The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-06

PARh EltSl3l ltIf, w. a., August D.
The West Virginia state Populist con-
ysntlon. which met this morning with
a mlxcd-up state OF affairs confronting
IT. adjourned about midnight. after
passing a resolution which practically
undId all the worl; that the delegates
had perspired over for hours and
hours,
The middle OF the road people were
victorSous So far as the naming OF q
ticket was concerned. They named a
strclrhtout Popullst electoral ticket,
representing Bryan and Watson. \ res
olution, as sort OF rider to the ticket.
gives 'tha state committee p.enary pow
ers to deal with the Democrats. This
: meaps-, OF COURSE, that Il the Demo
cratic machine Is powerful enough TO
absorb the Populist party. as powerful
as ihe Populists were. to force their
platform on the Chicago convention, the
electoral ticket nominated to-day will
be retired for tho Bryan and sewalI
ticket. But there are Populist leaders
and many In the rank and file who Will
never submit to 30 base a scli-Out.
and calculations that are being made
by the Democratic machine may yet
lliscurry.
Again Tictorion..
Again the middle OF the road men
were victorious in the naming Of a
state tIcket. To be sure Mr.. I. C. Ralph
snyder, OF Marion and Preston coun-
ties, was nominated for governor. and
ne Is candidate subject TO the dec!s-
Ion OF the Wheeling Democratic con-
ventlon. but he Is claimed by the Pop
ul!zss as one. OF their own. He was hero
in person ana worked the thing fine. He
thinks to-day's work Axes him
FOR the Democrats nomination
at Wheeling. but he hasn't figured on
what Watts Smith. Bennett and all
their friends will be doing In the mean
time. Ralphsnyder deserved the nomi-
nation. because he actively cnnyasscI
for It and WAS successful In convincing
the Popullsts that he was their logical
candidate. He Is interested. in silver
mines In Colorado and Is spending his
money freely. II the Wheeling con-
veR;ton endorses him II will endorse a
logical candidate.
Duk k66s I-IllsAlHuGl DL lll' llthtl
ed js straiEht-out POpulist. Herein the
middle OF the road men scored n VIC
tory In the interests OF the preserva-
tlDn or their party organization. and if
the state committee ls true bluc Popu-
list and not an annex NJ the Democrat
&c state machine, the ticket nominated
Will remain In the field. Every effort OF
chose favOrlng fusion with the Demo-
crsts was defeated until Just before
adjournment. After working all day
and placing Il straight party ticket In
the field. with the exception of the
candidate for governor. the Democrats
got In their work, and resolution
which had been tabled during the day
was taken up and passed after very
bitter fight That resolution confers
nlenary powers on the state committee
TO make any change In the ticket Il
thinks necessary later on. This means
mat the committee may make n hcnl
with the Democratic state convention.
l|ut viii the committee do this? Tls2rc
are honest PopulIsts who will fight
such n proposition to the bitter end.
The proceedings from start 10 finish
werc Interesting, and 70 the on-loOkcr
1t was apparent that the greater por-
tNn OF tho convention WAS composed
OF sincere men. They were the men
who were opposed to any thing like
compromises with other parties.