Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-09

From a StaG Correspondent.
Convention Han. Chicago, July 5
The night session was distinctly hum
mer.
some OF US have lively recollection
Of the scenes during that memorable
night. four years ago. when Grover
Cleveland was nominated.
Charley Seabright and John Weisger-
b-r VIII recall it with little effort, and
SD will many another Wheeling man
W4o was there.
To such / simply wish TO remark. III a
casual way. that t0-nights events. for
.ch and varlegated disorder, piccur-
e. .lue tumult and indescribable noises 80
TAR cutclassed the scenes Of four years
so that the ,wo things ought not TO
mentioned on the same day.
And mark YOU. we we're NO, rCminat-
..z Plesiden, by any means. We
y,re simply seJ-hng. in our artlesS
u u1cratc way, little matter Of dis
ra.5 as 10 Who cuga5 to righttully repre-
the far on State Of Micbigan. That
v.. a.: but you would have thought it
ecr--.l resurrection from =
-,-.
People will say there were as many
outside TIE hall as inside. and +, was
...~ righc to howl. They coeeIsd a,
t,..y.hing. and when nothing happened
,--y cheer just to while away the time;
4al ic vas coed, genuine Demccrauc
. ling. pure party exu6eIance OF spirit,
y.I underslaad, with a strong dash Of
...terin it 10 give IL cO,or and effect.
AS / remarked in my observations
a15u. the morning session some thou
sands remained in and about the hsll for
Tie evening session. The last Of hose
Who were d, the first meeting had scarce
ly gotten down town when the first de-
acdmen, started up for night meeting,
and at half-past four eigh- thousand
were ia the building An hour la,er
,here was standing room only and still
they poured in undl building calcu-
lated to seat thirteen thousand in COM
Tor, or fifteen thousand by squeezing q
BIT. contained probably eighteen or
nineteen thousand and half as many
more were clamoring on the outside.
Don't le. anybody who feels a little
s.ir in the joints on the money question
imagine the Democracy has gone to pot
or tha, the party is dead. Don't think
la. We may have our little differences
about trines., bu, tn spirits Of Jefferson
and jackson are still on earth.
I'm no, pretending to give the news
rs il happened this time. The press re-
Dor. will do that I'm jus, rambling
along. giving an impression now and
.,4en and trying to indicate TO my Dem
ocraic friends that there was lots of
excitement. some eloQunce. uemen-
dous ou.pouring of the spirit, and that
the net result was another feather in the
cap of the silver majority
OF course there were tears and heart
buruiugz. 5uy the majority is happy and
the ru., of The majority is q cardinal
tene, Of Jae faith.
would like TO so into detail. It
lis a strong temptation I'd like to tell
with circums-an,ial pariculariJy of
few dozen things. any one Of which
would gladden. The Democratic soul and
make the Democratic eye gliS,sn, bu,
rH let it pass.
I, was a battle royal Greek met
Greek and the sparks flew. but the end
WAS the triumph Of silver.
The report of the majority Of the COM
ui-ee was adopted. and the convention
passed on 10 other things.
There is no bolt in sight. The East
era people are takirs their medicine like
men and Democrats. AR. Hill is still
ia his seat and tomorrow a President
is TO be named. W. c. BEANS.