The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-30
RATIFIED BY THE PEOPLE.
The Slate Of the Cleveland Re-
form Managers Goes
AT SATURDAYS PRIMARIES.
The Inside of What was Not Widely
Advertised as District Mass Meet
ings of the Democracy.
Interesting Reports.

Ill IebpUIlbS " " C1ll lbouCh ny VIC
County Democratic Executive Com
mittee, district mass meetings, 50 called,
we're held Saturday, for the purpose ofse-
lecting ten delegates from each districtto
this county in a First Con-
gressional district convention to be held
here Tuesday, May s, for the purpose of
choosing three delegates to represent
this district at the Democratic National
Convention to be held ut st. Louis,
June .. At ~
Delegates were chosen Saturday, and
judging from the reports in circulation,
the delegates from the city districts, ut
least, were chosen with great care. Re-
port has it, that the delegates whose
names appear below as having been
chosen from the city districts, were Sc
lected ut quiet little conference ofnear
friends OF Senator Kenna and the CiGve-
land administration, held Friday even
ing, and that after they had been select
ed, word was passed around to those
who were TO be trusted, to be at the va
rious polls early, rush the prepared tick
cts through and then close the polls
without waiting for any efforts to break
the combination.
This report comes from what is con-
sidered good authority, and there is
reason to believe that the able lieuten-
ants OF this free trade administration
have gone even further in their thus far
successful efforts to misrepresent the
majority OF the Democracy ofthis end OF
the State, which were it not stihed would
cry out loudly for the protection so
strongly demanded by the Republican
party, and against Cleveland and his
free trade utterances. There is reason
to believe that the manipulators here
after counselling with Senator Kenna,
not only selected the delegates for Sat
urday's elections, but that the slate has
been made up for the convention to be
held here May s, and that that slate will
contain the names OF three men, who
like the men selected in Clay district
Saturday night, are "all copper-bottomed
Cleveland men," according to the Regis
Ter OF yesterday morning.
Clay district is not the only one pro-
vided with this class OF delegates. All
the city districts had Cleveland men Sc
lected for them, and in nearly every in
stance the slate went through unbroken.
Among those reported to have at
tended the Friday night conference me
John o. Pendleton, DR.. Tom Lunsford,
Frank Jepson, Barney Galligan, Philo
Kimberly, John S. Naylor, Chairman
Tom Riley, OF the State Executive Com
mittee, Oscar Seeley, Il Register spokes-
man, and other prominent Kenna
strikers.
Not only were the details OF the Satur-
day elections arranged, but it is said
there was some preliminary talk about
starting amovement here togull the labor
vote, us IN auxiliary to tho "Bill Dave"
Goshorn movement started at Charles
ton, which was shown upin Saturdays
issue OF this paper by special from
there. 1t is pretty generally understood
that this "Bill Dave" movement has the
endorsement OF Senator Kenna and the
Register, and that laboring men, particu-
larly X. Of L. and other union men, are
indignant over this transparent scheme
to rope them in to aid in attaining selfish
ends.
There are many things that go to bear
out the truth OF these reports. at the
Clay meeting Philo Kimberly. presided
and made one OF his old time speeches
to the handful present 1t was Cleve-
land and free trade from the very out
set. The Great Commoner, in case a
"Bill Dave" Goshorn auxiliary can be
set up here, is to be The presiding or d.
recting genius, and once more pose in
his old and favorite position as the
friend OF the workingnan.
In Washington district G. Hanes pre-
sided in Madison, Chairman Naylor, OF
the committee; in Union, John Ii.
Downs, of the postoilice force; the Post
master was at the Clay meeting. In
Centre Harry Godfrey and Register
man carried out the programme. In
Webster John A. Weisgerber was in the
chair, and in Richie Sheriff Handlan
smiled benignly over those who did his
The call OF the committee stated that
the city polls were to be kept open from
1880 to 8 o'clock p. III. They were
opened promptly, and those who had
been notified to be on hand promptly,
having voted, the polls were closed. AS
nearly as can be aScertaincd, all were
closed before $3.50 o'clock. The McwS-
Letter seems to have had an intimation
that there was some fine work going on
behind the scenes, judging from the fol-
lowing taken from one OF its editorials
Saturday night: "There has been but
little publicity givento the announce
ment OF the primaries, and outside OF
those who are Immediately concerned
the public knows nothing about it. This
may be considered Il fine stroke OF
but it lacks the management
that tells in campaign where every
citizen is interested. This is not the
year for dark lantern tactics"
In connection with this paragraph, ii
may be mentioned that there is also n
report aboutanother conference that has
been held, or is to be held, at which the
question OF securing the Newsletter, to
be used in opposition to the Market
street organ, is to be seriously discussed.
II such an arrangement can be made it
will be backed up by Democrats from
all parts OF the State, who have influence
and plenty OF money. Their idea will
be to publish the paper in the interests
OF protection and Democracy, differ
ent from the present free trade,
ward striker, Cleveland regime that
poses as JeGersonian Democracy in all
its simplicity. AS reported, the under
OF the gentlemen contemplating
this movement is, that the Register is
body, soul and breeches, TO
the Cleveland idea and all that it i'm
plies.
The delegates whose selection at the
Friday night conference was ratified
Saturday, are as follows:
Westinghouse: 0'Neill, NJ. Edwards,
Alfred Caldwell, Charles Hoffman,
George l. Garrison, Lewis Zoeckler, John
Rine, A, c. Harrell, F. B. Frederick,
William Kenney.
Madison-J. B. fancy, ]. B. Summer
vile, J. S. Naylor, G. II. Copp. +. P.
Mcneil, A. G. HadliCk, G. Schambra,
Albert Capps, j. Emsheimer, 7, S.
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