The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-05


Good bye" the delegates joining in the
played by O. second band, closed the ex-
traordinary Fourth OF July celebration
Of the new party.
THE CLIMAX.
Now came q marvellous climax.
Taubeneck, OF Illinois, the chairman OF
the national committee, had during the
latter part of the scsne, following the
adoption of the platform been in dis.
pair, seeking to get an opportunity to
mako himself heard. He was on his
chair wildly waving telegram just re.
ceiyed. The surmise that the dispatch
was from Gresham spread like wildfire
and from all over the hall people ran to
get information frcm Taubeneck, while
others became excited and added TO the
confusion by bowling down their neigh.
bors.
Chairman Loucts, whose speech on
first taking the gavel in the morning
had stamped him an anti Gresham man,
sought now TO create diversion against
the imminent stampede of the conven-
tion to Gresham. The chairman began
his vancouver by starting out with O
denunciation OF the alleged action Of
the postmaster general in excluding
from the mails rs anarchist certain OF
the peoples party literature. Continu-
ing, he said: "There is only one ques-
ton before old politicians of to-day.
never @ d discussed. @ At Minneapolis the
enthusiasm was after the man who had
the patronage to dispose OF had been
named. Here we have our enthusiasm
on the platform on which this party 10
going before the public"
A sENsATIoN.
Mr. Taubenecl, telegram in hand,
was at last, amid cheers aud confusion,
accorded hearing by the chair.
Ladies' and gentlemen" said Chair
man TaubenecE, when silence was re-,
stored. "Ihave just received a telegram
from DR.. Hauser, OF Indiana. In order
that you may know what credit to place
on 1t, will tell you who he is. He is
the present candidate for the Peoples
party ticket and the author Of the cele.
brated work, is Marriage Failure
Laughter. This is the telegram: 4
haye seen Gresham. II unanimous he
will not decline Immediately after
the reading Of this dispatch, and amid
the deafening cheers for Gresham,
NJ. Brown, OF Massachusetts,, took
the stage, and, in a few words.
placed the name OF Mr.. Mann
Page before the convention for the pres,
idential nomination and that he is pre-
pared to abide by the result.
'That is Just little better than
Gresham, who wants it unanimous"
Here the audience arose en-masse.
"Gresham, Gresham, three cheers for
Gre ham," "Hurrah for Gresham"
Brown said: II do not propose to at
tempt to stampede the convention with
the aid Of the gallery. That is IN old
party trick"
A voiley Of Kisses, loud and long-con-
tinued, greeted this statement.
Instantly Robert Shilling, OF Wiscon-
sin, sprang to his feet.
mo gentleman has right to insult
the chairman OF our national conven-
tion and our committee" he said; mo
one has right to so insult us by max
ing charges and fraudulent insinuations
against the party't chairman"
1ndescribable confusion followed and
irsinuations were hurled back and
forth by the two factions. When silence
was restored A. R. Brown, Of Massachu.
setts, at once demanded attention. .lt
anything / have said or done in the
heat OF the moment" said he, "has in
suited our national committee chair.
man, for whom / entertain profound
respect. l humbly apologize" ZAP
Mr.. S. F. Norton, of Illinois, finally
gained the floor and asked permission
to make statement In the interest OF
harmony. ~ want to know" said he,
"if it is In order to move to suspend the
roll call and make motion to adjourn
until s O'clock" The motion prevailed
and adjournment was taken till 8.
TIE NIGHT SESSION.