Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-07-03
vonia, H. S. Ayers; West Virginia, j.
H. Basel; Wisconsin, Robert E. Schil-

vonia, II. s. Ayers; West virginia, y.
H. Basell; Wisconsin, Robert Z. Schll-
ling.
After the announcement Of the Com
mittee on Resolutions, there were loud
calls for "Cyclone Davis" and the hall
was soon ringing with Davis's voice.
He painted in vivid colors picture OF
the condition OF things as they existed
to-day in this country.
On the one side they see beneath the
Stars and Stripes, the emblem OF free
freedom and liberty, 20,O0O,0 600 of land
less people in homeless land. They
hear the cry of the widow, and the or
phan mingling with that pitous wall OF
the downtrodden. They hear the songs
Of revelry among the greedy and op-
pressor, the sounds become hideous and
freedom becomes mockery.
Corporations, he declared, formed by
the mathematical and legal structure
OF government process were sent out
notices that they will employ men
who belong to labor organization What
are the conditions to which the work
ing masses are being subjected.
The condition of serfs; to the system
in vogue is crowded countries. When
their forefathers created the govern
ment they declared against the laws OF
monopoly, against the laws of per-
petuity.
They saw that wealth accumulated by
a few, while the many were left to
want became menace to the empire.
Next the speaker directed himself to
denunciation of what he described
legalized robbery as represented by
corporations. For ordinary robbery, a
man was sent to the penitentiary, but
not for legalized robbery.
"No," he said in &ustic tones, "If !
become rich by robbing others under
the guise of law, ! am described as a
genius, the papers insist on it, and the
first thing l know am made the Presi-
dent of bank; | am run for Congress
by one or the other Of the old parties.
Laughter.
Next he pointed out the reduction in
the wealth of the country by the farm
ers from 60 to 90 per cent. in thirty
years, and asked how long it would take
to deprive them of the other 20 per
cent. under the system which had rob-
bed them of 40 per cent. already. After
another attack on monopoieS he ao-
ruptly concluded when the committee
announced itself ready to report.
The Committee on Credentials pre-
sented it's report, showing that there
were no contests, and thai there were
1856 delegates present. The report was
adopted, and the sitting declared enti-
tied TO their seats.
The Committee on Rules and Order OF
Business, after two hours session this
afternoon, unanimously adopted the
following report, which will be submit
ted to the convention Monday morning:
Your committee on organization and
rules begs TO report as follows: That
Cushings Manual be chosen to regu-
late the proceedings of this Conven-
tion. The following will be the order
of business: Report of Committee on
Permanent Organization, National Ex-
ecutive Committee, report OF Committee
on Platforms and Resolutions, nomi-
mating and balloting for President and
vice-President in order.
The secretary shall call the roll OF
States and the chairman OF each shall
announce the vote of his State as called.
Each State delegation shall appoint its
own tellers, collect and count its own
ballots, and it's chairman shall announce
the result to the convention.
In case no nominees had received a
majority on the first ballot second bal
lot shall at once be taken wherein each
delegate must write on his ballot the
name of his first choice and his second
choice, placing the names in the sense
of his choice. First choice first, second
choice second, first choice being
counted as one voted and a second
choice as half vote.
The two receiving the largest number
Of votes shall be voted for on the third
ballot, votes for the other persons not
being counted. All resolutions offered
before this convention shall be referred
to the Committee on Resolutions with
out debate.
That each State and Territory be al
lowed the number of votes reported by
the Committee on Credentials.
DR.. Houghton, of Connecticut, filled
another waiting spell by reading an or
iginal poem entitled "0maha."
Schilling, of Wisconsin, called atten-
ton to the fact that the buness of the
Convention was blocked because the
Committee on Credentials was not
ready to report and the Committee on
resolutions was directed to retire at
once and begin its labors.
The convention became restless under
weary delay. and finally adjourned until
a. M, Monday.