The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-13

III U9 NAS AtSfs
For the past two weeks the Populist'
Of Marshall county have been working
iucossantly TO get big crowd to their
county convention. which convened at
MoundsviiIo Saturday. Flaming posters
were spread on walls, trees aud fences
throughout the county, announcing
that "Hon." Jacob s. COxey would be
present and deliver an address, with s.
il. Plesoll, Of Parkorsurg, Popullst
nominee for Congress in the Fourth
district, and j. ]. steaIey, Of Clarksburg'
tho nominee 10 this district.
Messrs. Coxoy and stealcy failed to
appear, but Mr.. Plcrsoll was present
and brought with him G. W. Hayes, oil
Calhoun county. From tho time the
Meeting convened, about ten IN the
morning, until tho two latter gentle
mon we're Obliged to take bee line for
tbo station to catch tho tvO o'clock
tfain for home, they talked every
minute that could be spared from the
other work OF tho convention. Il ls
a Uuery where GENERA" Coxey aud Mr.
stealey would have come in unless they,
had held night session or adjourned
over till Monday. -,
Many people, knowing that "Generar
Coxoy Is a high.pricod star. VINO only
goes where no Ia well paid Tor going.
did not expect him to be present, but u
was rather neat advertising dodge aud
did much to swell tho attendance.
Dozens OF curious people tocked in TO
get n look ut the greatest hobo general
al the century. There are very few
people in in Marshall county who eau
not size Mr.. Coxey up at just about the
proper dimensions, and who do not
look upon his recent marching exploit
as fitting him for q position as q
museum freak, but nothing more.
Early in the morning curious people
haTon to inquire: "Has Coxey come
vet? What time will hs be hefe| For
quite while in the early part OF the
day an Ohio county man had the salts.
faction OF being gazed at by hundreds OF
people-scanned from head TO foot
and wherever he wont tho whisper ran
ahead OF him: That's C0xey." Dozens
said: "Ccr.aiuly that's he, Two read
descriptions OF him and that 10 ho."
Ono follow who said he had seen Coxey
was dead sure that 1t was.
Tho man, who for time was gNzed at
as the great hobo, was Samuel Hartman,
Of the Eighth ward.
It was after 10 o'clock whom tho meet
ing convened. J. n. Rine was made
chairman and ]. NJ. Turner secretary.
After the appointment OF the various
committees and fow remarks by
Candidate piersOll, the convention I'D
iourned for dinner. At 2 o'clock work
was re-ulned. The reports OF commit
tees were hoard and two or three short
sneeches woro wedged in between.
Some OF them went like wet fuse. and
others like flash 10 tho pan, while
"Agitutor" Cullum delivered ono that
went like II package OF Chinese lire
crackors. Tho most that could DO made
out OF it was "hy tho eternal"
There was very little interest in tho
actual work OF the convention. Pat
Duly questioned tho resolution in favor
of taxing foreigners who come into this
country. Pats language was rather
broken and hard to understand. aud he
was not encouraged in making his re-
marks very extended.
MIR. Piersoll read the Omaha plat
form and tho resolutions, and between
each pause injected short or long
speech.
A committee from each OF the coun.
tics in tho Senatorial district was APP
pointed 10 name candidate for sona-
tor and they retired to the jury room
to deliberate. The convention proceed
cd to nominate o county dicket Tho
secretary announced that each district
would 10 entitled to one vote for every
twcnty-hye votes cast for Weaver in
1892. which would apportion the vote
as follows: Union, I; Web.tcr. B;
Franklin. 81. Cameron. 0; Liberty. .;
Meade, 5; " aslnnvton, 6; Sand Hill, 8;
and Clay, 4; total -. Sand Hill not b9-
ing represented, tho tosal vote was 80;
necessary to choice, 20.
Nominations for commissioner were
called for, and John Pierce. OF Cameron:
s. Dorsey, of Washington; ]. NJ. Rine,
Of Liberty, aud Henry Resseger, OF
Franklin, were named. Ressegor had u
big lead, and his nomination WINS made
unanimous. Mr.. ROSsogcr is now JUS
ticc OF tho peace in Franklin, and has
always been staunch old Democrat.
For house Of delegates, W. u. CullUm,
]. NJ. Rino, W. 4. parrIott and John Ar.
mold were named, aud Cullum received
80 votes on the first ballot, but tho
others scattered, anda second ballot was
necessary. john Arnold carried oil the
second plum,
Ward Stewart, OF Union. was named
for circuit court clerk aud ]. NJ. Zine
tho county superin,cndent,
Addresses were then delivered by Mr..
PiersoIl and Mr.. Hayes. They contained
nothing new. Tho latter was pretty SO.
we're In his remarks about Cleveland,
Carlisle aud Olney. Taking all in all,
tho convention. speeches aad all, was
very tamO indeed. A prominent Dem.
ocrat who took II loud part in tho pro.
ceedings OF tho late meeting oil tho
county Democratic ConImittco and othur
Democrats were Gin it" who arO still
Democrats.
ButChOrN' SONS Picnic.