The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-18

would, many declared. bc a fierce
thunder storm, which would clear the
atmosphere and leave The Issues upon
which the campaign Is to be fought later
the more clearly defined. All the work
Of the convention except the nOmlnn-
lions, Ct was believed, would be clear
cd up nj thia session.
by o'clock the gdllcrics were solid
walls OF people and the delegates were
again Crowdlng their way to tho floor.
The ScrGonnt-nt.arms, assistants like
bects in all directions looking after the
comfort of the vast audience. Tha
heat was somewhat oppressive this nr-
tcrno0n and all tho delegates had them
selves with broad palm Ienf fans. The
spectators were also similarly and tho
convention hall with tll2 waving fans
resCmhled nothing 81 much as n vast
field Of waving field Of gralndottCd cv-
crywhcre with light and color. Through
the hall rolled dun hOarsc roar that
hangs over n great convention of people
as 1t does over great huStlng city
CunSplCuOuSly seated In the pit this
afternoon were Colonel and Mrs. Fred.
Grant and Senator Carey. Of Wyoming.
Several members OF the national com
cllOrCd plumeS which 80 long dlstin-
guIshcd tn, followers OF the "Plumcd
Knight"
great floral shield made Of brill
liant American beauty roses and rich
immortcllCs. graced the platform. The
band during the assembly discourscd
lively aud patriotic airs
Marching Through Georgia
brought n response from the galleries
that fairly made the rafters ring.
At $50 y, M. there were not 100 unoc-
cupicd seats In the galleries, and the
! people still swarmed through the en-
| frances Fully 10000 people were In the
| galleries. The calling to order OF the
convention was Intentionally delayed IN
mumcntary anticipation Of the appear
| ancC Of the committee on resolutions
| Some OF the spectators manifested their
| impntIcnCc by shrll shouts and cat
calls, while the unknown with tho
| strange voice occasionally Interrupted
! with his howl, which never failed To
excite laugh Governor Bushnell,
| Mark Hanna and General Grosvcnor, OF
the Ohio big four. held animated con-
| sultatiUn with MIR. DE Young. OF Call
| fnFnla, and others Just before Chair
! man Thurston dropped III" EaveL
Bishop ArmrIi's Prayer.
II was exactly $40 p, III. when Mr.,
ThurStuu again called the convention to
order. quiet came with the first crack
Of the Gav"l. Chairman Thurstun called
upon Bishop Arnett, the president Of
Wherefore College, Ohio, 10 come to
| the platform. The name OF this eminent
CulOrcd divine evoked round OF APP
plauSc He was escorted 10 the plat
form by Delegate HIll. (colored), Of
Mississippi.
As he took his place the audience
arose to its feet He is a fine figure, and
n magnificent specimen OF the race.
The bishop gave thanks for the blessing
OF liberty which have been gained by
our fathers In the days gone by for the
blessings OF liberty given to every race
under American institutions, spoke Of
the wealth and culture composing the
convention. gave thanks for Abraham
Lincoln. who had broken the letters Of
the Hlaye and for the organization
which had opened the avenue to nd-
vanccmcnt TO n race long oppressed. He
asked that probation and civil liberty
be given to every man.
At the conclusion Of the prayer Hcrc
were several GaVel calls. Mr.. Thurs
ton recognized Delegate Madden. OF Ill
inos for one minute speech present
ing the chairman with n Gavel made OF
wood taken from n house once owned
by Abraham Lincoln. The EaNei. he
said should be presented to the nomi-
nee OF the convention. Chairman Thurs
ION hEfFIlN'l lllf EtlNNl WIN a sAst'IAA vs.
little speech. expressing hope that
tn. inspiration Of the immortal LIN
coin may inspire our work here and
hereafter" and promised to deliver 1t
after the convention to the man who
was to be tho president Of the United
States"
Before the cheering ceased, Mr.. Dem
ny. of Kentucky, another Gavcl bearer.
mounted the platform to present on pc
half OF the Young Mems Henry Clay
Club. OF Lexington. E1vel cut from n
trc.. on the homestead Of the great com
moncr OF the Ashland district" the
father OF protection.
More remarks Of acceptance by Tenn
porary Chairman Fairbanks. of India
ma, predicting the future OF Kentucky as
state permanently Republican and
thereby aCfOrdinE To the southern dele
gates special opportunity to cheer.
Delegate Torrcn. OF Minnesota. IN an
appropriate speech. presented u the
convention table made By some OF the
school boys Of Minneapolis, for use at
the national Republican convention held
In that city four years ago After nc--
CcptlnE this table with Il graceful
speech, Chairman ThurStOn called Tor
,bc rrDort of the committee on crcdcn-
tiIls,
Delegate Fort. Of New Jersey, the
chairman Of the committee. mounted the
platform and read the report. II rhtl-
fled the action OF the natinal committee
In all the contests except Delaware ana
TsSns In which the committee made no
findings. In these two latter states the
report recommended the seating hf the
Higgins delegation In opposition to the
AddlckS delegates In Delaware and the
Grant opposition 10 the Quincy delegates
IN Texas
The delegation recommended to be
Fcatcd from Delaware are non-commlt-
tai, but the Grant delegation from
Texas arc for Mckinley. The an
nounccmcnts of the findings ri the COM
mittec wCrs loudly npplnudcd. but there
was n wild roar when MIR. Hepburn. OF
Iowa. on behalf ~ tho minority. pre-
sontcd the minority report. protesting In
tho most vigorous terms against the
majority report. II was the first time
the anti Mckinley Sh0utcrs were given
an opportunity md they made tho most
Of II. Though brief, the reception was a
rOusinE one.
The local Flllcy party were largely re-
sponslhlc for this.
MIR Hepburn declared that the con-
vcntlnn should not accept the roll call as
presented by the national committee
TO accent unChallcuEcd thcir roll he in
sisted was most dangerous precedent.
He reviewed briefly some 10 the disrupted
caacs. His references to tho contest In
Louisiana and Missouri werr most viz
orousIy npplauhcd. The mention nt tn"
Missouri contest brought the Flllcy
shou,cri in tho galleries to their feet.
and Tor 'wo minutes there We're Wild
shouts FOR "F'iIeY."
The famous Migs0urlan arose In nc-
acknowledgement 81 this enthusiasm or
his followers. The minority report r"-
commended the sratinE If tho Ndd''k1
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