The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-24

RuclEcr and rChrnrscl the Mcdowell
contest, but the convention refused to
ElVa him n respectful hcnrIug, as they
hlascd and yelled "Slt down." Y, ", u.
Duckwall, OF Morgan, seconded Morris,
Nicholas seconded RuckRr, Edward G.,
llinneson speaking for Putnam, second
"a fucker Sherman Robinson, of
lt'tchIc. spoke for Morris. Sharkey, OF
Rome. spoke FOR Ruckcr,
j, II. Holt. OF Taylor In u splendid
speech. endorsed Cox. 4. II, WlnCheS-
ter. or upshur. spoke for ltucker, l.. T.
Peck. OF Wayne. seconded Rucker. W.
4. lieaton. OF Wood was for RuclScr.
Frank Cooper, Of Writ, spoke for Nor
rIs; Wyoming did the same for Fucker.
tuckrr Wins In Walk.
The speech making being over. the
voting began and It was plain to be seen
that the convention wanted ltuckcr, al
though tho other candidates were treat
ed handsomely. all being CompllmGntGd
But the inevitable change began before
the completion Of the ballot upshur
started the ball to rolling, Ohio, Berke-
Icy ana many other counties kent u
rolling toward RuCker.
MIR. Cox secured recognition md with
drew. moving as he did 80, that Ruck-
cr'S nomination be made unanimous
Mr.. Morris seconded the motion and
moved tho suspension OF the rules and
the previous question. and Kuckcr went
through with Wild whlrl. This noml-
nation seemed to suit everybody. oven
MS defeated opponents, who paid glow
Ing tributes TO this young leader and
withdrew In Il most happy manner In
his favor.
NTr nnci,n, ,,.,, a,,.u.,i ., A. ,i,I
form by MGsSrs. Cox and Morris and
made 4 iinu speech OF thanks, In which
was not Il little OF good Republican
doctrine and principle.
Nominations being called for candI-
dates for the supreme judSCahlp. W.
II. WentT. of Barbour. nominated Neal
J. Fortncy. W. u. kittle, of Barbour,
| named Robert f. Fleming. Nf Jackson.
Doddridge yielded and Hon. G. r. Culd-
We'll named 7. J.. Jacobs. OF Wetzel. G..
J. Walker seconded Fleming. Judge c.
+. Snyder, OF Kanawha. named H. G..
| McNh0rtcr. John Il. Floyd seconded
| McWhortcr. Lewis seconded Jacobs;
Lincoln was for McWhnrtrr. Hon.
George Il. Caldwell spoke for FOrtney.
j. X, Thompson, OF Putnam. was FOR
McWfnrter, Roane for Fleming. Percy
\. Shnner. OF Tyler. for Jacobs. Editor
Oldheld. OF Summers, FOR McWhorter;
Marion for Jacobs; Tucker for Fleming:
upshur for Fleming; Peck. of Wayne.
for McWhorter.
McWhortrr Nominated.
d. NJ. Wotrlng, OF Preston, withdrew
Fortncy's name. A ballot was begun and
III" contest was lively In the extreme.
| Much time was consumed In taking this
ballot. The noise at times made by the
| delegates and spectators was more than
confusion. The Aisles We're full OF peo-
| pie, and rs 1t was near supper time.
| many were leaving the hall. Chairman
Holt again had his hands full. After
| considerable delay and noise the ballot
was read for verlhcntion. Before the
| reading clerk began. however, o. W. o.
| Hartman. OF Tyler, withdrew Judge ia
| cobs' name. getting back sarcastically.
but good naturally ut Ohio county for
| being unable to see that the First con-
Eressional district had convention.
To explain this thrust It need be SAX
| that Ohio had given Jacobs only ten
votes out OF sixty. It had followed in the
| wake OF a number of other counties who
had voted and changed afterward to
| MCWhorter. Before Ohio was called
| McWhorter got the benefit OF all
| changes and while the second congress-
Ional district tried to siem the Nc
Whorter tide and 10 turn to Judge
| Fleming, they were unsuccessful.
The reading clerk read the ballot and
| had 1t verified and McWhorter was de-
clared the nominee. he having receIv-
ed $50 votes.
a motion 10 adjourn was apparently
lost. but the chair wisely concluded to
| allow the delegates 10 get their supper
| before tackling the Two elcctors-at-
| large and 60 declared for 4 recess