Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17

tie old war horse Judge berkshire, mo
had lis weather eye focused on berth
a. G,.egate-at large, which would enable
him, ~ the Judge afterwards cauddly tN-
pressed Il, to take trip through the West
without it costing him much. The Judge
was enthusiastically on top and the youDg
Mayors boom died bouin'. The mis-
take was in asking anything for young
Republican rom a convention 81 complete
~ dominated by the old relics Of the war
and their bourbon ideas.
As soon ~ the result Of the vote was an.
n0unced, 2 delegate from Mineral, who
wasn't on lO the scheme of the hasses.
moved that the two delegate he instruct
cd for James G Elaine for the Presidency.
This was the pivotal point Of the whole
proceedings. The mslority OF the conyen-
ton were hOwlInr, whOoprg, hIoGd-thirsiy
H!IntItes. Tney made no secret ut their
preference; aud yelled like Arlchcs. when
ever the spotted Knight was mentioned
There were some Sherman men present
also They were tr~ hut ihrywrlr d.
trmnrd and the resolution tu instruct
wtS the last straw tu their pstItarr. The
ever uumrrous rom SiagGcrS WIS on his
Zee! tu Il p0nt ct order n once, but was
howiri down hy The house 8uJ hammered
down nv the chair.
John W Mason asked that 'hn rrFrlu
tion he withdrawn in the interests oi har-
mnny, bat The mover was obstinate Hon.
Geo Harmon made IN earnest address.
protesting IN behalf ot the Grant county
Republicans, against the T. .uur iustme.
tIoas. Frank Cox, q, Mon"ugllia. ,isnr
Un-iy opposed the resolution. The Con
ycntlom huwlrd and the inturiiut,d Elaine
man withdrew the motion 10 instruct md
harmony with a hlg II araln ruled Sr-
prcmc.
The election Of allcrnat,s was rapidly
disposed Of DC. ). + l.mham. of New
burg, aud Geo W. '"iit, crE,rLclry. were
placed N nomination and cIrcied hy ucrla-
nation.
But the Second district Republicans
were not Ia g"t adjourned without row
iha! made the echoes Iug. ". NJ q.
Dawson started The i'm. The Fast men
were not satisfied with the treatment th,ir
man lad received a; the hands oi The coz
v,m,.on aud were tHirsrpg 10 try II again.
Dawson W., heir leader. Ne offered .
motion hat T.. f. FaW's name hc present.
rd 30 tau STATE Convention hy the StrnnG
Congressional district -larrr.
L. W Fleming iUrmOu''S local rnss.
jumped mp aud said tia! r.te, w,as not
MOnun"ala's choice She asked for judge
Berkshire ) +. McCornirk was en- rhe
same side, and he hAd blood on hig ,Dr,
ta.Ivs wh.n hr arose lie Insisted That
the M0n"uga.la delegation would pre-.
ntut the name Of Judga Ealph
Berkshire, ara he protected l"IlnSt the
convention binding them in this va
Her" wa man wh" hai rrown g~av IN
the seTNlr" OF Ia" party, and Wa Il pn-sl-
hl' tlnt I've should h" set down up0u tor a
stripping scarcely twenty-five" rI+, h.d
| dbnr nothing 10 Il -sryv ANYTHING from the
party. Berkshire hld. The convention
| Rad already decided that ,, dId no, want
! FAST, nud would not send him. Shrdll II
now -tultily It.clr? Was II igh;2 No
/ honorable man would do ~ M. Fact had
/ done
I'll" convention was ROW ,>ril d and
ready ior anythiuu in tn" line ri drrunria.
! 'IuT. Tom Sta%E"r- r,.Iprj Di"-nu' s.
words. lie said that the men nno were
| opposing hm were lrH'tu7 tu IN" party
and unworthy of coriiuu,y.
The duuhlr a-lHit brought Mr. lasN
10 In ie". {" make per-onr! explanation
j. was personal explanation, very per
r"nal i"sum" gentlemen who WEI" opros
lnr h.h. lie reminded III" geniirma!
'''n Ii..I"H 'hgCormrk that iWf 81"
i"' 'n' ",'' ''h'e hl- Noicr hid r1i~'o lac
',"" W '"' parry. ii'1,'~ ana Cheers
'"' o' H' ..'h opposed NIm Fast
was ihi' II h'd been his nn'y ~ the pas
ID Knock down some men. and In gentle
man from Preston was on" Of them. /
was an attack "i p-.soual spite and malice
ana be hurled back in h's teeth ever,
a7-e'ii"n "i his a-HrIrni~. When they
nrd m'ir these charges they were "t"p
p'n& beyond the line "i g"nlirmanlH
'',.9H.
Wy H." E.~t concluded the convention
"h.'n W" rapidly d'r"nr'aiing into q
m",'' 'f"-r to It7 feet and ho"."t, hiS-r.i