The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-22
MORE PEACEFUL SKIES

Bend Over tho Afternoon session-The
Clouds of Discord.
When the convention assembled in
tho afternoon, tho atmosphere had
cleared somewhat, but there were still
prospects Of a lively fight ona factor
had dropped out during tho noon hour,
Colonel Arnett having decided not to
allow himself to be,placed in nomination.
A number OF delegates waited upon
him and tried to induce him to "relax
his neration," as Colonel Taney would
say, but he positively refused 70 relax.
The bitter feeling which suddenly
sprang up between the Pendleton and
Howard factions this morning had not
abated much, and the uncertainty as TO
what would be the outcome was as
great as ever.
The attendance was good again in the
afternoon, but at no time during the
convention was II 80 great as the Re-
publican outpouring at Now Martins:
vile, and there was noticeable lack oil
enthusiasm, There was no cheering at
tho start, and but for the excellent
music furnished by Virgil L. High
lands band the convention was as quiet
as a church meeting. This seemed,
however, to be only the ominous quiet
which preceded a storm which every
body thought would break later on.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The various committees made their
reports, and the temporary organiza-
tion was mado permanent except as to
secretary, James Crawford being mado
secretary and all the Democratic news-
paper men assistant secretaries. Ihe
credential committee reported no con-
tosts and the executive committee
reported that it could not organize un'
I'll tho nomination was mado.
The committee on resolutions was
called. but there was no response, and
tho convention was obliged other to
wait the committeo's pleasure or bc
piaced in the anomalous position oil
nominating candidate and placing the
platform on top OF him. Word was 70.
ceiyed that tho committee was In a
wrangle over tho resolutions, and II be.
gan to look as il there would bc long
wait, the chairman announcing that
thirty minutes at least must clapso dur:
lug tho wait. The chairman suggested
that q speoch would bo IN order, ana
this was tho signal for tho tirst exhi:
bitlon OF life that tho convention had
yet shown.
THEY WANTED povENER
Soon thcrc was an uproar, cries for
rival candidates wore started, each fac'
ton trying to howl down tho other.
Tho names Of Howard, Arnett, Pendle:
ton, Wilson, Davis, Fowler, Lewis and
others wero shouted oil at once, WINE
some who were wiser than tho others
shouted for music from tho band.
Thon remarkable scene occurred.
Some ono in tho Ohio county delegation
cspied Captain Dovoner on the platform
and shouted for him. Instantly thero
were cries Of "Doyenor, Dovener. Dov::
encr" from all parts OF tho houae, amid
great cheers and laughter. Dovenor sat
through il all smiling. To stop the
clamor for Doyener motion was made
to adiourn for a half ltoHr. which was
voted down with q tremendous No.
COLONEL AHSBTF hfEhha'
Finally tho tide Of tho cries for favor
tics turned toward Arnets, and In re-
sponse to repeated calls tho colonel
came forward and received on ovation:
Tho colonel was in his best form, and
anoko with great fervor. Ho referred
n tho embarrassing circumstances
undor which tho Democratic party was
going into tho fight i muat De admit. ",
ted, no saId. that tho democratic party
had failed to keep It's pledge to tho poo
plo for tariff reform, but y was not pe' M
cause OF Trojan weakness 6ttt OF ufeeS
strength. West VirgintAns had reason
10 bo proud that It was their own als. s.
tiuguishod statesman who held aIo.5
tho banner Of tarIa reform ana ni,anoI naI
gone down with it to delcaa Colonel
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