Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-04
Total. 900 us 50

At 40 MenagerS name was Withdrawn,
and Mason gave 26 votes for Davis and one
to Atkinson. Joe Brady followed with a
change Of four from Menager 70
Davis. Wayne changed to five for
Atkinson and nine for Davis,
and Lewis followed in the same
way amid moro excitement Preston
changed to Davis 10, Atkinson II. At 9:4S
Atkinson took the floor amid yells Of de
rision and encouragement, causing the
chair TO ask hearing for him out Of COM
mon polteness. When he was heard. he
reminded the convention he had asked them
to vote for Davis, and put the couundrum,
Now, why will you vote for metz He
again referred TO the attacks made upon
him, rnd referred with fine irony TO the
hearty support he had received from all
quarters of the State except my own
county" He appealed to u. S. G. Pitzer 70
withdraw his name. Mr.. Pitzer did it amid
cheers and confusion, and then Pitzer
moved that the nomination Of Mr.. Davis be
made by acclamation.
\ fearful din resulted in the midst Of
which Mr.. Menager took the platform and
Withdrew his name, speaking warmly OF
Mr.. Davis At 10 o'clock, Mr. Morris moved
to nominate Davis by acclamation. This
thing was done, aud the hall was filed with
cheers "for Davis
Messrs. Morris and Menager were ap-
pointed committee to notify Mr. Davis,
and the roll call for Auditor commenced.
Mr.. PitZer nominated j. ). Hyer Of
Braxton. Foster, of Boone, named G. w.
Hall, Of KanIwha. Harvey, Of Brooke,
named DuVaE At f0:I the rU1 call was
suspended, and Mr.. Davis appeared on the
platform and read brief speech from man
uscript, returning bis thanks and promising
TO do his best 10 achieve victory for the
party.
The Goff Outrage" was alluded TO, OF
course; he charged extravaganza at
Charleston, and spoke indefinitely about
reduced taxation.
Sam Burlett, Of Charleston, then sec
onded the nomination Of Hall in stentorian
terms He characterized the Democracy as
an organized gang Of bandits. He said
Kanawha county gave 1900 majority four
years ago; what aid she do two years sgol
Laughter.
When OHIO county was called George
3. Caldwell, who took the platform, chose
TO reflect upon Auditor Duffys course in
paving the Clouston vouchers, from Wood
county, without question. He then named
Charley Senseny, amid cries Of time and
great confusion. AS Caldwell proceeded
he stirred up great disorder, large ma
ioritv Of the convention refusing to listen
TO word he said. 1t was confusion with a
bigC.
L. G.. Mann, OF Summers. nominated 5.
w Wiley, Of the same county. "Fudn
McGinniS seconded the nomination, amid
wells Of "Hurrah for McGinnisn and cheers.
s. s. Payne, Of Summers, colored man of
much ability, made the best speech OF the
night in support Of Wiley, and got the at
teution Of every one
The cyclone of more or less frenzled ora
tory went on until five minutes OF eleven,
when the roll call was finished and bal
lot taken. II resulted as follows before
any changes were made: Hyer, 272; Hall,
us; Duval, l07; Senseny, 90; Wiley, 10l.
WetZel changed 10 solid for Hyer.
Wiley's name was then Withdrawn by
Summers County and the couuty's vote
went for Hyer Randolph went solid the
same way. Then Senseny's name was
withdrawn aud the county voted solid for
Duyal. Barbour went for Hyer aud Ka-
nawa went solid for Duvsl amid great
cheering and much excitement. Lin
coin threw her vote for Hyer. Half
the convention was on its feet and
everyone was yelling like mad, and il was
a wild and wOOlly midnight scene, amid
which TAYLOR went for Hyer and Preston
ditto, while Marshall split even between
Duvall anc Hyer, MonOngalia for Hyer
and Il for Duval, Harrison % for Hyer
and for Duval, aud was followed by
MssOn's q for Duval. Putnam Is for Du-
val, and Jackson % for Duval. II was
nasty fight, and the conflict ragged while
Monongalia and Greenbrier swung over 70
Duval, and Fsyette split nearly even,
while Csbell went for DUval. AT
twenty minutes Of 12 Ohio changed 70
Hver. at a time when Duval had 3l2 votes
and Hyer was nominated, while the Chair
begged aud pleaded for at least some sem
blance Of order.
II was great big circus entirely beyond
the control OF the officers for twenty min
utes. After a hard fight the matter was
Strengthened out, and Roane and Wetzel
threw the bulk Of their vote % Duval.
Pleasauts went 10 Hyer, Writ 10 Duval
aud Mineral the same. Mercer went 70
Duval Richie split even and Raleigh
went TO DuyaL AT six minutes OF mid
night Ohio county split again and
went half and half for Duval and Hyer. A
minute later there was q fight between two
delegates over in the neighoorhoOd Of Lo-
gan county which broke up half the con-
ventiou. Fsyette went for DuVal, and
then the chair shut the thing Of, and the
secretaries went 70 work.
At POS q. m, with Hyer 3S6 votes and
Duval about $40, Ohio county clamered 70
be allowed q change again, but she was
shut of, and the vote called for
verifcafion. Duyal had 800, Hyer
3g7 This was not announced
however, and changes went on. These
changes were in the direction Of Hyer. and
at u 30 the vote was announced: Hyer,
4l31S; Duval, 947; others scattered. Hyer
was declared the nominee.
Gains. Of Preston, said the convention
had degenerated into a mob, and moved TO
adjourn There were cries Of put him
out" and great confusion The question
uvas mt and although the noes had IL the