The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-29

not be heard. Logan only couIu Do
heard changing to Garden. The scene
bsfled description, for the like OF 1t has
not been witnessed before in West Vir-
einia. Disorder reigned supreme.
Changes were made to Garden and
johnson alternately. Johnson led so
far. Macon changed to him and the
yells were increased. Armstrong and
Duffy we're both withdrawn. The Gar
den men attempted to stem the tide
J~ohnsonwards. They fllod the aiales
and howled themselves hoarse. The
johnson men rushed toward the plat
form crying, johnson is already nomi.
mated, don't entartain any change.
Above the din could be heard Arm
Btrong's county crying for Johnson.
But the Garden men didn't give up,
though it seemed a hopeless case.
HOPING AGAINST HoPE.
For the first time bad blood was
shown and the opposing factions were
crying down each others %fayorites.
Monongaiia went solidly to Garden and
80 did Mercer. There were still hopes.
Mineral won't to Johnson's column.
Summers went solid for Johnson, SC did
Lewis. ,Chairmen fell over each other
trying to get recognition. They filled
the space In front OF the platform and
mounted on the reporters table driving
these faithful slaves toduty back against
the platform, and SO 1t went on. 1t was
impossible to keep the changes. At the
height Of the excitement q motion was
made to make the nomination OF john
son by reclamation. II was ruled out
of order, but it served its purpose for
the johnson men started another
stampede. The scene of last night vas
outdone. It was the most unruly con-
vention soon for many r day, but this
was due to enthusiasm for tavorites.
Ohio county demanded that the aisles
be cleared before business proceeded,
but it was not done.
THE PANHANDLE sNuBBEp.
The Garden men then demanded
that the vote be called by counties and
verified before any motions be enter
tanned. Acting Chairman okey john
son granted tho request. and said he
would stay here until next week before
he would proceed without order. There
was then another long delay. The YER
ifcation OF the vote consumed another
hour. It demonstrated that after all
the changes johnson had a large major
ity. The Garden men had been at
work, however, and the result was that
more changes were asked for. Just as
the vote was about to be announced
Gilmer changed to Garden. The chair.
man OF Marshall county came forward
and said the county desired to change
her vote.
The Chairman-"well, how do you
voter"
Marshall county chairman:-"why
we vote no." That's all that could be
gotten out OF him. Other changes wore
made and the confusion began again.
1t was an awful turmoil and nobody
could blame the chairman for losing his
temper. Finally after a prolonged
wrangle, the vote was announced at
half past two to be johnson 1855, Gar
den 2S4, balance scattering. Chairman
johnson read the result in spite OF the
protests Of Marshall and Ohio counties
and the rpw that had been brewing for
an hour burst
Marshall wanted to change her vote
and the chair refused to listen.
EXPECT NOTHING IN NOVEMBER.
Chairman Jepson demanded recog.
milton but johnson read the vote amid
indignant protests from Ohio county,
and cries OF "You have snubbed the
a nHandle. Expect nothing in Novem-
ber."
Delegates from Ohio county pressed
forward declaring they refused to accept
the result as announced and threaten
ing to bolt the convention. The bad
feeling increased and at n time there
was danger of a personal encounter.
Theentire Panhandle became involved
and the delegations went out of the
convention vowing vengeance. A mo-
ton was-made to make Johnson's nom
nation Unanimous. It was put and
pronounced carried smid a storm of
noes from the entire Panhandle dele
CATION. Not an Ohio county man &C
cepts the result.
SLAUGHTERED IN THE HOUSE OF HIS
FRIENDS.
The kick OF the Garden men was not
without reason. Notwithstanding the
apparent overwhelming vote against
him, Garden was deliberately slaugh-
tered in the house OF his friends. He
was the victim of as base treachery as
ever fell to the lot OF any a TO suffer.
There was a square and fair deal be-
tween the Garden and McCorkle men.
It was faithfully carried out by the
Ohio county delegates. Garden de-
livered the promised goods. He nomi-
mated McCorkle for governor when the
crisis came. 1t was Ohio county that
lead the break which resulted in the
triumph of the son OF Kanawha.
Garden himself was tho engineer. He
kept faith. Today when the crisis
came, when the time camefor McCorkle
to stand by his bargain and pay the
debt incurred in the early hours Of tho
morning, it wal repudiated.
McCorkle either "a unable to de-
liver the goods or completely deserted
the man to whom he owed his wi VIC
tory.
IT TELLS II STORY.
An analysis OF the vote tells the story.
The ohi0 county delegates know it. 1t
became evident very soon during the
second ballot. Hence the indignation.
1t is no wonder that many proposed to
leave the convention in a body, and
were only restrained by cooler heads.
1t is no wonder that others tore of their
badges and swore to remember McCor-
kle in November. 1t was no wonder
that even when they were offered the
attorney generalship for s. Riley they