The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-23


az the feeling stirred up by their I'D
nsrence to the genuine Democracy. New
mses took the places OF the old wheel
horses and a former Republican pre-
sIbed and was made one Of the nomi'
uecs for Representatives
Rut II was an interesting convention
The hope that a cog might slip and
something happen this fall prccipitAted
lively hustle for some OF the places
on the ticket. and there was quite a
large crowd gathered In the Elysian
theatre.
County Chairman A. A. Clark called
me convention TO order and announced
Albert NJ. Brown, OF Flushing. as tenn,
no-ary chairman and Everly South, oil
bridgeport. and ]. g. TagBart, OF Rich
land. az secretaries. Rev. II. $, BOYD
~ Inc United Presbyterian church, Of
fer.d a prayer, and then Chairman
Rpn,yn in a fifteen-minute speech con-
crstulnted the Democracy that there
an mo- signs OF prosperity and that the
,s,nI. we're ready 20 receive the Gospe
~ fire silver. They afterwards put this
sarne Mr.. Brown on the ticket as a can
didnte 10 test his faith. and in response
TO calls after his nomination he said
h. might be- defeated, but the cause
would not so down.
The following committees were
named: 49,, w.,
Cr,dentials-John W. Richie. Wheel
ing: Or. C. A. Korner, Washington;
~ W. PIpcr. Smith; James Follcn. Bel
,utra. I.oEnl Springer. Pease.
ON Permanent OrERnlZation-W. F.
Okey. Wayne; W. S. Burton, Colerain;
IacSb KcyEer, Mead; Thomas Russell,
FipshinC; George Purdy, Pultney.
Rules and Order OF Business-John
Patterson, Somerset; Elmer Kinney
Goshen: John Trimble. Union; ]. a.
clark. Glencoe: William Culbertson'
n RSsolptions-D. H. Mlnigan. St
rlalrSytlls; F. A. Drummond. Barnes
vile. DR.. joseph Plsrsol. Bellaire; VIII
lam Kidd. PSase township; John NJ.
Benson, KirCwood.
MI, steger presented the communica-
ton from tho Trades and Labor Union
nslCtuE for the nomination OF John II.
Campbell. II was laid over without
action.
Il was nearly . o'clock when the dele
IsntPs got together in the hall Tor the
real work OF the convention, The TEN.
porary odicsrs were continued and
speeches WeTO limited to fiye minutes.
The committee on resolutions reported
IN favor OF reaffirmlng the Chicago plat
form OF 1895, including free silver, COM
bepnnatfon OF the supreme court, federal
Interference to prevent riots aIlh all IN
the following forms:
sfTET. a.. TNnFy,1s~FnfsW InlflOlt COun-
". In convention assembled, do hereby
renew our unqualified adherence TO the
rational Democratic platform adopted
at Chicago In 1895 in It's entirety and
we 40 especially endorse the great prin-
ciples embodied therein demanding the
free and unlimited coinage of both silver
and gold at the ratio OF IS TO j.
1--WE favor economy in every branch
NJ the public service and instruct the
candidates here nominated, II elected
40 erert their influence to place the Tees
and salaries of public officials and the
pubIIc expenses on a footing commen-
stlrate with other similar branches OF
labor and the price Of other products.
The committee to suggest delegates
10 the state convention made a report
which was adopted, az follows:
Delegates TO State Conventional. a
Clark, Lee Carmen, r. T. Mlchner'
ThomnR Mears. Samuel Taylor THOMAS
Kyne. w. A. Drummond. J. a. Burson,
James Fallen, John McCahrey. THOMAS
Cullens. W. A. Fenton, DR.. T.: n iSiSEs'
Alternates-D. g. Creamer, Joseph NC
AIllstsr, J. W. Hingeley, Dr. a. H. NOT NOT
nor. DR. IglacIgfoFd. w. N. Lupton' EN-
crson Campbell. Miles r. Hart, F. j.
StsEer. George II. Muth. Michael Lyns-
key. Ham, Glass, w. S. Barton.
For presentatives-C. G. Cutshnw'
~ CoIcrain. presented W. v. Campbell.
~ bridgeport: George Cook. Of Martin
Perry. named John II. Campbell. OF Bel
laJrr, Elmer Grow strongly seconded
John H. Campbell. and DIT. FiGrsoi
named Marion Huffman. ID. II. Millgah
thought they ought to name man Dig
enough and broad enough to represent
All tho neopIe. instead OF the representa- b
live OF n class, and urged the nomination
CIV. V. Campbell. Luke Bailey named
" " Hermann. on the NTH ballot
]. II. Campbell was successful on the
7 II Campbell. II: W. V. Campbell,
a.. HUFFMAN. 4; Hermann. 2
For tho second candidate T. J. Rus
sell. OF Flushing, presented a. NJ
Brown, OF that township. II. W. HeT,
ran moved TO suspend the rules ana
nominate Mr. Brown by accIhmatlon;
The chairman vacated his seat ana
called Hon. David Wagner 10 the Snhli.
The motion prevailed ana Mr. brown
was called lack, and said the cause az
Issue was one very near 10 MN
For Trrnsurer-w S. Barton pre-
psnted John W. HlnReley: ". =. Francis
named Daniel Cox: D. II. Milligan Sec
0pdaJ John ". HIhEciey: c. W. Pryor.
0g GAINESVILLE. made an earnest plea LOT
tho free silver candidate. John w.
Hlnrcley. Hingclcy was declared the
nominee ana IL was made unanimous.
For ConnissiOner-F NJ. Hunt nhneu
william T.. Patterson. Of Goshen t9Wn-
chin. Ignpc =. Myers presented Andrew
Brown. OF Mead Park Anderson nameu
Carlos Leathcrwood az a silver man
from away back. p. ~,
FIruf bnIInt-Andrew Brown. 81; pat
trrgon. n. I.oathcrwood, %.
second Lnllot-Brown, 60: Patterson
q. LsathcrwOOd. a.
Third baliot-BrOwn. 81; Learner
wood. a. Patterson. l6.
Fourth bnllot-Brown' 6l' Learner
w0u1. 81. Patterson, u.
f'f;H halIni-Brown, ~; Leath'rWoou'
q; Patterson, g. a.,
Nr. cathcrwood was declared inc
rorrinea. lie was called out ana uiauc
sperCh
For TnArrnary Dlrcctor-Joseph McM,,
lister was mined James FOllen moved
q suspension OF the rules and the noml-
nation was made by reclamation
For ufycyOr-H0n, Ross j. AlcNlh-
dor NAMED Isaiah Nlchol james Follch
presented Charles NJ. Henrietta. Barnes,
y.llo and pcaRc township HeConded