Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-16

a . tNaFiW'E Hl-''. lhN.
Tie convention proper wa called t.
orG-r b. Chairman Wecns. AID the report
Of the COMMITTEES on Credentials that The
delegations were full and no cont,a;s heard
! The Committee o.. Permanent Organic
ton reported that the temporary organizI-
| i1n he co timed The Committee On
| Resolutions ICpUrIei through James c.
TslIman that rome Of them were loaded up,
| hence thcy had no resolutions to offer
| The Committee on Rules and order Of
J Business were very late Getting IN, and
! Prof S,rrhet entertained the convention
again. The Tul,sani order of business Was
| finally rclOTttd, with the usual rule, with
announcement OF candidates for Congress
| first by call OF counties; then candidates
to National Convention; then Alttma;cs;
then Presidential Elcctor This was
adopted witLuu, Opposition, AMI call q;
the counties was ordered, when Col
! r L. Coulter stepped TO the stage and
| laid Having been aunnUGCad ~ candi-
date for the nomination ~ Congressman,
and ieel.r. that / hive 10 chance of re
ceiviUg The honor, | desire 20 withdraw
| from the contest feel not the slightest
pledged to other candidates aud 10 the
delegates selected in nay iayor would sty
! that the, at. ire" 10 gpte a- they desire
! Mr. Coulter said that hDirlt It an honor to
be- r,ud ate of such a great party ~ tie
| Republican, cni after landing Holluu4.
woE,h and Taylor. h'7 opponents, he with
drew. II WA graceful &C.. on the p,It
Of the Colonel AND he deserves to lie ,Oln-
pilmeniel.
EN-prr-rrutinc Attoru,y NJ. Pat!er-
son, Of Guernsey county, IN a nice speech
presented the name OF Col. J. u. TAYLOR.
The gentleman reviewed the pact great
works OF the present Congressman for
the Seventeenth district bespoke of the
tarll views OF Sir Taylor. remarkiDg in
this connection that the Guernsey ccunty
statesman opposed the reduction of taritl
on wool and that he had at this time
Till before Congress asking for the rcstO-
ration OF the duty on this article Thir-
teen bills presented by Mr. Taylor during
;he last session Of lie House became laws.
Mir. Patterson spoke OF Nj Taylor a. a
christian ard a model gentleman, and he
might have AIDED a model politician. The
speaker Na4 oil the opinion that tn model
statesman should b" nominated by accla-
nation, but the delegates opposed any such
move.
When Jefferson county was asked il she
had name 10 present Hon. j.. \. Blng-
ham arose from his chair and started for
the stage amid storm OF applause. The
old gentleman retains an elastic step even
in his old age The orator was delegate
to the Convention in the interest OF d. A. |
Hollngsworth. and he made a strong
spsech in support OF the nomination OF
that gentleman Mr. Bingham said tba,
he did not want to d,prcCate the efficiency
OF either Col Coulter or Col. Taylor, but
he knew what he expressed when ae said
that Mr.. lloIiingswnrih was the peer Of
clih-r OF the two gentlemen. Mr. HOl-
hugswOrth DID not semi q substitute 10
war 20 light his battles, but wen. IN per
son, aud his body hears cgidcuce. Mr..
Bingham then branChed on into regular
stump speech. He sp1ke for the Iaborlnc
man and touched on some dry issues. He
concluded 10y saying that the name he pre-
scented has represented the district of Bel
mont and Jefferson two terms in the State
Senate, and he did not think that was any
bar to his nomination Tor Congress.
"A there were 60 other candidates named
the nominations closed Taylor was nom