The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-15
4 DAISY!
The THIRD DISTRICT .I.1,oD DEM
OCRATIC CONVENTION
Howling, Drunken Mob That
Knocks the Memorable
New NartinsviIIe AssemOlage Out
of1'imc in One Round'
mHy ALDERSON NOMINATED
FOR CONGRESS-
,,tsr 4 Scene Of Unprecedented
roafR,iOu and Occurrences
THAT were Disgraceful iii the
Eytrenle....The Democracy
SpIit and Il Republican
Victory Predicted.

s,.al DlOalth 10 he h'o'Igtne1'
7r,,r,r.roS, ". VA, August IA
m uIrrsou, was nominated for
JO"" ~, irou the Third district by a
V0"s'''" Iiyctv convention at Coal
,,lIs ,,II,, ,,,g ,n.,,y, This is tough place to
tI!e.horiu, 'lI'! and the gathering suit
Ho'' s','" ,,. rirs, rate, All the counties
ed ihe Pl''' ','' L,., rovo,,o and M
vpp rrprrse"'c" 0"' " ~ ~ tt:
mention was made OF IL Ill '"e lio''iiii'
,,dps. The fact is that tayette, uhueE
I''',., t,,ior.hin Of j. W, st. Clair, refused
Tue 't"'''''l +, ,ho corvention and
10 take any part III 'i'e 'o"'e ~ W
,bry ave it out that they Will hot Dc
lonnJ by It's actions. 4 Democrat told
V''" 10, ,hu, II Colonel McCiinniss
u'' 49, w.: a.. rowinec Fovette could
SHOULD be tue hon''lcu f"yI.'o '"
be relied on for 1000 Republican ma
i,,i,v
PI: ,:rcrnDr Wilson and Phil. Snyder
,,m, Jown from the eastern end OF the
S'.,yrt @ tiris morning, but did not stop
St Coll Valley. Captain Snyder said
Ii. name would not be before the con-
ran,ion "a, Int that the way he was
,,n,r,cro ro rrySI's IyrIREsrs
"1'' 1t e" ~ 9, C,,;. ,,ot oT =,
Tsashame' J' W. OF o''"' so' =" "'
Coal Valley, but did not so near the
convention. asked him, ''Did you not
W." ,', oiu fine convention ?" "No."
Eau' IIsii 'SiS ,Tnt We will have voice at the
ne s'O,, a,J W Il you "n Nil IN nj Wheeling
Eo.s, @ a,'S ~ Yorsm,Icr vnr rnn hear our re-.
Ls'en sL, :" = '''' ''''
H'IlS' vlis;,, orJ ,omh,ors reoned n rich re.
,,T nT%',' ~ ,i,orrSwJeI i,"r villaoG While the
IGn,a,as GI'" :" "a "crc WAITING for the hall tol
amen. brass band played "Dixey" and
drunken men danced and yelled "Hur'
nh lor Jeil DAVIS IL ""S s'0n''
'V~' G ! F'ij barr Of Webster called tho con-
ycntion to order at lOo'clock. After an
excriciating racket by an alleged band,
he named Harry GILmer, oil GreehDrier,
as chairman, and all Democratic edltors
Otthc Third district rs secretaries, dii-
mer spoke very briefly, ana when lie sat
down Mr. Middleton, oil hanawha'
moved to make the temporary oorgahl|a'
ton permanent, which was done; A
man in the uniform OF the band here
advanced on the stage; horn IN hand,
and waving 1t over his head, SAID; u
think somebody else has got a rlght 10
talk here. TINS convention was un-
wrongly called =,
ttlIs man was sat down on finally win
difficulty, ana WlIl Chiffon moved tue
appointment OF the usual committees,
including that on Basis OF Representa-:
ton. A voice cried: kats, the oasis OF
representation IS already settled.
CONFUSION REIGNs.
From this on confusion re;yned and
o,.,rhoi,, soon,oJ ,oI,.;n,, a. enoo l,rt
everybody seemed talking AT once, Dnt
one drunken man Who was percheu on
the back Of reporters chair just over
the ioot,lishts whistled "Dixey" with
s',, snr Io,vG ,.S VI u s!ea'H s! engine W hen
0What countv are Won from ?"
"None Of your damned business" was
his startling reply.
What county arc you from? Do you
want to run this whole damned business
yOurseli?"
Mr.. Chiffon said: "Kanawha county is |
done aud ready to report"
A delegate THAT settles it, move
We 20 home"
motion was adopted that n Sergeant.
alarms be named and the chair named
Hon. John G. Lobban, which made
hearty laugh.
The committees were finally appoint
ed, and a recess of one hour was taken,
The Committee on Credentials recon.
lnenied that any Democrat present from
Fayetic county be allowed to cast its IS
yOtcs None Of the many in the hall re.
Sponlcd.
TIIE RESOLUTIONS.
Jo.lp S,ol,;r,, ,ho ,ho;,,,or ~ u,o
Committee nm poso,r,;o,s rrossr,od
the report, which endorses CIovcInnd,s
IT.. ry'' " NV" '''"o'scs NleNc''uu
country ON the nossess;or of a pros;,lort
with 50 many good qualities. It de.
nands legislation that will prevent the
formation OF trusts; calls attention to ad.
MnceiinPrIce oftheproducts OF the farm
Grand graLcr in the last year and attrib-
uIeS i to the etIortto pass the Mills bill,
Which by promising TO reduce the sur
PIus, has removed this evil which
threatened to swallow up the circulating
medium; endorses the st. Louis plat
form and Cleveland and Thurman and
Ine representatives and Senators from
west Virginia in Congress; endorses
Hoir,s ,"i ne,noSrltiG State administration and
lle sSSSaI i"my 10 r Sne management manage t o.
report was wildly cbeered aSd there
were cries Of "lIurrah for Thurman"
anu Th ihrGe cheers for Pat Duffy"
w,s .Ts in. tesGIut'on about the school fund
"9 '"'''lued asa
nooSr FOR AUDITOR DUFFY
and was warmly onnosed in the com.
mittee 'p''NN - '
W.,
"nch Logan county was called for the
nomination for u member of Congress,
Il, Clay Rarlapd made tlouorv s9eecb