The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-18
FANATICS OF THE FOURTH.
Convention Declares for Unlimited CoIn-
HEc with silver Lining a Yard Wide.

age with silver Lining Yard Wide.
Special Dispatch to tho Intelllgencer.
PLEASANT, W. Va. June 1.-THE
Fourth congressional district Demo.
cratic convention to appoint delegates
to the national convention at Chicago
met here at II o'clock this morning in
the opera house, all counties being fully
represented. N. C. Prickctt. chairman
OF the executive committee. named John
a. Mcintosh, of Raveuswood, for tenn
porary chairman and VIII a. Strlck-
ler OF Richie. and George W. Tippett,
OF Mason. for secretaries. Mcintosh ac-
cepted the honor with red hot free
and unlimited coinage speech at the
ratio OF i6 to /. With u silver lining a
yard wide.
on motion OF Mitchell of Writ coun-
" ,he temporary organization was
made permanent. The convention APP
pointed the usual committees and ad-
iourned until p. m. At $50 the con-
vcntiOn assembled. the committee on
credentials struggling over the CRbell
county contest for seats. one faction
being headed by March, m and the other
10y thc Harvey crowd. II will be a fight
to the finish, the closing rounds and
general kpock-out blow TO he delivered
down IN Cahell early IN November.
Tho committee on credentials brought
in two reports the majority report
signed by six members favorihg the
seating of the Harvey delegation. and
the minority favorlng the seating OF
both sets OF delegates Then the fun
began. and the floor was black with
everyone clamortng for recognition
from the chair.
Senator McAlllstcr championcd
the cause ~ the Marcum delegation
and 3. B. Harding the Harvey dele
cation. There were accusations Of
'boodIers" and "kickers' and trait
ors.." and references to seeing them
later. and after a vote Of the counties
the Harvey delegation was seated. The
report Of the committee ON resolutions
was voted down and the following in
tr0duced by General John MCCausland.
OF ChambersburE fame. introduced the
following resolution. which was fully
adopted at 6 y. m.
Whereas, That inaSmucfS as the
Democratic party has ever been the
persistent champion Of the rights OF
the people and one opposed to the de-
lhronement OF the constitutional mo-
ney 81 our fathers. therefore.
Resolved. That we. the Democrats OF
the Fourth congressional district Of
West Virginia, In convention. favor our
old aud long tried American system OF
finance, and therefore. We demand the
free and unlimited coinage Of both gold
and silver at ratio Of Is 70 !. without
reference to the action Of any other
country. and demand that the mInts OF
the United States be opened 10 the
free and unlimited coinage Of both
gold and silver alike, and that both
shalIIbe u full legal tender for all debts
both public and private.
All reference 10 the tariff was avoid
ed and they expect 10 run the country
on tie money question alone.
The following gentlemen were placed
In nomination, which resulted In putting
befOtp the convention the following
gentlemen. the two Wilson's being
nominated on the Nrst ballot. the gentle
men receiving the votes opposite their
names:
Horny s. Wilson. Of Wood county,
liIiE votes; J, l.. Wilson. Of Lincoln
county, las; O. e. Sweeney. NJ Pleas
ants county. Say, and Benjamin Butch
or. IL Wood county 90 votes, General
John McCausIand nominated Colonel II.
x. Howard, NJ Mason. and Colonel Matt
S. Chopper nominated y, y. Harding,
~ Huntington. for dolcgate-at large.
r. Il. Harding was elected on the
first ballot. the vote being liGi5 10 l0Iiz.
The altcrnatcs selected are O.C. SweBn-
ey. 81 Peasants. and Homer Greer. OF
RltcbIc. Tor the district. aud RS. Butch
err. os Wood county. at large. Conven-
ton adjourned.
Eugene Gwinn. prominent Cahell
county Democrat. who has been all
over the state OF Kentucky, says that
Mckinley VIII carry Kentucky by $1,000
majority and backed his judgment with
a bet Of price OF a suit Of clothes. with
George w Tippett, OF the Point Pleas
ant Register.