The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-03
HARMON'S HARVEST.
Tho Second District Republican
Congressional Convention.
ELKlNS WAS THE FAVORITE,
Hut lilo Would not Allow Ills Namc
to Go l'eiorc tho Convention.
Hon. George Harmon Nomi.
mated on tho First Ballot.
Sptcl<l Dispateh 10 he fatciiigenctr,

Spcclsl Disa'ch 10 The Tatclligtaar.
PlEDloSr, W. VA. Sept. 2.-The Con
gressional situation In the early morn
Ing hours to-day had undergone n,
especial change from that given las
night. The attendance Of delegates va
very large, every county being repre-
sented, and every one Of these men wa
ready to combine on whoever shoul,
prove to be the strongest man. Notice
able above all, however. was the prac
tcal unaminily for Elkins. Representa-
tves OF every man named had discussed
far into tho night the possibilities Of get
Ting Withdrawal Of his declinatio1
from Mr.. .Elkins on any conditions. L
that could be accomplished no one wa.
on the track. Eht Mr.. Elkins was firm
in the portion which necessity bat
compelled him 10 take. Nobody dis.
liked more to make this plain than did
the man to whom Mr.. Elkins had in.
trusted the dnty, United States Attorney
Sturgiss But finally it did become plain
to even tho most sanguine OF the dele,
gates that the idea must be abandoned,
and then everybody went To work for his
man. Harmon, Dayton and Wisner eacl,
had plenty ofIoyal and active supporters
Each had hisparticular claims, and each
was felt to be strong.
THE FARMER VOTE.
But the iarmer support Of Harmon,
backed by the solid vote Of Grant, Har.
dy, Hampshire and Pendleton. soon be.
sau to gain, and by the time the hour
ior the convention to assemble arrived,
he was generally felt to be the coming
man. Nevertheless, none Of the others
gave up, but continued the fight in the
same rood.natured straiu as at first. At
I O'Clock Chairman Farrin called for
order in the Opera House. Every seat
allored to delegates was filled, and the
aides and back Of the room. were packed
with spectators.
J. Ii. Holt. OF Grafton, was called to
the stage instead OF Colonel Black, who
was wanted for permanent chairman.
Editor ]. 0. Thompson, OF keyser, was
made Temporary secretary. MIR. Holt
returned his thanks for the honor in n
ringing speech. He felt the honor more
for Taylor county, which, for seventy
years has been increasing her Repub.
lcan msjorily, than for himself, He
then congratulated the patty upon the
election Of three congressman and a
Governor ID 'SS, and was glad that he
was about to help name a fourth Con-
gfessman. The convention was Assem-.
bled to challenge the greatest advocate
OF free trade In America, who is making
the same CANVASS he did before, except
that he pretends now to be for the
turner's. But he hadn't always been
their friend. He had voted for taxed
coal, taxed iron, taxed salt, but for free
wool, denying to the farmers the pro.
teclion calculated to make them rich.
Now, he is particularly interested in
them. Mr.. Holt closed his speech amid
great applause by referring TO Wilson's
policy as one which would bury the
natural wealth, shut up the manuiac.
tures, tear up the railroads and forbid
the products OF West Virginia to enrich
the world.
THE PRELIMINARIEs.
On molten OF Col. Black tho usual
committees were then selected, that on
resolutions being as follows:
Barbour, G. +. Teter.
Berkeley, G. NJ. Bowers.
Grant, A. @. Scherr. =.
Hampshire, ]. F. Keller.
Hardy, W. S. Davis.
Marion, @. NJ. Shinn.
Mineral, J. 7. Carskadeu.
Alonongalia, G. @. Sturgiss. a.
Pendle,on, Jacob Sites.
Preston, i. Herrmans. 8"
Kandolph, L. W. Hess.
Taylor, L. NJ. La Fallette.
Tucker, Z, Lipscomb. .
The convention then took recess til
two o'clock.
On rvasssmbliag. the Committee on
Permanent Organic ltion reported as tol'
lows: Permanent Chairman, G. w. u
Black, Of Jefferson; Secretary. !. G
Powell, with all Republican editor,
preeent rs assistants. Mr.. Powell, how
ever, desired to remain with his dele2a
ton on the floor, and 4. A. Billings!ea
OF Marion, was selected in his stead:
Colonel Black, on taking the chair
spoke briefly but TO the point. He EN-
phasizsd tho importance Of the action o
ihe convention. The Democracy wer
desperate. They realized that Wes
Viryinih WAS slipping from their grasp
They would fight bitterly. Therefore
he urged, sink all personal difference
and pick your strongest man. Wilson
had been misrepresentng the dlstric
long cuoeuh. BY an effort he can b:
beaten. 5a al
The Committee on Baais Of Representa-
ton reported that it should be one vot
Tor each one hundred or fraction thereo
over fifty OF the gubernatorial vote Q
1883, ns cast by the people, not as ascei
tanned by tho Legislature, and the ere
den,ia!s committee reported no contests
and that aitlcsular delegates and proxie
should cast pro rata shares Of the yo!e
The platform was reported aud read b.
tho chairman OF the resolutions commit
tee, @. NJ. Shinn. 1t Is as follows:
s THE rLATFonM. "'
The Rom SlIcsns OF tho second ConGrc ssIonl
district. In DELEGATE convention assent btec
,lr,,gt o,lrlclv,H anew TO the princlpl-s 30 oite
enuu,lht,d nnd upon which We have 20 ofte
achieved success, especially emphasizing "u
adherence to the cause OF protection 20 Anne
lean iu~u,,ries. We coDBra.tils!e olrsaslss 'ns
strcc our last assembling IN mis- sovereign 9.
p~e!Iy, at watch tine wc pletiEel ou senes
con tibu,e ctr iluence ath yots 10 Ihe Col
kgnmcnl .. Clrytltudism aud FREQ Iraue
the s,lnhrr shades Of innOcuous desuesunH' "
have seen TINT unpatriotlc combination 1itai
pear bc0rs the advancing hosts 0i hepuo!teA,'
ism. Wu congratulate ourselves, Also that u
benign influence OF this wonderful ptostess
no tnuc.r confined 10 single section E!c'
En,ih a,d WCst-Sut th.t even In tue mercy
fore Solid South II has made LIS imPt1sS. i.su!
Ing in tnC eiec;i, nIn this state Of HoFeiao,, Y,
Tho gallant Gtn-Hnd thrpn memucIs " Y
Rational House UE Representatives. anu lcuuct
ihc Democratic s,rcuSl Ii In the state LeR|sAl2l
toa mcnger majority Of one. n.
WILL WIFE OUT FREE TRADE. So.
wo arc GU outraged, therefore, TO hope that
the contest Uf lSgV now tcSun, We shall % hol
IN tho interest Of our many industries. 10 vo
Oul aud vote down itce trade IN the l-st tsns
lug Congressional district, whore 1t is Upheld u
slim margin, and taus forever remove tho VI,
from tho esCutrhcQn u our rn-g. !Eccnt ltIt
CommonMea ealih. We cordially indorte We y,
Inlnlslration oi President rnttison, whose 0ri
liant Victory so completely fulfilled inc expeGt
tions Of the convention that made hiu thc Il
publican htand ndat I'd. bearer In thc men8nolc car
ra'yn OF 1855. We also commend tEe cole. Yea
iesS, Rteifhless pfesId!DS onlcer OF Inc NaIlop