Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-23

)UR NEXT PRESIDENT.
tion ordered otherwise, and Senator
Wallace appealed to the convention:
George E. Hensell, Attorney General OF
Pennsylvania, defended the unit rule
which bound Wallace and his friends
and with his magnificent voice ringing
over the hall, he raised the point ol
order that under the rules, the
PROPOSITION of Wallace was not
in order. While the convention
and audience labored in a cyclone OF
excitement. The chair sustained the
point made by Hensell, Wallace protest
ing Intellectually. The roll call went on
West Virginia's twelve solid ayes were
received with cheers, while Wisconsin
twenty-four noes were roundlY hlssed.
The announcement OF the result: ayes
564, noes 342, set the convention crazy
delegates and audience alike joining ln
the tumult and disorder. Itwas great
ight and a great victory and West Nlr-
ginia was on the winning side.
Patterson, OF Colorado, then trotted
out his little silver amendment, but got
laugh on himself by saying he wanted
TO put In word OF five letters and tnen
said the word was free" His speech
was often interrupted by disorder and
the questions being put to Utod Doce
vote il was lost by ten TO one. Inc
platiorm was then adopted by about
twenty W one.
When Governor Albeit, Of New Jer-
sey, took the floor at 9:15 on the roll
call OF States for Presidential candl-
dates the audience and convention
pulled them selves together for the big
struggle all felt was 10 come, and when
the speaker uttered the magic name OF
Grover Cleveland the storm broke loose
and ragged a hurricane for fifteen min
ntes.
The Michigan Cleveland banner was
carried over the heads Of the New York
delegation, members OF which got hot
and unitedly demanded its removal.
Their wish was gratifed, as some
Of the delegates got demonstrativs
were shaking fists and threatening ugly
things At 1892 Abbott got chance
TO proceed and was truly eloquent as he
pictured the great and pecuiarmerlts
of the ex-president.
Applause was frequent as he proceed
ed and when he concluded the swelter-
ing multitude again broke all bounds as
they cheered their approval. But
great chunk OF silence lowered over the
New York delegation and elsewhere
over the hall until Abbott spoke the
name Of David b. Hill. This was Tam
many's hour 10 yell and they did IL with
vim, rolling cheer upon cheer out OF
lungs well disciplined aud energetic
TO fault. In the gallery behind the
newspaper boys DR.. Mary Walker -four
ished big white handkerchief with
yigor which seemed 10 be almost super
human and her example ever an anon
spurred on the Hllites 10 renewed ef-
forts. a New York cripple displayed a
lithograph of Hill on crutch aud
waved ii frantically In the air Till eI-
hausted and then IL was seized By will
ing hands and carried aloft through the
isles while the band could be family
heard pouring out "Ta Ra Ra Boom De
Rea."
The Cleveland cheering was fully
equalled both In volume aud length
OF time up 10 9:js o'clock by
the Hill cheers, but just as the
Tammany braves seemed inclined 20 let
up a brilliant flash OF lighting and a
crashing clap Of thunder started 10 all
over again with redoubled force. The
more Chairman Wilson pounded the
louder the delegates aud audience yell
ed but az 1905 the pace began 10
slacken.
Just here the police charged on a wild
man with an open umbrella. downed
him and took II from him, and at l0:0s
order was In some measure restored,
after over twenty minutes OF cheering.
Abbott proceeded until he mentioned
Campbell, OF Ohio, when Tammany
cheered again. The Cleveland men
took the floor when Albeit concluded
at 1918, he having been
on the platform exactly an
hour and they held the boards for
FIVE minutes or 80, while above the din
Wilson's big mallet could be heard going
like clock work.
From 1918 to 10:35 a fearful storm
ragged. Rain came through the roof ia
torrents, bringing with II the red and
blue coloring matter OF the cheap deco
ratlons, which ruined dresses and cloth
ing and left peculiar effect on bald
heads. No business was completed IN
I'll 1899. when w. c. Dewitt. Of Brook
lyn, took the platform TO nominate
Hill.
At 1900 COL John r. Fellows took
the platform 70 second the nomination
of Hill. The audience listened 70 him
and not a sound save for an occasional
chez nd the pattering Of rain upon
th< of could be heard above the
ker's voice Ia the hall where for
urs q rushing express train would !
have been lnaudible. He we'll sustained q
his reputation as an orator and be
dealt sledge hammer blows for Hili =