The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-09-28

dIence showed It's dissatisfaction at de-
lay by crying for the vote. He spoke
briefly.
Eiihu Root, who had not been gubsti-
tuted as a delegate IN the convention.
was called 10 the platform bH the chair
man and made a statement as to the el-
Iglbllity OF Mr.. Roosevelt to hold office.
BoassveIps Eligibility.
He sold Mr. Roosevelt had always
voted in Oyster Bay aad had merely re-
moved personal property to Washing
ton. he had always paid taxes II oy-
ster Bay, and had merely refused to
pay taxes on property he was using IN
Washington, and by his afndavit he
merely said that he was now q resident
Of New York.
When Mr.. Root read a letter from
Mr.. Roosevelt to his lawyer asking for
some money, and saying that he had
expended so much money that he was
beyond his income. Mr.. Root said; MI.
Roosevelt had expended that money TO
raise the Rough RideTs."
There was q great burst OF applause
and then Mr.. Root closed by saying that
the documentary proof not only showed
that he never had lost his residence, out
rather had paid money that he was not
obliged to pay TO retain Il
Edward LauteFback made personal
explanation Of his connection with the
recent attack on Colonel Roosevelts In
eligibility.
At 7i5 Secretary of State Palmer
moved roll call, and the motion was
Before it got through the New York
delegation, It was evident that MI
Roosevelt had a practical walk-over,
and at 7:3S enough votes had been cast
to nominate him.
At 7:II the roll call was completed
and the vote was announced as folioWs:
Roosevelt, 75S; Black, 2iS.
Then the auditors and the delegates
rose In great mass and cheered. Judge
Cady got the floor and moved the unan-
imous nomination. While the question
was pending. Senator Krum who had
sppported Governor Black, said:
''On behalf OF Governor Black and his
friends / say that they will stand BY
Theodore Roosevelt as he stood py the
country. 80.
The nomination was made unanimous
and at 7:I6 the convention stood in re-
cess until o'clock.
The Night SslBtons
The delegates did not return to the
hall punctually, and the night session
was not called to order until s:A5
O'Clock.
The chairman announced that the
platform was ready, and General Wood
ford took the platform and read the Ees-
olutfons. The reading was frequently
interspersed with applause, and when
the reading was finished the platform
was adopted unanimously.
The platform congratuleS the country
on the conclusion Of the late war, and
commends the patient courage and
broad humanity which distinguished the
conduct OF President Mckinley during
the critical periods Of diplomatic nego-
tiation and battle, and which now guide
him In the restoration OF peace. Citizens
OF every state and every party fought
and won under his command. AL I'm
EerinE sectIonalism was burned out In
the heat OF battle, and to-day, with
the war ended and peace assured, all
our people give honor and praise TO the
President, who so bravely and so wisely
enforced the national will and upheld
the national arms. 1t favors the reten-
ton Of the Antilles and the Philippines
and winds up with renewed allegtahce
to the doctrines Of the St Louis plat
form.
The ticket was completed as follows:
For LleusenRnt- Governor, Timothy L.
woodruff, renomlnated; secretary OK
state, John T. McDonough; comptroller,
William ]. Morgan; state treasurer.
John B. Jaeckel: attorney general John
c. Davies: state engineer, Edward A.
Bond. All but Davies were nominated
by acclamatlon.
The following committee was appoint
cd to be an advisory board for the state
committee: Thomas c. Platt, Chauncey
NJ. Depew. Frank Hlscock. Edward
Lauterbach and Frank S. Witherbee. =.
The old eagle emblem was re-adupted
for the party, and the convention ad-
iourned sine die.