The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-21

we mere lOTI LLAluSHGSl'l ASPS1sS'
r cans were here to formulate Republica
. principles; they were here to nomSla'
the next President of the Unite
States. [Applause.l The first was ems
to do. Every schoOlboy knew whi
the declaration OF the convention woul
be. Every Democrat as well as Reput
lican knew what the attitude OF the Rt
publican party was with respect to tn
question which concerned the American
people. Republicanism issincerity-an
sinceritynevere equivocates, We believ
in free ballot and fair count and "
will not hesitate to say SO in all tn
thunder we can put in the platform
We believe in a protective tariff and tina
the present Democratic administration
is fraud and pretense. We want
change and we are determined to hay,
one. We believe that
cLEvELASB's FREE TRADE MESSAGE
is fraught with danger. We want t.
take care of American labor, American
homes and American industries, and We
will say so. Then we will nominate
our candidate, don't know who he will
be-[a voice in the gallery, GRESHAM
and cheers. =,
Governor Foraker continued 81 don't
know what his name is-[a voice "For
aker"-cheers] but can say he will be
gentleman. Continued cheers.
'That was saying great deal in view
OF recent experiences" here broke in
Henderson, OF Iowa, with the dcciara,
ton that the nominee would not go
fishing on Decoration Day.
Continuing, Foraker said that the
nominee would be man OF good moral
character and would have some social
standing in the community. He would
not only be a man to cherish patriotic
recollections, but would have u record
us Republican that would be without
spot or blemish. He would take the
Republican standard in his hand and
carry it to victory in the name of Re-
publicanism, without explanation or
apology to anybody, and when once
elected it would be his highest business
to give the country n Republican admin
istration. [Applausel.
He would not do it by false pretenses,
he would go straight at the work. In
conclusion he said, 1--WE can catch up the
glorious refrain that comes from Oregon,
and carry it sweeping over the whole
country with magnificent triumph,
which will knock Grover Cleveland and
old bandanna into 'innoCuous disue-
tude." Loud and long continued up
plause and cheers.
Mr.. Fuller, OF North Carolina, moved
that Col. Robert 6. Ingersoll be asked
to make an address, but the Committee
on Credentials being ready to report, the
regular order was proceeded with. The
chairman Of 1.-THE
CREDENTIAL COMMITTEE
then advanced to the platform and made
his report. The report, among other
recommendations, favos the admission
Of the Wise district delegates from Vir-'
ginia and the four Malone delegates-at-
large.
Mr.. Russell, of North Carolina, from
the Credentials Committee presented
minority report in favor OF the admission
OF the Wise delegates from the Second,
Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Tenth
districts, who it is claimed were elected
by pretended conventions never called
by the State Committee. The report
also favors the admission OF the Malone
delegates from the Second, Fifth, Sixth,
Seventh, Eighth and Tenth districts.
The majority report was adopted, ex-
Cept so much thereof us relates to the
Virginia contests.
Senator Riddleberger, Of Virginia,
took the stand to present, as he said, the
truth Of the question. He came here,
be said, without vote being cast against
him by Republican in the Seventh
Congressional district. His seat had
never been contested there. Yet he was
dsked to sit down quietly and listen to
gentleman from North Carolina make
minority report that he was not entitled
to seat on the floor. II he was not
entitled to seat who was? Laughter,
At this point Mr.. Wall, o; Nebraska,
broke in with point OF order that
RIDDLEBERGER WAS OUT OF ORDER,
as the question now pending related to
deiegates-at-large. The chair sustained
the point OF order, and Mr.. Riddleberg-
er left the platform with the inquiry rs
to whether there would be a time when
he could protest against the partisanship
which allowed men to walk people in
here to vote for their special candidates.
That mart OF the Credentials Committee
reuort upon the admission OF the Nir-
ginia delegates-at-largc was adopted.
The question then being upon the
adontion Of that part Of reports OF the
Credentials Committee relating to ad-
mission OF district delegates from Vir-
ginia, Mr.. Wood spoke iu favor OF the
minority report, with special reference
to the Ninth district delegates, He said
he and his colleagues were properly and
legally elected by Il convention which
was regularly called by the State Com
mittee. and the contestants We're elected
by three men, who held pretended
convention in private Office OF one OF
the delegates, who was there chosen.
He Woods had been elected by con-
ventiun composed OF delegates from
every legislative district in the Congress
sional district, and it was unjust to throw
him and his colleague out OF the Nh
tional Convention.
Mr.. Stevenson, Of Minnesota, moved
that the minority report so lar Us it re,
terred TO the admission OF MIR. Wood
and his colleague be adopted.
General Bingham, OF Pennsylvania,
addressed the convention on the Ninth
district case. He declared that II the
majority OF the Committee on Creden.
tials conceded the election of Mr.. Wood
and his colleague, it gave up all its
claim that the other Malone district
delegates were not properly elected and
their opponents entitled to seats. He
claims that the election OF the contest
ants Of Mr.. Wood and his colleague was
SO palpable fraud that the minority Of
the committee did not dare to RECON-,
mend that they should he seated even
under the claim OF the technical irregu.
laFIty ot the Wood convention, and II
the convention voted to seat Mr.. Wood
il would vote down the majority report.
Mr.. Hess, Of Missouri, arose to move
the previous question, but the chair
declined to recognize him, and Mr.,
Moore, OF West Virginia, addressed thu
convention upon the Ninth district dis
pute. He thought that the convention
was in danger II it admitted any OF thC