Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-27

LOUISVILLE, KY, June ga con-
tinuous performance of bowling farce,
lasting eight hours, rare vocal en-
tertainment, with soloists. and a chorus
OF several hundred voices, defamation
and tin-horn tests of lung power, made
up the programme OF the sixth days
session of the Democratic State con-
vention, and it narrowly escaped wind
ing up in an exhibition of pugilism and
craftsmanship. From ten o'clock un-
til six to-day, Central Music Hall con-
tanned without doubt the most up
roarious and disorderly body of men
that ever gathered together for the
transaction of political or other BUSH
ness. Angered by what they consider
ed an arbitrary ruling of the chair, in
refusing to allow an appeal from his
decision, declaring out of order a mo-
ton to remove policemen from the
hall, over half of the delegates set
about with all the energy they could
command to prevent by deafening
noise the transaction of any further
business until they secured a vote on
this appeal.
This plan was successfully carried
out until nearly six o'clock this even
ing, when, principally because of ut
tor phveical exhaustion tho f1ihuctarc
allowed themselves to be outwitted
and the ballot on nomination for COVER
nor which the chair had ordered early
in the morning, and had tried repeated
ly to proceed with, was concluded by
having the county chairman, or as
many as would come to the stage and
yell their votes at the clerk, who at a
distance of a few inches, was able to
catch the figures.
Before they fairly realized it, they
were beaten, and a second ballot was
reported, this time with less tribula-
ton. These two ballots, both fruitless,
represent the days work of the con-
vention. After they were completed,
all were glad enough to adjourn until
10 o'clock to-morrowsmorning.
Behind this spectacular entertain
ment, the three candidates for COVER
nor worked like beavers. Goebel con-
trolls the organization of the conven-
ton, and through it the State central
committee, but at present the fight is
as open and as fierce as it has been at
any time.
When the convention began work at
10 o'clock to-day the three-cornered
fgh for the nomination for Governor
was apparently as far from settlement
as ever.
Conferences lasting until long after
midnight failed to bring any two of the
candidates nearer together, though for
a time it looked as though Stone and
Hardin might join forces.
Many delegates, weary after last
weeks excitement or at the end Of
their allowance for expense account,
have gone home.
John S. Rhea called attention to the
presence in the hall OF policemen. He
moved that the chairman order them
removed The chairman said the po-
lice had been called at his request and
declared the motion out OF order. Rhea
and o->er Stone and Hardin leaders
appealed from this decision and de-
manded call OF the counties. The
chair eclined 20 recognize the appeal
and ordered the roll call for a ballot
for Governor. Instantly the eonven-
ton was In a turmoil. equal to any OF
the exciting incidents OF last week.
The Stone and Hardin leaders made
frantic appeals for business and fair
ness. A dozen of them gathered in the
space in front of the chairman and
with the vociferous support OF hun
dreds OF delegates declared the ballot
should not proceed until their appeal
from the decision of the chair was put
TO the house. The discomfort over
what were believed TO be arbitrary de-
cisions Of the chair babe fair to put a
stop to further business.
After a season of excited speech
making the chairman made another at
tempt to have the roll call on nominal
ton for Governor, but the opposition
created such disorder the clerk could
not be heard.
Then came a deafening chorus OF
sing-song yells, the chairman beating
time with his gavel. After several
minutes of this pandemonium face
tious delegate arose.
Gentlemen" he said, after strug-
Cling sometime to make himself heard,
there seems TO be general DISPOSE
ton to sing. Why not let us sing to-
gether Let Us sing Praise God from
Whom all Blessings Flow"
A wave Of laughter swept through the
hall. then all caught up the refrain and
the hymn was sung amid surroundings