The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-29
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ship.
Col. Ben Wilson, OF Harrison. with
characteristic speech placed in nomina-
ton Camden Sommers. OF Clarksburg.
as tho favorite of tho young Democrats
Of tho interior, and an unadultcrated
Democrat, who was greeted with loud
applause.
William A. Parsons, of Jackson county,
showed some consideration for the tin-,
comfortable mass of humanity on this
hot day by making a short speech. It
was q strong one, too, and he presented
the claims Of Holly G. Armstrong In
the most powerful light possible. 1t
might have nominated Armstrong II It
were possible. Judge G. P. Snyder, on
behalf Of a portion Of Kanawha sec
onded Armstrong's nomination. [Cries
OF "Hurrah for Kanawha."
Charles Edgar Hogg for Mason
county placed in nomination George
Washington Tippett, who like all the
others was agood running mate for
McCorkle."
WHAT WAS TIE MATTER WITH HANNA.
DR.. @. L Austin, OF Pocahontas, pre-
seuted the name OF man who had
been twice elected president OF the
Farmers Alliance. Samuel Hanna.
Senator o. P. Smith, OF Greenbrier,
made a funny speech catching the
crowd by beginning What is the mat
ter with HANNAH
Pocahontas was nearer heaven than
any other county in the STATE and that's
where all good Democrats are going.
He loved Hanna because he hates the
Republican party. He hated the Re-
publicans because its father was aboli-
ton and Its grandfather was the devil.
Its mother was niger and its gran
mother chimpanzee monkey.
This Is ia sample OF what the speech
was throughout.
It killed the candidate and that was
what was the matter with Hanna.
]. y. Hager, OF Boone, seconded the
nomination OF Garden. Mr.J. w. @.
Armstrong, Of Roane, named George
W. Hundley, Of that county. w. w.
Adams, from Summers county, second-
cd Du1y's nomination.
G. G. Burgess, OF Wayne county, pre-
sented the name OF Henry Fisher
Bowen. ]. Z. Peck, OF Logan, here pro-
tested against the outsiders crowding
between tho platform and the delegates
and appealed to the chair for protec-
tion, The acting chairman. Judge 0key
johnson, begged the crowd to respect
the request.
B. II. Butcher, of Wood county, sec
onded Camden Sommer's nomination.
WHY OHIO COUNTY SMILED.
Mr.. Butcher created smile by refer
ring to Col. Ben. Wilson as "that grand
old Democratic war horse and antagon.
ist of Gof.."
Ohio county delegates were particu.
larly amused. 1t is the first time they
have heard tho colonel accused OF being
an antagonist OF Goff. j. A. Penny
hacker, Of Pendleton. seconded Dutfy's
nomination. Judge Umstead, OF Wet
eel, placed in nomination John O. Nc
Eldowney, saying that Wetzel had mover
had representative on the state ticket
but she deserved it.
Mr. William Kincaid, OF Marshall
county, in long speech about protec-
tive tariff, Pinkerton detectives, test
oaths and a historical review of the
Democratic party, seconded McEldow-
ney's nomination. The crowd cried
"lfmem Oh him, but Mr.. Kincaid was
determined to have his cay, and said il.
S. s. Yinson, of Wayne, in an en-
thuslastic speech, seconded Bowen's
nomination. lie declared the Wayne
county fight was like cat fight. It
made more Democrats. G. A. D.