The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-27

several good men, and against none
them had hca word 10 say. They wer
all his friends, and he wished all coul
bo sent to Congress. But 1t was not
question OF friendship.
We arc not here TO urge the man VIII
wants tho office, but tho man whom tn
10000 Republican voters Of the Firs
Congressional district want for the office
! will name the man who waa the choict
OF large msjority Of the people OF Ohit
county, where all these men arc hes
known. We want not only good mn,
for the position; among good men W,
arc to select the best, Apptause. ]
desire to name the foremost lawyer ir
West Virginia, and a man who ever,
time he has run for Office has carried
Ohio county; who was the only man Ii
lSSS who did carry the county, and Gen
oral Hancock carried the county by owe,
800 votes. Last time he carried tho Firs,
district by II good majority, when nt
other Republican but General Harrison
mud General Golf did.
lie named William =. Hubbard
whose name was received with applause
J. L. llooten, OF Moundsville, said
whoever was nominated here to-day
would represent tho district after the
next election. lie had too much con.
tidence in
THE IETELIIGESCE OF THE PEOPLE
OF the First district 10 believe them
capable OF clectinG John 0. pendleton.
Tho man ho was about to name would
not only fight John O., but no would
conquer John o., vampires and all
[Cheers and laughter. He reviewed
lhe excellent war record OF bis candi.
date, and sad he had been active in
every Republican campaign since the
war, and was prominent ut the Wheel.
ing bar, and he is known to every man
in the district as Captain L. b. Dovener.
This name was greeted with n storm
OF applause and cheers the equal OF
which for volume or continuity ~ sci.
dom heard.
Capt. Curtis, OF West Liberty, made
an eloquent and graceful speech second.
Ing the nomination OF Capt. Dovener.
He said:
AN ELOQUENT SPEECH.
MIR. CHAIRMAN AND GISrlEMES OF TILE CO.;
vEsTioS:-When an adaereat OF naiia, a Roman
general, In that relentless struggle for tho mas.
terry between SullA anl MarluS-in that time
when all Rome was Divided inln ,wo hns,iie
camps, with the fortunes i,yur setting fIrst nnr
Way aud then nuuther-whun n follower of Smlis
asked an a0herent OF MarluS what particular
clement Of Strength he recognized In Ills leader.
he replied: "Marius is .tronc because hs Is n
man Of the Dcorlr.n To-day ia have Two hos,
tile armies arrived npaiust each other IN ihs
political battlefield, aid ". have met here far
thc pnrn, ni srirc,Inrn lcs1rr inr ,st IJ,.,
Of Tie kepubcan asnS TIM. .%' ,nS ErH
district Of West VIr.inin rnd T. IL
our duty In making This ,elcctInh ~ rhnnr, =, 10
,nnu wup rcDrrsuntS most Cnm nirin,v ,Ln i,'c,.
aud principles ior which thIs rrrst nsrtS W la,Ias
things for which Inc viher barry IN nIs nd I,.
lends 'A''' '"''"' 'l' eoi''
Oi these two great na1,ies tho onc s.s,1s t,r
AZ, cl,c,e arIstorrucy. the o,brr for ,hn ,oc,I.
can yeomnnry iaunla,lsel: tho On. stanIs H.
pno waves snT s,esiS cnniovmo,t mi e S'anus INV S ioa
me-icsn lnho,r- ;he n,hrr Cnr inv y,s v' st IA
n unrr0w field of lsbnr Ichrn,,ie inc o"n nn al"
ior n ir.,, hsiIt IN III ,Si,hnn, ,n',o,, "t s'aus
color or previous condition of serve,,,e' AN. ,hc
Tic osn s,anhs fos IV thn vrin,,t .fticSeH 81 lew
ELECTIONS. wnlla the other s,mtcS IN, thn ra,M 81
inc ballot HOY IAnnlaisr In r,,ch T u, ~. "
and with such ssuss before us heInc n,,esi;ns"sai
Ms u our candidate, We wGnt 10 bc ALA ~ s.v'
,ls Tho Rumau soldier: our candidate is a ma,
OF The fte0rie H;heer. nj w,t1' IL that nat "n
whose nomination we Irsirr ~ snconi ,o,,sv. n.
inv hin, in h" really nni trpl, iho ,ra, " Nv
pcoples The unlhnt vc,.yon ,"' cam, ann" n = 'ie
hoycncr. OF the couutv of Ohm iwji5 c,a.-s 1 -
Bul lhIs Is NOT Mi Thai can va s,,h NJ ih;s
he i, il,deS d thc man Of The ncnnI,. IiS frinmi,
nre mn fnunI o]onn IN tsn rrnu t,in,n :, nnr,,
He Is immensely popular in nj, nar,trs IL iS,i
he was elected Ms II member ri Tho ! 90 cjsiaivro
from the Democratic county Of Ohio hv In,,c
msiorlIy. whIic the balance nf ihe sc,nhticsn
ticket vas defeated. ICneers iie Ia strnn" az
the stump and is frIly nrcnnrci ~ cnnn wS;,h IN
John o. t.nuletou or at,y other nemorrn, T., isn M
state OF West Virginia. and If nnminn,,d vii Iii
carry his county, although DemocratIr, bv n
II tndsome majority, lie is nrtiye nnd "nSIpciIr
his he has clearly t!eu,ousi ted t, Inc wat. itc
has risen in his profession. ia was mi horn m
with a silver spoon; gaining lIye,ihonI hv ,inv
as clesk and pursuing his s.udle, At night, is
Appnuse.i To-day he stands ,hss necr , ~ uS: sn%
man iu uis uatiyc Static, with a nniionni rnnmtn.
lion as u cria,inai lAwyer
Gentlemen of this convention. hc will matc
gallant fight. lie is noted ior his n .htinr nm.
ity-twlce during the late war he WAS wounceu.
oncc NJ Cioyd's Mountain And onc. NJ I'M ho,,tc
Of Winchester. Twice he hns 6een snocSsI E @ ,i oui
In Congressional conventions of this District
once nj weston aud once al CMl lksbuIc%hut hs
is still IN the ring, though chilly rrIpoic md
will make better fight ios Il Seat in lie Fiity.
seS9na cGnsFsss Than any man in the district.
sight Of in acandda,e This mau poTSncf Ss os s os
Il gallant Union sol Tier OF the late war: he gave
ne 1esi years ni MS ils TO hts county ana all
suiinc in crippled linus while ,S he vas Sa endpr pG
OF hi country, there were o,Lers no better ,hsn
ans oo 1aat Mta ,nr .ss ,sh IN hsis sos
The front ana ask that the old veteran Ie .el
and their sons ho, ,he balsce W OF bower h in his
.u.. Mso Of @ bind
aud ,h,ic llv .hnt the stars and stripe, might
monument Of Fort sumpter TO 9TH the no "nids ntdss
III so o scer MOI ns sSSeFe Sa
and houor his iA.her's conradc !. no, worthy to
,re u1 ,hs ss,eqtou s9a u ha yen
lose single soldier vote, Unless il be on account unit
of some personal matter.
viii bu ds hs es Sed and never
port.rs nud many loyal friends Who Js honesiiv SIX
believe him to be justly entitled to the nomina.
'Ii Girc us n,ack Dorencr for o,r ,o,,,,, ..,,
man Who never stayed alter T false hIs Eods nor nor
M is Smsi i. 1a ~ , ere We W. rase ne
""e o'u .'n'c h"|ot'! Oh l'oto' lGreat cheering.
DR., NJ. S. Holt spcondsd Mr. Hrh.