The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-02

oil Harrison county, and temporary
secretary Oliver S. Marshall, OF Han.
cock county. Tho names OF both
gentlemen wero greeted with onthusi.
astic applause, which was renewed as
they came forward to tho stage.
Chairman Lynch, on taking the
chair. delivered rOuslpg speech which
was Enthusiastically applaud0d. uo
spoke in part, as follows:
CHAIRMAN LYNcH's SPEECH.
"GESrLENES OF TIE CoSvESuoS:-
This moment is auspicious of Ropubli.
can success. Tho political harvest is
ripe, the felds arc waving with tho
golden grain and wc need but TO put
forth tho sickle and gather 1t in. Your
faces indicate that you arc anxious 70
enter oil the march and tho campaign
that will end IN again occupying the
Uoodly land. As In the years agone
when the Itraelitish host stood on tho
banks OF tho Red sea entorod the
waters at the command OF t0mnipotencc,
so We, standing on tho sea banks Of the
November election, will move forward
with like success, and should the Dom.
ocratic Pharoah follow he will find his
tory repeating itself in his overthrow.
Great applauso
"0ur Moses whom we shall this day
choose-Whether ii bO the gallant cap.
tain from Ohio county tcheers or tho
equally gallant major from Harrison
fcheers1, will lead us to tho land Of Ca
naan flowing with milk and honey.
The people everywhere look to Repub'
lican success for the country's redemp'
tion, [great applause. When in tho
years from 1851 to 1866, amidst the
throes OF q threatened revolution,
tho people, no longer willing to
truat a party Of disruption.
placed the government in the
fostering caro- Of tho Republican party,
thou in its infancy, that trust was not
betrayed, nor was 1t misplaced. Tho
party OF Lincoln and Grant proved
equal 70 the occasion, and TO the call Tor
arms and mon 1t scnt up the Response,
from hill and valley, from homo and
shop we arc coming Father Abra ham
hundred thousand strong.
"We know too we'll the result Of that
great struggle to repeat it here; history
has written It. Every page speaks 0 (
Republican success, ability and state
craft, Of tho rapid stride to the greatest
industrial aud political independence
ever attained, and the most widespread
happiness and contentmont ever al
loted any nation. Great appIausel.
But BY some mysterious desire on the
part OF the people to return TO power
tho Democrac and although that party
has beon in charge OF the government
only since March, 1893, wc find, as in
1851, d revolution, not, as formerly,
civil warfare with brother arraigned
against brother, fnthor against son. but
an industrial revolution, attcsted by
silent amokestacks, by idle men willing
and anxious to work, but finding no en-
ployment, by deprecated priccs aud do
pleted purses. Applause
"Tho country again turns TO our party
for second redemption and restoration
to industrial prosperity,
"The people aro fretting undor
Cleyelandism and Wisconsin. From
the white house comes the dolotul
sound OF chafng under the truthful
charge Of Democratic incompetency for
governmental management, a charge
clearly made aud defined and well sus.
tanned by the facts OF recent history;
bv tho un-American policy towards
Hawaii, whose political birth into tho
sisterhoods OF republics was celebrated
Oh the groat American anniversary in
spite OF Gresham interference; by the
silent furnaces whose fires have been
extinguished by wisconsin. Other
evidences aro not wanting. They can
be found on evory hand. But as do
not desire to dotain you further l now
announce that tho convention is at Or
DOR" [ChoOrs.
DOWN TO BUSINESS.
On motion OF James X. Hall, OF Ohio
county, the convention thcn took re-
cess Of five minutes to allow the various
counties to organize and to select their
members OF the various committees, 1t
having beeu decided, on motion oil
Hon. Anthony Smith, OF Tylor, to ap-
point committees rs follows: On Gro.
dontIals; OH resolutions; on order OF
business and basis OF representation
congressional executive committee and
permanent organization.
When the convention was again
called 10 order tho roll was called and
the committees were reported.
Tho congressional committee was con-
stituled rs follows:
Brooke county, G. W. McCleary.
Braxton county, W. +. Morrison.
DoddrIdgo county. A. A. Beo.
Harrison county, S. G. Denhnm.
Hancock county, W. II. Bradley.
Lewis county, Captain ". J. Nicolis,
Ohio county. George Wise.
Tyler county, O. ". O. Hartman.
Wetzcl county, II. L. Thomson.
Marshall county, Henry Riddle.
Gilmor county, DR.. L. II. Dodson.
Altar tho appointment OF tho othor
committees, tho convention then ad-
iournel until 80 pending tho reports
OF committees.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tho delegates were not slow in gath
erinc in tho afternoon, noithor wore tho
spectators, and when tho timo tor call
inr the convention together arrived the
opora house was crowded TO its utmost
cnnncity, Tho enthusiasm ran high
md tho groat crowd occupied the time
In chnuring, singing stirring campaign
song5 and loudly applnuding tho splen-
did music by Billy Meyers band; The
harmony which had prevailed during
tho morning session was undistnrbcd
and there WIS general feeling Of good
ielIewshIp. Tho town soomed TO haVo
imhibcd tho enthusiasm and tho apectn-
torg parLook Of tho spirit of tho oeca.
Tho first thing in order wos the report
nj tho committee on credentials which
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