it
DID HIS IRISH HEART GOOD
to be in the Republican purity. He had
Just left the Democratic party because
he could not go Free Trade, nor Longer
act with the British Free Trade party
He could not, for the soul OF him, under
stand how any American could longer
vote with the party which would reduce
American wages 10 the foreign level?
"You Americans, lie said, won't be-
lieye il, hut tell you l was hone in
Ireland, and tell you know that men
work there for aslittle as ten cents day
in that beautiful green isle. have
Joined the American party because / be-
iieve in Protection for this grandest
country on earth"
Mclaughlin caught the convention,
and was allowed to talk us long as he
pleased In the face OF the five minute
rule. This speech, and the plain telling
speech OF Capt. Turner, did much TO
nominate McGinnis. Sam Burdett, OF
Kanawha county, made another line
speech. You will hear further from
THE IRISH CONVERT
in this campaign. After the balloting
began there was some difficulty to get
the result ascertaiued quickly aud accu-
rately, and Capt. Dovener, OF Ohio coun-
ty, who happened to be on the platform,
and Lewis McWhorter, OF Kanawha,
were pressed in as telIers.
The first ballot resulted: MCGinnis,
SO3; Davis, 24i; Burlew, 23t Tompkins,
27i Gaines, 50. After the seventh bal
lot Burlew and Davis were withdrawn,
Kanawha giving McGinnis II, aud fill
lug his friends with confidence.
An old colored brother
THOUGHT IT WAS a cAMPMEETING
affair, and began to make a speech on
Abraham Lincoln, and dropped in his
seatin u paroxyzm OF patriotism, the con-
vention bowling Justify.
. Eighth ballOt-MCGinnis, Gl4 Gaines,
SO; Tompkins, 24t, Under the rule
Tompkins was dropped, and the con-
vention settled down to square fight.
Then there was u general hustllng for
votes. The tide was setting in the
Raleigh mans favor. The Gaines men
worked bard to stop it. kanawha took
II long time to make up its mind, and
Kanawha was strong enough to end the
struggle. She did by plumping 3S Of her
~ votes to the man is going to canvass
the district
on Ills MULE.
On the ninth ballot McGinnis had u
run OF 81 votes, and before the result
was announced Major Gaines son moved
to nominate McGinnis by acClamation,
and then there was scene OF hat toss
ing and flag waving and lHsty shouts for
McGinnis,
A Logan county man, who steadily
voted his county Us "Yet for Fudd,"
yelled, "Trot out old Fudd." They did.
MIR. McGinnis was escorted to the plat
form, and in brief speech said he was
going to fight for his election on the Re.
publican principle OF protection, and II
they would all go to work they would
win. He made IN excellentimpression.
ELEcTOR CHOSEN.
Major. j. W. Heavener, of Upshur,
was chosen by acclamation for Presi-
dental eleCtor. The wind up was har-
monious and enthusiastic, and the
Anderson Democrats don't like it Just a
little bit. There is going to be fight in
tho Third district this time.
General Goir leaves in the morning for
Washington, aud Chairman Cowden,
Atkinson, Dovencr and other Ohio
hold.overs will leave for home.
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