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

OF Writ. When Harrison county was
called Col. Ben ilson stared on q
speech, under the impression that
nominations for attorney general were
in oroer. but he was called down. Mr..
Osborn, OF Monroe, presented a farmer
candidate, Col. John NJ. Rowan. Henry
Clay Ragland, of Logan. seconded this
nomination. r s. Blair pf Richie,
presented the name Of Will A. Stricken,
Of that county. There were several
seconds and the ballot was proceeded
with. Il was uninteresting, all the
fighting spirit and enthusiasm having
been expended in the gubernatorial
and auditorial contests.
FEATURE OF THE BALLOT.
The feature of the ballot was the an
nouucement OF the Ohio county vote,
and the only one that provoked cheers.
Ohio voted 40 for Hale and 8 for Rowan.
Rowan is understood to be the McCor-
kle candidate, and Ohio was getting
back for the treachery. There were at
the time only about fifteen OF the forty
nine Ohio county delegates in the hall.
The ballot resulted as follows: Rowan
S47; Hale 2Sl; Strickler 15l. Before the
result was declared, however, the coun-
ties began to change, Fayette, Jefferson,
Kanawha and Mason changed to Rowan,
giving him the nomination. There was
considerable cheering as other counties
rapidly changed and Rowan's nomina-
ton was assured by an overwhelming
majority.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Nominations for state superintend-
emit OF schools were next in order. Mr..
George D. Smith, of Tyler county, with
one Of the best speeches OF the day,
presented the nameof SenatorSweeney,
Of Taylor county. A novel feature was
introduced at the mention Of Sweeney.
name. A hundred banners supported
on yardsticks, which had preyiou .ly
been secreted, sprang into view from
every section OF the house. They bore
on them the n name, Sweeney"
The effect wa electrical and there was
continued applauding. John Patton,
Of Harrison county, placed in nomina-
ton ThomasE Hodges, of Cabell county,
whose name was received with cheers.
G. P. Simpson named Virgil A. Lewis,
of Mason county BE urged tho nomi-
nation on the ground that the Fourth
district had not yet been honored. j.
NJ. McGrath, Of Mercer, seconded Swee.
ney's nomination. R. s. Blair, OF
Richie, named r. A. Armstrong, of Up
shur and Ohio counties, another farmer
boy, one who had split more rails than
Abraham Lincoln. He said: "Glve US
Bob Armstrong at the head OF the
schools and he will bring up the youth
of this state in the nurture and admo-
milton OF the faith of the Democratic
party"
Mitchell, of Writ. got up to second
ARMSTRONG; nomination, But forgot
what he was there for and renominated
Chairman Faulkner for the United
States senats. The balloting was re-
markable for the amount OF cheering
that followed each announcement. At
the close Lewis was largely in the lead,
others each having a good vote. Be-
fore the totals could be footed up the
counties began to change. Sweeney
was withdrawn, his strength going
principally to Hodges.
BREAK AFTER BREAK.
Then a number of counties that had
scattered their votes went to Lewis.
There was another break for Arm
strong and Sweeney was brought back
on the track, and there wa a dive for
him. Thus it continued amid great
confusion, caused by the cheering and
the shouts Of the delegates as they
changed their votes from one candi-
date to another. Fina ly this ceased
and it was found that Lewis was nomi-
mated. Before it could BIO announced
there was a combination by Hodges,
Sweeney and Armstrong against Lewis,
and before the announcement was
made there were more changes. Hodges
and Sweeney were withdrawn, a break
was made Tor Armstrong. The move
was led by Wetzel and county after
county followed, but the scheme was
unsuccessful and the ballot was an
nounced as follows: Lewis 453, Arm
strong 3Sl. Lewis was declared the
nominee.
II was half-past seven when this to-
ulouS lop enueu. Aot az
torney general were called for and the
roll OF counties was called, but 1t was
moved to adjourn. The motion was
put, but the chair was unable to decide.
kincaid moved that hereafter nomina-
tons should be handed to the chair and
that no speeches be made. A motion
to lay on the table was adopted. Sena-
tor Bob Carr renewed the motion for o
recess to $3.50. Again the ayes and
noes we're about equal. A vote by
counties was demanded. There was
great confusion. The delegates were all
out of their seats and had resolved
themselves into an unruly mob. A half
hour Of flibustering then ensued, when
the motion to adjourn carried, and the
convention adjourned until $3.50.
G. A. D.
A SOP TO OHIO COUNTY.