Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-23
In DETAIL.


to Mean Free Whisky, but Mr.. A. w.
Campbell Don't Like Such Plain Talk.
Special 7tlegrGm TO the Register.
Specia! telegram 10 The Register.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, August 22.-At
1876 this morning the rink in which the
convention was held was completely filled.
Between three and four hundred delegates,
besides considerable number Of alternates,
were in attendance. IT that hour W. J.W.
Cowden, of the State Executive Commit
tee, raped on the cbairmsn's desk and
called the convention to order in
his best Sunday-go-to. meeting style.
Rev. G.. w. Terrence, of Charleston,
offered brief prayer and the great body
of Guff howlers and slate ratifers were
ready for work. The temporary organiza-
ton was them announced. Sturgis, Of
Morgantown, was made Chairman, but the
name OF p. w. Morris was substituted for
A. B. White for Secretary. Sturgis' speech
of acceptance was probably az good as
could be expected from prominent West
Virginia Republican on such an occasion.
However, liberal as he may be in his private
views, public expressions before a State
convention of bowling radicals must be lit
tie less than ranting fanaticism. Bloody
shirt was the warp and wool of the ad-
dress. The praises OF the Republican
party were sounded through long list OF
tiresome changes, and the periods were
spplauded in ayou-make-me-tired sort of a
way. There was
AN AMUSING INCIDENT
where the orator called Harrison a soldier
statesman and Morton generous philan-
thropist. The audience did not know the
head and tail of the Chinese monopOly
ticket by these high-sounding names, and
remained as silent as the dead, when
he took a breath and waited for ap
plause. Mr.. Sturgis is q rip-snortinl
Prohibitionist, but he experienced no diff
culy in aligning himself with the Whisky
plank of the Chicago platform, and by sc
doiug evoked the most enthusiastic chesrs
that had vet been heard. As an oratorica'
effort the address was failure. In no re
spsct was it equal to the mastery exposi
tion of party doctrine that fell from thu
lips of Charles James Faulkner, at Hunt
ington, and go far as effect was concerned
might as we'll have been left unsaid
Senator Scott offered the customary reso
luton that all resolutions touching party
policy, should he referred to the Committe,
on Platform without debate. 1t was car
ried.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
of the various Senatorial Districts wer,
called for and returned as follows:
Resolutions-First District, G. B, Hart
Second, ]. Sinclair; Third, Q. E. Haddox
Fosrtb, J. II. Hutchinson; Fifth, VIM
woodward; Sixth, B. d. McGinnis; Sew
enth, C. A. Meadows; Eighth, A. L. Fall
er; Ninth, T. B. Ducan; Tenth, A. II
Winchester; Eleventh, g. c. Sturgis
Twelfth, J. o. Thompson; Thirteenth
John Heller.
State Central Committee W.
W. Cowden; Second. Fl. s. White; Third
D P. Morgan; Fourth. W. Yrooman, Fifth
Fl. c. Flesher; Sixth, T, E Stout; Seventh
]. E Hewitt; Eighth. S. Hawk; Ninth, A
F. Gibbons; Tenth, NJ. S. Holt. Eleventh
NJ. L. Schaefsr; Twelfth, G.. T. Goshorn
Thirteenth, E V. Ysntes, Jr.
Basis of Representstion-First, T. P
Jacobs; Second, T. Yonng; Third, W. B
Meadows; Fourth, Glib. E Jones; Fifth, W
II. Howard; Sixth, Geo. T. Rstliff
Seventh, A. W. Cook; Eighth. G. D
Elliott; Ninth, W. T. Lipscomb; Eleventh
j. S Stanhsgsn; Twelfth, G.. T. Goshorn
Thirteenth, J. Clendenin.
Rules and Order of Business First, ]
G. Kline; Second, ]. W. Ghroger; Third
Walter Rolley; Fourth, G. B. Rsthbone
Fifth, II. O. Flesher; Sixth, ]. G. Thomas
Seventh, P. Meadows; Eighth, S W. Wi
ley; Ninth, Martin Hall; Tenth, G.. H
Graham; Eleventh. W. NJ. Q. Dawson
Twelfth, George Fight.
Psrmsnent Orgsuizstion-First, G. o
Smith; Second, Eldridge Carter; Third
Edwin Maxwell; Fourth, w. H. Lutz
Fifth, d. s. Walker; Sixth, ]. K. Siutor
Seventh. J. R. Hogan; Eighth, A. s
Fuller; Ninth, A. Taylor; Tenth, Pa
Rodgers; Eleventh, B. NJ. Jones; Twelfth
F. NJ. Reynolds; Trteenth, K. ID. Butt.
When the list of committees was com
plete, occurred
ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENT.
of the day, an event long memorable il
the history of West Virginia. There wa
subdued hush, moment of expectancy
stir in the Ohio county delegation, and
the eyeglasses and pompsdour hair Of Col
Birdie Hart arose in full view. The vas
audience caught its breadth. It was su
preme moment, and the Colonel rose equa
to the occasion. He asked where the com
mittee would meet. II was announced
aud the country was saved once more
The convention adjourned to 80 in osde
to recover from the shock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention was slow in reassem
bling, and when it was finally called I,