Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-15


Whitelaw Reid for President and Vice
President of the United States.
eve particularly desire to emphasize our
approval OF the thorough-going American
ism Of the tariff plank; we believe IN pro-
lection because we believe in American IN
dustries. We call every bread-winner In
this district to witness that the Democratic
party ia its recent National Convention
declared that under no circumstances can
Congress pass any measure TO protect any
thing, and we invite all the toilers of this
district to Join with US at the polls to re-
buke this declaration Of destructive doc
trine.
awe favor legislation that will protect
American labor, and our American institu-
tons against the millions from the old
world who are coming to this country TO
the prejudice of our own people.
1--WE denounce the employment Of United
States Marshals at the polls for the pre-
vention of legal voting as carried out by the
Cleveland administration in 1885. We are
heartily in favor of an honest election law,
honestly administered, and we call atten-
ton to the fact that the oAly United States
Marshals who ever controlled elections In
West Virginia were Democrats.
1.-THE reports from the scenes OF the lat 9
conflict at Homestead, Pa, indicate that
the cause Of the trouble and bloodshed was
largely the employment Of mercenaries,
called PinkertOn detectives. 1t is the
sense of this Convention that the employ
ment of Pinkertons to force a settlement OF
differences between the employers and en-
ployed is ill-advised, unnecessary, unman-
ly, contrary to the genius Of American no
erty, and hostile to the spirit Of ohr Amer
lean institutions, and repetition OF the
same ought to be made by law forever I'M
possible"
The Committees on Basis Of Represen-
tation AMI Credentials reported, and
then the Chair announced that the roll
Of counties would be called for nominal
tions for Congress.
DovENER NOMINATED.
County after county was called with
no response until Harrison was reached,
when Mr. Lynch OF that county rose In
his place and addressed the Chair.
There were cries of platform, and
Mr.. Lynch mounted the boards and be-
gan his speech. After some generall-
ties he said:
1--WE propose at this time to have as a
leader in the coming conflict a man VINO
has not only participated IN the partys
struggles, but also in its triumphs-a man
to whom the honor has not been denied
heretofore, but for whom IL has only oeenn
deferred until this moment. Smiles.
That man is Capt. B. B. Dovener Loud
applause This enthusiasm over his name
is no uncertain sound. We propose to
carry this enthusiasm into every school
house In the First District Of West Vir-
GINA. Applause He is standard
bearer of whom we may we'll be proud. He
was brave man in the great struggle
through which we passed in 1850, and hels
a brave political fighter in 1890. The des-
TIMES of the Republican party may safely
be entrusted TO his hands, and he
will uphold them not only in this great
throbDing city-made great by the Repuo-
licau policy. Applause. put he will go
into the interior. He can 90 to BraXton
and Lewis and talk as well as here, and
he will not have one thing to say here and
another out yonder. Applause. lie
will represent, and not misrepresent the
district He is a noble man that you are
to commission here to-day. He is man
you can trust TO carry the standard that
YOU are TO give him, and he IS a man VINO
can carry it to success. therefore TAKE
pleasure in placing in nomination before
YOU Captain B. b. Dovener, OF Ohio. APP
plause. cries of "Dovener," Atkinson"
and Kisses, magled with platform, "go
on, " and general confusion. -
Amid this hub-bub Mr. Atkinson took
the floor in the Ohio county delegation, and
after saying he had but moment to talk,
as he had to catch train 10 90 TO Calhoun
county, he said he arose on behalf OF the
4.5OO Republicans Of Ohio county to second
the nomination Of Captain Dovener. Mr.:
Atkinson then left Captain Dovener and
going back to 1856, he reviewed the Repuo-
lican Presidential nominees for quite
-, NIT N
which made some Of the delegates think
that after all perhaps they had something
to do with Captain Dovener. He closed by
hoping that the party would keep together,
and they would de wonderful things.
The roll call was then continued, and
when Ohio county was reached, Mr..
Dawson seconded the nomination OF
Captain Dovener, and suggested a
speech from Editor c. r, Hart, who was
in the audience. Mr.. Hart had some
thing to say about modeSty, which pro-
voked rather bOistrous smiles and cries
of ooh! OH" and then made reference
to his former relations with Captain
Dovener which revived tender reCollec-
tions in the minds of the old-time
friends Of the Captain. Mr.. Hart said:
II have stood very close to him, and
perhaps | ought to say that | have not
always agreed with him within the par
ty. Sometimes we have differed as TO
the preliminaries, but we always agreed
on the iual results"
There were cries for Dawson, OF
Ohio, but be declined to speak, and the
Convention applauded the remark OF
one delegate VINO suggested "For
Gods sake don't give us any more OF
Ohio county" On motion OF delegate
from Hancock the nomination of Cap
tain Dovener was made unanimous, and
after declaring the result the Chair APP
pointed Messrs. Lynch, of Harrison,
and Hart, OF Ohio. a committee to wait
UPON Captain Dovener aud escort him
to the platform. The appearance of
Captain Dovener was the signal for
great cheering The nominee was in
troduced by the Chair, and was pre-
sented By Mr.. Dawson with a large
bouquet. AMI then the Captain adj
dressed the Convention briefly, pretac-
ing his remarks with his heartfelt
thanks for the honor conferred. He
said the present occasion was not tit
ting for the presentation Of the issues
of the campaign. They would be dis
cussed at the crossroads and in the
school houses throughout the district,
when he would give. his reasons for the
faith that was in him. He would take
occasion, however, TO announce his
unalterable opposition to the use of
Pinkerton detectives, and said that
,Rilly Pinkerton, General Snowden
and Governor PattiSon were all Demo-
Gratis.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTOR.
There was a spirited fight between
the friends of Mr.. J. S. McKaSkey, of