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

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Harrison, moved an adjournment till I
y. IN. This was met with storm OF
noes, and the chair said:
"Without putting it to vote the chair
decides that that motion is lost"
A delegate said: "Imoye that Woods
be elected by reclamation"
A storm OF noes.
Mr.. Harrell: 81 move that Mr.. John
0. Pendleton.be nominated by acclama-
ton"
4 storm OF noes and few ayes.
Homer. Of Harrison: ~ move we adj
iourn."
Homer: 81 insist upon it,"
The motion was put and overwhelm-
ingly defeated.
Horner advanced to the platform, and,
gesticulating madty, made speech,
which nobody could hear for the con-
A yoice-I move the Chairman call
this Convention to order. [Derisive
cries and laughter.
The Chair-The Chair is doing the
best he can, gentlemen, unless you get
him two gaveis.
More confusion.
A voice-"I move Ohio county here
after be required to vote in rotation
when her turn comes."
|. +. Jones, "0hio county will be
ready TO vote when her turn comes.
We can attend to our county"
Rat, tat, tat from the ChairmAn's
gayel. .,,
"Why don't you do it?'
Rat, tat, tat, tat.
The chair-'IfOhio county amt ready
to vote when she is called, the chair
don't know any way but to wait till she
is ready"
Rat, tat, Int, tat.
The sixteenth ballot progressed as far
Ms Ohio county, when Chairman Jones
announced 40 l4-l0 for Woods and 81
for johnson.
Pat Gavin-That is mot right. l cast
my vote for Pendleton.
John Batchelor-And | cast two for
Arnett.
Great confusion. The chair pounds
hard aud inquiries: "What does the
chairman Of that delegation announce
as the vote"
L. CHAIRMAN JuuGS- hION7 ~ AA-ANi
johnson 3 PIG"
ter "And they're going to go on there,
too, and don't you forget it.
Horner, OF Harrison-"Move we
The vote was finished amid confusion
and interruptions OF which this was =
mere sample. The result was announced
as follows:
PeAdlcton
Wilson
A delegate from Wetzel-"I put in
nomination William ShalTer, OF Wheel.
ing, T"Oh, rats !"l a horny-handed son OF
Toll laughter and cheers who earns his
sweat by the toll Of his brow. lCheers
and laughter.l ., -,
by reclamation.
Mr.. Fowler-I move an adjournment
till Up. m.
mo, no, no, no."
The chair put the motion and it wai
yelled to death, e,
Alter much confusion, Mr.. Kincaid
OF Marshall, having tried several times
to make speech, but having been eacE
time set down on, q vote was again start
ed.
Braxton voted 10 for Pendleton,
Mr.. Wilson, Of Brooke, cast Brooke,'
8 votes for Judge ]. J. Jacob, OF THU
J city, which provoked mild enthusiasm
Mr. Kincaid finally got on a chair and
got hearing, and made speech in IN,
vor OF johnson, whom he first calico
John johnson and then Ben johnson
creating wild shouts OF laughter.
Lewis gave her 10 votes TO Pen dleton
Ohio voted 40l for Pendleton, A tol
Johnson, for Arnett. Before the bal
lot was finished Brooke county deserted
Judge Jacob again.
Pending the announcement OF the re
sult Dir. Blue again blew to the front
, INT the storm OF "Rats!" and "Sit
down." drowned him quick.
BORN IN THE STORM.
When the chair undertook to an
, nounce the vote there was another ter
rife racket. Gilmer county desired Il
: change her vote, and half the convention
and about rs many outsiders were ~, a
once, yelling, screaming, howling lie
her changem and the other half yellini
as loud and persistently, "She haint 50
1 no right to changew
i Finally the chairman OF the CLINE
] county delegation was recognized AM