The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-19

OF States for the presentation oil cana
dates for this position was at once beguT
California, almost at the head OF the lis
had the advantage Of being the first I
name its favorite.
Mr.. Estee, OF California, was the ger
tleman urged by Mr.. Davis, Of that State
Mr.. Estee was presented in stron
speech as the candidate OF the unite
far West. He was put forward as III
anti-monopoly man OF the first water
and attention was called to the quicl
action OF the Democrats in choosing
temporary chairman from the coast.
John NJ. Thurston, OF Nebraska, wa
presented in a brief, pointed speech b.
Church Howe, OF that State. Stress wa
laid on his ability us u parliamentariar
and upon his brilliant speech secondint
General Logan in the National Conven
ton four years ago.
Mr.. Leland, OF Kansas, vigorously sec
onded the nomination OF Estee for his
anti-monopoly record. Oregon also
seconded him. The vote was then pro
ceeded with, resulting in tie. Chair
man B. +. Jones cast the deciding vote
in favor OF ThurstOn. The nomination
was made unanimous on motion OF Mr.
Hamill, Of Colorado, who had acted
with the Pacific coast men.
J. Hale Sypher, proxy from the Dis,
trict OF Columbia, moved that in the con.
test from the Third Congressional district
OF Maryland, both parties be eXclud.
ed. Gary, OF Maryland, amended by
asking that both sides be admitted as
contestants and the matter referred to
the Committee on Credentials.
COnger, OF Ohio, moved to lay the
whole subject on the table. Conger's
idea was adopted, and the result will be
to admit the regular delegates recon-
mended by Gary, the member Of the Ma
tional Committee from that State.
The Virginia contest, involving the
seating of sixteen Malone district dele
gates, was reOpened by Blair, of Vir-
ginia, moving reconsideration. Eikins
and Lawson, of New York, joined in op-
posing strenuOusly any reconsideration
whatever. Reconsideration was defeated
by vote OF 26 to IL.
CALIFoRNIANs KICK.
Judge Thurston, who had been select
cd for recommendation to the Conven-
ton as the Committees choice for tenn
porary Chairman, was being congratu-
lated from all sides after the adjournment
OF the National Committee. The Cali
fornians, thoroughly unused to de-
feat, We're simply dumbiounded. Their
however, were no less sur
prised, the closeness OF the vote being
almost wholly unexpected. 1t was
pretty generally conceded that the
amount OF strength gathered by the Cal
ifornians, and the number OF votes they
mustered was, under the circumstances,
a tribute to the Pacific slope nothing
short OF that accorded by the Democrats
at st. Louis. Nevertheless, the coast
men were sore and their eastern sup
porters not less so. Everybody else
thought the Estee men had made Il mag
niticent fight, considering how they han
been handicapped by their late arrival
the Convention being in the matter OF
preliminaries relatively n full week
ahead OF the Democratic Convention,
where the CaliiOrnians achieved their
triumphs largely by being the first men
on the ground. Here the Thurston men
from Nebraska had been the early birds,
and the opposition to Thurston had at
to centre on Patrick Egan, who
could almost undoubtedly have had the
honor, but felt obliged in loyalty to his
fellow delegates from Nebraska to
GIVE WAY TO THURsToN,
the first favorite OF the Nebraska delega-
ton. Some talk Of carrying the fight
into the convention was heard after the
meeting OF the National Committee was
over. No one Of prominence would
commit himself, however, until the
matter had been thoroughly discussed
in private by those who had stood for
Estee. Cyrus Leland, OF kapsas, is said to
have been the best and most earnest
OF Estee in the National Com
mittee. He said: "The vote for tenn
porary chairman was tie. The decid-
ing Vote was past by Chairman Jones.
The motion to make II unanimous for
Thurston had one opposition vote.
many retaining from voting. The press
Of Nebraska has vigorously opposed
Depew as being corporation m9n, yet
at the first opportunity Nebraska pre-.
sents railroad attorney for temporary
chairman. We came here to. make
votes for the party and not to drive
them from the party,'
A concensus OF opinion from the peo-
pie in the corridors was that Estee would
have won on his presentation Us an anti
candidate, but the friends Of
too many favoritcism candidates ioT the
united largely against such
recognition OF an out-and-
out Blaine delegate as the man from the
Pacific Slope. 1t was, the verdict SEEM
cd, q reaction against the Calitornians
too previous shoutingiOr Blaine.
HARMONY RESTORED.
At o'clock p. m. Mr.. Estee, of Cali
tornia, after consultation with his
friends, announced that he would not
allow any contest on his behalf before
the convention for the temporary chair
manship. The decision was made in the
interest OF good feeling all around, and
the CalifOrnians at once commenced to re-
gain their grip and to beregarded us still
near the top Of tho heap.
Stephen b. E!kins said tonight: film.
mediately on my arrival here, saw the
inevitable clash coming between the
friends OF Estee and Thurston. / tried
to bring about compromise but could
not. To-day in the meeting OF the Ma.
tional Committee, the clash came and II
was evident to ali present that hard feel
ings was the result.
"Now," continued Mr.. Elkins, "the
majority OF the committeeman were
anxious to stop any such trouble, and
there was not man on the committee
who would not have been glad Of the
chance, II unavoidable circumstances
had not prevented, to do the handsome
thing by the G9IiiprDians; to sprpass in
fact whateverthe Democrats did ofOould
do. So a number OF us have been around
to the various State caucuses and have
secured the pledges Of nearly all thai
their members ofthe Committee on Per.
mauent Organization shall vote to put in
Estee, Of California, for permaseatc chair
man OF the convention. The Pacifi,
slope deserves to get recognition an(
everybody is glad that the thing I'm,