Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-29
AFTERNOON SESSION.
PsndIeton Nominated on the Seventh
Ballot.

Ballot.
At leo D. m. Secretary Harmon called
the convention to order. The hall was
comfortably filled with delegates and visi-
tors, the Panhandle delegations being
notieeably larger than in the morning
Mr.. Harmon immediately announced that
he had in his hands q large number copies
of the opening speech of Hon. Allen G.
Thurman, at Port Huron, and they were
now ready for distribution. Old Roman
literature was at q premium with that
crowd. "We want those speeches" " was
the sentiment as expressed by a Lewis
county delegate. There was q rush, and
in less time than it take to tell, every
delegate had possessed himself of dozen
copies of the address. When order was re-
stored, the Committee on Permanent Or
ganization reported the following officers,
Chairman, j. G. Palmer, of Brooke county;
Secretary, Geo. G. Harmon, of Ohio.
Messrs. s. A. Hays, of Gilmer, and w. s.
Wiley, of Wetzel, were appointed to escort
the Chairman elect to the platform,
THE CHAIRMAN's ADDRESS.
Mr.. Palmer was received with cheers and
made all eloquent and appropriate address.
After thanking the convention for the honor
they had conferred upon him, he said: II
see by the action and intelligence here
before me that this convention has met
with one supreme purpose. 1t proposes to
nominate such s.man as will retrieve the
First Congressional district and wipe out
the records of six years of Democratic de-
feat. To-day we need no further assurance
of what Democracy will do than what has
already been given. They proclaimed their
purpose in thundertones in the nomination
of Grover Cleveland and Allen G.. Thur
man at st. Louis If further assurance
could be asked it is found
again in the grand unsnimlty
and harmony of that other convention that
put the names of Brooks Fleming and Pat
Duffy on our State ticket. Follow the ex-
amples set at st. Louis aud Huntington,
nominate a man of unquestioned Dsmoc-
racy, integrity and ability, / am sure that
ia your purpose. You will do it, and we
will carry that man with all the rest OF
the ticket, forward to certain victory.
Give this matter intelligent and earnest
consideration. And we will redeem this
district. We can do it, we are going to
do it, and we will do it. The people are
up. The issue is squarely formed. We
are prepared to meet 1t, and on that issue
feel the full assurance of faith within me
that the man whom we nominate will be
our next representative in Congress"
| Mr.. Palmer's address was enthusiastic
cally spplauded. At it's close, the Com
nittee on Basis OF Representation and
Order of Business reported the vote by
counties rs follows: Brsxton Is, Brooke 8,
Doddridge 10, Gilmer 10, Hancock 5, Har-
rison %, Lewis 10, Marshall II, Ohio As
Tyler 10, Wetzsl 20; making total of l7e
votes in the Convention, necessary to q
choice 80.
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS
was fixed, l, report Of comittees;2 2, noml-
nations for Congress; 3, nominations fol-
elector.
Chairman Gallaher was absent when the
report of the Committee on Resolutions
was called for. A. G, Harrell, of Ohio
county, said he thought he could make a
verbal report. The resolutions resfirmed
the st. Louis and Huntington platforms,
and pledged the votes o: the Democrats of
the First Congressional District TO their
election of the State and National tickets.
Mr.. Harrell's announcement was received
with cheers, which were redoubled when
Col. Blue, of Marshall, said that was a plat
form good enough for any Democrat. II
more was wanted, give them the Presidents
message. He moved that the verbal repor
be adopted as the sense of the convention.
| The delegates knew exactly where they
stood. The St Louis and Huntington plat
forms were strong enough and broad enough,
and they were anxious to vote. Amid loud
cries of question the chairman put the mo-
| ton and it carried with an enthusiastic
round of applause. Chairman Gallaher
afterwards offered the platform as it came
from the committee, substantially embody'
ing Mr.. Harrells idea. 1t reads as fol
lows:
RESOLVED, That the Democratic Congress
sionsl Convention of the First Congression'
al District, of West Virginia, do and hereby
heartily endorse the Democratic National
platform of principles eDuncisted and
adopted by the st. Louis convention, and
that we also endorse and reaffirm the pre-
amble and declaration of principles passed
By the Democratic State Convention, re
Gently assembled at the city of Hunting
ton; and we also pledge the active support
of the Democracy Of the First Cengres
sional District to the nominees of the Dem
ocrstic National and State conventions.
NO CoNTEs s.
Chairman Palmer stated that the Com
mittee on Credentials reported no con
tests, and the list of names was adopted
ss authoritative, without reading. Thi'
disposed of the preliminary work, and
the convention was now ready fol
the great tussle. Nominations for Con
gress were declared in order. The roll o
counties began. Braxton was the first or
the list, and when it was called Col. Stout
arose. In so many words he nominated
Col. Ben Wilson, of Harrison county.
|. Hon. j. G. Palmer asked that Brooke be
allowed to give place to Marshall. The
request was granted and Lewis S. Newman
was called for. Mr.. Newman was not in
the hall and Mr.. Blue made brief and
effective speech in behalf of Hon. John o
Psndleton, of Ohio county. Harrison
county assigned the complimentary task
of nominating its first choice to Hon. Jas.
B. Fowler, and he acquitted himself well.
He said that it ought to be the duty and
purpose of the Democracy to nominate q
candidate who would redeem this
First District from Republican con
troll. The question most important of all
was, "who is the man best prepared to do
this work" Harrison county had always
been able to present candidate who
could carry the banner of Democracy to
glorious victory. 1t could do 50 sgaih
to-day. He presented to the convention
the uame of man well worthy of being
selected for that task-Judgs Gideon
Camden, of Clarksburg.
Hon. Lewis Newman, of Marshall, had
entered the hall in the meanwhile. He
was called on TO speak for a majority Of
his delegation. He was greetsd with
cheers filling the hall until it rung again,
for the johnson men knew that their
favorite was to be entered in the race.
NEwMAN's ADDRESS
was o characteristic one. he said he would
be recreant to every principle of honor il
he did not now put in nomination q man
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