The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-08

j answer to the universal demand for hi
n acceptance, consents to leave the
PEACE AND TRANQUILITY OF HIS PIREsEDl
and again serve hisgrateful countrymen
8 so prominent, SO colossal is his politica
9 and mental figure in the public eye tha
J. all others must OF necessity shade in it
: immensity. Let no mistakes be made al
D this time. Mistake or crimes, II you but
1 do your duty, II you but give tho peopls
: what they expect, what they demand
! rthe contest ofparties instead Of just com
mencing will be practically ended. Fol
] the great electoral and popular majorl,
( ties which Cleveland and Thurman will
: surely receive at the polls will be rev
: elation even to ourselves. As representa-
J tiyes OF the Democracy Of the Nation, we
have duty to perform. WemBst nom
! mate the man the people have already
8 nominated. We have but to endorse
the popular verdict; no less will be ac'
} cepted at your hands. Let no consider
alton OF personal friendship or glamour
Of locality influence your action. Per
sonal friendship cannot be repaid by
nomination where party's interest and
future are at stake. No trittug with
great concerns OF state should be toler-
ated no expression of local pride can be
permitted to influence action. When
the sovereign people speak they
. MUST BE opEYED.
Broad ground must be taken. The man
: Of the Nation, not the man Of the State
must be nominated.
Nominate Allen G. Thurman. Nomi-
, nate him by acClamation. Let 1t not be
said that one single Democrat in all this
great Union failed in his testimonial to
, the greatest American OF his day, the
noblest breathing man upon American
soil, 1T consort in the temple of fame OF
those patriots OF the past-the founders
OF our institutions, whose sacred dust lie
calmly sleeping beneath the sods OF Mt.
Vernon, Monticello, and the heritage
awaiting the dedication Of our national
pantheon"
GRAY MEN NOT ASLEEP,
When in the course OF Mr.. Tarpey's
speech he said that 1t was admitted that
there was but one man to nominate who
would sweep the country like tidal
wave there was n mighty response OF
"Gray," and for some moments the or
ator was unable to proceed.
! When Colorado was called, Thomas
NJ. Patterson addressed the Convention,
stating that he had been selected to pre-
sent the name OF Pension Commissioner
Black for the Vice Presidency, but Mr..
Blacks withdrawal left nothing to do
but leave the question OF the Vice Pres
idency in the hands OF the Convention
with Mr.. Blacks declaration in its pos
session.
vooRpERs ON THE FLOOR.
Mr.. PIggott, of Connecticut, seconded
Thurman's nomination in behalf of his
State, and then Indiana was called.
Senator Voorhees, responded and was
received with cheers. The historians OF
Europe, he said, described Belgium as
the battle-ground OF all the great wars
that transpired between European ma
tons He came from the political bat
tle-feld OF the United States, the State
of Indiana. [Applaase. Who would
inquire how went the battle in any State
except in Indiana and a couple OF North
ern States? Who would ask how went
Illinois and Ohio? That was predeter-
mined. Who would ask how ragged the
battle except to inquire how large the
Republican majority was? The inquiry
would be how went the battle in In
diana, New York, New Jersey and Con-
necticgt2 Indiana asked nominee on
the ticket and rendered to the Demo-
cratic party fifteen electoral votes. Gro
yer Cleveland would be reelected this
fall on the vote Of Indiana or he would
not be reelected at all. The safety OF
the hour was Tor New York and Indiana
to clasp hands. The lines OF battle this
year were the same us in 1884, and the
States where victory was to be obtained
were the same.
A voice from the gallery-"Hqw about
0regon2"
warning by Oregon and rely on Indiana
and you will not be deceived. We pre-
sent TO you name for this ticket OF
man physically and mentally strong and
endowed with mental and physical life.
The key to the situation is indiana. !
challenge every candid man to say what
name can bring as many votes to the
Democratic ticket as Isaac P. Gray"
Three cheers.l
a GRoRdIAN sRBARs poR GRAY.
Albert II. Cox, OF Georgia, seconded
the nomination OF Gray, He said that,
with true Napoleonic strategy, the Dem
ocratic party should mass its strength at
the key Of the hattle, and Indiana Is the
point where the most fierce fight will
rage. II the party should present the
Columbiad OF Ohio would it be the
wisest thing TO do? II We train this
great gun over in Ohio, will 1t do the ex-
ecution we so much need II TO do in
Indiana2 The nomination OF Allen G.
Thurman for the Vice Presidency would
lend great deal Of sentiment, but it is
doubtful II it would add any great
strength to the ticket at those points
where it would hp moat needed. The
neminRtion OF GOV. Gray would do for
the party that which would make its
success no longer matter OF doubt, and
the convention would, with his name
upon its standard, name not only the
Democratic ticket, but it would name
the next President ami Vice President
of the United States. We must do jus.
tioe to the great Democratic State OF the
great West, and she demands and should
be accorded this honor.
THE UNwAsuED AND uNTERRIFIED,
E. E, Settle, of Kentucky, also sec
onded the nomination OF Governor Gray.
He said that, representing the unwashed
and unterriiied Democracy Of Kentucky,
he heartily seconded the Indiana Sena.
tors nomination of Indiana's Demo-
cratic Governor 10 go upon the same
ticket with that great leader OF the
Democracy of the country-Grover
Cleveland. Indiana is the typical
Democratic State OF the West. Indiana'G
Democracy can always he depended upon
and her sons have always stood in the
foremost ranks OF the country's Demo.
cratic statesmen. She has furnished the
party in the past with man who was
twice elected to the Vice Presidency,
whose life was n shining light to the
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