The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-20
A Long Session of the Convention
is Inevitable.
The PersOnel Of the Ticket Still
a Matter of Speculation.
The Platform viii BE Unquali-
GcdIy for Protection,
And There Will BE No Mug
wumpery This Time.

slS,iai DispairI 10 he Mtolliganotr.
CmcAGo, June l0.-The great Conven-
ton has been opened in splendid style,
and before it WIS four hours old it had q
biz fight on its hands in the hand-to-
hand conflict begun in Virginia and
transferred to this broader field.
II had been thought that there would
ben struggle, rs there was four years
ago, over the temporary Craftsmanship,
for it was no secret that Thurston, who
had been selected MS compliment to
the West, was antHgonized in that great
section. The National Committee had
some fear that it had made mistake
and might be overrulGd. Estee, OF CAL
iiornia, advised his friends to let the
thing 90, and an incipicnt revolt was
Quellcd, except as TO Kansas, which sim
ply got itself hissed for objecting to
Thurston without giving any reasons.
1t was
A TRYING SITUATION
for the Nebraska man, but it gave him
an opportunity to personally impress
the convention on opening his address
with great dignity and without refer
cnCe to Kansas.
Thuston is very bald in front, which
helps to make his forehead more i'm
posing, and after the manner OF many
wise men he wears spectacles. His
voice is strong, harsh and soon showed
wear and tear. II he had known it, he
might have saved n good deal and been
rs well heard, for the acoustics Of the
great hall are good. Parts OF Thurs
toms speech were quite brightandallf fair,
but it was not quite up to the occasion.
There is much criticism OF his references
to Blaine, inst holding him up high and
suddenly slamming him down on his
back. The Blaine men are saying that
il is not in the province OF the presiding
officer to forbid the convention to nOmi-
nate anybody. Others criticise the
speech on quite opposite grounds, in
sistng that ThurstOn intended TO stimu.
late 4 Blaine boom which needs NO
stimulating. My own judgment is that
under the circumstances Thurston had
deal too much to say about
Blaine. The
CHEERS THAT FOLLOWED THE PRAYER
were an unusual feature, but if preach'
ers don't want that kind of thing they
must not pray that kind Of prayers
There was no irreverence in the cheers
they simply took the place of amens
The convention couldn't help it.
Everybody was in good humor-ex
cept, Of course, old Virginians-becOust
everybody can see all that goes on ant
hear a voice Of average strength. Ii
this respect the hall is much superior Il
that Of four years ago and to the long
necked affair in st. Louis. The hall il
also brilliant and well ventilated.
Those Yirginians who got into tn
convention were there for the Ggh
which everybody expected, but it wa
not thought they would spring it il
open convention before the committe
had investigated. wise's plea for fai
play showed why it was opened so early
lie did not want Malone to sit as a judg
in his own cilse, which comprehends
great deal more than his own seat. FC
the convention it means the seats Of a
his followers whose title is assailed, an
it involves his grip on the party m
chinery, without which his light woul
so out.
The spectacle was
INTENSELY DRAMATIC.
Wise-young, broad, physically stron
bcardless, brainy and full OF the fire
youth, heated red-hot by indignatio
confronted veteran soldier who carri
into civil affairs the mien Of col
mander on the field OF battle; lead
who gives orders and shoots for d
obedience; dainty little man with |
tie feet; tiny hands and the beard Of
patriarch. These men confronted ea
other savagely us though they we
fighting with hrnun sunrtls or wi