Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-22

from that State. ''It is virtual surreu-
der to the power Of protected trusts, and
gives the lie to all our party pledges.
How can We go home to our people and
ask them to stand by that platform, after
assuring them that We would do all in our
power to have q strong tariff revision plank
in the PLATFORM"
at makes Alger necessary for to hold
Michigan" was the brief and emphatic
comment Of delegate from that State"
THE VESTS BACKBONE CHILLED.
1t is useless to attempt to conceal the
fact that the platform sent cold chill up
the spinal marrow of many of the western
delegates. The eastern and southern del
sgations are well pleased, the latter, es.
pecially, but the important fact remains
that it is the west and northwest that pile
up the Republican msicrities.
The other points of the platform that
attracted attention were the bi-metal
plank, put in for the Pacific Coast delega.
tiOns, and the pension plank, which
GORGEOUS ARRAY OF RANK POLITICAL
CHEsTNUTs
WAS heartily cheered.
Aside from the reading of the platform,
by Mckinley, the two day sessions were
given mp to nominating speeches. All the
candidates were named, and each got his
appropriate amount of cheers, prepared
for the occasion. The great Sherman
demonstration at the close of Foraker's
speech was the feature. 1t was tribute
a. much to the Governor "a to the Senator.
With the exception of tho fSvorite son
delegations, the whole convention WAS in
an upruar of enthusiasm cheering for
many minutes.
NENr TO SHERMAN, ALGER
was the recipient of the most hurrsbs. The
strength Of the other candidates is evident
IL confined in main to their own States.
The nominating speeches fell fiat Swett,
who spoke for Gresham, was a failure.
Porter, who followed in Hsrrison's interest,
was little better. Frazier, of Michigan,
and HiscOck, OF New York, in nominating
Alger aud Depew, did fairly well. None
Of the speakers could bear comparison with
the mastery oratory of Dougherty, RIines
aud Daniels at the st. L)uis convention
Measured by this standard, they were pig
mics.
The height of interest eentered in For
aker's second to Sherman. Would he at
tempt the GA.fisld set of 1SS0, OF would
he prove true and faithful to his m, n?
was the all-absorbing question. Whatever
Foraker's intent was he made no friends
for himself. His ailusion to "BiOgraph,
ical Sketches" given by preceding orators
was
GRATUIroUs INSULT To THE GRESHAM
AND ALGER MEN,
and "a such was resented by them. His
speech was hristliDg full of good points
for Sherman, but it is questionable whether
/ that statesman gained any advantage from
/ il beyond the fact that il settles one thing,
the Ohio delegation must stand solidly by
him to the last.
| The events of the day justify no surmise
as to who will be the lucky man to-mOr'
row. IL is still Sherman against the field,
with no relative change in position, unless
perhaps Depew has weakened and AlgeI
gone up point.
THAT BAD VIRGINIA BLUNDER.
The Republican Convention awakened
! this morning to the fact that fatal error
had been made in unssatiug the Malone
Virginia delegates. Malone represent:
the regular party organization. Wise rep
ressnts only himself. He and his dele
yates are revolutionists. The REGISTER
representative saw q dispatch from Rich
mond which represents heIpemOersts ~
wild with Joy at the result that diScredit'
the only regular Republican organization
of the State. Col. Lamb, who has beer
president of the last three Republican State
Conventions, said to the representative o
the REGISTER this morning:
SIT is
A CRUSHING BLOW