The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-24
ELECTORS AT LARGE
Arc Chosen Mt the Night Session and the
Convention hdjourns.

Special Dispatch to the Intelllgencer.
PARkERSBURG. W. Va, July 90
It was S:+5 o'clock before the convention
could be gotten 10 order for nominations
for electors at large were called for. Con-
gresham Dayton stepped forward
amid applause and nominated Dr.
James =. Fitch. OF MonongalIa. Hon.
William Seymour Edwards, of Kanaw-
ha, named DR., David Meyer. Of Kan1w-
ha. Robert Hughes. OF Kannwha, Sec
oEded Meyer. Alex Dulin. OF BraNton.
presented the name OF E. II. Fitch, Of
Cabell Hon. Elliott Northcott. second
ed f. Fl. Fitch Colonel Hooten, of Mar
shall, nominated G. s. Mcl'addcn, of
that county. Doddrill, of Webster.
spoke In behalf OF THE bald eagle OF Ca
bell county" f. II. Fitch. Reese Biz
Yard. OF Calhoun. nominated Sheriff S.
3. Rathbone, OF Writ. Senator Thomas
Davies. OF Fayctte, nominated Col. John
Driscoll. OF Roncevertc. Harrison sec
ondcd Meyer. John L. Written, of Ma
son. named Editor George PoffenbrrGcr.
OF Point Pleasant George Avis. of Ka-
nawha, seconded Meyer. Lincoln sec
| onded Fitch. Stuart II. Reed, of Harri-
son. was for McF'nddcn. Lewis second
ed e. II. Fitch.
A delegate from Mngo nominated ].
X. Anderson, OF that county. r. W. b.
Duckwall, of Morgan, seconded Meyer.
| l.. L. Fox. of Monongalla, seconded DR..
| Fitch. A. H. Winchester, OF Upshur,
| spoke for DriscOll. Malone. OF Nicho-
| las, was for Meyer. FitChie seconded
| Fitch. d. NJ. WOtring, OF Preston, spoke
| In behalf OF DR., Fitch, also Taylor coun-
| ty, and O. W. Hardmpn. Percy a. Sha-
ncr, OF Tyler. nominated Henry +. Tul-
10y, OF Wood. Upshur seconded DR..
| Fitch.
A Brooke county delegate nominated
the convention ut large, Great laugh
teri.
J. w. Vandcrvnrt, Of Wood, seconded
| PofGnbargcr. C. II. Payne, spoke for
| Driscoll. q During MI these nominations
| much noise md confusion was expert
cncr1. Tho convention was good hum
| orCd and kIdded the orators unmerciful-
| ly They seemed to want to mako fun.
| An mruly FayCtte delegate stirred up
| trouble and brought down n storm of
| hsScg, Grent confusion relgned nftc,
| the nominations were MI In and the
| chair Ind trouble In securing order. Or
| dor being secured, the roll of GOuntIos
| was begun. II was decided to vote for
only ono elcctor at n time,
The first ballot taken resulted IN q
nomination. DR., Fltch Wns successful
and on motion his nomination was made
unanimous. Another ballot for the re-
naming clector to be chosen was then
| ordered,
This ballot was tho hottest one of the
| convention, Tho contest swung around
| toward the end between Fitch, nj Cnbell,
and Rathbone Of Writ. The excitement
during tho taking nf the ballot wns In
tense and more active wire pulling was
| Indulg0d In than had vol hocn srnn dur
| Ing the convention After almost inter-
minuble changes Rnthbonc, Of Writ
county, received the nomination, Al
most the entire eastern pan handle went
| for him. Mr.. Fitch, In n rafting speech,
| moved that Rathhones nomination be
,npdo by exclamation. Witch motion
| carried.
Hon. Samuel G, RurlGtt offered the
usual Resolutions thanking the tempo
rayy md permanent officers for their
| dfiGout work, md the city Of Parkorn-
| hurE for ils hQsnltnblc entertainment,
| which carried unanimously,
At oXan,ly Ia tho Roatoat convention
nvor held IN this state adjourned while
the band played God he with You til
we Meet Again" a rnrt Of tho conyen.
! ton Joining In tho singing.