Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-16
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CHARLESTON. ". VA, August l5.-
After a prolonged and hard struggle
the Republican convention of the
Third district succeeded at $3.50 o'clock
tonight in nominating a candidate for
Congress. His name is James II. Hull
ing, OF Kanawha. 1t was openly
charged on the floor OF the convention
that Doodle was the secret force that
was ruling everything, and the Huiing
men made no attempt TO deny 1t. II
was charged that the expenses Of dele
gates were paid bY Huling's friends
and every influence that money could
sXerJ was employed.
The convention was called 10 order
IN Burlew Opera House at II o'clock oY
d. w. Burgess, Chairman OF the Con
gressional Executive Committee, and he
named as temporary chairman A. Is.
Clark, Of Upshur, and Il. w. >traIey, OF
Mercer, as temporary secretary.
The convention soon got down 10
business aud appointed the usual com
mittees, after which recess was taken
iii . o'clock.
Reassembllng after recess the tenn
porary ORGANIZATION was made perma-
nent. The committee on resolutions
PRESENTED A LONG PLATFORM
euloglzing tue Republican party for
nearly everything imaginable aud de-
pouucing the Democrats for a nUmoe
OF alleged misdeeds. With reference 10
the money question, 10 declares: 1--WE
believe iu the use OF gold and silver as
money metals, maintained with perfect
parity aod iutercOuveruOiIity; and we
90 not believe there will be a perma-
nent and complete return OF prosperity
10 our r'country until the full and highest
position Of silver shall be restored.
AHA toe report of the several
cOmmWs were received and adopted
the roll-of counties was called for nOmi-
nations. C. W Dillon presented the
name OF j. h. Gaines, OF Fayette, 10 q
Vigorous speech, and this nomination
as seconded by the culored preacher,
c. II Payne. OF Fayet,u county.
RevkH A Harvey, < Baptist preach
er, - Lewis Ballard, Of Monroe.
LuthN Chambers named Edgar Z.
RuckerI OF Mcdowell, and his nomina-
tion was seconded by l.. o. Horan, OF
Nicholas, and Ash NJ. Prince, Of Mer-
Ger.
$ c. Burdette presented the name OF
]. u. Huling, Kanawha, aud his nOml-
nation was seconded by Judge J. ID. Z.
Drew.
Rev. G.. L. Carder, a Methodist
preacher, presented the name Of Judge
Eugene Ellicott, of Logan, aud h. ).
White, OF Logan, seconded EIhcott'S
nomination.
THE VOTING THEN BEGAN.
On the first ballot Huling received IA,
Rucker l53, Gaines 64, Ballard 2S, and
EUicott 10 The ball9tiDg continued
without result till the third ballot was
reached when the convention was
thrown into utter confusion by
the protest OF Colonel Il. b.
Swami, OF the Kanawha delesa-
zion, against having his vote counted
for Huling when he wanted to vote
for Rucker. lie claimed that there
were a number of the Kanawha delega-
zion who wanted 10 vote the same way,
but we're not permitted 20 90 so. A poll
Of the delegation was demanded by the
Rucker men, but il was refused. Final
~ the chairman of the kanawha dele
ration agreed 10 allow Rucker three
votes, but this was not satisfactory. be-
cause there were six delegates who
wanted 20 vote for Rucker.
The convention passed out OF the con-
troll OF the chairman and sOme one
climbed up on q seat and moved that a
sergeant-at-armS be appointed for each
delegation, but the convention would
not be quiet long enough 20 put the mo-
tion. Finally the ballOtiug was resumed
,gith but little change 10 the result till
after the fifth ballot, when
BALLARD's NAME WAS WITHDRAWN
and then Ellicot's name was also with
drawn. Huling steadily gained votes
on every ballot tIil, on the eleventh
ballot, he had 194, almost enough 10
nominate. Clay county changed 20
Huling and Fayette was about 20 do the
same thing wnen Rucker mounted the
platform aud withdrew from the con-
test. Fayette announced its % votes
for Hunng and his nomination was made
by acclamation.
AK ypointirg the executive com
mitIeY,1e convention adjourned.
The Republican Senatorial convsn-
zion of the Ninth district was held i'm
medlstely after the adjournment Of the
Congressional convention, and George
w. Patton, OF nanawha, was nominated.
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