Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-06-24
It DIDN'T COME OFF.
The Republican Day Of Jubilee indefinitely
Postponed"
THE NEWS FROM The CONVENTION
People Beginning to Stsggls Back
Home.
GENERAL Observation-Disclosures.

The news from Chicago, last evening
that the Republican National Convention
had thrown up its hands, and adjourned
until Monday morning, produced general
effect Of dizziness in this city. Nobody
knew exactly what to make of it, and Re
publicans especially went about with
sort of gyrating motion, as though things
generally seemed to them unstable, and Ia
present somewhat distorted and unusual
appearance.
Democrats felt good over the seeming
indecision of their opponents, and during
last evening there was good deal Of fun
poked at unhappy Republicans, this often
taking the form of queries, like "Why
don't you folks 20 ahead?" "What's the
matter with you, anyhow" 'seem to be
having good deal of trouble in picking out
man to match against Cleveland, eh?" and
20 on. This disposition to levity was
frowned upon by the Republicans, as not
being exactly suited to the present state
of their feelings, and they showed
marked disposition to get off BY them
selves in little groups and discuss the pc.
culiar situation and pathetically ask oil
one another the meaning OF the delay.
The ratification ceremonies have been
"moved on" again, and there is no know.
ing when the little ,ir will come off. The
event has taken on some of the character
istics of movable feast, and there have
been suggestions to put it on wheels, get
some one to carry it around, and 80 on.
Originally it was booked for Friday, then
set for last night, and now it cannot take
place before Monday night, and may be
delayed until the delegat.s, ct al come
home from the convention.
The interest in the kilograms displayed
at the several newspaper offices was greater
yesterday than upon any day Of the week.
While the two ballots taken yesterday
were coming in, the crowd was at its
largest, but all during the afternoon the
people stood out in the hot sun, and read
the same old bulletins over and over again,
and talked about then, compared opinions,
made guesses, and chinned each other
about the tariff until they entirely forgot
whether it was a hot day or not, and
seemed to have no other occupation in
life. When the adjournment was taken
to o'clock, there was general
| feeling that the first ballot
after the reassembling would settle
the matter. Those who were engaged in
the amateur prophecy business were about
equally divided as to whether the nominee
would ultimately bs Harrison, Blaine, or
the dark horse, Mckinley, but all agreed
that John Sherman was out of the race;
that he had touched high water mark on
Friday. Several times the sentiment was
expressed that it would lie graceful thing
for him TO withdraw in favor of Mckinley,
who had stood by him so steadily.
With this feeling that the Convention
would promptly dispose of things in the
evening and go home, generally current,
the news Of the recess until Monday was
little short of paraly zing, and in moment
every body was at sea.
What the result will be is about as un-
certain as the verdict of a petit jury. .
Back From Chicago.
Several Republicans, weary and worn,
hot aud dusty, perspiring and hungry,
came back from Chicago yesterday, and
were about town all day relating their
adventures during the past week in the
city by the inland sea. Among those who
got away from the horrors of the circus
were G. W. Bags, Fergus Whally and
David Baird. Mr.. Bsggs was seen by a
reporter for the REGISTER "a he was wait
ing for a car to carry him to the Island.
He said:
'Inever saw anything like it in my life.
You can have no adequate conception of
the swarm of people. I often saw the
streets in the vicinity of the Convention
Hall crowded until they were solid mass
of people for blocks-all yelling at the top
of their voices. I went over to the later
Ocean and Tribune offices the day before
leit-or rather, tried 10 90 Oyer-to see
what they were putting up on the bulle.
tins. The streets in front Of the offices
were filled for block, and not one man
in one hundred could have had the remotest
idea of what was going on. But there
they would stand for hours at time, The
crowd had apparently thinned out, how
ever, when came away. The big jam
was made by excursionists from Illinois,
Indiana, Western Ohio, and Iowa, but
these people did not stay lOng-a day
or two at most. think West Virginians
Jared rather better in the mstter of tickets
than good m any other States. Oar dele.
gates struck the idea Of holding on to the
tickets, and giving out coupons for one ses-
sisn or one day only. This made the
tickets go as far as possible. Then, when
they issued the two hundred tickets to the
old soldiers, West Virginia got three for
her share, and they helped out little.
Our people are very we'll satisfied, go far.
| heard all the nominating speeches my
self, and came away feeling that had got
my share"
Dave Baird said:
"The town was fairly swarmed with
people. They have been estimated the in
flux of strangers all the way up to three
hundred thousand. l had pretty good
quarters myself, but some folks had to put
up with very little in the way OF accom-
modations."
Prosecuting Attorney Mcconnell, of
Washington county, Pa passed through
the city last night on his way home from
''the front" Like everybody else, he was
completely at sea as to the outcome, and
only knew he was glad to get back.
He Prepared Hts Speech.
Just as the last ballot came in yesterday
afternoon, and when everybody was on the
tip-toe of expectancy, yellow telegraph en-
velope was placed in the hands of Clerk
Sam Harrison, by perspiring messenger