The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-26


cloVon congregational districts rs to who
controlled tho committees, but today
neither aIdo would ll,,cn to tho con.
setvatlye. II was evident from tho
start That oach side would take oyery.
tlinc II could got and give no quarts 7
to postponetnents.
Some ol tho delegation meetings last.
od I'LL noon, when /. was announced
That the convention would assemble ut
once. Tho ailvor mon wuru yory much
excited, and charged trickory In tho SO.
lection OF members OF tho commit,ecB n
como Districts. The hottest fight was
In tho seventh congressional district,
whoto Senator blackburn wa, beaten n
ior nom ber OF tho committee on rosolu.
lions by ProL Arthur Yeager, the friend
OF Secretary Carlisle. The delegates
from that ,listrict arc largely for honest
money and tho administration, includ.
Ing tho endorsement OF Cleveland and
Carlisle by name, hut Blackburn had
hopoi 10 got tho support OF personal
friends who oppose his free silver views.
Tho following Is tho COMMITTEES on roso-
lutons:
First district-Augustua Coulter, sill
ver. second-W. I. Ellis. silver. Third
John 5. Rhea, silver. Fourth-E. d.
Walker, conservative. Fifth. NJ.
utherton, gold. Six.h--R A. Elliston,
gold. Seventh-Prot. Arthur Yohger,
gold. EiGhth-Janes Ii. McCreory,
gold. Ninth-Johu +. liaagcr, gold.
Tcnth-John 2. Salyer. gold. Eleventh
II. NJ. Jackson, conservative.
Tho anti.silver men claim that tho
conservatives will vote with them for n
sound money platform, including the
endorsement OF the administration and
special mention Of President Cleveland
and Secretary Carlisle. Messrs. Coul-
ter, Ella aud Rhea announced at ouce
that thoro would be a minority report
signed BY them. if by no others, and
that there would be fight to finish
OIL the iloor OF tho convention.
The silver men are s.ill depending on
the Hardin forces so organizing the
convention rs 10 give them tho two
members at large OF the committee on
resolutions, in which event the con.
sorYa.!yes might hold the balance OF
power. Tho administration men. how.
ever, confidently claim majority OF
tho committee that will frame the plat
form. and they appeal to General Har.
din to prevent such fight rs will en-.
batrass his campaign by wide ditler.
enccs in the party. Two results Of the
distric. meeting, tend 20 moderate the
fight that was expected on the assem-
bling oil the convention in selecting a
chairman.
As soon as tho district meetings were
over the delegates flocked to Music
hall, which was packed long before u
o'clock. Promptly at noon the Demo-
cratic state convention was called TO or.
der By Chairman Carroll. when Rev.
Charlie, NJ. Henphill, OF tho First Pres.
byterian church. OF Louisville. offered
prayer. Chairman J. D. Carroll, of tho
state committee. spoke At length on the
preliminary canvass OF tho convention,
the now Issues, the result Of tho last
election and the prospects OF the pend
ing campaign.
The election OF temporary chairman
was announced as the first thing in or
der when some time was consumed In
clearing the aisles OF intruders so the
delegates could be seated. The names
OF eI-Congressman ". J. Stone and
Judge W.. II. Beckner were presented
Tor Temporary ch airman when the roll
OF one hundred and nineteen counties
was called. The roll call had not pro
ceeded far when Chairman Carroll
ruled that Instructions were matters
Tor delegates TO settle with their consti.
tuents and tha. tho votes would bc
counted as announced by the chairman
oI each county delegation.
The roll call proceeded with all sorts
OF points OF order and dila,ory confusion
for over an hour whom the result was
announced n, 9 o'clock. as follows:
Beckner. 4iSl Stone, 1874. the total
vote was SIS. but 1t was not all cas-! ow-
ing to contests, necessary to choice, 4i0.
The election OF Beckner as tho ten.
porary presiding officer was made
unanimous and committee appointed
to escort him to tho chair.
As tho combination OF Hardin for
governor and the silvcrites supported
Beckner and the combination OF Clay
for governor and the Sound money
men" supported Stone, the result Of the
selection OF temporary chairman wa,
received with cheers as n direct advan.
tase for Hardin and indirectly an ad.
vantage for the silver men who had
baea ba'.:p during the forenoon In the
district meeting. -. 49,. ,.,a,.:..9.
Messrs. William Cromwell, J. L. Stone
and ]. X. Schrader were elected secre-
taries whom the congressional districts
were called for mombers OF the com.
nittec.
When tho Second dis,ric! was called
W. T. Ellis declined to serve, and Sena.
tor J. G. S. Blackburn was ANNOUNCED n,
the member o. tho committee on roso-
lutions for that district Mr.. Ellis had
given Senator Blackburn his proxy i'm.
lncaia.cly aitor the latter wai beaten in
the Soyon,h district. Tho Second dis.
t:ics approved OF tho action OF Mr. Ellis.
On rcasscmbling at p. m. tho boxoi
a. Music hall we're filled with ladios in
brillian: dress, apd tho rush for tho gal.
leriei was ovcn greater thun during tho
day. The heat made the hall almost
unOndurablc.
A resolution denouncing the Amer.
lean Protective Association was offered
nnd.a commo.ion caused by efforts to
adopt /. without roferencc. Tho resolu.
zion was referred.
Tic committee on permanent organ.
isation reported Congressman A. s.
Borry for permanent chairman and
otlior olIlcord adopted. Mr. Berry made
avigorous speech on taking tho chair.
Tho committee on roaolr.ions was
reRdy to report at 0 p. IN,
bu. delayed its report awaiting
tho outcome OF the crcden.
triala, which was fighting over con-
tests among tho delegates from Louis,