The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-09

district delcghles-"' E'' ''o'''''''''
NiiSTSli tI,aTSaies-D. F. Harlow and T. J. Farms
worth FouETH DISTRICT.
n,,s,,.tc At large. y. Camden.
tIirTnatc-J. II. Jackson. -,--..,1 coo.,o
N5lIs3Ty, 5iliI,Sf5yS,c.-pr. T. p. Carpenter aud II. S.
BlaiF.
The First Congressional District DEM
ocr,,ic Convention, to choose two dis
trict delegates and one delegate at large
IA the St, Louis Convention, which is to
rcnominate Grover Cleveland for the
Presidency on June 3, met at the Capt.
fol rink in this city at II n. IN. yester-
d,v Mr.. John C. McEldowney, OF
Wetzel county, Chairman of the Dis
trict Democratic Committee, called the
boJv to order, and on behalf OF the
committee named Mr.. ]. D. Ewing, OF
Wheeling, for Temporary Chairman, and
Lewis Bennett, Of Weston, for Temper
ary Secretary.
Mr.. Ewing made very brief speech
Of thanks and declared the convention
ready for business.
The stage was neatly decorated with
dnped flags, and on one side hung a
lithograph Of Cleveland and on the
other a similar picture OF Cleveland and
Hendricks. The attendance was larger
than was expected, only one county
HanCock-bcing unrepresented, ana u
delegate from there came in in the after
noon in time to be made n Vice Presl,.
dent. Gilmer had one delegate, and
the other counties varying numbers,
Ohio leading with S3 OF the 100 chosen.
The body was not an especially repre-
sentative one.
THE USUAL COMMITTEES.
The usual committees were named as
follows:
Crrdentials-M. ]. Owens, Of Ohio ;
Spencer Collins, Gilmer; Silas ?. Smith,
DOddridge; J. R. Braddock, Brooke ;
George W. Crook, Lewis; George Goad,
Brlxton; A. ]. Martin, Marshall; X.
Davisson, Harrison; B. L. Morgan, Wet
eel; j. s. Lemly, Tyler.
Standardization. John ]. Jacob, oil
Ohio; Spencer Collins, OF Gilmer; Henry
Ash, Of Doddridge; James Hukill, OF
Brooke; +. II. Harrison, of Lewis; L. A:
Dorsey, of Marshall; f. A. Peck, ot
Harrison: F. J. Black, OF Wetzel; Capt.
J. ". Williamson. of TYLER,
Order Of Busincss-John A. Weisger-
Der, Of Ohio; Spencer Collins, OF Gil
mcr; f. II. O'Donnell, Of Doddridge;
F. c. Glass, OF Brooke; Col. A. w:
WOodiotd, Of Lewis; b. 6. Cutlip, oil
Bmxton; DR.. Edward Davis, OF Mar
shall; II. A. Rcbrook, OF Harrison; +,
NJ. EciTcr, OF Wctzel; A. L. Corbly, oil
Tyler.
Spencer Collins, Of Gilmer; ]. Y. Blair,
Of Doddridge; ]. C. Palmer, of Brooke
A. \. Lewis, Of Lewis; II. +. Jorgan, o.
Braxton; Thos. Dcgan, Of Marshall; u
D. Camden, Of Harrison; A. y: calvert
Of Wctzel; d. d. Johnson, OF Tyler.
Basis Of RepreSentation-OScar Seeley
Of Ohio; Spencer Collins, of Gilmer
NJ. c. Young, Of Doddridge; J. w
Walker, Of Brooke; 4. L. kenney, %
Lewis; G. X. Newton, OF Braxton; q. b
Riley, Of Marshall; j. d. Wilkinson, o.
Harrison; A. G. Riser, OF WetZel; j. d
Shaw, Of Tyler. :,
On motion, it was resolved that al
questions relating to the policy OF tht
party he referred to the Committee or
Resolutions without debate. -,
The Convention then took q recess til
l:3Op, IN.
COMMITTEE KEroErs.
The committee on order OF busines
presented its report shortly after reas
scmbling, by its chairman, Mr.. Glass, o
Wellsburg. 1t proposed that the busi
ness should be conducted as follows
FiBt report Of committee on credentials
then OF committee on permanent organ
ltatiOn, then OF other committees, ther
the election OF delegate at large, theI
Of two district delegates, then Of an alter
nate at large, then Of two district alter
mates. This was adopted.
The committee on credentials pre-
sSented the names Of all the duly accred
iteddelcgates present, which the Secre
tary after motions to dispense with tht
reading, to read and to receive and FL,
hal been informally discussed will
CHEEKY disrespectior parliamentary rules
proceeded TO read. Several county del
cgations objected that their delegation
were not correctly reported, and the COZ
fectiOns desired were made.
When Ohio county was reached MI
Oscar Sccley moved that the Secretar
be excused from reading the one hun
drcd names, as It would be needles
consumption OF time. The motion wa
adopted.
The Committee on Permanent Organ
zation reported for Chairman, Hon: /
D. johnson, Of Tyler county; for Vic
Presidents, A. II. Woodford, Lew
county; Q. Y. Byrne, OF Braxtoni J.
Somerville, Of Ohio; ]. V. Blair, OF Do,
bridge; +. NJ. Keller, Of Wetzel; j.
Ewing, Of Marshall; Il. +. Kidd, OF I'll
mer; j. A. Wilkinson, OF Harrison;
): Beale, Of Brooke; j. W. Morrow,
Hancock county; for Secretary, Lew
Bennett, OF Lewis county; assistants,
Democratic editors present at the Co
vention. This was adopted.
COL. JOHNSON TALKS.
On motion committee consisting
Judge Il. D. Camden and DR.. Bland "
appointed to conduct Col. johnson
the chair. He was received with q