The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-25
now GAINES WAS NOMINATED.


His Graceful withdrawal Irue ise'
pubiicnn's Action.
The following exttac. Is from the
Charleston Stars account Of the Third
District Republican Convention:
Tho balloting, up to this point, had
proceeded almost in silence, but just
after the Secretary had announced the
result OF tho last ballot, Mr.. Smith
mounted tho stage and in a brief but
eloquent speech, withdrew his name
from before the convention. lie began,
Us follows:
"MK, CHAIRMAN ASD GENTLEMEN or
TIE CoSvESTioS:-Beiore me l SEQ the
representative Republicans OF tho six.
teen counties that compose the great
Third Congressional district OF West
Virginia. You come from your noun.
tain homes bearing in your hasds the
flag OF liberty and equality before tho
law, and In your hearts that loyalty!
that prompts you TO follow the flag that
Lincoln and Garfield loved. II Is charg.
ed by my opponents that, like Saul Of
Tarsus, & one prosecuted the Chlis.
tians' and am not yet entitled to the full
confidence Of tho faithful. ! Z accept tho
situation 30 long as visited upon my de.
voted head. viii you allow mo to lay
any aspirations that | may have upon
the altar Of my party, and work as n pri.
vate In the ranks, and march under your
ilag to victory In November? Place your
banner In the hands OF the old veteran
who gave four years OF his young man.
hood to country and liberty; his loyalty
you dare not question. II you ever In.
tend to reward your country's defenders
do SO before they are gathered to their
God. Major Gaines wore the blue while
I wore tho gray, and l am profoundly
thankful that | have IN opportunity to
march to victory with you under the flag
OF liberty held and guided by the hand
ofloyalty and love.
Amid tremendous applause and cries
OF
''DoN'r WITHDRAW, WE'LL NOMINATE
YOU"
Mr.. Smith stepped down 10 the floor Of
the hall, and a moment later cries Of
"Gaines, Gaines" were heard from
nearly every part OF the building, while
"McGinnis, McGinnis," was answered
back by that gentleman's friends. AZ
soon ~ order was restored, Edward
P. Rucker, Of Mercer, aud John A,
Cook, OF Raleigh, addressed the con.
vention briefly in behalf of Major
McGinnip, and after they had con.
Guided Hon. S. G. Burdelt again ad.
dressed the convention briefly, this time
in the interest Of Major Gaines. He
stated that the battle would be
fought in kanawha, the home Of the
great American a%bbrcviator, Tive
Windy Wilson," that with Major
Gaines as the nominee kanawha would
give an overwhelming Republican
majority, but with Major McGinnis ne
the candidate tho majority would be
greatly reduced. He was greeted with
loud cheers from the Gaines men, and
as he concluded, j. j. Mclaughlin arose
and withdrew the name OF Hon. T. G.
Mann. Again loud cries Of "Gaines'
and "McGinnis" went up, anC rs soon
as he could make himself heard, Judge
J. NJ. McWhorter withdrew the name OF
Col. Davis. Tho greatest excitement
prevailed at this point and it was several
moments before the convention could
proceed with the
FOURTH AND LAST BALLOT,
which resulted as follows: Boone,
Gaines 5; Clay, Gaines 5; Fayette.
Gaines %; Greenbrier, Gaines I, MtGin-
mis- I; Kanawha, Gaines 81, McGinnis
10; Logan. MeGinnis 4; Mcdowell, Nc.
Ginnis 6; Mercer, Gaines ii; Monroe,
Gaines u; Nicholas, McGinnis 4; poca.
hon,as, McGinnis 6; Raleigh, McGinnis
s; Summers, Gaines 5, McGinnis To-;
Upshur, Gaines II; Webster, Gaines B.;
Wyoming, McGinnis G.. Totals, Gaines
40, McGinnis 81. Necessary to a
choice, 0S.
Before the result could be announced
the nomination was made unanimous,
on motion, and for the first time the
convention gave full vent to its lungs,
hats, umbrellas and handkerchie!swaved
aud the scene was one Of the widest en-