The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-29
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convene at nine o'clock, but when that
hour arrived tho delegations were not
half filled and it was another hour be-
forc the chairman raped to order.
The lines OF tho various auditorial can
didates from the southern part oil the
state had been badly scattered by the
unexpected result Of the gubernatorial
contest, and tho lieutenants Of
Garden, Sommers and johnson were
busy getting in their work on them.
The first sensation was the announce
ment that "Cam" Thompson had with
drawn. The others from the south
were understood to be out of the race,
and as the fight began to narrow down
between the three above mentioned,
the situation assumed a phase which
insured that there would not be pro-
longed contest.
There were rumors OF combines and
combines, but all were traced down and
found to be without foundation,
EASTMAN AND BENNETT AGAINST GARDEN,
The Eastman and Bennett leaders
were working hard to encompass the
defeat of Garden and were trying to
concentrate their strength on one OF the
other two candidates. They blamed
Garden for the nomination of McCor-
kle and in this they were considerably
in the right.
They were particularly bittor against
the Ohio county man and openly
charged him with bad faith and with
working personally on the floor for Nc
CorkIe. There had been undoubtedly
deal between McCorkle and Garden,
and the latter was. .sable to deliver the
goods.
This was circulated industriously and
some very effective work was done.
When Chairman Faulkner raped
the convention to order the lines of bat
tie were drawn and the friends OF each
candidate were confident, Gardens
Ohio county hackers offering bets that
he would be nominated on the first bal
lot.
The wigwamby this time was crowded
with a sweltering mass OF humanity,
rather sleepy eyed, but full OF enthus-
iasm.
THE GREAT DEFEarED.
This was given vent to when Judge
Bennett, the great defeated, was spied
on the stage, and was cheered Justify.
Loud calls brought him out, and in a
happy speech he reused the convention
to the highest point OF enthusiasm.
Eastman was also called for and Chair
man Faulkner introduced him as "that
noble, horny-handed son of toll and
true Democrat, Of whom we are all
proud"
This fell fiat for many Democrat
present remembered with shame how
but few hours before this farmer can
didate had been cruelty, brutally slaugh-
tered; betrayed by the men who were
instrumental in inducing him to enter
the canvass aud who deserted him on
the ballot on which he was to have been
nominated at critical time. It Is q
long story and will tell it later. 1t is
story that will create indignation
among the farmers OF West Virginia
and will not be denied by the men who
are responsible for the shameful result
Of the balloting for governor. No more
cowardly treatment was ever suffered
by any candidate than that inflicted on
Farmer Eastman by the men who owed
him allegience. @
Eastham's speech was brief, dignifed
and full of feeling. Lie was loudly ap-
plauded.
NOMINATIONS FOR AUDITOR.
Chairman Faulkner forgot to open'the
proceedings with prayer and immedi-
ately called for nominations for auditor.
The roll of counties was called and Sam
Woods, jr., placed in nomination Isaac
v. Johnson, of Barbour county. His
speech, like all that followed, was
brief eulogy Of the candidate and pre-
sentation OF his claims. Johnson's
name was loudly applauded,
w. r, C.>Byrne, OF Braxton, in behalf
Of the interior Of West Virginia, that
great and glorious bulwark Of Dem.
ocracy, presented the name OF Patrick
Duffy. Patrick's name was family ap-
plauded.
Byrne began to urge Dufy's nomina-
tion because he was an Irishman, but
was interrupted with loud cries OF
slime" It was evident that no Irish
need apply to this convention for rec
Col. W. W. Arnets, Of Wheeling, in
the most eloquent and logical speech OF
the morning, presented the name of A.
D. Garden, Of Ohio county. 1t was
greeted with great outburst OF ap-
plause. Cries Of time" from the oppo.
sition interrupted the Colonel, but he
held his ground until he had carried
the State for McCorkle and Garden and
drowned the Republican party in the
Chesapeake bay, which is popularly be-
loved to be tho jumping off place for
defeated West Virginians. Hon. Christ
White, Of Hampshire county, amused
the audience by declaring that Hamp-
shire would be Democratic in the past
as she had been in the future" The
mistake went, however. He seconded
Johnson's nomination.
FLEA FOR uAYsEEps,
Ho called on the convention not to
trample the hayseeds under its feet, as