The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-03
Interest OF tho battle Scared veterans of Our
country. and ask that there shall DO no relsxa.
!lon o. me policy that pensions the disabled
nero oi INC Republic and cares for his helpless


Q mines OF inc country. We recognize In sgrcul
tu.. ~, nv !oundation Of our commercial aud IN
Natlonal legislation as Will insure II the lust re
wards OF its labois. Finally, we appeal to yol
~ behalf ot the able jutst who has been 90
Se.sa Inc Eepuol,esn candidate for Judge
aud ask you TO pledge with your committee IL
every honorable effort for his election and fol
ihc succsss oi the man whom you may to-day Sc
lect 70 lead you In tho Congressional cam paiSn
. at the conclusion Of almos. every sen
tence OF tho reading there was an out
burst OF applause, which broke out into
q roar when the reading was finished,
+. |. Allen, OF G,afton, after reading
resolution condeming tho present civil
service system, moved ita adoption,
Butt, OF Jefferson, moved to lay It on the
table. This motion was lost. Mr., But,
; then said that while he was somewha,
In sympathy with the resolution, he was
still opposed to 1t because he though,
that the party would be inconsistent In
condemning system 1t had itself oripi.
mated. Allen thought he had been mis-.
understood, bu. sh!nn, Of Marion, also
opposed the resolution, saying that
while he considered George II. Pendle.
ton, Of Ohio, 10 have been the father OF
civil service, still both parties indorsed
1t and neither could afford to abandon it
now. The resolution was then reread
and voted down almost unanimously,
| NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES.
The convention then, on motion Of
II. s. Mcknight, Of Jefferson, proceeded
to the nomination OF the candida,ea.
Stuart F. Reed, Of Barbour, in a mos.
witty and spirited speech nominated A..
g. Dayton. He referred to Mr.. Dayton
a. the son OF one of the three original
republicans In Barbour, as a man who
had won bis way at every step, and who
had done more than anyone else to
redeem Barbour. The speech was re-.
ceived with long applause.
! W. NJ. o. Dawson, Of the KingwooJ
Journal, nominated J. Nelson Wisner, OF
Berkeley, speaking OF him US a man who
would meet Wilson on every stump.
L. ]. Foreman, Of Grant, nominated
George Il Harmon. He eulogized Alr
Harmon as a farmer, q Pcotecti1nist and
q sterling Republican, and his speech, rs
had been editor Dawson's before, was
given a hearty round OF cheers. Although
1t was day noted for bright and taking
speeches, the remarks in which Her-
mons nomination was seconded by A.
). Davis. Of Hardy, a coal.miner and
laborer, were perhaps the best taken Of
all. Cheer after cheer greeted the elo-
quent Hardy man Indeed, the con-
! vention would hardly let him stop at all
@. NJ Shinn named Professor r. G,
Miller, OF FAirmont-a soldier, q teacher
and born leader.
Z S. Elliott, Of Preston, ]. II. Holt,
OF Taylor, and p. Lipscomb, OF Tucker,
all seconded Dayton's nomination in
good, short speeches, aud then the con.
vention proceeded to ballot.
THE BALLorlNG.
Barbour gave her Is to Dayton; Bsr-
kelley her % to Wisner, and Grant her
10 to Harmon. Hampshire and Hardy
followed with 5 aud 1 respectively for
Harmon: and Jefferson with for Hsr.
mon and s for Wisuer. Marion voted
lG for Miller and for T. H. B. Staygers,
and Mineral gave A to Harmon and s;
10 Dayton. Monopgalia cast % solid for
Wisner. Morgan divided up and gave
Harmon 3, Dayton 4 and Wisner g
Pendleton gave her to Harmon, aud
Preston gave 2S4 Of her 80 to Dayton,
the other II going to Wisner. Randolph
cast 5 for Harmon, and Taylor II Of her
l6 to him and the rest to Dayton.
Tucker closed the procession with 6 for
I 1aufnr This roIn fhn roo,,tk
Harmon so, Dayton II, Wisner 52, Mil.
Ter l6 and Stagsers Q.
But now the expected changes began.
Monongalis changed her entire vote to
Harmon, and Berkeley followed suit
Staggers threw his six in the same direc.
ton, Jefferson followed, and the STAN.
pede was complete.
| Teter Withdrew Dayton's name, but
afterwards stated that he had bsen mis-.
Informed, aud it was not Withdrawn,
Kittle, Of Barbour, withdrew Wisner's
name.
| HARMON NOMINATED.
AThe ballot was then announced rs
showing los for Harmon. l0l only being
necessary to nominate. Immediately a
half dozen men all over the hall moved
to make the nomination unanimous,
and it was done with a yell that fairly
lifted the roof.
i In a few moments the nominee was
brought upon the stage. and utter wait
ing several minutes for tue applause to
. subside go that he could be heard, Mr..
Harmon made short but very effective
speech Of thanks, promising to fight the
Republican battle in every county and
spare no energy to win. Dayton ap.
peared in a short time, and he likewise
received IN ovation. He made mos,
excellently conceived and well delivered
address which completely won every.
= body who heard it, referring to the fit.
ness OF his present position with regard
: to Mr.. Harman, inasmuch as they had
entered public life together, Mr.. Har.
mon as State Senator and himself as page
He was content TO continue the subal.
. tern ana promised all the aid he could
give to his old superior. The conven.
, tionthen adjourned after selecting the
3 members Of the Congressional com'
:. mittee.
After the adjournment Of the convcn'
ton, the Congressional committee organ
! lied and elected Col. G. ". q. Black
chairman and James D. Butt SECRETARY
! Both gentlemen are ahrewd and ener
,, getlc politicians aud their acceptance ol
! these positions insures uu active and ag
gressive campaign. R.c.c.
II West ftrGtnia Pensions.
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. follows: ....
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/ Henry Brahler, Wheeling
!. Reissue and iucrease-William Hen
: derson, Littleton.
g +perease-Henry A. Spies, West Graf
q ton; DAVID Nickersou, Elm Grove.
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