Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-11
CINCINNATI. O.. Nav 10.

Pennsylvania.
For Vice President-Ignatius Dom
nelly, of Minnesota.
Above Is the ticket placed in the field
to-day, by what is commonly known as
the Middle-of-the-Road Populist party,
but which, according to leaders of the
movement is the one and only Peoples
party. For a time during the days
session it appeared as if nothing could
prevent complete disruption of the
plans so carefully wrought out by the
handful of men who separated them
selves on February 19 at Lincoln, Neb.,
from the fusionist element of the Peo-
pies party. Since Tuesday a steady
current against the cut and dried choice
of Barker and Donnelly, by the initia-
tive and referendum plan had almost
destroyed the foundation upon which
that ticket stood. Former Congress
man Howard, of Alabama, had sudden
ly become the idol of an apparently
winning number of delegates, and he
clinched his claims on the presidential
nomination by his eloquent address in
assuming the temporary Craftsmanship
of the convention on Wednesday.
To-day as the time drew near for
nominations, word was quietly passed,
confirmed by Mr.. Howard himself, that
the Barker following would bolt the
convention should their leader be turn
ed down. Owing to the fact that the
Alabama delegation could not support
MIR. Howard, matters were further COM
plicated. Howard took the only course
Tor the restoration of harmony. He
announced that he had no ambition to
head the ticket and came to Cincinnati
without the slightest expectation of be-
ing named. Then he withdrew his
name. Nevertheless, when the roll call
was completed on the first ballot How
ard was at the top of the column-only
a few short of the nomination.
On the second ballot Towards plain
ly stated desire for harmony took eff
feet and the seventy voues which went
to Donnelly on the first roll cali were
gradually worked over to the Barker
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Donnelly's name had been withdrawn,
although the Minnesota delegation pro-
tested against the withdrawal Mime
sofa was passed at its own request and
when the other States had voted it was
apparent that the forty-eight votes of
Minnesota could settle everything in a
harmonious manner by going to the
Pennsylvania. They were cast for
Barker and gave him the requisite ma
jority over all. The generous Howard
moved to make the selection of Barker
unanimous, which was done.
Without a dissenting voice, Ignatius
Donnelly was declared vice presidential
nominee.
The next order of business was the
matter of national committeeman and
the selection of a chairman for that
body. This precipitated the fight
against the Parkerites and a motion
was made that the convention pro-
coed to elect a chairman of the ma
tional committee instead of pursuing
the ordinary course of allowing the
committee to select its own leader. 1t
was plainly a fight between the Barker
and opposition factions for the con-
troll of the party machinery, although
many speakers were in favor of the
convention selecting national chair
man because of what they termed the
mistakes of the past. After long par
liamentary Wrangle, the motion was
withdrawn and the selection of nation
al committeeman by the State dele
cations was completed. A fresh mo-
ton was then made by Mr.. Howard,
that the convention proceed to the Sc
lection of a national chairman. Fiery
oratory flowed freely from side TO side
while the hungry delegates journeyed
from time to time to lunch counter
in the vicinity. The motion was
finally carried, and Milton Park, of
Texas, was placed in nomination. The
nomination was just about to prevail
to make Parks selection unanimous,
wnen Howard, in an eloquent address,
presented the name of 10. A. Parker,
of Kentucky. His eulogy OF Parker
was about the strongest thing heard
on the floor and won for that young
man the unanimous election for the
national craftsmanship.
After having been in session continu-
ally. with the exception of twenty
minutes recess. from $50 a. m. to
4:40 D. m, the convention was then
declared adjourned sine die.
Followers of Social Democracy and
Eugene '. Debs, for the presidency
of the United States found small COM
fort in the convention which they had
hoped few days ago would endorse
their idol. Three of them-W. E.
Farmer. of Texas, A. w. Rycer and
l.. NJ Morris, of Iowa, left the con-
vention after the nominations had
been completed, and 1t was reported
would support the Debs ticket, but
their attraction attracted no attention
whatever.
The following members of the nation
al executive committee were chosen:
NJ L. Spence, West Virginia; c. NJ.
Walters. Indiana: j K. Sears, Ore
gon; Haldor Z. Boon. Minnesota; w
L. Peek, Georgia; Albert Falkner,
Nebraska
The three officers of the national
central committee are also the officers
Of the executive committee and ex-
officio members of it.
1t was decided TO establish the ma
tional headquarters in Chicago at as
early a day as practical.
Instructed For kunkle.
Special to the Register.
MORGANTOWN, w. Va. May 10.