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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-02

the vice president, it being a tie vote
casting the deciding vote against his
confirmation. Jackson did not desire
Mr. Calhoun as companion on the
electoral ticket, and the concentration
o. the democratic vote upon an accept
able candidate for the vice president
appeared no easy task Many of the
southern members of the party desired
a southern man for the vice presidency,
while in the north Van Buren, was the
favOrite as he was also apparently the
choice Of Jackson himself. For the
purpose therefore, Of nominating a
candidate for the vice presidency the
Legislature OF the state of New Hamp-
shire passed a resolution calling for a
national convention of the Jackson
republican or democratic party to meet
in the city Of Baltimore. One of the
first measures adopted at this conyen-
ton was a resolution introduced by a
Mr. Saunders. Of North Carolina. TO the
following effect
Resolved, That each state be en-
titled in the nomination to be made
for the vice presidency. to a number
Of votes equal TO the number that they
will be entitled to in the electoral col
lege under the new aTportionment in
voting for president and vice president,
and that two-thirds Of the whole mum
Der Of votes in convention shall be
necessary TO constitute choice"
This rule has repeatedly been re-
ferred to az an invention by which the
minority was enabled to control and
defeat the majority Several times II
has defeated the popular choice for the
nomination the minority using it as a
lever 70 force the selection Of com
promise candidate In this first con
yention Van puren received 218 votes,
while ?. P Barbour received % and
Richard " Johnson &c Thus Van
Burens chances ware rot affected by
the two-thirds rule
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-02

mel prominent in the eyes of the ma
ton.
All vi these are candidates, but east
cIn men will oppose the nomination of
amy OF them to tho last ditch because of
their radical silver views Nearly all
Ct the astute eastern leaders declare
that the nomination must so to west
ern man. Last sum1lcr Senator tllu
stated that Colonel William Il, MORT
son, Of Illinois, was the most suitable
man for the party to unite GU Ma
uonat Committeeman Zen T. Cable, OF
illinois, has boon cngilcSung the Nor
rtson boom from the start Morrison Is
taNombly regarded N the south because
ot his taNortng the southern tariff idea
and because OF hts larksoniap Simphc-
itN. tie is neither u pronounced silver
nor gold man, and tor that reason il Is
hyNENNN that his nomination would pre-
Vent the bolt OF the c%st. which is
lhroatrnrd should a radical silver man
hr put UP,
james ~ Campbell, VI Ohio, is auothor
man whom the tastcru people regard
With laNor He has announced himself
to he tor party harmony first and the
consideration ot Ne\ ,d questions after.
Wart, Campbell iS not an vNtromtst en-
the currency question, Neither Is Rob
Vrt T.. rattisOn, ct rrnn$ NlNanla. al
ihcrgh his l,,mluGS are tuWarl the
yellow metal he IL 4 platform man,
hut the tact that he belongs to rcnnSyl-
Nanta, Il gNli state. viii make HIM dts
tasteful to many ot tho extreme silver
men
MT many people envy the position OF
CNlCnr' John l. MauiE, OF st. Louis.
in the coming ConNEntion lie is the
sergeant ut arms, aud upon him will
deceive the responsibility OF koeptnE
orUcr, tie Will have 100 assistants and
in addition has arranged with thu chief
OF tho Chicago police fer big squad OF
officers, Tie SAYS he will prey ont the
Coliseum from being packed by he al.
hotents OF any cause or OF any Naadi-
date. lite has picked ~ his assistants
emily trustworthy mon upon whom he
can rely Colonel Martin is forty eight
N~,rs DID, a lawyer by profession and a
prominent member at several Masonic
orders Ills headquarters arc ut Tho
Palmer house whore tho national COM
mtttec Is also located
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-02

The First Convention.

This two-thirds "ulc, which il seems
must play such an important part in
the deliberations. has been Il part of
the doctrine of the democratic party
since its first regular convention in
Baltimore on May n, 1852. 1t is neccs-
sarY to go into democratic history to
explain the cause of this convention.
In 1882 Andrew Jack son was the UNI
animous choice of his party for the
presidential nomination, and he was
received with such favor throughout
the country that his supporters were
known as the jackson party"
AS to the vice president. however.
no such unanimity existed A bitter
feeling had grown up between the
president and in the rejection by the
senate of the appointment of Martin
Van Buren, as mini ter to England
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-02
AN AMBIGUOUS PAUSE.

Prisoner ut the bar" remarked tho
judge In grave and solemn tones. you
have been found guilty of most afro
cious conduct by twelve OF your coun-
trymen, after Il long and patient trial.
Lecturlng you would be sowing seed on
the rocks In the whole course OF my
career, both at the bar and at the bench,
| cannot remember that have come
face to face with 80 unmtigated and
INSCRIPTIONS scoundre as he whom
the law now empowers me to punish"
Prisoner Il am not such unmIti-
gated and interruptions scoundrel as
your lordship p" What. what"
roared the iratc Judge. DO my ears
deceive me? | dare you TO say that
again. at your peril" Prisoner: Il
am not such an unmitiglted and I'M
scrupulous scoundrel as your lordshlp
has been pleased to describe me-"
"Ha!' said his lordship In an improved
tone, you had better be more careful
In future In the construction OF your
sentences, and--and never pause am
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-02
PLEASED WITH RUSSIANS.
Mrs, Potter Palmer Cots Back From
tho Coronation.

New York Juno rs. Colonel and
Mrs, Fred Grant wrro ut the dock To
meet the l.uCauN, on which wore Mira,
Potter Palmer and Mas Vivian Sartor-
Is The party was returning from Mos
COW, where they weat to Witness tho
coronation Of Tho Russian monarch.
Airs Palmer was delighted with her
trip She spoke ut leuEth of the mag
n'tleent pnRoants, of tho exquisite cos
tunes and the grand display at tho les
tiNittos She found the empress worry
beautiful and gracious lady, of nne
culturo and sweet disposition. Mrs.
Palmer felt sure that the Russian peo-
pie could not but he elevated by this
reign
She did not Witness the terrible n
taHtroph", and was appalled, when she
heard of II Tho empress was 40 over
come by The account of the affair that
nj her RECEPTION the next day she broke
down several times and sobbod aloud
The Russian people nro Ro superstl
lious, Mrs. Palmer says, that thoy all
look upon this catastrophe, coming
when II did ns n forerunner OF evil
during the reign
Mrf Palmer wns mere than pleased
with tho CoRtumca, the various colors
dcncting the different ranks. No
blaclt could be worn NJ Russian custom
made It discourteay TO do so, our
minister Mr., breckenridge, who was
her hest, was the frat representative OF
thip country To appear In the regula-
tlon court dress with knee brooches and
buckles He had asked advice OF the
state department before doing 30 aud
WAS told TO conform 10 the rule. Mrs
Paine, was with his wife.
Mrs Palmer visited Paris and took
great interest IN the preparations for
the exposition OF 1900, She said mat
they are on such grand scale and that
such II lavish expenditure of money IL
being made TINT she believed that II
will even eclipse the Chicago fair.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-02

land, IN 4 letter . Whitney. praeIi-
callN acknowledged that the success Of
the ticket was due to the latter. CEul
y month aGo il was Mr., Whttucy'S u,
tcntton Ia Keep away from the coming
convention, He had planned to 40 to
Europe hut under ,he heavy pressure
o,NuSht to bear upna him by the sold
GemorU'ts he WAS induced to jump INTO
ihe hkn at the eleventh. hour Mr..
Whitney has un hope o; gold plank
being inserted in the PLATFORM No tn +
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-02

Eomlr0tiNu ot candidates tor president
ana vice NrtSj1,ut hN this convent on. =
The HolNt VAS made that the rNsr'u-
uoN w~s not in oriNr, the rules rHQar
ins lhts proposition &c thmSN Tho
rule should lie over one day, Tue
chairman, Caleb Cushing, held the reS-
r)uNo1 u Ne in order, rs helms 4 uirc,
tton respecting the 2an>tru, ton Of Ms
void. in the rule. "twr-lhirdS OF thc
woes given. he ,vsoutlou proposed
by NJ howard WAS then adopted
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-02

July :, when the national democratic
convention meets at Chicago, the
stiffest fight that the party OF Jefferson
and Jackson has ever engaged in will
begin Internal strife has always been
the bitterest kind of warfare, and the
events at this convention seem destined
to rival in importance the historic hap
penings of the democratic convention
of 1860 at Charleston. when the south
and the north were ready to leap at
each others Threats. That convention
at Charleston has made many pages Of
democratic history. Unless the signs
of the times are fallacious the events at
Chicago will add chapters to the
political history of the nation.
AS closely as it can be gagged, the
silver forces will number $40 delegates
and the gold forces 1852. Seemingly the
silver people have a majority which
will crush all the fight out of the other
side. But the majority does not al
ways rule at democratic conventions
This is the hope which has spurred the
minority to make what is seemingly a
hopeless struggle
Grated deep in the government of
the democratic party is a law which
provides for a two-thirds vote of the
dental candidate. If the silver men
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-02

can increase their strength by forty
five votes they will have plain sailing,
Unless they do this, and the gold lead
ers say they cannot, the two-thirds rule
will be used as a club to batter the
majority into some kind of submits
sion. In other words, if the opposing
factions muster the above strength in
the convention the comparatively small
number of gold men can defeat the
nomination of an out and out silver
n an.
How the States Stand.
The silver and gold forces are shown
in the following table, Many of the
states have contesting delegations, and
there are silver men among the gold
states and vice versa. The ultimate
total voting strength, it is thought
will be changed very little on the floor
of the convention nall as the changes
among the individual states will be
about equalized. Here is the table by
states,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-02

Douglas received a laIE, MAJORITY of
the delegates participating in thr vote,
and bare ma, ority of the fun member.
shin his highest vote hcug Ia -.
against IS : scattering No u0Udn /
tion beng cIlre'td dItrr a session last
ing tc;. days the convention alJouracd
to meet in Baltimore In Juno Efforts
TO unite the two wigs al the party haN-
mg proved un;NailirE the two fact ions
met ii. separate conventions. po0gla-
securing the nomin ltion OF the regular
org2rization
hut this was only effected 10y ,ho con
ycntion doing dire ~ what II had Iii
rcctcG the chairman not to do unmrlN.
by u resolution declaring Douglns the
nominee; for II apo Ircd that less 'hln
two-thirds Of the full convention par
tiripated in tie ballu'ing AT baltimore
After the FIRST ballot. Mr. Church moved
that Douglas having received moro
than two thirds Of the vote cast II" Dc
clarcd the nominee The point was
made that such action would hc u
change Of the rulc ma required DAYS
notice On thc other Band II was on
tended that the resolution pas sod ri
Charleston was simply dircrtioa a.
The chairman that no candidate be dc
Clarcd nominated until he should re
rcivc two-thirds of the full vote, and
that il was competent for the cOnyen-
ton to set aside that dill cCtion by MAX
tng a different order whenever II sh 0uld
deem ii proper. Mr., Church, however.
withdrew his resolution in order that
another ballot might be taken. Doug
las now received ISL - against -,
divided between BreckinridEc and
Guthrie, and, though sin lacking some
20 votes of the full two thirds, a rcsou
ton was adopted by aCclamatiOn de-
claring him the nominee for president
On the same day that the regular con
yontion adiourncd Iunc %. the SC
ccders met, having in attendance about
one-third of the regularly chosen dele
gates, and having adopted Il rule re
curing two-thirds Of their C0nvcn iol
to concur in nomination. proceeds
by unanimous vote TO make Brcckin
ilnRe the nominee.
Since 1850 there has been no struggl,
OF note about the two-thirds rule. II
the conventions of 1864 and 1868 thu
rule was adopted without question, ane
jr the succeeding conventions TIM
friends Of the leading candidates saw
no reason 10 fight 70. a change II
S72 there was one ballot only In 1876
at st. Louis, there were two ballots
In 1850 there were three. In 1884 here
were two In 1883 there was ono only
and in 1892 there was only one ballot
Summed up the silver delegates viii
have majority and Will be able L
draft platform containing an extreme
liver plank But II he two-thirds rule
-urViYes il Is an open question whetf"'
he gold mon viii not be able TO def
he nomination Of candidate whose
Jews represent the extreme silver fac
ion.
The Cortendiu2 Forces
Coming down 10 he men who vii
lead hc contendinG forces on the cur
rcncy question, they are campalguere
and the side 'fat wins Of gains partiaI
ctor! win know that II has been N j
aght.
William Collins Whitrey will lead
he gold men That he has the gift 81
political managemcn. 10 2 broader de
gree than any man IA the country to.
lay Is what many skilled politicians be
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-02

In Milwaukee a Chestnut street car,
filled with passengers. narrowly es-
capped plunging into the river. The
motorman succeeded in stopping the
car when It was but six inches from
the open draw. He claims the bridge
tenders did not sound their bell before
swinging the structure. The tenders
deny this. Several passengers were so
badly frightened that they jumped
from the car.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-02
M0CRATIC BAT Tile
FIERCE FIGHT THAT OPENS IN
CHICAGO SOON.
GOLD BUGS AND SllVERiTES

All-lmportant Part Which the Two
Thirds Rule May Play in the Pro
ceedings History of that Famous
Parliamentary Regulation OPP
posing Leaders
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MARTINS FERRY.
IIaps aud Mlslaps In the Thriving city
Across the River.


Everybody should go TO the Picnic At
Wheeling Fair Grounds July !. our own
champions, the Independent Hose Com
pRny. will endcRvor to beat Their recolu.
There will be good races ana lots OF tun ,
The proceeds 20 to the Wheeling Hospital
Several passenger trains on the Cleve-
land a. Pittsburgh railroad Were late yes
tertlay, owing to the heavy business. me
train due itt Martins Ferry ut 9:B last
night was nm hour late on account OF an
accident TO the engine ut Empire.
Yesterday Walter Jones was nned 9 and
ance IN Cllrk's addition on THURSDAY
evening Matthews was fined s. ana costs
Tor pbstructlEg Policeman Guider IN ar
resting Jones.
Sheet mills Nos :, s. .. 10. II, u and u
mud ths. iobblng mill and tin house At the
Aetna STANDARD mills viii work next
week. The sheet mills Will run Two weeks
then shut down.
A large party OF young people, VIII picnic
Mt the residence OF Mr.. nnd Mfss NJ.
sheets, known as the Films, tO-dny' Ihey
will eat supper on the lawn nnd dance IN
the evening.
The owl club goes to Willow Springs on
July II to camp. In the party VIII be
six Young ladies and nine young men, ana
Mrs. II. ". Smith will be the eheperon.
Paul Thomas will take part IN the bl;
cycle race At Barnesville to-day, anu
ralph He 5,S anu Ia'''e' N0''''' - '''
rhves at SttuUe"'". - ,,...-.
Mrs Ella Dishop. Miss Anna E tSs Gb qha
Roy MeIiu is- t ds,vsntjon nj Canton. re-
turned yesterday.
Robert Campbell and two children. OF
New Castle. Pa. are visiting MI camp
R bells meth mother MrS' A. " S"'"pO' ""
-, -, ,,-..,.,,.,, ., r,,,,r,b street
The Mlsses f.es I1sSs f ~ RISSsr of
Are en.eT TnWn Ind Helsn BiETar, SS steT-
bsnvIiie
,,.,. III, ,,,.o,,, Tho rnernn-
heS; - . D. 10 bo sbs m ~ n HoIidRy in
iny
S.. ,,r,,,,os ~ David and George Ven
,,,,r, VpiInT1 Rowmnn and Frank Nc
Cord will picnic on Short Creek to-day.
Tho Foresters meet at o'clock to-mor-
row afternoon to attend the funeral Of
Air. Bridges, who died At Slncktown.
Joseph Beavon leaves tomorrow for
Boston. where he will work on the Boston
water works two years loo'
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lynch, OF New
philadelphia, are visiting Wllllam Lynch
the father OF the FORMER
George Williams and 9ric"' OF am I'M
bridge. arrived yesletua! l" 9pe"u '"'
foufth win reia''' -, 49,. ,.,.,
water IS being punpel III ~, Om s,llS
to r leak IN the 'en'iheh supply pipe near
-, - ,t., ,I-u,t,,,. ,,.,t ,o
M mri nmI Mt s;.r 1IUi w Wisit relatives
I,,,t NfnSydsy,
NJ" Nj: 'lJ Ii"ss crimth returned Yesterday
,rH,n ~, ,yssls. visIt M Lorain and
sRndusky
Tho itt,ie d.uyhter N Mr. and Mrs
George ~ RobeEts6sw. who has been sick,
Is better.
Frank Erwin expects to leave to-day for
Providence, r. l., to spend q week with
friends.
Mrs. James CrosSley and daughter, Ger
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presentation OF u h; ndsomc new flaE and
stnfr 10 tho camp OF the Sons OF Veterans.
Misses olive and Elizabeth MessIck, Of
ZanCgyllle, arrived yesterday to be the
guests Of their friend, Miss Mary Scott.
over the Fourth Tho Misses hc9slcE are
missionaries anon; the colorcd people
OF tile south.
Sec the races and have good time July
l. 60 TO Wheeling Fair Grounds, the
greatest Picnic eyer held In the state.
More fun than you ever saw In one day
The bicycle parade OF last evening was
quite n novel Amir. \ number Of wheel
men were out dressed In attractive
masquerade style,
w. p. Gray and Daniel Shafcr will leave
on the steamer Virginia Tomorrow for
Cincinnati 70 attend the reunion OF the
d. r. o. ElSs,
DR.. ]. +. Scott left yesterday for Chi
cago where he will address several audi
euces on his missionary work IN India.
About all OF the secretaries OF the board
of education hnycLnalo their annual SET
Element with the sheriff.
Mrs. William Bryson and children, Of
GAINESVILLE. o.. are visiting at the home
OF q. i. BrysOn.
col. ]. W. Gallahcr will attend the CHI
cago convention next week.
Two convlcts were released from the
penltentlary yesterday.
Miss Maggie Hammond Is visiting In
Wheeling.
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BELLAIRE
All sorts OF Local SewIHnI Go,'ip from
the Glass CITY.


Mayor Williams yesterday sent two
small boys 10 the st. ClalrsvIlle jail. They,
with two others, have been implicated
In two or three Jobs OF petty pilferinE,
the latest being an attack on the store
OF l.. Straub & Co, where they stole IRE
crackers and other explosives for the
Fourth. They were caught, but tho mayor
was puzzled to know Just what TO do
with boys so young, none OF them being
over twelve years OF age. He sent them
to St Clllrsylle to let the authorities
there use their best Judgment. The boys
seem bent on going to the bad.
There was an oratOrical contest at Mt.
Zion the other evening, when ten young
men competed for prizes. The first prize
was won b. Walter \. Myers and the
were Alexander Neif. OF ST. Clairsvil!e
function, and James y. Keyscr and DIR.
", o. Piper. OF Bcllnlrc. There was
large audience present, and the occasion
was pleasant as well as profitable.
There are some OF the finest timothy
meadows I'm this county this year that
have ever been seen anywhere. There
are Othctl that are a combination Of
timothy, clover aDd weeds, These possibly
Illustrate the difference between intclli-
gent and Industrious and the Indifferent
farmer
Dan McConville, who Is n delegate to
the Chicago convention from this district,
and who Is membcr OF the bimctallic
league, Is lOuhlUE inter headquarters Tor
the Ohio people, is crowded with requests
and demands for tickets. but he is unable
to supply all.
William Bell. train dispatcher for the
BcllaiTe, GAINESVILLE 4 Cincinnati. will
leave Monday for MGsslllnn, where he has
taken n position In the Wheeling * Lake
E.r!c office. Ernest MCGurk. OF Summer
field. viii perform the duties OF Bells old
position.
There were only ton p0stonlccs In tho
state Of Ohio that did not show an In
crease In business for tho year ending
June % over rlic preceding year. and the
Ecllairc office was right In the front rank
OF increases.
Horny Eunklc md Il. W. Archer will
leave here to-day for the national con-
VeItinn Of glassworkcrs at Alton, III. John
Mullen and Dennis Murphy. delegates
from MOUnisVillc. left here yesterday
morning.
GAINESVILLE has shipped li.975 crates OF
rarphCFricg this season. hut tho price has
dropped so low now that some growers
are. allowing them to stay on the hushcs
rather than pick them at the present
ptlcra
on" Of the Bcllalrc blast furnaces will
be- started up next week. hut there has
h'SU no conference on the steel scale OF
wages as yet.
The National fishing club will 20 down
tho tvor Monday with Capt Tom Powers
and Cook Nalla Campbell In Chnrgc.
Nhuut nll Of tho wheat In Belmont
county has been harvested. For the most
part u Is good crop.
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creglcr; roIedo. Van chosen. Kco0an and
IIasr Hall NOTES.
Washington iGno snap

Washington IGno snap.
Garvey appears to have detcrlorated'
Whaling lid not bat in HIS Washing
ton form yesterday. He didn't have
hit.
To.day's games win make or break
WhcclIng's aspirations for second place
In the first season race.
Many wheeling crnnks want to see
Cdn1yer secured. Mlnnehan also has
friends here who would like to see him
in a Wheeling uniform.
The University OF West Virginia fur
nishes the state league with two
players In Hickman. pitcher for New
Castle. and Pastorlus, shor51top for
Washington.
This mornings game win be called ut
the usual hour, 10 O'Clock. Baker or
ConnorS viii be In the box for the
Wheellngs, and either McCleary or Bea-
die will pitch for the visitors. In the af-
ternoon Borchers, the Pacific league re-
cruIt, viii probably twIrl for Wheeling.
Possibly he may not be In form to play
after his LONG trip from Portland. In
that event ''Tom" Anderson. OF last
years team, who was signed yesterday,
will probably go on the rubber.
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TRUSTEES SALE.
TRCsTEE's SALE.

TRUSTEES SALE.
Ry virtue Of a deed Of trust made by
BENEDICT lmhofI and Elizabeth ImhoI. his
wife, to the Wheeling Title and Trust
Company, trustee. bearing date on tho
lith DAY OF August, In the year 1904, and
recorded In the Office or the clerk OF tho
county court Tor Ohio county, West Ntr-
EInla, In decd OF trust book No. 90. page
$50. tho said trustee viii on
SATURDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF JULY,
a. n. 1896,
commencing AZ 10 o'clock n m. proceed
10 sell at public auction at the mont door
OF the court house OF said county, IN tho
city OF Wheeling, West Virginia. tho fol-
lowing described property, to-wlt;
The west twenty-five feet, fronting on
Maryland street, OF lot number hfty-four
tsO in EaHe's addition TO the city OF
Wheeling, laid out by Henry Moore,
trustee Of T., Eanc's estate
TERMS OF SALE-Cash, or nne-third
cash In hand ON the day OF sale and the
balance In two equal installments paya-
BILE in one and two years, respectively,
with interest. from the day OF sale
tho purchaser TO give his notes for
the deferred In stallments with security
satisfactory 10 the trustee. and the title
TO he retained rs additional security until
all the purchase money T. paid
WHEELING TITLE AND TRUST CO,
J. c. HERvEY. Aueticnesr.