The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-09
THE SECOND DISTRICT.
A Small Convention but Lively Contest
between Factions.
sDeefal DisD1teh 10 he InicIigenoer.

Between Factions.
Special Dispdieh 10 Re InioLligeHoe.
GRAFTON, W. Va, May s.-The DEM
ocratic Convention of the Second Con-
gressional District held in this city TO-
day for the purpose OF electing three
delegates to the National Convention at
st. Louis, was attended by about 100
delegates, all the counties in the district
being represented except Pendleton.
Among the representative Democrats
present were Hons. II. q. Davis, Daniel
b. Lucas, William L. Wilson, Q. A. Slpe,
b. +. Martin, ]. T. McGraw and others.
The court room where the proceedings
were held was gaily decorated for the
occasion. A life like picture OF Grover
Cleveland was suspended in front and
the portrait OF Thomas A. Hendricks in
the rear. The convention was called to
order at II o. IN. and Hon, W. l.. Wilson
was elected temporary chairman, andC.
S, White secretary. On assuming the
chair, Mr.. Wilson made few introduc-
tory remarks and the convention pro-
ceeded to appoint the various commit
tees on organization, after which u recess
was taken until . o'clock p. III.
Upon reassembling the Committee on
Permanent Organization reported the
name of G. Wood DAILY, OF Mineral
county, for chairman, and c. S. White,
OF hampshire county, secretary, which
report was unanimously adopted, Mr..
DAILY launched out in o eulogy OF the
Democratic party and created q favorable
impression upon the Convention by the
earnestness OF his speech. The Commit
tee on resolutions, through its chairman,
Hon. ii. &. Davis, reported that they
had agreed upon unanimous report, in
which is affirmed the adherence OF the
Democratic party to the principles OF its
great founder Thomas Jefferson; VIZ:
Frugal Government, Republican sim
plicity, aud low taxationi charging the
Republican party with tending to mon
archy, in its record OF war tariff and OK
trayagant appropriations, and that in the
sense of this Convention President
Cleveland should be renominated by the
Democratic National Convention for q
second term for the reason that his
record entities him to reelection at the
hands OF the people.
AF4cTJoNAL FIGHT.
The nomination of delegate-at-large
being in order, G, IL. Trail, OF Jefferson
county, nominated Dir. Wm. M. Glenn
Tents, General Manager OF the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad, OF the same county,
whose nomination was made by aecla-
nation.
j. Hop Woods, OF Barbour, in an ora
torical display, nominated Joseph More
land, OF Monopgalia, for District dele,
gate and assured the Convention that
| Moreland vas all right on the Presii'
dents message, and was for Cleveland
The nomination OF AIR. Moreland was
then made by acclamation.
Col. Chew, Of Jefferson, was next
placed in nomination rs was also Col.
j Elihu Hutton, of Randolph. The con-
test here became animated and the con-
vention for time was oil c0ntqstIon, IN
the midst OF which Chairman DAILY was
nominated by Harry Worthington and
Col. Chew declined. DAILY then declined
and Chew was again PLACED in nomina'
ton. This was the test Of the Camden
and anti. Camden strength in the con-
yentiop and it looked very much as
though Hutton, Camden's man, would
be defeated, to avoid which Hutton was
withdrawn, and Daly's nomination made
by acclamation. The ruffled temper oi
the convention was appeased by the
election OF Col. Hutton as the alternate
of Col. Clements, Col. r. P. Chew, alter
nate for Joseph Moreland and WilhnI
F. Dyer, OF Grant comfy, alternate fol
, G. w. DAILY.
INSTRUCTED PoR CLEVELAND.
The following resolution yas ther
offered by j. Hop Woods and adoptet
without dissenting voice:
Resolred, That the delegates elected b!
this convention to the National Conyen
+ ton be instructed to urge and vote 70
Z the reelection OF Grover Cleveland 10
/ President Of the United States.
Repeated calls were then made 10
Hon. W. L. Wilson, who made rather q
! ingenious but misleading speech on tn
! tariff question and the convention at
3 journcd with faint attempt to cheer u
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