The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-17

banks. OF indianapolis. delivered his ad-
dress. n strong. fuFcihlc statement IN ar
ralgnment Of the present ndmlnistra-
tion. and In deilnement or the Issues
the committee selections OF the various
delegations were announced-that was
all. Those who expected some hlusion
TO Mckinley which would loosen the
bOttled-up enthusiasm for The little
Napoleon which had 10 fight 10 uncOFk
Il, or who Imagined thas, perhaps. some
OF the great leaders or orators OF the
party would be called TO the platform
10 dre their imaEtu1ti5uE nnf- -quirEru
their pulses were disappointed. II wns
purely n formal session. The recog-
nIzed heroes and generals OF the party
entered the hall without demonstrate tons.
Plntt. Lodge, Dspew and Quay were np-
plauded. but Mark Hanna, the War
wick OF the field. dil not create ripple,
when he entered with a smiling and
confident air. The fiery rivalry that nt-
tends contests between struggling
giants where the question OF supremacy
Is stIll 10 be fought and the battle Is yet
to be won. which aruuscs clans and fac
tluns 10 the widest pitch Of excitement
and enthusiasm was lacking. While
there may be vain hopes. bliEhtcl ambi-
tiung and bitter HnlmusltieS, still tossing
beneath the onward sweep OF the Nc
Kinlcy tide. those who dld not favor the
Ohio candidate rs theiT first choice. are
looking forward with relief to the end OF
the unequal struggle, knowing that II
will bring peace and good will In the end.
Where the IntCrrst CentSrcd.
This being the situation, the main In
terest to-day centcrcd In the personality
OF the great men who assembled in the
convention hall. That hall TO which the
vast procession wcnded Its way, al
though unpretentlOus In exterior, Is aG-
mirably adapted for the purposes 20
which II Is put. A vast Oblong structure
It IS, about 900 feet long BY laO feet wide
and about 100 feet high. The two gal
leries which extend all about the Interior
descend abruptly 10 the edge ~ the
broad pit from which to-day 900 dele
gates and as many nlternateS looked up
into the face Of the speaker. The deco
ratlons are simple. but effective. Bunt..
ing and flags conceal the trusseS ana
nlllnrs, the galleries are adorned at in-
teryRls with the coats OF arms OF the
states, while In conspicuous places hang
the portraits OF Grant. Lincoln and other
heroes Of the past. The galleries to-day
were well flled. hut not crowded. II be-
ing estimated that about 5000 persons
were present. The campaign cluhs
which had marched to the hall 10 the
CIangGr OF martial music. wcrc present.
I'm uniform and very large pruporIlon
Of the spectators were ladies' ne
hand. stntlnned in the gallery over the
nIntform, cnllvcned the brilliant gather
ing with popular airs at Intervals.
mt. MS above stated. the real interest
In the first session was Cenicrcd In The
pcrsonnci NJ the convention. on the
nIntfnrm ranged behind the Chairmnn
sat his colleagues on the national cuEH-
mittpc. a notable group Of ustutc party
generals. In his front sat the Delegates.
thr chosen leaders IN their states ANA
Communities Most prominent immydi-
atcly below the stand wnS N" hIE i"uF
from Ohio, Hanna, tho King MAKER IN.
dnRhlng Foraker Governor ltUthu'H anu
Gen. GrDsvcnor. Directly IN the rear
wcrr the lndiIna delegates clu'rtlhH
about Gen. Lew Wallace. whose name
is gamcd In politics, literature aud war
while To tho rear of them w,v' The
pTrngyIynnIn delegates. headed by the
tnaIrgiIc HASTINGS and tho silent
guhlpE-llye Quay the cOnQugTOr Of TO
many hnrd fpurht political battles. .Ihe
next tier OF Fnut9 Nur" IN" New hoIk
contingent, with Plat, the Old associate
of tho imperial Conkllng nt the head
of the dominant faction, and the HunNe
Dep0w and Warren Miller the leaders
Of tho opposition. Massachusetts, VITA
Senator fUdr. In command, vas just
bcvoud, while a. the right "i tn" EituI
rnt Senator Teller nhOut whom III"
radical silver forces clustered, his face
crave. stern and determined,
Scattered throughout IN" pit were
others nn lUsg renowned IN Tho councils
Of the party. Governor Bradley OF Ken
mcEy. who seconded Graui'g numiua-
lion in 1850. and who. like senator Wei
lIngton. nf Maryland, who eat opposite
Fnccc"dcd last fall In wrestling their
rtntrs from Democratic rule; Gem
"bnyc" Henderson. tho brilliant Iowa
orator, and his colleagues, Senator Gear
and col Hepburn, who took chnrgc o..
thr Allison boom: uy-GUv"rnur Nor
rlnm, uf Mlunr7ptu. tho champion u'
rpld: the venerable, whllc.hulr"d Dick
Thompson. NJ Indiana, who has figured
80 rnusplcuoualy IN tho history N D.
Marty. now rlghty-Eryvn years Oh. hu'
soeB,lngiy with many years N he aul
ylror yet before him; Gen, walker Of
Virginia. who succeeded I" "StoncwulI
InCkaon'a command: Powell clayton.
The old Republican war horse VI Arkau-