Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-07-06
COMPLETE.
The Great Work of the Demo
cratic Club Convention.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
Formed and the Machinery Set
i'm Motion
TO CRUSH REPUBLICAN HOPES
And Sweep the Land in Victory for the
People.
CHAUECEY T. BLACK CHOSEN
President Of the Association Advisory
Committee From all the
States.
nMnn nnMnnnImIn nnINnInI Do
And Sweep the Land in Victory for the
People.
CHAUECEY F. BLACK CHOSEN
PURE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES
Enumerated in Ringing Terms in the Plat
form Words That Speak With No Un-
certain SOund-A Great Democratic
Ratification Meeting in
the Evening.

BALTIMORE MD, July 5.-The dele
gates to the Convention of Democratic
clubs were slow in arriving at the hall
this morning, owing doubtless to the in
tense warm weather and late hours kept
last night by the members of the various
committees.
The hour appointed for re-sssembling
was 10 o'clock sharp, but it was 1875
before the Chairman called the Conyen-
tion to order.
Meantime Hon. John r. Fellows, OF
New York, made his appearance in one OF
the boxes. He was cheered to the echo,
and the delegates did their best, by shout
ing "Fellowsr "Fellowsw to have him
make speech. The demonstration was
continued for five minutes, but Mr.. Eel
lows was obdurate aud declined to address
them.
Finally Chairman Russell brought his
gavel down on his desk and the cOnVen-
tion immediately went to work. The first
business was the reading by the Secretary
of the report of the Committee on Creden-
tials. It showed representation as follows:
Alabama, 3 clubs; California, 3; Colorado,
3; Connecticut, 3; Delaware, A; Florida,
1; Georgia, |; Illinois, AZ; Indiana, 6; Iowa,
/; Kansas, 3; Kentucky, 50, Louisiana, q
Maine, |; Maryland, II; Massachusetts, a
| Michigan, 3; Minnesota, 1, Mississippi, /;
Missouri, 3; New Hampshire, 3, Nebraska,
%; New Jersey, 10; New York, 26; North
Carolina, 10; Ohio, 10; Pennsylvania, SO
Rhode Island, .; South Carolina, .; Yer
mont, /; Virginia, u; West Virginia. 81
Wisconsin, Z; District OF Columbia, D. In
addition to these, representatives are pres,
ent from the National Independent Colored
Political Union and the Negro Democratic
! National League. The report was adopted.
! l.. Il. Cofran, chairman of the Commit
tee on Permanent Organization, then made
his report, which was unanimously adopt
| cd. The report recommended, for Perma-
pent President of the Convention, General
John Winans, of Wisconsin, and the reten-
tion as officers of tine permanent conven-
| ton of the reading clerks, secretary, steno-
yrspher and sergeant alarms OF the tenn
porary organization with addition off Vice
| President aud Assistant Secretary from
each State, the names OF whom have been
given in these dispatches.
Chairman Russell appointed l.. R.Cofran,
of West Virginia; Sidney Clark, OF Kansas,
and ]. V. Tuttle, of Wisconsin, commit
tee 10 escort Mr.. Winans to the chair. MIR.
Winsns was warmly received and address,
ed the convention as follows:
CHAIMAN wINAN's ADDRESS.
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION:
AIN profoundly thankful for the distin-
Vuishsd honor of presiding over such a
convention as this, and am mindful that
I shall need your indulgence and support
during its deliberations. In behalf OF the
Democracy of the Great West, where
cheaper neeessaries of life are preferred to
cheap intoxicants, | congratulate you upon
the results OF the National Convention
held at st. Louis and the favorable pOliti'
cal outlook.
Ii is fitting that on this anniversary o.
the nations birth, the Democracy should
assemble for consultation, exchange o.
congratulations, and d scuss means to the
final overthrow of the enemies OF good gov
ernment. The day and the occasion re-
mind rs that Jefferson, who penned the
immortal Declaration OF Independence, wa'
the father and founder Of our party; thai
he gave to the country the ownership and
control of the Father of Waters, and
added an empire to Its then existing terri
tory; that Jefferson and his party fashioned
the grant of the Northwest Territory, which
Dedicated il to freedom and tree schools
for ever; that the party of Jefferson extend
"a the elective franchise until now it ii
almost universal; gave Us free homestead'
upon the public domain, and that thu
Democratic party of to-day is restoring anC
has already restored eighty or more mil
lions of acres of it to the people which hst
been granted by the Republican party :.
railroad corporations. 1t was the teach
iuss of Jefferson that gave Us the lion,
Star" State and California, with its vas
wealth of silver and gold.
Nor is this all. The day of our meetins
and the occasion further remind rs tha
Madison, another of our illustrious leaders
was the
FATHER OF THE CONSTITUTION
which crested the best government OF
earth; that Monroe, q pioneer in Democ
racy, gave us the Monroe doctrine and th'
Floridas with their beautiful magnolii
groyes and orange blossoms; that Jackson
another beacon light in the pathway o.
Democracy, the hero of the battle Of New
; Orleans, by his iron hand and indomitabl'
will struck down that hydra-headed mon
stsr of monopolies and corruption, thu
United States Bank and all its branches
IL should be born in mind that Democrati,
doctrines are woven into the very beinl
D and into every fiber of our government
, that it's msiestic and well-rounded proper
, tions have been formed ont Of Democratic
thought and fashioned by Democratic
hands.
The Democratic party is the child Of tn
constitution, and is its natural interpreter
! supporter and defender. 1t is the party o
: the people and ever has been and is the re
lsntlsss enemy OF centralized power. It i
the foe of monopolies, Of modern trusts; i
believes with Cleveland shat public of
hce is Q public trust" 1t is the foe Of un
necessary and unjust taxation, believes il
: ',freer" but not free trade, in revision o
existing tariff; to reduce taxation and
avoid q eorrupting surplus and extravs
T gsnce in expenditures.
N Within the past few years another grea
luminary has arisen in the East. At frs
il was only discernible above the horizon