The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-31

floor was forced 10 90 to tho platform,
probably 40 that tho gallery could tho
better show him that 1t was boss OF that
situatlon.
judge Woit was au exception. When
this popular orator, aged, blind, intirm,
was lcd to tho platform by his faithful
son there wa, applause and then pro.
found and respectful stiffness. Every.
body wished 10 hear him and to 10. him
know that he WAS being treated with
special consideration. Ills thin voice
rang clear and distinct through tho hall.
Every sentence was point Reaching
his climax and warming to his subiect
he arose from bis chair. sesmel to
sweep with his slghtlcss Dyes the great
listening crowd, and with tone and
gesture sought TO impress his views on
the convention. Tho gallery would
have given Judge West his own time.
but he did not prosumo on it, friendly
feeling. Time has laid Its hand on this
tine old man since saw aud hoard him
in the great Blaine convention in 1854.
His tall iorm ia not 80 strai ght and his
face is thinner and more heavily lined |;
but don't think there is any rust Oh
his mental mac hinery.
Tho convention did two sensible
!hiugs which may be commended TO
the thonghtful consideration Of the next
West Virginia convention. No second.
Ing speeches were allowed, and no vote
was allowed to BE- changed while bal.
lot was being tacn. Tho seconding
speech is waste OF time, especially II
there be many OF it. 1t is fair TO all "a.
pirants and in the interest OF the dis.
patch OF business 20 rule it out. So with
changing votes during the ballotinG,
than which hardly anything is capable
OF producing more confusion in con.
vention By reason OF the rulo adopt.
ed and enforced ut GAINESVILLE the ballots
we're taken quickly and without coniu
sion. Moreover they were announced Is
soon rs they could be footed up, the
footing up being made easier because
the polled vote stood aud I've secrs-
taries knew it would stand. Under
this plan complainant secretary de-
II u
can render no service by delaying the
announcement OF the ballot 20 give his
friends time to got in their work on
changes. Another good resul: is that
there is no scampering over the con-
vention, no pulling and hauling to In
duce changes. This reminds mo that /
have never seen so little work done on
the floor OF convention. Few delegates
lett their seats during the session.
There seemed almost no effort to make
converts on the floor. The work Was
doue outside. l noticed, also. tina,
when delegation was called it was
ready ovoie. There was but ono e1-
ception. deleg Itlon that was not
quite ready asked TO be passed, bu:
there was such howl OF dissent that
the delegation had to get ready, which
it did promptly and seemingly with
good grace. There was no way to COM.
pei n delegation TO be ready, but il
seemed TO be understood that the dele.
cation that did not vote when i,s name
was called vonld bs dropped gu. OF
that ballot. 1t was said quietly that
the rule agains; changes was adopted to
plUCu DuSHHsI'. ~ 81 ~ latIcN vi LAlSL
object and vindica;cd the usefulness OF
such rule TO push along business.
GAINESVILLE did wonders in the way Of
entertaining the big convention and the
crowd tina; came with it. The hotels
did all they could DO under II heavy
stress. The people did more. Anybody
who had the time could find excellent
accommodations III a private house.
Food was easr to get at moderate prices.
Fred Arbeuz. = Wheeling bov now living
in ChilIlco;hc, who came up with the
Ross county delegation. told mo that he
aud some friends were entertained hand
sOmely by n gentleman who gave them
TO understand that they were his guests
and tina, was the end OF it. lie no, only
lodged and led them but smoked them
as well: which was handsome treatluen;
oil utter strangers. Getting in late Tues
day evening and having no time to look
up quarters. had To take what turned
up first This happened 10 be slim
mans cot aud n pair Ot army blan kets
in a side hail. II the crowd hal allowed
me TO 90 to sleep earlier or to sleep Iator
III lUH ulNEAIhE. lut slcfDlHI UIlEHI
have been better. Men do not usually
20 to conventions to sleep. was
aroused very early in the morning BY u
man who WAS telling another man that
he hs,! been robbed OF his diamond
stud aud gold watch aad chain.
thought / was very fortunate that nv
cot was not stolen, but then it was no.
much oi cot. to which even now my
bones bear witness. Xsnesville is not
big enough Tor 20 big an affair, but
everybody wus disposed to make the
best OF i. and spoke kindly OF the town.
Conventions should be located with n
view to tho comfort Of the people who
attend them. 1t is hard 10 pack the iull
Of bushcl in a peck measure, no matter
how willing tho peck measure may be.
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