The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-15
e,.,,,l pI,p.tch 10 the Intelllgoneer.


cLARHSBuRG, W. Va. May a.
M. west virginia Republican state
convention Is over and four men have
been sent to ST. Louis to vote for Nc
H,nley, and told to do Il. Their 10y
a,,y was not doubted, but the cORven-
ton respecting ths wishes Of the folks
a, home clapped on the Instructions
for good measure. The whole batch OF
resolutions not only went through by
Kcclamat!on. but with a Mckinley
ssou; that seemed rs though It would
ut the roof Oh the wIEwam. The Tes-
olut.sns had the unanimous approval
.. the committee which reported them.
l, ,as committee had not reported in
Hrustlors and good stllt ones at that,
ire convention would have taken the
n, In It's teeth and had ita own way.
There was determination 10 iIistTurt
mat would not have been trlaed with.
some Of the senatorial district dele
cations ln caucus had instructed their
nenibeTs 1t the committee on TesOlu-
tiSns to insist on Instructions The
trt senatorial district, including
Wheeling, was one Of these.
The dGlegateS-at-larEe are those pre-"
dlcted by the Intelllgencer dlSpatehes
this morning. The prediction was
made in full knowledge Of tho effort
% defeat HardmAn. Of Tyler county.
agreed upon YestcTday as the First
district man.
!. G. Brady, Of Ohio county. who had
- a nn-NH
failed 10 get the support Of his county.
and who had Joined IN an EFFORT 70 de-
feat n. b. Scott for national committee
man. ana Colonel George B, Caldwell.
both Of whom were in tho delegation
"a proxies. tOSk Il into their heads
that Hardman could be- defeated, They
:li in with those who were after
ScOtt's scalp, and backed HuitsDf Lewis
county. Finding that No heRdWay
couA bs made on that line. they de-
v4lIped With great suddenness the
sublime idea that an old soldier should
30 The man. They turned to General !.
II nuval. OF Brooke. the hero of two
para. and by odds the finest soldier
Vest virginia sent Into the war for
the union, and tried their hands on
that line
I, VAS the shreWdest move that could
have Boon made. General puyRl'B per
p,nal popularity brought strength 70
the anti-Hardman movement which II
aid mot have on lts own merits. Cen
Cral DuVal WAS induced TO enter the
race ~ a last hope. He had been sue
ressful before. perhaps he could win
again. II not he could go down with
the men who were toying with him.
Old friends who respected hin TOLD
him respectfully that they could not
sitDpaFt him, and that he would be de-
fested Il he remaincd in the contest.
The other people assured him that they
,uId elect him. He was thrown IN only
u be slauEhtsrei, Just as Blaine was
thrown into the national convention In
iSgl, Il was only necessary for that
.re convention 70 know what WAS the
riEht and the fair thing. and u did
that IN q way 20 leave No doubt OF itA
Intention, and after that there were a
hundred votes at least that would have
gone 90 HaFdman II he had needed
them that Wero polled for General Du-
val out Of 4 kindly personal feeling, 20
that he might be let down ~ gently as
possible. After Il was all over men
f.,cked 10 General DuYal 10 assure him
that they regretted the necessity Of
falYneas which compelled them 10 vote
EaInst him, His election by acclama"
ton M alteTpSte-Rt-lREGe was further
cvdenca OF the good feeling for him.
There has never been a hner state
convention IN West Virginia and the
.1lthsul 20 home happy and enthusi-
astlc. Also everybody leaves with
loud expressions u praise for hospn-
able ClarltabuTR. The new Traders h1-
tel was taxed beyond itH capacity but
~ management fell In with thu. spirit
X the occasion and accomplished won
ders FOR the convenience and comfort
., lis guests. c. b, II.