The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-16

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w. @. Wilson. OF Randolph county,
who had been leading candidate. also
withdrew Just previous to the meeting
OF the convention, This left the conyen-
tiun with only three, candidates before
II and 0ne ballot decided It. Linch and
Gould were elected, and Captain Bill
lingSlGa was Alestad alternate by Rccla-
nation. For the Iother alternate Messrg.
w. e. Crooks, OF Mineral, and w. II.
WcntE, OF Barbour, were nominated.
There was a sharp Wrahgia between the
counties OF east and west OF the noun"
tain8 about recognition. Il resulted IN
the withdrawal OF Mr.. Crooks, and Mr.
Wentz was nominated by reclamation.
Tho Platform.
Chairman Dawson read the report Of
the resolutions committee. The various
declarations were loudly cheered, egpe-
cially the endorsement OF MCKINLEY
protection and sound money,
The resolutions rc1flrTn the Second
| district Republicans allegiance to Re-
publican principles; denounCeB the
Democratic party ana Its un-American
policies; calls attention 70 the evil re-
suits Of the inauguration Of o Demo.
cratic tariff policy; demands liberal
pension laws: fRvorS q revision OF I'M.
migration laws: taYorB q system OF
cnast defenSeH 40 the best way 70 Sc
cure peace; commended the work oil
Senator Elklns and Congressmen Dow
ener, Dayton, Hullng and Miller; en-
| dorSed Senator ElkinB' bill for the re-
habilltntIon OF tho merchant marine.
known aS the EIkins shipping bill, and
concludes AS follows:
I'VE condemn the hypocrisy nj the
present administration IN putting un-
dar civil service rules 10 near the close
OF the term 20 large a number Of posi-
tionS a. has BEEN done by President
Cleveland, thereby attempting to sad
die upon his Republican SUCCESSOR 10000
Democratic officials appointed In the
place Of competent Republicans re-
moved without cause TO make room for
them. -
!. eve want and intend 10 have sound
money-H dollar worth one hundred
cants-and relying upon the wisdom and
BtatesmRnFhip Of the Republican paFt;'
believe that In the future ~ nsiic past
we can depend upon ,oGT representatives,
in ConSEsSb't0 afford the deSired RELIEF
from bond sales in t.mes OF peace and
starvation in the midst Of plenty.
I'VE quote with PRIDE and hearty APP
proVai the words OF Hon. william Nc.
k!nley; Whatever doll1rs we have In
this country must be good do.lArs; good
not by thEhnt NJ law alone but good be"
cause the whole commercial world REQ
ognlzes their Inherent and lnextinguish-
able value
"AS Second district Republicans we
feel q special pride IN the high position
taken by our Republican senator. tho
Hon. 8, D. Elkins. whO, having led in
the breaking OF L.ls Solid South has
stepped Rt once to the front In the
United States senate, and. BY virtue OF
his clear head and experianced states
manshlp, 10 recognized - among the
safest cOuRSeIloFs and most aagacious
leaders OF that foremost delIberAtiVe
body Of the world.
Resolved. That We-are, IN principle,
opposed to Instructions, but we declare
that William Mckinley, OF Ohio, is our
choice for President OF the United
StAtea."
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted win chs0rE. and the conven-
tion adjourned sine die.
Notes
The Second congressional district
convention this morning decided TO
hold this years nominating convention
al 4tOrgantown, on June, 2& y goes
TIgHOUE saying that the pnanlmpus
nominee will be Aston Gordon Day
ton, who was discovered by the DEM
oeratB TO be no Joke In 1891.
There was general disgust expresS-
cd here to-day among the Republicans
assembled, at the rank niArepresenta-
ton OF the Republican sentiments OF
this state contained In the Pittsburgh
DigpRicfl's reports from Clarkgburg.
The work was that Of q stan coFress
pondeut, who was Bant Into this state
By the Quay organ for the purpose
which can bO rad only too well be-
tween the lines.
Some delegates wera disposed 20 be
indignant aB they read the outrageous
folsehoods contained In the report
among others the statement that the
Mckinley sentiment In the state iS not
sincere and intense. On second thought
they were only amused, for they rec.
OgnlEed in the matter only the last
struggle Of a Servile organ Of bogus
candidate 70 weaken the Mckinley
hoOtn.
All the delegates have gone home
and matters are oncC more quiet here
and In GlarkRbuFR. The rear guard OF
the Ohio county delegation which re-
mained over TO witness the dOlnEB of
the Second district brethren left for
wheeling this afternoon. There have
been Rome Inquiries among them, TO.
garaing the fact OF Hugo ISoos' With
drawal, as candidate for lternRtO-Rt.
large yesterday. Many Of the boys in
many counties had expected TO support
him.
The matter Is easily explained Mr..
IOos stated 70 his friends that he had
concluded that a. Ohio county had al.
ready Furnished delegate, he did not
desire 20 place hOr In the position OF
wanting 10 hog all the persinimouS,
and he refused 70 stand In the way Of
some other deserving county obtaining
recognition.
A general impreSsion seems to pre-
vail among those not acquainted with
the circumstances, that General ]. II.
DnvnI was defeated In the state con-
ventIun yesterday because ne was op.
posed tn Mr.. Scott for national com.
mlttesmRn. This Ia entirely mistake.
The general wGs not against Mr.. Scott,
although opponents OF the latter had
secured his consent to DO a candidate.
Ee was defeated becRuBO a majority
Of tho convention believed that 4 fair
adjustment OF the hon0rS entitled Ty-
lcr county, Represented by Dir. Hard
man, to furnish tho delegate 9. A. D.
WyominG for Mckinley.
SHERIDAN, wyo., May i5--Mc-
Klnlay and FREQ silver were dOclNrGd in
scpnrahle political twins by the Repub-
Iican state convention to-day. The
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