The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-22

Matters got worse when h6began to tai
about Lincoln and himself, with rathe
a leaning toward himself.
Senator Davis, of Minnesota, n
WILD WESTERN ORATOR,
with a red moustache and fringin
beard, put in n second, which frequentl,
awokc the Gresham echoes. 1t wa
noticeable that the Gresham cheers cam
from the galleries and the Illinois dele
CATION. where p sawed-of old fellow
turned himselfloose on lightprOvocatiOl
and obscured the electric light with {
silk handkerchief half as big us smal
bedquilt. In the stage gallery was NJ
old man OF more Gresham enthusiasm
than vitality, vigorously famed by {
young fellow, who showed intense auxi
ETY. for his venerable patient.
Lynch,
TIE MISSISSIPPI COLORED MAJ,
who presided temporarily in 1854, came
up with another second. He had the
misfortune to mention Harrison, when
the friends of that candidate broke out
with demonstration such ms the Gres'
ham men had not been able to com.
mand. The fact developed that the
Harrison men had some OF the galleries
themselves. The Gresham men com
plain that Lynch helped; showed his
disbelief in Gresham's success and so
HURT THEIR MAN.
Lynch enjoys Government office
when he can get one, and he has ability
to fill it well. He is also speaker
above the average, but did not strike his
best gait, for his heart was not in his
theme.
Mccall, OF Massachusetts, got in an
earned run Of applause by promising to
give short Gresham second. The
Massachusetts, brother was not impress
sive in his style, but he cut it Off short
and retreatcd in good order. Rector, OF
Texas, tried "tater patch" voice in a
ten acre field and it wouldn't go, though
he mixed his colOrs with brains.
now CAME INDIANA
with her "fayorite son." groomed by ex-
Gov. Porter, OF that State, who has
been stabbed with the dark horses.
He is a dignihcd, gray-beardcd man, who
went nt once into the argument Whilst
his voice is not strong, he used it iru-
galy. He hadn't got far before he had
set the Harrison men and
Gresham men to yelling at each other.
An Indiana man with big, bold red
Harrison flag, suddenly tlared it out and
the crowd laughed at the CORY appari-
ton.
Mr.. Elkins got further forward and
leaned on the chairmNn's desk, showing
PECULIAR INTEREST
in Gov. Porter. Much OF the speech
was, OF course, periunctory, for it in
cluded biographical material which ail
had read who cared to, but it is Gus
toms decree and that was the cause OF it.
1t was not Oratory; it was q shrewd
lawyers effort to get verdict. 1t would
have been better ii it had been shorter,
and the atmosphere was growing denser.
"poRrER Is a BLAINE MAN."
said a veteran at my elbow, "and he
won't tear his hair il HARRISON doesn't
make it." Another suggested that in
the interest Of his own latent boom he
was irving to talk his man to death.
After Porter's speech the chair de-
cided the "ayes" had it on motion to
adjourn, but the ayes didn't have it.
Possibly the chair was hungry. 1t
was Il pleasant relief to most OF us who
could get in again, but TO those who
couldn't it was wormwood and gall.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
After dinner the delegates came in
the American flag kerchicf,
which had been distributed at the door.
Terrill, OF Texas, gave Harrison
second while the hall was very noisy.
The press men could see him shaking
his head vigorously and are all hoping
that the shorthand fellows may have
heard.
much better heard, owing to clear and
flexible voice, and pulled out applause
about every other sentence. lie was
reaching for the galleries, and
GOT MS CLUTCH on THEM.
He was wise enough not to talk Har.
rison or nobody, but he fell into the
cannon error OF consuming too much
time and patience. But the goOd-humor-
ed assemblagc folgave him. When he
Blaine. there were three long,
swelling choruses OF applause, in which
New York took a marked and significant
part. Our own Moore, OF the southerly
county OF Harrison, jumped to his feet,
waving n newspaper and fan. This
had beaten the record OF
the convention up to date. 1t
SPOKE N TuuNpERING TONES
the first voice OF the convention: They
cOuld do this much, though their favor
ite leader had forbidden them TO vote
for him.
in the "fayorite son" OF his State. He
talked sense and had good command OF
himself. He kept close to his wnttStg!a
speech, hut did not manage 1t well. Ihe
name Of his candidate, however, was re,
ceiyed with marked favor, as 1t should
have been. ~
very heavy man OF massive head, n
Scotch face, so far as it peoped ont OF his
beard. MS much in earnest rs Frazier and
moi much more polished, added to the
comfortable feeling for the Michigan
man. Alger was ahead in respect to
champions.