The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-03
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HuNrtSaToE, W. Va, Oct 2-The
Fourth congressional district Democrats
held their second convention Of the
year here to-day in the Davis theatre.
Twas o big convention. 1t was also
the liyeliest, aud it showed that silent
Statesman Capehart still has o pull in
the Fourth district. Ills haud was
seen in the convention. It was quite o
large hand. Judge Harvey discovered
this fact and 1t made him feel quite i'll.
All the prominent Democrats arrived
yesterday aud Immediately commenced
work, and combination was fixed up
by Capehart with the John NJ. Hamilton
people. This Is what faded Harvey.
The upper end OF the district held
against the lower end. but they could
not come together sufficiently to defeat
Harvey and end the struggle before 1t
began.
chard, chairman OF the committee,
called the convention to order and
named Alex Campbell, Of Peasants,
temporary chairman, and Van Zevely,
of IiucoIn, secretary. This was score
against Harvey. Campbell aet out by
calling down Eustace Gibson, q Harvey
man. The usual committees were ap-
pointed. The convention then ad.
journed till 3 o'clock.
cAPEuARr sNUBBEp.
Act t2.-same scene. House disclosed
rammed aud jammed with Harvey peo-
pie. Satisfied smiles on the faces OF
uaryeyites. The plot thiekens.
All the committees report. There
are no contests. The house comes
down when Wayne county declares
there is only one delegation and no con-
test in that county. They are all for
Harvey, the eratwhile Greenbacker and
inhationist.
The committee on permanent organi-
cation reported B. H. Butcher, OF
Wood, chairman. and Van Zeveley and
II. W. Greer as secretaries. Thia was
a Hamilton combination victory, and
they had the car OF the convention.
Hc runs the machine. He made no at
tempt to make Democratic speech. He
complimented Huntington, her enter
tainment, her beautiful women, &c.
The committee on resolutions reported
tho Ravenswood convention chestnuts
with the exception OF the silver plank.
They want gold and silver, but the free
coinage Of silver. All went well until
Mitchell, Of Writ county, who wandered
in little late, offered minority report
endorsing tho course of Capohart in
Congress. This made things hum and
they hummed for some time. The
chairman ruled against every attempt
to knock out the report, although 1t was
out OF order.
Mitchell accused ex.Congressman
Eustace Gibson OF scratching the DEM
ocratic ticket aud the captain admitted
thut he did and said why he did 1t.
The ladies present were about to leave
for fear of trouble, but trouble was
averted. A motion TO table the Cape
hart endorsement was carried by vote
OF 108 to 101, thus the second time this
year in Democratic congressional con-
vcntion was Capehart snubbod. We're
he and his people mad? They were.
THE NOMINATIONS.
at last nominations were called for
and John Holt, Of this city, stepped to
the front Of the stage. Then the Har-
vcy men let loose. They almost raised
the roof. They also raised the ire Of
all the upper counties, who saw how
the convention was packed with heelers
aud howlers. Holt named Harvey.
W. E. Stephenson, OF Calhoun, named
John Hamilton, Of that county, Col.
Mat. Cooper, in regular spread eagle
speech, named David II. Leonard. OF
Wood. Capt T. s. Hogg, OF Mason,
named Rankin Wiley, OF Marion county.
A gentleman named johnson, of Pleas
ants, named Alexander NJ. Campbell, OF
Peasants. All these mon claimed from
1000 to 5000 majority for their men II
nominated. Then came ]. W. Arm
strong, OF Roano, who claimed only the
normal Democratic majority OF !, 900 for
Walter Pendleton, OF his county, aud
said it was foolish to imagine any Re-
publican would vote the Democratic
ticket this year.
FIRST ELEVEN nALLoTS
There wore tho usual seconds, and tho
speeches being quite long, it was s
o'clock whom the first ballot was taken.
It resulted as follows: Harvey, "a:
Hamilton, 25; IIoondrd, 80; Wiley, 81:
Campbell, II; PendIeton, 10. This con.
tinued about the saIno until a number
OF ballots had boon taken and several
scrapping matches had boon sawed off.
whom Campbell Withdrew, which
slightly altered tho vote. Harvey
gained one and Leonard one, and in this
manner it stood on tho eleventh ballot
Several motions to tako recess wore
voted down by tho Harveyitoa with
some assistance.
CARUTn AND MEYERS INsuLTED.
Hon. Asher g. Caruth, congressman
from tho Louiaville, KY, district, and
Alien o. Meyers, oil Ohio, wero hero to
make speeches, but tho convention
trozO thGm out. Numerous Nttem pts
were made to adjourn for IN hour or 80
In order to give them chance TO speak,
but II WAS no 90. Tho convention in
this manner suubbod thom. It will
never do 80 again, as both OF them werS
not about tho way they wero treated.
Prominent mon mado abject appeals to
Tie convention and nj Iaak aE ps40 n