Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-08-05

split in half with a very wide gulf be-
tween. At the close of the conven-
ton an elderly little man. who had
been sitting at the chairman's feet
for two hours, arose when his oppor-
tuuity came and pleaded with the
convention to make Sam Ninson
presidential delegate at-large. he
promised that if it would do this
Wayne county would bridge the
chasm and be once more rs brethren.
As he talked he grew more earnest
and the words came more rapidly.
Just as he reached his climax his
upper set OF teeth flew out, and al
though he caught them on the fly and
quickly damned them back the crowd
caught on and shouted with laughter.
But Sam Vinson was nominated, and
the teeth helped TO DO it.
Wetzel county had voted her %
votes for McEldowney for Auditor.
Then when the changes began she
voted solid again for the same man.
| 4 little later the chairman OF the dele
cation arose and vociferously claimed
and received recognition. Then in
| impressive tones he roared out that
Wetzel county wished to cast her
solid vote for McEldowney. The re-
porters were ION to him, though, and
his scheme didn't work. There were
several other little schemes OF the
same sort.
Ii was not to say delicate, but the
convention called up on the platform
the defeated as well as the successful
candidates and made them say some
| thing. BY its own good humor 1t
! took away the soreness of defeat.
Few of those who were knocked out
felt like delivering their own funeral
orations. but there was no help for 1t,
and every one submitted gracefully
and felt better for ii.
SOME OF THE NOTABLE MEN.
Nearly all OF the prominent men OF
the State were in Parkersburg. Sen
ator Faulkner was chairman OF the
convention, Governor Fleming pre-
siding at the opening. Senator Ken
Ma was on the platform and had TO
make a speech because the crowd
wouldn't let him off. Congressman
Anderson was caught the same way,
and so was Ex-Governor Wilson.
There were many other big men who
didn't attend the convention, but
helped to pull the wires from the out
side.
Genial Bob Carr, OF Charleston,
was there-all over the convention,
everywhere and anywhere. He never
was anything but good humored, and
there's no telling how much he &C
complished in that Otf-haDd, careless
way OF his. He trotted around in his
shirts sleeves, with a little blue hat
perched sideways on hi. big, curly
head. and was the liveliest and
iolliest man in the wigwam. He
followed st. Paurs advice, and was
all things to all men, especially when
he wanted votes.
Judge Phil Snyder enjoyed the con
vention. He saw the good things
that went on and with his wit helped
to make it pleasant all around.
Joe Chiffon was the theatrical per
former par excellence. Arrayed in
light flannel suit that set off his ath-
letic figure to the best advantage,
there was not time when he was
not in striking pose. His pale,
smooth shaver face, with its striking
features, crowned by a great mass OF
waving black hair, caught the eye
and held it, and Joe made the most
OF his opportunity.
Elias Hatfield and his son-in-law
John Vance, of Logan county, were
delegates to the convention. They
are members OF party that has some
thing OF reputation in these United
! States, but one would not think they
were fighters from their appearance.
There were no quieter or more mod
est men in the convention than these
two, and there was nothing OF the
bravado observable in either nor any
roughness. In personal appearance
they looked as farmers usually do,
and In conversation were sensible and
pleasant.
The Hon. Ben Wilson had some
thing to say on almost every question.
| He made his worst break when he
made an Acknowledgement nominal
ing speech when the Treasurer was
the candidate being placed before the
convention.
| NOTES.