The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-02
ESTABLISHED AUGUST "a, 1852 wHEELIN

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night three abed, and the situation this
morning after all the delegates had
arrived contradicted the statements
made last night by the leaders that the
convention would abound in harmony
and good feeling, and instead there Is
much bitter disappointment.
1t was generally conceded last night
that ex-senator Il 6. Davis was at
least a formidable candidate for dele
gate-at-large and many Of his friends
were sure that he would be the choice
OF the convention, but their opinions
seem to have had no substantial basis,
and the laborous efforts OF Wood Daily,
I. B. Davis and Captain Welsh, the ad-
vance guard OF Davis, proved ot'no
avail. And when the actual delegates
from Mineral arrived this morning the
unpleasant discovery was made by the
three gentlemen that the majority OF
the delegates would oppose his selec-
tion. Notwithstanding this disastrous
opposition the persistent trio worked
hard until noon, but defeat was in
evitable and the ex-senator's name was
not presented TO the convention.
ANOTHER SPICY FEATURE.
Another very spicy feature Of the
days proceedings that was not at all
compatible with harmony was the Sui
Ivan and Corbett contest between
Prosecuting Attorney Cornwall and
Robert Washington, OF Hampshire
county, which was occasioned by bad
feeling in the caucus OF the convention.
Cornwall was one Of the few Hill men
in the convention, and the feud is the
outcome OF the county convention, in
which the Hill men attempted TO cap
turc the delegation.
Hon. William L. Wilson was made
permanent chairman:.of the convention,
and E. l. Hoffman, Of Berkeley. and
Democratic editors OF the district were
chosen secretaries. The committee on
resolutions reported lengthy string OF
resolutions which were unanimously,
adopted. The resolutions endorse the
newspaper interviews of Governor
Fleming, advocate the reelection OF
Faulkner to the senate and Wilson to
Congress, evade the silver question en-
tirely, and embrace the following reso-
'lutions on the tariff. question:
on THE TARIFF.
We declare again the hearty and
unanimous devotion of the Democratic
party of this district to the great cause
of tariff reform, now more than ever a
duty since the enactment Of the McESin-
ley bill. We denounce thatbill, notonly
because 1t makes the masses Of the
people tributary by law to protected
classes, taking in tribute from those
classes far more than the public treas
ury receives even in the present colossal
system OF public expenditures, and be-
cause it takes away from our farmers
the markets on which they are entirely
dependent for the sale OF their pro-
ducts.
we declare that the question of a
Just and equal taxation is the great is,
sue of the present campaign and We
remit to the wisdom of the national
convention at Chicago the declaration
of our party position on other issues.
There was hitch in the committee
meeting over the wording OF the Cleye-
land resolution. Some OF his over
jealous admirers wanted to;jpstEilet the
delegates to vote for himfor all TIME,
but the following was reported;
CLEVELAND ENDORSED.
Resolred, That the convention approve,
endorse and point with pride to the ad-
ministration of Grover Cleveland, and
VIC recommend him to the Chicago con-
yention for nomination, and that our
delegates be instructed to give hearty
support to Grover Cleveland as long as
he may be deemed an available candi-
date.
For district delegates the names of ].
W. Giilkeson, OF Hardy, ]. A. Robinson,
of Mineral, J. L. Watson, Of Marion,
were placed in nomination. The name
of Giikeson was withdrawn and Robin
son and Watson were unanimously
elected. For delegate-at-large, o. S.
Mckinney, OF Marion, nominated eN-
Congressman B. F. Martin, OF Taylor
county, and he was chosen by acclama-
ton. DR.. George W. Yokum, OF Ran
dolph, and William G. Brown, of Pres
ION, WeTG CuOs6u ulSLIlCb dlbGludbSo.
There was sharp contest for alternate
for delegate-at-large.
Z ANOTHER CONTEST.
Wood Daily nominated Ed Russell, Of
Hampshire, a Hill man, and Julius @.
Holmes, of jefferson, was put in nomi-
nation. As the vote progressed it
seemed that Russell would be chosen,
but the report that Russell WIS Hill
man was circulated and most OF the
delegation changed to Holmes, choos
ing him by n large majority. The con-
vention was q Cleveland love feast to
the exclusion of all other guests, and
every man who could make a speech
pointed to the largo crayon portrait OF
their idol behind Chairman Wilson.
Congressman Wilson, of this district,
and Turner, OF Georgia, addressed the
convention and they all maintained that
the Democratic party should not dabble
in an issue during this campaign over
which there would likely be factional
fight, which means OF course the regret
table silver issue.
THIRD DISTRICT