The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-25

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Tho Republican convention OF tn
Sixteenth Ohio district, did not waste
much timc in getting TO work in the
steubcnyillc Opera House yesterday af.
ternoon. The theatre Is beautifully
suited for the purpose, and was conve.
nicntly arranged. Tho stage was
dcckcd with fine flowers and rare plants,
and about the proscenium hung por.
traits OF Lincoln, Grant, Garfield, Harri-
son, Morton and Edwin NJ Stanton,
while the gallery was hung with bunt-
ing OF the national colors.
Hon. Capcll Wcems, the chairman Of
thccongressional committee, rapped the
convention 10 order at eleven o'clock,
and introduced Rev. 0. B. Stewart, a
Presbyterian minister, who made fer
vent and eloquent prayer, which wa=
not applauded simply because it is not
tho practice OF the,-reverent Am erican
public TO applaud prayer. 1t thrilled
the audience deeply. @
Then MIR. Weems named MS tempo
rary chairman Hon. Lorenzo Danford,
OF st. Clairsvile, whose popularity was
clearly shown by the hearty, continued
and repeated applause with which he
was received.
Mr.. Danford made terse and clo-
quent speech, saying there was no
doubt where the Republican party
stands to-day OH the tariff issue, the f.
nancial question or any other matter.
He recalled n romark OF Hon. John Al
Bingham's in advocating a,protective. q,
tariff thirty years ago, when Mr.. Bing-
ham prophesied that if the measure
were adopted there would arise glass
factories and iron factories and other
factories all along the Ohio river. Then
there was not one, and this morning
when the delegates came to Steuben-
vile along the river front they were not
for q moment out OF the shadow of the
smoke OF = glass factory, steel plant or
an iron mill.
This provoked cheers. The speaker
continued that it was not necessary to
discuss principles before Republican
convention. That might well be left to
the Democrats, who in nysuccessiye
Congresses have not been able to get to-
gcther on any great issue. He wound
up eloQuently and sat down amid great
applause.
TIE ORGANIZATION.
Mr.. D. S. Cameron was named as tenn.
porary secretary, and the roll. Of couu-
ties was called for names OF committee
men.
Promptly at 2:3O p. m. Chairman
Danford called the convention 10 order
again and called for the report OF the
committee on permanent organization,
which was presented by Mr.. Frank
Archer, OF Belmont county, as follows:
Permanent chairman, Hon. Lorenzo
Daniord, OF Belmont county; w. K.
johnson, OF Jefferson county, secretary,
and Oliver Greenbank, OF Monroe, j,
w. Wcstfall, OF Carroll, J.. C. Glover, OF
Hanover, L. l." McAlillin, OF Belmont,
assistant secretaries.
Dr. Mccullough, from Bcllaire, from
the committee on credentials, reported.
full delegations from all the counties,
without contests, and Mr.. II. NJ. Priest
presented the report on rules and order
OF business, both oil which were ac-
ceptcd. The committee on resolutions
not being prepared to report it was
given further time, and the next order
OF business was called for, that being
the nomination OF representative in
Congress. Belmont county being called,
Hon. Capell Wecms advanced and in
an eloquent speech placed Col. g. L.
Poorman before the convention. He
said: lIIIeSl
Mr.. wEEM's ELoQuEScE
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTIONS Belmont
county Is nroud OF her company In tho now dis.
,.sS ha ana ,SEes Just md .pardqnabe pride in
farms, her hills Of coal her highways OF steel,
tho ten thousand children In her public schools
her sixty thousand peoplc-.it Is thntmGsnihcent
fled industries, that Is tho highest type Of civIl.
zation. and next 10 the pcrpetulty Of the .lmer.
can union and the abolition OF humnn slavery
Is th9 most illustrious achievements OF the
splendid stntesmnnship OF the Republican party.
Upon her rich md lovely uplantls d,Sclls a great
community OF farmers as Intelligent and "a
prosperous as any set Of men in the length and
breadth Of the republic. And above thai broad
and beautiful river. up from lis grand and mag.
niilcent valley asccnds an eternal CANOPY OF
smoke that like a cloud by day and pillar Of
fire by night marks tho sight OF a. mighty en-.
campment-nn clcampment OF the Whirlipg
wheels nnd blazing furnaces. The Wondrous
creations oil modern civilization aud the Strength
and power pnd glory OF American labor. -
Gentlemen the people OF belmont county
Know the secret OF this Development They nc.
knowledge with glad and grateful hearts their
obligations 10 the Republican marty, and from
this great community Of toilcrs and OF workers
they hive selected as their candidate Tor your
supreme favor today 4 man who have lived
their life and fought their battles and who, born
himself in the humble walks OF labor, has illus.
traicd the possibilities of American citizcnshin
md laws made for himself n reputation oyhr
tho s,ntc as student md master OF elo.
quence and convincing advocate OF that great
system OF policy which has lifted this imperial
district to It's position md Its powcr.I ~
We nrc entering OIL a memorable political con.
test, The great clouds OF dust that rise up along
the horizon indicntc' that mighty mnsscs OF men
nrc getting Into line for 1Sgg rho battle is Tor
the protection Of American Industry, and that
battlr the Republicans OF Ohio have shown how
10 win. IAsl year We hud tho courage OF conf.
dencc aud Of principle. We took tho McKInIcv
bill md It's author for our platform and our caI.
didatc, and Mckinley and Protection swept On
TO n magnificent Victory. und We people IN Bel.
mont county believe that WI need IN tho Con.
gross OF the United States Just such men as that
strong nnd able defender OF protection tho hon.
ored secretary OF sintG Of this commonwealth,
Col. c, !. poorinan. Oi Bcllnirc Colonel Poor.
man Will be no untrlcd experiment in -icrisla.
tive HE. Ills service IN the legislature Of Ohio
attracted tho attention OF the. entire state, On
all financial questions he wNs prc.cmlncntly tho
lcaQGr.'l KNOW from being OIL tho knOt that N rn,