Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-28

Special Telegram 10 the Register.
PARKERsBURG, w. A.,July 27.-The
intense heat of the afternoon and the
added warmth Of the convention pro-
ceedinRs tired the delegate out badly,
and st eight o'clock there were not over
one hundred and fifty in the wigwam,
while at the hotels they could be seen in
every room lying on the beds or cots or
upon the floor, often stripped to their
under clothing and in the last stages OF
exhaustion.
Many visitors are badly knocked out
as well as some OF the natives. Three
Parkersburg citizens were locked up to-
night, out of their minds. A Lewis
county man, is in the same fix, and
Thompson Daily, big stone contractor
and a prominent Wood county citizen,
vent out 10 his stable, about o'clock,
and blew his brains out, without appar-
ent cause. II is supposed the torrid
weather produces temporary insanity.
Tonight il is slightly cooler, and there
is hope that the worst is over.
At Sis the delegates we're coming in
rapidly, and at S:25 Chairman Faulkner
appeared on the platform, where dis
tinguished party OF Democrats had al
ready assembled. At O'Clock the
Berkeley delegation started the song,
Grover, Grover" and a large number
Of the delegates Joined in aud the dele
gates fell TO cheering Cleveland,
w. L. Wilson and Senator Faulkner
The band struck up the Star Spangled
Banner" and the Ohio county delega-
tion. ed by Hermann Bent2, Joined In
the chorus and stirred up great enthu-
siasm. The convention then sang
aptEeuT9 "a tt13s faThu9es "6H fiTh2e6, When
Senator Faulkner raped for order.
He called first for the report OF the
Committee on Credentials. Senator
Sommerville submitted a voluminous re-
port The chairman said the report was
unanimous, with no contest, and he
moved the reading Of the report be dis
pensed with.
The motion prevailed. The report
stated that the only contests were over
the dele gates from Marion, Roane and
Wayne and the committee settled each
iu a satisfactory manner.
Tn Wayne both delegations got seats,
tion Mr. j. D. Ewing moved the adop-
ti0n0t the report and is was adopted.
The report OF the committee on basis
Of representation then came up again,
or motion from Jefferson
county to- recOmmmit with
instructions ~ allow each county the
highoSt possible vote. This was pro-
posed by Mr. Ewing, of Ohio. When
the motion was about to be put it was
withdrawn. John J. Davis then hoped
the convention would adopt the mi
nority report for the sake OF the pre-
cedent, il nothing else. He made a
strong argument in support Of his posi-
tion, but was interrupted several times
by cries Of question" and great con-
fusion.
AT o o'clock Joe Chiffon took the
platform and much racket and a volley
Of cries OF question" ''go on" "sit
down, "ChiltOn," etc, rang out despite
ali the efforts OF the chair TO obtain even
"a degree Of order.
NOMAN TO BE HOwLED DOWN.
Chairman Faulkner informed the con-
vention that the body was going TO be
run in order and that no man was going
to be cried down as long as he had the
chair lCheersl.
Half the body was still determined |
Chiffon should not speak, while the !
other half yelled to him to "stay there !
al, night" and 10 stick il out" The !
Chair appealed earnestly for order and |
"a play. aud Mr.. Chiffon was finally |
allowed 20 proceed. He said the real |
lUeS.,on was: Would a Democratic con- |
yention stand by a Democratic Legis-
ature, or by a corrupt Republican ma
chine and county court in Ksnawha
county. The question was then put on
the minority report and the ayes rose
Ip in their might. Then, before the
)ther side was put, the Chair was re-
minded that the call was for vote by
counties and the roll was ordered called.
Ii resulted, ayes $40 1920, nays 444 7-2O.
Ohio county voted : ayes and - noes;
Marshall voted 1Oi5 aye ana ~ no;
Brooke voted l aye and noes; Wetzel
ayes, Is noes and l blank; Hancock |
'oted 5 ayes
The announcement Of the loss Of the
notion 10 adopt the minority report |
\ 4> EAECACN Win MlAu NnteIS Og tue |
dCCorkle men. The majority report
vas then adopted with more cheering.
L was not a fair test of strength on
be GOvernorShip. but it was generally
ccepted as a show,
NAMING CANDIDATES.
The chair then announced the next
usiness was the nomination of candi-
ates for Governor. Before anything
urther was done, however, the chair
aid they needed another assistant sec
etary and the convention authorized
i'm to name a man.
Col. Alexander Campbell moved to
NIT nominating speeches to five min
tes and only one second to each nomi-
alton and il was adopted.
At 9:5O the roll call Of counties for
ofGovernor was commenced
here was nc, o,response until Greenhrier
ras reached when Se~~- exile
oOk the plf orm m.