The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-27

That Mover Hatohed an Egg OF
Promise
Special DiIpateh to tie InlalipaIeer.
RAvENswooD, ". Va, Juiy @&-Ths
Populists OF the Fourth congressional
district had wild and wooley timO to-
day. Tho convention was fairly atteud-
cd. Writ r. Neale, Of Wood county.
callod the convention to order, and ].
P. Picksns, Of Mason, was made tenn
porary, afterwards pormnncnt chairman.
He said tho orders had como from head-
quarters that they stay in "the middle
of tho road" to-day, and stick square to
tho Omaha platform.
Jim Hutchinson, Of Wood, aud J. ].
Haddox, Of Lincoln county. were made
secretaries. G. Warren Hays, Of Roane.
in words Of no uncertain sound, insisted
that no one could act upon any COM
mittee or take part in auy way in tho
convention unless Ito be straight
Populist; and further inuisted upon II.
@. Lockney, OF Calhoun, being placed
upon the committee on credentials in
place OF one Stemple, Democrat, who
was imposing himself upon the con-
vention as a Populist- Mr.. Hays pre-
sented proper credentials from Calhoun
showing Lockney as the legally elected
delegate, and no was given q scat.
a cLIECHEn.
wir. R. Neale, Of Wood, offered the
following, which was unanimously
adopted:
"Resolved, That it is tho sepse OF this
convention that wo will not consider
any porson rs candidate for any office
who docs not omphatically endorse the
platform Of our party as declared at
Omaha, and who docs not pledge him
self to support the Peoples party ticket
in all the elections, and that he will not
seek the nomination or affiliate with
any othor party" ,,
Ike Lynch, OF Roanc, enlivened things
after this with five.minute speech,
after which an adjournment was made
for dinner.
A, the afternoon session the commit
teo on order OF business reported for
frat, reception OF report OF committees;
second, nominations OF candidate;
third, election OF executive committee.
Cabell county was first called for NOM
nations, and Mr.. Reynolds, OF that
county, nominated J. A. Capehart, but
tho chairman quickly ruled him out Of
order on account OF Mr.. Capeharta
Democracy.
oAPEuART RULED QUE.
Then the convention went wild and
hisscd "Mason's mustang" Jockey
Cnpehart," "merit," etc, etc.
Perry Parsons, Of Jackson. then nomi-
mated D. F. Hyro, OF Jackson; Q. N.
Matheny, Of Pleasants, named g. War
rem Hays, OF Roane; g. w. skinner
named J. P. Hickens; Cyrus Hall, OF
Ritchic, named George n. Cokeley. OF
that county; Rev. Board, OF Roane,
named A. l. Thorn, OF Roane; Q. W.
Raleigh, Of Wood, named s. II. Piersol.
and Phil IIagan, Of Cabell. nominated
W. O. Miller, Of his county.
PrEnsoL GETS THERE.
The frst ballot resulted as follows:
Hays 8, Hyre s, Pickens 3, Cokciey z,
Thorn 8, Piereol 10 and Miller s. Soc
ond ballot, Hyre 8. Hays 70, Plckens s.
Cokely 8, Thorn "a, Piersol II and Mil
ler s. Third ballot, Hays Il, Thorne 8,
Piersol 81 and Miller S.
Before the result OF the fourth ballot
was announced Mr.. Hays moved The
nomination Of Mr.. Ptersol be made
unanimous, which went through like
wildlre. Mr.. Piersol then came for
ward and said this was the golden ep-
portunity for tho Populists, and he
would do all in his power to secure his
election.
DEMOCRATIC WORKERS on HAND.
Tho Hardmans woro here, tho Hard
man who, 1t is alleged, Senator Faulk-
nor publicly accused of acting traitor to
him and worked for Senator Camden.
Also Amos Z. Kcnna, who holds a
lucrative government position undor
Cleveland was hero, and the most active
man OIL the floor, and it was remarked
by those presont that too much OF his
hoad was below his cara 10 run a
Populiat convention. Postnastera
galore were also here. but Capchart
hadn't mon for these positions capable
to run county spelling match lot alone
n Populist convention. Capoharts
RooBc wac we'll cooked hero to-day, and,1
heard some few expressions OF sympathy
ior tho poor equine lover
DEAD AGAINST FUSION.
Tie "Pops" werc doad against fusion,
although tho Democratic heelers work.
cd hard all night long to get them in
the notion OF 1t. Even Bill Thomas, OF
Putnam, had tho gall to ask and plead
with them for tho nomination. pledgtqg
himself to act sQuarely upon tho Omaha
platform. But they wouldn't trust even
t'Bill" aitor his all nights pleading.
They wanted straight "Pop." or no
one, and thUy got him.
SENATORIAL NOMINATIONS.
Tho Fourth senatorial district dele
gates also mot here, and after n worry
quiet timo nominated I.C. LocknO%
Of Calhoun. Tho Fifth district, after
adopting tho samo resolutions Of tho
cone erossional convention, nominated
L. ". Brown, Of this county, on tho
first ballot. T. y. Parsons and D. +.
II0yor wOro tho oppoaing candidates,
both from this county. Mr. brown