Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-23


not admit it for moment-at least not
in public.
At11;3O there were not thousand
vacant chairs left out of the twenty
thousand allotted to the public and in
cessant waves of applause, swept to and
fro over it as the delegations arrived or
as some leader of national reputation
made his way to his seat upon the
floor.
When Temporary Chairman Owens
raped for order he looked out upon
more than 10000 faces. This multi
tude was silent and decorous for two
minutes while prayer was offered and
then broke into wild cheers as photo
graph Of Boies in blue and old gold was
borne down the isle. The report OF the
Credential Committee was not ready
when called for and Committee Of In
ouiry was sent to them. Just at this
point, at 1855, Hon. Roger Q. Mills came
into the hall and was recognized with
hearty cheers and cries of "Mills,"
Mills" This was misunderstood to be
"HiIl" and in an instant two-thirds Of
the audience and the same proportion
of the delegates were on their feet, stand
! ing on their chairs while cries Of
! "Hill," Chill" resounded from 10000
throats. When the tumult had been
appeased,
MR.. MILLS WAS INVITED
to address the convention, but declined.
Senator Palmer was then espied and
was given rousing reception. He was
escorted to the platform and made q
fine address, which unfortunately could
not be we'll heard by the thousands,
His words of counsel and his plea for
unity in the coming contest were
cheered to the echo but he made the
mistake of talking too long. Hon. John
R. Fellows was next invited to address
the convention although there were
many noes" when the question was
put. He rose in his seat, declining to
take the platform. His refusal to
speak was the signal for much tumult
which was only appeased by the an
nouncoment Of the report Of the Com
mittee on Credentials.
Just as the report was adopted a big
rain storm broke over the wigwam and
it became very dark.
Business went on, however, and
the formal announcement OF
HON. w. L. WILSON,
ofWestVirginia,f Observation-Disclosures
provoked great cheering all over the hall
The rain continued with vinlenra--and
seive. Many umbrellas were raised in
the audience, while the people screamed
"turn on the lights" and then fell to
cheering the band as it played "Ameri-
ca" and Dixie" At quarter past u
the committee of escort waited upon Mr..
Wilson, but there was a slight hitch Of
six or seven minutes while the gentle
man named got their bearing to Mr..
Wilson's location. Senator Camden
finally steered the distinguished but be-
! wildered committee TO the West Virgin
Ia delegation, where Mr.. Wilson had
been quietly seated, and he was escorted
to the platform amid cheers. His intro
duction to the convention by temporary
Chairman Owens was the signal for
rounds Of cheers, and applause frequent
ly punctuated his dignifed and master
ly address.
Perfectly calm and self-possessed upon
the platform, with clear, ringing voice
and eloquent words, Mr.. Wilson
CAUGHT THE APPROVAL
Of the vast audience he addressed, and
as he proceeded with his speech each
ringing burst Of cheers was supple
mented by profound silence in all parts
Of the great building, to the fartheSt
recesses Of which Mr.. Wilson's voice
easily penetrated. When Mr.. Wilson
concluded, the convention rose to its
feet as one man and cheered until the
building rang again, while canes, hats
and umbrellas filed the air for some
minutes.
On taking the seat Mr.. Wilson prompt
ly called for the report of the Committee
of Rules, aud got it. The Committee on
Resolutions was called for, but it was
not ready. The convention was forced
to listen TO the uninteresting roll call of
States for national committeeman. The
spectators and delegates alike soon tired
of this and a Carlisle demonstration was
gotten up. The Senator had been in
the audience, but had left the building.
There were cries for
EX-GOVERNOR CAMPBELL
Of Ohio, and when the band struck up
THE Campbells Are Coming" quite a
whirlwind Of enthusiasm was stirred up.
His early reference TO 'the matchless
oratory" of Chairman Wilson was loud
ly cheered. The Governor cut his speech
short, thereby letting loose a babel Of
cries to "go on" and for this and that
statesman, but no one responded, and
the band had to take its turn at anus