Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-03
A TURBULENT CONVENTION.
From tho baltimore American.

The Democrats Of the Parkers-
burg, w. Va, congressional dis
trict held a convention in that
place yesterday resulting in the
nomination of Judge James NJ.
Jackson, of Parkersburg, on the
third ballot. The other candidates
were the present incumbent, Chas.
IIogg, who caused such a howl
among the Democrats by pairing
with Randall on the Mills bill, aud
ex-COngressman Eustace Gibson.
Jackson was nominated by bare
majority, getting 81 votes out of
$50. During the presentation of
candidates names a row arose, last
ing an hour, which men who have
attended conventions for years say
was never eqnalled in the state. A
Mason county delegate, secondlng
HOgg's nomination, referred to the
fact that the Jackson family were
trying to monOpOlize all the offices.
He said one of them is an ex.Gov-
ernor, another a United States
Judge, and the third, who now
wishes to 60 to Congress, has been
Judge Of a state court for two terms.
He said also that if Jackson was
nominated, the district would go
Republican. Ex.Gov. Jackson then
arose to defend his brother and the
Jackson family. He made a speech
against Iogg and Gibson, saying
they had banded the offices about
for four years. and had cheated his
brother out of it at two former con-
ventions. Terrible confusion then
arose, and for five minutes it was
impossible for the chairman to han.
die the convention. Jackson then
denounced Gibson In the most
scathing terms, referring to his
past record, and saying that he
ought to be DISTINGUISHED. Then
Gibson jumped up and, clenching
his fist, dared Jackson to repeat
the assertion. Cries of "Put him
OUT asst down." and numerous
Kisses so drowned GibsOn's voice
that nothing could be heard. Del
egates were yelling, and the chair
had no control of the convention.
When Jackson had finished, Glib
son made an attempt to speak,
when a delegate moved that he be
denied the privilege. At this, Glib.
son made a spring to the front of
the platform, and, shaking his fist
in the delegates face, said that he
had faced the lannon's mouth, and
no tyrant should shut his mouth
from speaking. Again confusion
reigned. The spectators crowded
upon the delegates, and the char.
man called on the police and the
county sheriff to put ont the mob.
For half an hour then Jackson and
Gibson stood in attitudes OF de-
fance. Finally, Gibson went on in
most cutting speech, showing up
the Jackson family-how they had
held Office for years and years, and
scarcely a member of the family
but what was in official life. He
further charged that the federal
judiciary had been used to work
up Jackson's delegations. At this
point, Judge Monroe Jackson, the
candidate for the nomination, got
up and denied all Mr.. Gibson's
charges about the judiciary he
said they were false, and demand.
ed the names. Gibson replied with
the name of a deputy marshal, who
Immediately denied every part OF
the matter whatever, Again there
was terrible confusion, and the con-
yentiOn could do nothing for several
minutes. The boots and yells were
deafening, and the bad blood that
was engendered was very great
The convention building had four
thousand people IN It. For over
an hour this wrangle continued,
when the ballOting began. After
the nomination had been made, sew
eral Gibson and Hogg delegates
SAID Jackson could not possibly be
elected. The feeling is exceeding
ly bitter, and It is openly charged
and undenied that both Gibson
and Hogg will work during the
campaign to down Jackson. The
Republicans hope to profit by the
rumpus.