The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-24
ELECTORS AT LARGE
Are Chosen Mt the Night Session and tn,
Convention Adjourns.

Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
PARKERSBURG. w. Va. July 23.-
It was S:+5 o'clock before the convention
could be gotten to order for nominations
for electors at large were called for. Con-
gresham Dayton stepped forward
amid applause and nominated Dr.
James z. Fitch, o! MononEalla- Hon.
William Seymour Edwards. of Iianaw-
ha. named DR., David Meyer. OF Kanlw-
ha. Robert Hughes. OF Kanawha. Sec
ordcd Meyer. Alex Dulin, OF Brnxton.
presented the name OF f. II. Fitch. of
Cabell. Hon. Elliott Northcott. second
ed L. r. Fitch. Colonel Hooten, of Mar
shall. nominated G. s. McFaddcn, OF
that county. Doddrill. OF Webster.
spoke In behalf OF THE bald eagle of Ca
bell county" +. II. Fitch. Reese Biz
zard. of Calhoun, nominated Sheriff S.
b. Rathbone. Of Writ. Senator Thomas
Davies. OF Fayette, nominated Col. John
Driscoll. OF Ronceverte. Harrison Sec
ordcd Meyer. John L. Whitten, of Ma
son. named Editor George Poffenberger.
OF Point Pleasant. George Avis, OF Ka-
nawha. seconded Meyer. Lincoln Sec
ondcd Fitch. Stuart II. Reed, OF HarrI-
son. was for McFnddcn. Lewis second
ed +. II. Fitch.
A delegate from Mingo nominated !.
*. Anderson. OF that county. r. w. E.
Duckwall, of Morgan, seconded Meyer.
l.. e. Fox, of Monongalia. seconded DR..
Fitch. A. II. Winchester. OF Upshur,
spoke for Driscoll. Malone, of NIcho-
las. was for Meyer. RitchIc seconded
Fitch. d. N. WOtring. of Preston, spoke
In behalf OF DR.. Fitch, also Taylor coun-
ty, and Q. w. Hardmen. Percy A. Sha-
ner, OF Tyler, nominated Henry i. Tul-
10y, OF Wood. Upshur seconded DR.
Fitch
A Brooka county delegate nominated
the convention ut large. Great laugh
teri.
J. w. Vandcrv0rt, Of Wood, seconded
PoffcnbarGcr. C. II. Payne, spoke for
Driscoll. During MI these nominations
much noise and confusion was expert
cnccd. The convention wa1 good hum
orcd and kIdded the orators unmerciful-
~. They seemed to want to make fun.
An unruly THyGttn delegate stirred up
trouble and brought down storm Of
hlSscF Grcnt confusion relEned after
the nominations were NIL IN and the
chair had trouble In securing order Or
der being secured the rlli OF counties
vas begun. II was decided to vote for
only ono clectnr ut a time.
The first ballot taken resulted IN n
nomination, Df. fltch was SUCCESSFUL
and IN motion his nomination wnE made
unanimous. Another ballot for the Re-
manning -clector to be chosen was then
ordcr0d
This ballot was tho hOttcat one of the
convention. The contest swung around
toward tho end between Fitch, nf CabCll.
and Rathbone. Of Writ The oxcItcment
during tho taking OF the ballot wns III
tense and moro active wire pulling was
Indulgod IN than had yOt hcrn s4Nn dur
Ing the convention. Aftcr almost inter-
mInabe changes rlnthbonc. Of Writ
county, received the nomination, Al
most the entire eastern pan handle went
for him. Mr.. Fitch, In II rafting speech,
moved that Rathhone's nomination be
mudo by ncclamatlon, which motion
carried,
Hon. Samuel C. IurlGtt offered the
usual resolutions thanking the tcnlpO-
rary nnd permanent officers for their
Giticiont work, md tho city Of PnrkOrg-
hurU for IH hQspltnble entertainment,
which carried unanimously
At exactly l'id the goatOEt convention
evor held IN this state adjourned while
the band played God b9 with You til
we Meet Again" a part OF tho c0nVon-
tlon joining IN the singing. AZ.