The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-22

Lieutenant GoNerhoI-SOuH n NA'''t mann
ltoa county, w -. D,.,
state State Tpnurer-wIliam B, shOIeE dHIIIA
"a.IT, supreme Judge-wmlanT T. Mooney, AusInlso
county
Nj, Member board Public wOrk,-HG'ry u, Keller,
Tu,carAWRS county
Clerk OF suplens cOur-J, ". cFulk'hGnt'
Mani county .
SPRrxonELD, O., August 9l.-The
Democratic state convention assembled
here to-day under peculiar circum'
stances Usually the contests are for
tbs nominations. Al this convention
the contests were between rival delega.
,iOns lor seats, between hghttnR factions
for platform plauks aud between other
sIsmenl. for almost everything except
the places on tho ticket. The silver men
realized yesterday they were In tho
minority, but when the committee on
crsi.ntias during the night reduced
,beIr number so materially by seating
uha. woro known US the "Brics bplters"
from Cleveland, the silver men resolved
10 make trouble on the reports on cro'
5.p,ial,, resolutions and everything elsO.
A, the delsgaisI crowded Into tho
,j,v hail there wero no iayoriles for the
tcke, and the interest conferred in the
eY,snt Of the truuba that tho limited
minority Of unlimited silver men might
make. Ex-Governor Campbell and
other leaders were up all night Be-
tEeea . aud a. M, ox.Goyernor Camp.
bell gave out statement that he would
ps,up in tho convention aud decline
the nomination II II was rendered him.
ET.Consre'snan McMahnn, from his
he'd room, Congressman sorg. through
IN. secretary, Colonel ktl6oRrae,
through his friends and others who had
been mentioned for standard bearers,
also gave ont tha: they would not ac'
cenL
several personal encounters were fca.
,nres OF tho nights meetings and the
feeling WAS no better when the dele
r,,s, a,leubIoi. Fns Brlce men bad
eyerylhln, and their only constdora.
,!oa was that OF avoiding further trouble.
Ihsv we're coucilia,ory, but the minort'
~ insisted that they had offered the
olive branch aud that it had been re-
iu,sd.
THE CONVENTION.
Twas lO:3I when the chairman OF tho
state committee, NJ. A. smallsy, called
tue convention to order. Prayer was
offered BY Prof. $. F. Breckinridgo,
after which Senator @. 5. Brice was in.
trliuc,I a. the prsIidiug oiHcsF OF the
convention.
Senator Brice's speech on taking the
chair was strong plea Tor harmony, a
review Of the causes OF Democratic do
feat last year. and a prediction that this
year the marty would recover It's lost
ground. lie attributed the return TO
prosperity to Democratic taril leglsla'
lion On tho silver question he said In
part;
"Icpms to this convention to ask full
consideration before taking passionate
ac,Ion. como to urge the party In
ohio to stand on tho platform OF lS92
on tho money question; TO lot the cur
fonsy remain rs IL now Ia, and not 10
change our ground without full delib.
eatlon at the national convention, and
delivorincl from that body. ! como
to urge that declaration Tor free coin.
age would DO foolish, because II wouli
be an lmpOtent, an idle declaration. ~
ToHI! separate Us from tue national
Democracy Il would drive from our
support thou,ands, hundreds OF thoui'
SnI4 OF men whom otherwise would act
with Il. A declaration In favor OF irco
aui uniImi'od coinage OF slIVer-lOto TO i
made Dy lhi, convention would have no
pmclIca effect aud II would mean an
Abandonment and disclaimer OF the
tie splendid results Of your Democratic
administration. You and ! have posSl'
bly, differed from Mr. Cleveland NJ
soma ,,mo and In some things, ~ 1t was
our rsui, our privilege, our duiy to do,
II Se wara conscientious In doing 50,
but hc Ia tho greatest statesman anu
pt'y .oaier Of his time. His Dolnhc'
faey, ut, honesty, his integrity AMI hli
continued attention TO business, whlch
Constitutes genius, have never been OK
t'Olad, nai In my opinion Democratic
'1rc', IN 1872 WA largely duo to tho
Character Of our Democratic President,
NnI " ino nigh plane upon which no
h"'onlht % place his party, aud his
hlm.nslralion.
'UD not understand mo ~ suggosting
t1o slDit1Acy Of President Cleveland
ipf fa.oIoctiOn. No suGh question is
nov boilro ~. You hRyO hoard tbs
hu1D lean party war cry ThoIr state
n'1i that while both tho tnrlIl ana sill
var question viii bs discussed, neither
VII. Dl tho issue In tho hons0 Of ob'cur'
lul0'h0t questions; that tho Rroht par.
amount iltln upon which tho battles OF
bIil. .hIy yoar aud nsKi will b1 fought
Will ba Tho record Oi tho Democratic
pl'Ny aaHaf pfs'lAaaE ClsyslanII that
lUn question will be whether II IL 70 bo
rmllrol and lts policy continued, or
Wh'lnof II shall be repndlassd ahu ~
policy onlod.
"un nec,pt this, and m II will mako
olf contest, and Of tho final judgment
oI the American psoplS lhoro call DO
m donhLn
Tus ,anator was loudly ehOsTsh when
i'toirrSd, and iruqnonlly applauIed
~ hN pf1coaisd, especially In his 10.
lf'oueO 10 tho endorsement oi tho plat.
iofn oi 1899 and his pronounced on
pg'ilIoh 10 itpO coinage, also In his
enIogy ol President Cleveland
Congressman liyfon llllChlO, oi TolO'