The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-12
WHEELER SPEAKS
AT CHARLESTON
Continued from First Pase)

followed by a prayer by the Rev. Dr.
Smith. OF Stonewau Jackson's stan. The
prayer was a most appropriate one. He
invoked the Divine blessing on the con-
venti0n and rapidly -aging members. lie
asked Gods blessing on the widows Of the
cause.
The recommendations Of the members
Of the Committee on Credentials and Res
olutions were called for. The committees
are as follows
THE COMMITTEES.
Committee on ResolutOns-T " Car
vile. South Carolina Colonel Benton II.
Young Kentucky: General George REESE.
Florida. Colonel Boiling. virginia. W. +.
Talley. Tennessee. James +. Coffin. Ar
kansas. Thomas Spght. Mississippi. r.
". Hunter. District OF Columbia. James
r.. Grove. Alabama. Colonel Davis Fable.
Louisiana. Colonel j. 5. Saunders Ms
souri,. Colonel Green. Texas. James \.
Lafan. West Nirg mia; q. G.. Rlinwater,
MARYLAND r. a. Busbee. North Carolina.
Committee on Credentials-M8i0r j. q.
Anderson. West Nirg MIA; General Charles
a. Beaver. Texas. Major +. u. Blake,
MARYLAND. J. W. Noycs. Lou. lama. COL
onel s.. 4. Gordon District o. columbia;
General sam Pryor. Mssiss ppi. n. T..
stanley. Arkansas; General S. g. Hall
North Carolina. r. s. Hamilton. Ala
baua. samuel T. Claybrook Tennessee;
General Boiling Virginia. W. r. Cooper.
FLORIDA. James \. Hoyt South Carolina:
James w. Bowles. Kentucky, General
Joseph Harding Missouri
a committee 90 wait upon 'A' o'na VI
Veterans WAS also appointed
FOR UNIFORM PENSIONS
a committee OF 'oniederaI' NeteIah-
appointed hy the General -emniy OF
Florida headed by Colonel blrdnt. pre-
sentod 10 the body % resolution ~ inc
Florida legislature urging some action
looking % uniformity in the method or
granting pensions hy the different states
to disabled veterans.
Affe- some further general business tho
feature Of to-dav's session to9k place II
WAS Conceal lVnooler's address. and the
ece,o that attended his introduction was
on. a. frantic enthusiasm.
Advancing To the front ~ Tho platform
| General Gordon held mp his hand and ob-
solute silence foil upon the vast audi
! ence as Do said.
HERO OF SANTIAGO.
| "cooradoe have nore q real treat for
Won II should tell this convention
! .boro ie bora tho hero OF santfagO-'
c,,o-,f C,or5,, could get mo- further.
/ ,,.it4 t,,,.. - ,,,,,la,,-- thrrforod forth
| Poboi voifs erri. tho mir and hats canes
| ,,T b,,,ri,or.ti.fs v.o~o waved as the
80. s,,.lio,ce ~ora 20 its foot
| r-i,airv securing oiliet. General Gordon
srot,, ~ General Wheeler as "the man
,..ba ar SANTIAGO held 10 the front place
! Tho army and flag of America"
Again the applause Numbered out and
rising. the assemblage continued cheering
until the scene was one Of tho widest
ion
oeedng. General Gordon designated
! Wheeler as zone Of the widest wizards
! NJ the Co1federacy." and then repeated
| the apocryphal story Of the famous Nt-
| tle cavalry man when AZ SANTIAGO ne eN-
| claimed as tho Spanish lines oroNe' or
! ward boys the yankees are IuNnlll5'
! and again the applause broke out
The audience rose as General wheeler
| -feprol forward. apparently mucn aHec,
| .d Ne wore a. black Prince Albert SUIT
| with lalces on each lapel or his cotl
| one was yellow by chance' ana 'ue
! other was red. Tie spoke dehDeie',
| clamlv and clearly. the audience slN.l1
him close attention. His reference 10 '",
| general sorrow caused by liie -,
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