The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-22
Woro Originally for DOllivsF ana
Mons, With Underlying soattS
.mont for Senator soOtt
WEST yIRGINIAPBoTASnE
I.Tho Rough Rider Wi1 IdkolX 1Ealra
Several Speeches in the How 0Oa
minion-o On Their WAY HOmR
rrom a stan corregpondent.


President and vice President are named
by acclamation. From the beginHinG
the nomination Of Mr. Mckinley was
San enthusiastic msttep-aof course, buj
Rhere was fight for second place.
trough the arena was not tho eonven-
tiop hall. The contest opened tho Suns
daNpreceding tho convention. the Hotel
,;Waiton was the scene, and in,the 6Esb
round ''Tlm' Woodrufr, of-New York,
scored the first touch down. Than
came tho arrival Of New York's ''biG
four" with '"Teddy' Roosevelt, andSin-
simultaneously he became the popular
idol Of the hour with both populaco
and delegates, md ''Tim" and Ids ve1e
went to the rear on the double quick
Expected Longs Nomination.
Hanna, Lodge, Fairbanks, Depew and
the other administration men wanted
either Long or Bliss or even DolliVer,
ana when their strength was conferred
on Long Wednesday there wero many
who confidently expected to Gee the
Massachusetts man successful, confl-
dence being placed In Roosevelts abIl-
ity to maintain the Stiffness Of his back
bone Of refusal. Then, late Wednes-
day night, came Roosevelts hour Of
weakening, and It was realized at once
by the managers of the other candidates
that the Rough Riders nomination was
inevitable on the morrow.
Such scenes OF enthusiasm as were
in evidence in the big convention hall
this afternoon are declared to be with
out parallel in the long list Of Repub-
lican national gatherings since 1856.
The conviction held by many that the
ovation accorded Senator Forakers pre-
sentation Of President McElinley's name
for denomination would be overshad-
owed by the enthusiasm attending the
Roosevelt nomination, was. however,
not correct. The scenes attending both
ovauons were Cimllar, It is true, but
the Mckinley outburst was Of greater
volume and longer duration. Those
who feared that the President would
suffer through the strength Of his rum
ming mate were happily dIsabused of
the idea. Mckinley is first, Roosevelt
second, all along the line.
West Virginia Enthusiastic for
Roosevelt.
The West Virginia delegation could
not be more enthusiastic in support OF
any ticket than the twenty-four dele
gates and aiternates are for Mckinley
and Roosevelt. Had there been a con-
test some would have supported Long.
others Dolllver, and there was IN un-
derlying sentiment for Senator Scott
in the event that he received support
from southern states. Nevertheless, all
realize that Roosevelt was the choice OF
the vast majority, and consequently tho
strongest man that could have been
named.
1t is predicted hero this afternoon.
since the convention adjourned, that
Governor Roosevelt will give4the cOun-
try Just such vigorous campaign OF
speechmaldng as ho did in New York
in 90. when he defeated Augustus Van
Wyck for governor. It is the iutendou
to have National Committeeman Scott
endeavor to secure Teddy Tor several
speeches in West Virginia and as
Scott gets all he goes after on tho
national committee" Wheeling ana
probably ParkersburE and Huntington
may receive visit from the Rough
Rider. ~.
This is Pivotal State.
The national leaders realize that West
Virginia is a pivotal state, and while
holding the strong belief that It - one
of two so-called southern states TO 'bO
depended upon in the Republican col-
umn, they see the necessity Of Sending
the best campaIgners in tho party TO
the Mountain State. Tho esteem IN
which the West Virginia Republicans
are held by the rank and file OF tho
party in the northern states has been
strikingly demonstrated during the past
four days, though many were under tho
impression that tho state was in tho
Mississippi Louisiana class OF Republi-
canlsm. These people were equally
surprised ut two statements concerning
west vlrglnla-that she elected a solid
delegation to Congress in 1896 and hns
two Republican senators. and that
northern West Virginia is only twenty
miles south of Bridgeport, Conn. on
the other hand, members of the conven-
tlon SEQ that West Virginia is n state
which is largely northern in its interests
and thoroughly Republican in Its poll
tiles.
Avoided Nasty Revolt.
The reference of the Payne-ouay res
olution as to the basis OF representation
to the national committee was the
means OF avoidlng nasty revolt on
the part OF all the colored southern del
sgates except West virglnla's two.
Messrs. Payne and Wright, The ef-
forts of the latter were without avail,
and had the new plan of representation
passed It is said the steering commit
tee OF the southern Republicans would
have issued an address of secession. A.
w. Wright, OF tho West Virginia alter
mates, addressed the meeting held early
this morning, taking a stand In favor