The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-21

hODerL us luSeIbOlli thS AAAA Nt
Cincinnati twelve years ago, made on
Of the famous nominating speeches g
the country and gave Blaine the It'll
most in use now, ''The Plumed Knight.
As the honr for the meeting OF the con
yention approaches the hall is full Q
rumors OF the usual sort and general.
unreliable. It is reported. among tn
Blaine men that California has agree u
vote for Stanford on the preliminary
ballots, in order to save their effective
ness for the Blaine movement at q TINT
ageed upon. 1t is reported that som'
New York men have abandoned DepeN
and are openly for Blaine, but this car
be Traced to no reliable source. MIR. d.
Young, OF California, says that thu
story Is not true, and while the delegateI
OF the Pacific Coast are all for Blaine
they don't exactly agree yet upon wha
to do ut first. 1t is somewhat remarka
bic that up to l2 o'clock there has moi
been cheer in the convention hall, anC
there appears to be no special gathering
in the galleries for any special candidate
and the delegates are too busy talking
about combinations and the result OF the
Committee on Credentials 10 hurrah.
II is reported that the committee has
decided in favor OF Malone, and the
Sherman men are consequently elated,
Much speculation is INDUCED in as Ia
whether the fight over the Virginia con-
test will be carried to the floor OF the
convention and the matter is exciting
more feeling just now than anything
else,
Senator Quay, Of Pennsylvania, who
reaches the Convention Hall after IL
o'clock, looks happy, presumably oyer
the Malone victory. Quay is leading
the Sherman forces, and is credited with
being the Sherman candidate for Chair
man OF the National Committee If Sher-
man is nominated.
Noon has long since passed, and there
are no sign Of the coming OF the conven-
ton. The clerks are busy outthe Chair.
mans desk and the delegates talk and
are us uncomfortable with the heat rs
possible, which is great contrast from
the condition Of affairs at this time
yesterday.
TIE CONVENTION WAS CALLED TO ORDER
at half past twelve by Temporary
Chairman Thurston, and hush
fell upon the assemblage when
the Rev. Stephen A. Northrop, IT.
Wayne, Ind, lifted up his voice in
prayer.
He invoked the divine blessing upon
the proceedings of the convention. He
rendered thanks for the memories which
clustered around the sacred and impress
sive hour, for divine and civil proteC-
ton, and for the blessings which came
from generous past. The divine favor
was invoked upon the leaders OF the con-
vention, and the divine aid asked that
the delegates might realize the grave
responsibilities resting on them i'll the
choice OF Il standard bearer who should
come from the people and be OF the peo-
pie. He invoked blessing upon the
soldier now on bed OF sickness, and
asked that ii it be the Lords will, he
might be restored to his family and the
nation.
After the prayer the band, in slow and
solemn strains, rendered n familiar
hymn. Chairman Thurston then said
that there had been forwarded to him
resolutions referring to the formation Of
the platform, which, the Chair said
would be referred to the Committee on
Resolutions.
A SMALL KICK.
A motion was made and seconded
that the Committee on Permanent Or
ganization be called upon to make re-
port, but protest came from Mr.. Harris,
OF North Carolina, that the Committee
on Permanent Organization should not
report until the Committee on Creden-
tials should have been heard from. He
did not wish to force a gag law upon
the convention, but he moved that the
motion be laid upon the table.
The chair stated that at the last two
Republican conventions the report OF
the committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton reported before the Committee on
Credentials had completed its labor. He
was informed that the Committee on
Credentials would not be ready to re-
port until s o'clock this evening.
Mr.. Henderson, OF Iowa, said rs the
convention could do nothing under the
circumstances except to organize, unless
it should be proposed to go on with the
nominating speeches he would move to
take recess until $ o'clock tonight.
Cries of "NO," mo"
Mr., Bayne, OF Pennsylvania, opposed
this, and Mr., Henderson withdrew his
motion and moved to proceed to u per.
mancut organization, which was agreed
to.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Governor Foster, OF Ohio, Chairman
Of the Committee on Permanent 0rgani-
zation, then stepped to the platform and
read the unanimous report Of the COM
mittee, as follows:
Chairman-Hon. NJ. NJ. Estoe, OF Cali
fornia.
Secretaries-Charles W. W. OliSbee,
Michigan; Michael Griffin, Wisconsin
William Ruell, Tennessee; Mr.. Lynch,
Pennsylvania.
Assistant Secretaries-Thomas ]. Bro
gan, Tennessee; James Bisboe, Mime.
sofa; Henry NJ. Cooper, Arkansas; VIII
liam Nelson, New Jersey; A. W. Mon