The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-13

Tho SiItoun,h ohio District Republican
Convention Adiourns Until To-day.
Tho Sixteenth Ohio District congress.
a!onal convention, which mot at Stou.
benviliO Yesterday, was one Of the moat
enthusiastic political gatherings wei
held in TINT district. Tho opera honso
was packed to sutlocation with dele
gates, politicians aud candidates en-
thusiastic pAr;isans, and tho lively con
v~Cntion made tho situation n hot one in
two ways.
The candidates and delegates were up
late Monday night and out early in the
morning, working up booms. Several
slandorous reports which wcrc circu-
lated about candidates wore checked.
Tho county caucuses were held at
1890 0. H., the Poormau and Dunford
factions holding separate caucrses, and
coming together for county ~organiza.
ton. Tho convention waa called 10
order at II o'clock by Major Moore, OF
GAINESVILLE. Rev. L. II. Stewart, pro-
siding elder Of tho NJ. L. district, in
voked divine guidance on the assem-.
blago.
Hon. s. Il. McGavaran was temporary
chairman mud William Cooke, OF
Woodsfeld, secretary. MIulor McGava-
ran made u rafting speech, and his
mention of Mckinley for Prcsidont
brought down the hou.o, as it did when
other speakers mentioned the namo OF
the great champion OF protection.
AfiGr tho appointment OF commit
tees tho convention adjourned until
2:30.
On rcasse,nbling, Hon. John 4. Blng-
ham, tho grand old man. took a promi-
mont position on tho stage, was
seen at ouco and made 10 respond In n
speech which showed TINT he has lost
mono OF his ~oloqucnce.
The committee on credentials report
cd no contests.
Hon. Robert Sherrard presented the
report OF the committee on resolutions.
They recited that the occupancy OF
the presidential chair by President
Cleveland was 4 modification to tho
people OF this and foreign lands; that
under Republican administrations tho
country was prosperous, but there va,
q fatal change when tho Democratic
| party took hold. They rcalirined dc.
| votion 10 the principles OF protection
and tho state platform, denounced the
Wilson bill and endorsed Mckinley for
President.
lion. j.. ". Nichols, Of Belmont, wes
made permanent chairman, and his
speech in accepting vas q graceful ono.
j. G. Glover, Of Cad!s, was made eec-
reta-y.
The presentation speeches which
followed werc eloquent and fitting. Ex-
Prosecuting Attorney J. w. Holdings
worth presented Hon. Lorenzo Danford,
A. 7. Stewart, OF Bellaire, presented
Col. O. L. Poorman, State Senator Eek
ley presented Judge |. II. Taylor, OF
Carroll, Hon. r. q. Richards presented
J. J. Gill, OF Jefferson, cx.prosecuting
Attorney Garvin presented Hon. b. A.
lIollingsworth and DR.. S. .. Grifi,hs
PRESENTED DR.. George A Keepers, OF
Monroe.
The first ballot started of: Belmont,
Daniord, So; Poorman, 2S. Jefferson,
Gill, 90. Monroe, Keepers, 10. Carroll,
Taylor, %; Poorman, |. This one left
Poorman after several ballots. Harri-
son gave q votes for lIollingsworth.
Fourteen ballots wcrc taken, when an
adjournment was made till 1880 p. nj.
After supper twenty-five ballots were
taken with no changes. Flirting ind
complinonting each other was INDUCED
in as long rs it vas safe. Belmont made
two attempts to secure an adjournment
to ono together, if possible, and finally
secured il, and the convention meets
again TODAY,