The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-04
DELEGATES CHOSEN
BY tho Third District Republicans
at Hinton Yesterday.
UNANIMOUS ACTION THROUGHOUT
And Good Spirit prcvnils-..ltlngina
Resolutions Adopted aud Good Men
Chosen to Go to Minncapolis...John
d. Hewitt for Dclcgatc.nt-IInrgc.
s,tial D,pa,cs to the intelligence.

ETFttll IiEputCH ~ He fHttH'JtHCcT.
II,yYo%, W. Va, May 3,-1f bcauti-
full day is any favorable omen, then the
Third district Republicans will elect
their congressman and give 4 larger
majority than ever before for tho state
ticket. This is the day that tho con-
yention met and elected delegates 10
Minneapolis. Tho weather was perfect
and everybody has spent pleasant
day here. Nearly all OF tho delegates
from the counties in this district ar
rived last night and few this morning.
The crowd was large and hotel accom-
modations were not sufficient to give
all place to sleep last night. Many
went TO boarding houses and not q fow
10 private houses. Yet quito. q number
were seen walking the streets when day
dawncd, who wcre unable 10 got any
where TO sleep.
Although there is not great deal OF
interest usually taken in these convcn-
tons, tho attendance was unusually
large and everybody was enthusiastic.
Among the prominent gentlemen who
were present were: Col. ]. W. Davis,
Col. i. T. Best and s. A. Scott, OF
Grcenbricr county; Jno. G. Ballard. OF
Monroe couty;J D. Hewitt, and L. 7.
Kicker, OF Mercer county; A. Ii. Ma
hone, OF tho Star Tribune; ]. T. Dana,
Dr. D. Mayer, Capt. S. S. Macdonald,
S. B. Floyd, William Dllls and c. II.
Payne, OF kanawha county; NJ. Y. Call
loway, I. G. Mann, r. Il. Flanagan, and
S. ". Nulcy, Of Summers county; Ma
jor II. W. Brazie, L. G. Gaines, J. II.
Gaines, W. VI. jenkins and Mcklcne
Nickel, OF Faycttc county.
TIE CONVENTION.
At1l:3O the convention assembled in
the opera hall and was called to order
by n. N. jenkins, chairman OF the con-
grcssional committee, who made splen-
didopenins address. Mr.T. G. Mann was
named as temporary chairman and A.
W. Hamilton, clerk Of the county court
Of Fayetto county, was made temporary
secretary. These gentlemen were elected
the permanent officers OF the conven-
tion by acclamation. The representa-
tives OF the press present were elected
assistant secretaries.
A committee OF one from each county
was appointed Il committee on creden-
tials. the same as committee on rcso-
lulions.
HARRISON ENDORSED.
A recess was declared until 3 o'clock,
when tho convention rcass embed and
listened to the report OF the committees.
After hearing the report OF the commit
tee OIL credentials, tho committee read
the following resolutions, which were
adopted without q dissenting voice:
Res0ircd, That we most heartily en-
dorse tho principles OF The Republican
party MS set forth and explained by the
national platform OF 1855.
"ResOlrrd, That we commend and ap.
prove the patriotic and able admins
tration OF Benjamin Harrison. We
most heartily endorse the legislative
enactments Of the Fifty-lirst Congress;
especially do We endorse tho Mckinley
bill, and congratulate the country on
the great benefits which through it
have resulted 10 the industrial prosper
ity OF the uiion."
After the adoption OF thcso resolutions
tho election OF two delegates and two
alternates to the Minneapolis convcr-
tion resulted as follows:
Capt. Jos. Beury, Of Fayette county,
and }. L. Dana, OF kanawha, as dele.
gates.
Altcrnates-I. G. Ballard, Of Monroe
county, and Chris II. Payne, of Kama
wha.
Those ,men were the choice OF tho
convention unanimously.
MIR. Edgar Rucker, the editor OF the
Mercer County Monitor, offered resolu-
tlon to the effect that "This convention
OF tho Third district Republicans en-
dofses Hon. John D. Hewitt, OF Mercer
County, as delesatc.nt-large from West
Virginia to Minneapolis. This resolu-
tiGn passed with but one opposite vote.
There was no further business before
The convention, whcreupon it nd
louFned: There was n general feeling OF
nnanimity throughout the proceedings.
secretary Dawson, Of the state commit
lee, looked OIL the convention and pro.
uicts great success ut the next elcc-
ton.