The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-12
THE CONVENTION.
"Junior" Got There on tho First Ballot,
hut In tho Midst ofnn Incipient Riot.

Hut In the Midst of mn 1nclptent itiot.
In the opera house at 1880 O'Clock this
morning the convention was called TO or
der by Chairman John T. McGraw, Of
the congressional committee, for whom
three cheers were given as he appeared
on the platform. The Rev. W. I. Canter.
OF the FaIrrnont NJ. f. church South, In
voked the Divine blessing. Chairman
McGrnw named the Hon. Clarence l..
Smith. the Gubcrnatorial candidate from
the Second district. AS temporary char
man. who was received with applause.
C. W. Boyer. nt Berkeley. was named-as
temporary secretary. The usual COM
mIttecs We're named by the counties and
the convention then took Il recess TIL l
O'Clock.
Upon rcasscmbl!ng In the afternoon
r. W. Morrow, OF jefferson, was report
ed for permanent chairman. and Charles
II. Straub, of Randolph. for permanent
secretary.
Upon taking the chair Mr.. Morrow
predicted another Issuance of bonds un-
der the present Democratic adminlstra-
tion. Mr.. Straub declined the secretary
ship OF the convention. being chairman
Of the Randolph county delegation. and
nominated William J. Lavclle. OF Pres
ton. who was elected. This was q trick
OF Straub'5 to remain on the floor to
fight Brown. and get Lavelle. one of
Browns chief supporters tied upon the
platform. Then the fun began and
StrnuD moved that the three known
candidates" be escorted 70 the platform
and made to express themselves on the
financial question. randrmonlum then
broke loose, and speakers on opposing
sides OF the questions wer. yelled down.
SIrnub Stiil OH Drols.
Stranb spoke again and said he was
Informed there was 4 candidate here
who belonged TO the administration"
(meantng BROWN. Iclls, hisses. and n
dlsgraccful scene generally followed.
which the band Intellectually tried to
suppress, drowned the speakers voice.
To Ntop the row the chairman brought
ont the report OF the committee OH resO-
lutlons. and amid howls and hlsseS /:
WIS read, with Strnub still standing on
the floor and demanding recognition.
The platform endorsed the Chicago Pop
| ncratlc platform 'ln NIL Of Its parts aud
pledged its support to the various candl-
dates
~ ltsO4hkINl tlItllll~A LII ~ ! ~ Nsls'
urged by some before the convention.
burt the COmmitte-. dld not have the
nerre TO Incorporate such n resolution
IN It's platform. Amid great confusion
S,raub was finally d0Wncd on the datcr-
mined efforts of the chairman 10 pro-
cecd with the regular order
Melvin Peck. of Barbour. nominated
Hon. sam V. Woods, OF Barbour. He
mentioned tn" name of Wilson In lnuda-
tory terms which was greeted with mp
plausc mingled with dGrlSlvc laughter.
J. W. Dudd. OF berkeley, paced in noml-
nation Cyrus II. Scott, Of Randolph, and
referred TO the time when Dayton beat
Sam V. Woods for prosecuting attorney
Of Barbour county, when the county was
800 Democratic.
"Grurrnl Con fusion" was There.
This brought out misses and sheep
hleatinE." followed by general confusion
made by the opponents Of Scott, and
crles OF "namc your man."
W. Il. CornwCll. OF Hampshire. named
William q. Brown. uf Preston. which
brought ont fixed up demonstration,
the biggest Of the day, when numerous
Brown banners were sprung on thr con-
crntiOn, There wriN counter cries OF
Banker HrOwn," I'm banker" etc ON
closing his speech Cornwrll said he was
authorized to say the POpulst conVcn-
tInn now In FcssIOn at Iicyscr. was ready
TO endorse Brown. This Is IN vcrinCa-
tion Of the Picdmunt dispatch In to-
days Mtclligerccr, which exposed the
whole unYavOry scheme by which
Browns endorsement WAS secured by
the Pops"
There were numcruus acc0udInE
usht,l, thn rival u I,,,,
were bitterly referred to on their various
wnnk points. After the roll call hal
hccn completed, Strnub got up, attacked
tho ruling OF the chair, aud tried to have
the candidates appear ,o make speeches.
The convention again dcgcneratCd into