The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-29

He had "a votes and fraction before
Gilmer gave him Z. Then Ohio gave
Pendleton her solid 40. Wetzel took d
vote away from him. With such CON
fusion us prevailed it was a work Of diff
Guilty and required time to get the vote.
It looked once or twice us II Mr.. Pendle-
toms hard earned majority would yet be
stampeded away from him, and whether
Intentionally or not, Chairman Palmer
offered every facility for this movement.
Dozens OF delegates were shouting
"Mr. Chairman" at once.
"sit DOWN. cried the Chair. "The
Chair will not recognize one Of you till
this vote is announced il you yell Mr..
Chairman till you're stone blind"
| Wild shouts and laughter.
The vote was finally announced:
Woods.
Fendle iooS
JOhnkon.......,. ............,.... .......O0 liGO
Then n delegate moved TO make it
unanimous, and while Mr.. Pendleton
was nearly pulled to pieces by jubiIant
friends who shook hands and Rugged
him and pounded him on the back till
they knocked his Adams apple up into
his mouth, he was declared the unani-
nous nominee OF the convention.
Then everybody yelled and the candi.
date was pulled up on the platform and
greeted with another volley OF cheers,
waving baadannas and other signs OF
enthusiasm.
MIR. PENDLEToN's SPEECH.
He made short speech of thanks,
which was again cheered. He was evil
IDENTIFY greatly excited, but his voice was
loud and clear. He said:
l cannot tell you, gentlemen, how
much and how truly | thank you for this
compliment you have paid me to-day.
1t is no light thing-no light compli-
ment-to receive this nomination over
the gentlemen who contested for it here
to-day, and in return for this honor !
pledge you that will carry the banner
Of Grover Cleveland and Thurman
[Cheers] from the northern end TO the
southern end of this district, and when
the polls close on November | trust
they will close on n glorious vic
tory for all three Of us. [Cheersl. This
Convention has other business to per-
form; and | have been admonished by
some OF my friends that short speeches
are sweet speeches. Besides, in my
present state OF physical excitement,
and after the anxiety and the labors OF
this day, l have no words in which to
make a political speech to you. l
pledge you my word that III every mag
isterial district, in every valley and on
every hill, in every nook and Granny in
the district, will preach to you the
gospel OF Grover Cleveland and tariff
reform [wild cheers and applause,
drowning ellectually the closing words].
PRESIDENTIAL ILEcroR.
For Presidential eector Mr.. William
ShaGcr, in complimentary speech
which was interrupted by faint Kisses
and cries OF "Name yonr hossw nomi-
mated Lewis S. Newman, oil Marshall
county.
Mr.. j. B. Fowler, OF Harrison county,
named John j. Davis.
A YoiCe-GGt u Democrat.
A Harrison county delegate-I am
here on behalf OF Mr.. Davis himself to
withdraw his name.
A motion was made to nominate New
man by reclamation, but !, +. Jones
nominated Il. +. Kidd, OF Gilmer, and
Joe Emsheimcr seconded the nomina-
ton.
Mr.. Kincaid made n speech for Lew
Newman's cause, and Wetzel county
delegate nominated Col. Dan johnson.
A dozen different motions were made,
but all ruled out OF order and ballot |
taken as well MS possible amid the ear
splitting confusion. Not "A delegate out
side OF Lewis county, which was still on
its good behavior, was in his seat, and
nearly all were trying to out-talk each
other.
Johuson's name was withdrawn and
the vote stood:
Newman '''''lg3
Kidd, '''''''''''.' q
After a vote OF thanks to the officers,
Newman came to the front while a vote
was being taken on amotion TO adjourn,
and made harangue which soon thin
ned out the crowd. Under the guise OF
q humorous speech which he preiaced
by saying he was poor Democrat but a
good kicker, he scored his party pretty
severely for its unjust andunwise course
in this district in the past, but wound up
with, "Still, boys, am for your man.
When he quit Chairman Palmer an
nounced to the score or less OF delegates
remaining in the hall that
"This convention stands adjourned
sine die. Ii you don't know where that
is, you can go-somewhere else.",