The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-23

I expensivcly decorated, presented a
handsome appearance. Its acoustic
properties are almost perfect md every
thing possible for the comfort OF the
delegates, speakers and press, except
convenient exits. were carefully ar
ranged.
AT precisely II o'clock and five min
utns the Hon. w. ~. Q. Dawson, chair
man OF the state Republican commit
Tee, called the convention to order and
announced that the Rev, Dr.. Runner.
OF the Presbyterian church OF this city,
would make the opening prayer.
AT the close of the invocation Mr..
Dawson announced that the state COM
mittee had chosen Senator Elklns ms
temporary chairman and Hon4.EA. B.
White. Stuart L. Reed, 4. W. q. Duck
well. J.-J. Peterson and Chris Payne as
temporary secretaries. When Senator
Elkins arose. he received an ovation
lasting several minutes and during his
speech which occupied about IN hour
and thirty minutes In delivery, he was
many times obliged TO stop five min
uteS at time, the delegates being
almost uncoatrollable.
tF0r Senator Elklns' speech. sec sixth
page OF this mornings Intalligencrr
After Senator Ellsns had ended the
last sentence OF his matchleYs effort
ana the enthusiastic cheers which It
aroused hnd died away, the convention
got down TO business In earnest. The
following assistant secretaries we're ap-
pointed: Stuart +. Reed. OF Harrison
county: 7. w. 3. DurliwclI, of Morgan:
{. H. Payne Fayettc, and ]. ]. Peter
son, OF Cabell. Rules governing the con-
rentlon were read but were referred to
the committee on order OF business.
John ii. liolt, of Taylor, moved TINT
the roll he called for tho appointment
0t the Usual committees, but accepted
an amendment made by Edward Cor
der, or ltolnG, that the senatorial dis
tricts be called and each should re-
srond with the names OF the men they
desired TO represent them upon the
prospective committees. This motion
prevailed aud call OF the several sena-
thrinl districts resulted In the following
selections:
Committee Appointments.
Committee on crcdcntials-Flrst dig
trlct, l.. p. Wheat; Second, Edward
Newton: Third, O@TW. .. Hardman;
Fourth, Linn l'rannon: Fifth, ]. II.
Looncy: Sixth. LIT Peck; Seventh C.
'. White: Eighth. Elmcr Leach: Ninth,
$. .. Avis; Tenth, J. l.. Hurst; l3lcv-
cntls, ". ]. White; Twelfth, a. X. STALL
inSs: Thirteenth, a. lI. Smith.
Committee on permanent organization
! irst district, Samuel Jacobs; Second,
Tim Stillwcll; Third, ", s, Stewart:
Fourth. II. +. Tuily; Fifth, W. A, Rose.
bury; Sixth, ]. T., Wcymcr: Seventh,
James l.. 1lnmIll; Eighth, Il. s. Love
lncc: Ninth, a. ". Bell; Tenth, Marion
Hall: Eleventh. L. i,. Stone; Twelfth,
T. u. lierl; Thirteenth, S. V. Yanlls.
Committee on rules and order Of bus
incBs--Flrst district. j. II. Atkinson:
Second, J. A. Hoge; Third. }. IL. Lin
lnGcr; Fourth. Charles NJ. Mcknight;
Filth, T. K. Wetzcl: Sixth ID. Il, Ab-
hott; Seventh. W. a. Gather: Eighth,
G. II. Payne; Ninth, o. a. Petty; Tenth,
W. G. Wilson; Eleventh, j. .,lI, Holt:
Twelfth. A. j. Valentine; Thirteenth,
l.. ID. Gntzcndanncf. "a
Committee on basis OF representation
--T!rSt d!strict. Samuel Sloane; SECOND
Jacob Metz: Third. NJ. III. willis;
FptIrth, lnErer Bali; Flrth. W. Ii.
o'Brlnn; Sixth, c, Ii. Lovaly: Sow
:nth c, W. May: Eighth, ]. L. ShieldS:'
Ninth Georgia.. Brown Tenth, c. W.