The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-13

NOON .L... "L.#. #H.#HHH
by the Rev, Jacob Birmingham, OF ST.
l.uke's church, Whecllng. The ever.
end Ecntlohan's prayer was an elo-
quent appeal.
Chairman Chiffon then announced
the state committees choice for tenn
lows:
Temporary ohairman-IIon. Rankin.
Wiley, OF Mason.
Temporary sccretnry-llon. Thomas
Dennis. OF Grccnbrlcr.
Temporlry assistant Bccrctary-Col-
onei j, H.. Pcyton, OF west Virginia."
SergeRnt-Gt.Rfms - Colonel Robert
McNichol. of Ohio.
Mr., Wiley thanked tho convention for
the honor hcHtOwcd upon him In aclcCt-
Ing, him FOR temporary chairman, This
convention Is to select tho man who
VIII he your chief executive for the
next four years, Tho temporary cilsir-
man Is usually expected 90 sound the
keynote OF the campaign, but that had
already been done In the late Chicago
convention by Its platform and noml-
nee, The Speakers reference 10 Bryan
was received with great applause.
what has become OF American indie
pendencc II Great britain and other
toreiHn powers are to dictate to us?
tCrles OF MOI And the people OF
the whole country nrc saying mo-"
said the speaker. What shall become
OF ustf we surrender our Independence?
But we viii not surrender. no. nevcr,
There Is hut n great issue, the re-
turn TO the money OF tho constitution
n our torcfnthers.. They saw In tho
fuiure n magnificent republic, and sill
yer was 10 bc that republics money.
Proceeding, the speaker paid II glowing
tribute to the presidential candidate OF
enc party. with the manhood " thiA
country aroused the ballots will be
cast 80 thick for Bryan In November
mat We VIII never again hear n Me-
kinley or tho Republican party c&Eng-
lahd and her gold. Along with Bryan.
the Democrats of West Virginia will
elect their state ticket. He defended
the present state administration. So
long as faithful Democrats are elected,
you VIII have nothing but faithful pub
lie service.
''Disie'' wa. Ch.ereL.
Ex.Congressman Alderaon offered a
resolution, but just rs he was speaking
the band struck up "DISIe'' aud the
convention went wild. a delegate got
so excited that he offered a motion for
three cheers FOR Dixie" The mo-
ton was decided out OF order. Afr.
SAlderson's resolution nrovIdcl for the
use of the rules OF the housc Of dole
gates In tb. rnnvrntL1n 1.Ic,n.n
wanted the rules OF tho last Dmocrntir
legislature ndontrd AR IIdrrqnn rnn.
scented 10 the rhnnnr IA Tho r,,ley ~
the two wcr, MILK. This y1s '.rn,rh ndno
abou, nothing" 'rhr mntion nv
amended was adopted.
Colonel ]. W. 81. Clair, OF Fayette
Izing the trnnsrIssL,u M an ~fnIIo 10.
telegram 70 HIM WIi,,on 1nnrinrs
BRYAN mt Madison Sn,i,rn On 6nn Nav
York. Tho TELEGRAM was fr~,nnrntlv
cheered ms n was rsnd
Hon. ". J. Bryan, Madison Square
Garden, New York-Wcst virginia
Democrats. In state convention here
assembled, send YOU their unanImous
and enthusiastic conrratuIatkons on
your nomination and YOUR bravery In
bearing the banner OF the people into
the very home of tho roIi
IVES: Virginia Is solid for Bryan and
Scwall and silver at 10 TO l. God bless
you and the cause OF the people, OF
Mn!Gh you ere inc living Smoon.ment
SIAIE CONVENTION
v "ESi Virginia.
~
! .e II1;ioH was auopteu on ! rising
n nose a am SFt'. e%nIhuslasn. u was
80 tssHIu.IS p"SI uSHlI VICE '"e
Mr.. Hon Woods nf Harh1ur maved
that the senatorial lis,ricts hs called
SO as to have the names OF tho commits
tee members
Colonel j. D. Anderson moved tba,
the chairman of the S,ata rommi,tse
designate placeG In the park for The
meeting OF the committee, State
Chairman ChIl;or said the MAC
in Wheeling had been designated by
the Wheeling committee. He would be
u TO have The burden taken on his
shoulders.
You're paid Cor it," retor;ed Alder
son:
Then there was a squabhla between
Anderson and another delegate. Finally
The roll was called and the various
senatorial districts reported their mem
bers OF the various committees. as fol-
lows: JZ
sirst ni.tric1.
Order otjhus!ncss-F. W, Stewart.
pa-rno ,an. 80 nI,n pn,G.o
Standardization B. Wilson. OF Ohio.
R~esolutions-J J. Conifr
Basis OF rcpreseniation-L F.. Jones,
a State executive commlttce-R, S, Kin
chcloe. OF Ohio.
Chairman-Jahp Warehouse.
second D,,,rict.
= ~ w., W "
R,iIes and order NJ b1sInesS-T I
Padden. OF Marshall,
CrcdentlaIs-O. S. Mckinney, Of Mar