The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-09-02
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'psT, pspEyCER, w. Va, Sept 1.-THE
Damccra,s of the Fourth congressional
A,.,rIc, met in convention in Spencer to-
Gay The town was taxed to its greatest
O sa.ac,,v to accommodate the large
.row,,s that came. It was 1880 o'clock
s,Ss, me convention, which met in
Tvons, opera House, was called to order
So Holly C. Armstrong. who formally
o1oned the proceedings. He named j.
, yandale. Of Spencer. for temporary
chairman and W. A. sTiclder, Of
RItclde H. B. Hoyt, of jackson. and
Van zeveley, OF Lincoln, were named
a. temporary secretaries.
Mr. yandale made Eengthy speech on
occcnt,nr the gavel, and stirred the
,,rre asemblage up to a high pitch of
cntbuslasm. Prayer was offered by
Rev, J. W. Critics, of the Methodist
E,nIscopal clurch South. A motion to
make the temporary organization the
ns1nanent organisation was made and
nr,vaIled. A motion to appoint mem
b.r, Of the following committees was
c,r,ed; Committee on order Of busl-
ness, credentials, resolutions, basis of
r.prsentatlou and members of the ex-
ecuuve committee.
Al 29O the convention took a recess
for one hour to allow the committees to
mee, and formulate reports. It was $3.50
n m, when the convention re-assembled.
The DonunsIntOry Platform.
The committee on resolutions present
Cd lengthy resolutions which made two
o,lumns O, reprint The platform re-
osirms the Chicago platform as q whole,
and especially the rree silver plank; re-
news its devotion TO the teachings Of
Thomas Jefferson, the founder of the
porty, ,denounees the Republican scheme
10 set up a carpet bag government in
Cuba, swears eternal allegiance to the
Monroe doctrine, commends the liberia
tIon of Porto Rico, and Cuba and advo-
Gates Cuban Independence; favors an In
come tax, the construction and owner
ship of the Nicaragua canal by the
United States government, oongratu-
la,es the brave boys In the army and
navy, condemns the ineficlency uf the
war department, and the criminal neg
Lect by which the lives Of the brave sol
ier boys have been crushed out through
appointments Of sons Of their fathers"
md corrupt and incompetent favorittsm
ls an enemy worse than a foreign foe;
lenUunces the state government for its
Iavoritsm and ring rule, and demands
thorough and permanent Improvement
Of the Ohio river, and its naviGable
tributaries to the end that the waters
may be navlEable ct all times, and op-
poses the acquisition of territory by con-
quest, but wants Substantial results OF
American triumph, supplemented by
adequate acquisitions In the Philippines
and Iadrone Islands Commensurate
with out expenses In the war with Spain.
The committee on basis OF representa-
ton made the following apportiOnment:
Cabeii. 81; Calhoun, 12; Jackson, 2Si
Lincoln, Il; Mason, 25; Peasants, .;
Putnam Il; Ritctde, 16: Roane, 2l;
Wayne, "a: Writ, II: Wood, IS.
The report of the committee on order
Of business limited the length OF each
nominating speech to ten minutes, and
seconding addresses to flve minutes, The
roll Of cuuutIes for nominations was
then called. T. s. scanlon. Of cabell.
nominated George I. Neal, of that
county; Oscar Parsons, Of Jackson,
nominated Holly G. Armstrong; Ferd
Morris named D. E. Wilkinson: W. NJ.
Dufry. Of Mason, nominated James b.
Msnager: Colonel Matt. Cooper noml-
mated Clyde B. johnson, Of Peasants;
W. L. Mansfield presented s. S. Burgess
name; D. n. Hammel nominated H. C.
Henderson, of Wood: E. NJ. GIlkeNon
presented the name OF H. s. Wilson; Dr..
Meouian, of Roane, nominated Ben. II.
Butcher, of Wood. Numerous short sec
ondIng addresses were then made as the
roll Of counties was again called.
Tho First Ballot.
The convention now proceeded TO take
the first ballot, amidst great confusion.
The vote was scattering. Neal led, with
~: Wilson. %; Butcher. 50; Armstrong,
q; Johnson, u; Mennger. %; Burgess,