The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-27
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The secretary called the roll and
found that aii the counties were repre-
sented. There was a contest in Wayne.
The temporary organization was made
permanent. Mr. Horner, OF Wood,
then moved that the usual committees
and reports be dispensed with, and
that the convention proceed at once to
nominate q candidate for Congress and
an elector. This was not put.
cApEAARr NOMINATED.
A squabble arose in which some per-
sonal feeling in the Wayne delegation
showed itself. O. L. Hogs then moved
that the rules be suspended and James
Capehart be nominated for Congress by
ucclamatien. The motion was seconded
with great uproar all over the wigwtm.
The Wayne delegation continued to
squabble and call one another names.
One faction was lcd by Hon. Wayne
Ferguson, and g, u, Burgess was tho
leader Of the other faction. The con-
yentIon got wild and crowded about the
Mayne delegation in front OF the plat
FORM, It looked like o personal en-
coulter. Sam Vinson made a bitter
speech In which he called the other
faction mugwumps, bolters, seratchers
and kickers. He asked for committee
on credentials to decide who were rcgu.
lar delegates. Mr.. Burgess replied and
and everything was on the ragged edge.
Wayne was:wild and woolly, and want
ed TO fight. Tho motion was. finally put
and Capehart was nominated by accla-
nation amid applause.
M'cLUER FOR ELEcroR
]. +. Wilson, OF Lincoln, moved that
]. G. McCluer, be nominated for elcctor
by acclamation.
GeorgoI. NcpI, Of Huntington, moved
that Wilson's motion be laid on the
table. This was voted on by counties.
Wayne county's two delegates were al-
lowed to divide that county's.yote.
The motion was lost and McCluer was
thereupon nominated for eloctor by ac-
clamation. He came forward and made
little speech. but even that was moro
than Capehart could do. "Jim" came
up after being called repeatedly, and If
he wasn't ashamed OF himself the con-
yention was,
ron FREE SILVER.
At the afternoon session S. II. Mitch
ell. OF Writ, offered n resolution de-
manding free coinage OF fsilyer and gold
Mr. Harding, OF Cabell, moved to lay
on the table. He afterward withdrew
this motion.
Mr.. Mitchell championed his resolu-
ton and said it was in harmony with
Capehart's record in Congress.
Taco Marcum, OF Cabell, wanted the
Chicago platform adopted instead OF
this resolution. He did not think 1t
would be policy to declare for free coin
age. Perry Simpson championed the
resolution and said II must be adopted
to support Capehart.
Tace Marcum again urged the conven.
tion MOTTO commit suicide. He wanted
the Chicago plank on coinage adopted.
B. II. Butcher spoke for free silver. He
said that nine-tenths OF the Democrats
Of West Virginia wanted free silve. ;.
["It will defeat our congressman"
cried q voice.
buck Harding wanted the Chicago
iii Mr.. capchars can't run on the
Chicago platform let him get of" said
Cabell delegate.
NATIONAL PLATFORM REPUprATRD.
Buck Harding's substitute that the
Chicago platform be adopted, was voted
down. The national platform was then
repudiated. Then Mitchell's FREQ coin
age resolution was passed by an over
whelming vote and tremendous yell.
The resolutions as adopted were as
follows: First, that We endorse tho
Democratic platform in its rejection of
tarifffor projection, and insist that the
necessities OF the government should be
the beginning. and the necessities Of
the government should be the ending
of all taxation,
Second, That We hold 10 the use OF
both gold and silver as standard money
OF the country and demand the free
coinage of both rpetals, and that silver
be made legal tender for oil debts
public and private on terms equality
with gold.
The following now executive COM
mittee was appointed;
Cabell \. A. Hpply, Calhoun II. A.
Altizer, Jackson ]. Armstrong, Lincoln
1. X. Sweetland, Mason W, q. Whaley,
Pleasaats ]. ], Knight, Putnam j. l.
Bewyer, Richie B. L, Ayers, Roane
Marshall Depue, Wayne w, ]. Mans
field, Writ Willie Fought Wood X. e.
Horner.