The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-29

calls, cries OF "ratsw and Down with
him |" "Put him outl"l
Mr.. ShafTer undertook to continue,
but only an occasional word was audible
among the cries OF denunciation, the
rat-tat-tat on the Chairman's desk and
the laughter OF spectators. He said:
II you want Republican Congress
man, gentlemen, nominate Gen. Golf
[Put him out! Sit down Order or any
other honest Republican, and I'll help
to elect him with pleasure II you say so.
Continued storm OF derisive criesl.
But am not willing to be bulldoSed
into supporting sneak cheers, Kisses
and all sorts OF disorderly criesl; man
who pretends to be Democrat, and
then stabs our nominees in the back.
by this time hall the convention was
standing, and nearly all the delegates
were kissing or cheering, gesticulating
wildly, or trying to induce somebody
else to sit down.
A STORMY SCENE.
Pat Gavin, of this city, rose, and in
loud and excited voice demanded fair
play for the speaker, He said II the
Democrats here proposed to gag and cry
down fellow Democrat he would warn
them it would be bad for them. He had
assurances that il Wilson was nomina.
ted nearlyevery county would go against
him heavily.
Cries OF "That's false" and "Who says
so"
Mr.. shaGer-'I say so. | get it
straight that when Mr.. Good, of this
city, ran against Golf six years ago,
Ben Wilson, while pretending to be for
Good, appealed to personal friends OF
his, Democrats, to vote for GoH.
A fresh outburst OF the confusion fol-
lowed this. Mr.. Lee ii. Vance, OF the
Clarksburg NcWs, got the floor at last,
and said he had letter from Col. Will
sons own pen which he desired to have
read to the convention by the secretary.
II disproved the charge just made here
against candidate whose name was be-
fore the convention.
Forty voices at once-"I objectw
An Ohio county deIegate-'l thought
Col. Ben Wilson was not a candidate; |
thought he was not seeking this position
and did not want it. II he didn't want
it, why did he write that letter."
[ChecrS, cries OF Good enough" and
laughter.l
Mr.. Vance-The letter, you will see
when it is read, was written 10 private |
individual OF Col. Wilson'S own county,
and is private letter, not intended for
use here; but us this honorable gentle
man and faithful Democrat has had his
party fealty questioned and his honor
impugned here, demand that the letter
be read in common justice. [Checrs and
cries Of "lIurrah for Wilson,
Mr.. Kimberly, ot Whecling-Mr,
Chairman, L
The Chair-You are out OF order; the
letter shall be read.
a POINT OF ORDER.
Mr.. Kimberly, (paying no attention TO
the chair or the prevailing confusion,
except to edge his way nearer to the plat
form through the struggling delegates,
and elevate his voice SO rs to compel at
tentiOn) rise TO point OF order.
The Chair-What is it?
Mr.. Kimberly-I say this letter is out
OF order. Ifyou propose to 20 into the
letter reading business, can produce
dozen letters from Lewis and Gilmer
and Harrison counties, saying Col. Will
son will not receive the votes Of his own
party. Cheers and hisses.
The ChaiF-The gentlemanfrom Harri- !
son has the right to haYe the letter read
as part OF his remarks. Cheers.
4 delegate-That letter is out OF order.
Why all this fuss about Col. Wilson or
Mr.. Pendleton or Col. Johnson or any
body else? That's not what we're here
for. Let's vote.
Cries of "Good enough" and "Read
the letter."
Mr.. l. I. Jones said he did not know
anything about the merits OF the matter,
but Col. Wilson was entitled to u fair
show, as anybody else was. [Cheers
from Harrison and Gilmer and hisses
from Ohio county.l He hoped the let
ter would be read,
John o. Pendleton--ls the letter to be
read?
The chair-The chair will pay no at
tcntion to any gentleman until this letter
has been read.
This and n vigorous spurt on the rat
Lat-tat business with the gavel restored
samewhat Of semblAnce OF order, and
Secretary Hannah read the letter, us fol-
lows
FALMOUTH HOTEL, !
PORTLAND, MAINE,
August 23, 1888.