The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-08

ms w lall In the STATE ne nq s0T erIees
j am In favor Of keeping her afoat l am
sure that you, endorse tne d ad cnnceSc Mn
= steStS tesz;. 5sl!e~iaiE that the success
OF the party means mean ,s continued prosperity
''''N ''''',NN N. B. SCOTT.
The conventions business having
been transacted, the delegates Just
chosen were heard from, the first being
Colonel Horllheimer, who said thai
when, on the night Of April 10, the good
people of Ohio county
Good people Of Ohio county?" cried
someone, interrogatively, to which the
colonel responded with readiness:
They are good people; we have no
others"
BE careful. colonel" yelled another
facetlous one, and the laugh was on the
colonel-and Ohio county.
Continuing, the colonel said that
when he had been honored by the Re-
publicans of Ohio county in laudatory
resolutions at their suggestion meet
ings, he thought he had received all the
honor that man In his humble posi-
tlon could aspire to. Coming to clarks-
burg to-day almost an entire stranger
to endorse the nomination Oh inc Des. .
man on earth as Hehcfal NoFtneo, ,
nao SAID ne haa Deen lurtusr lSHOis ,--
conditions nave ehanseu; now wHeH W. ",
nominate u man Lor LreSiueli' 1t mn"
that ne is eieeted. Coneluuins' ne rA
tehueu ms helr'leit 'nlnks 70 'ne eo".
Vehtlon Tor inc hohor tna' nau 0seI
cohlerreu upon MN AHese aI. -"
happiest moments OIL my me "NeN
thihK that l am 10 represent Tue sfe't'
s'4te Oh west virginia az '"e iia''o''A'
convention wnich ID 10 renoniiilate till'
great man ana statesman M'll'afn me-
Ninley' 'ChesrS' iile cO'oiei 'N''.
look occasion 10 lnVite rirs' ulsI.'ts
t'cPuOi'caHs % VISIT "es' s''''+
heauquarters at fh''auelpn'a n.y. ~,
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would De hospi'aDly e'''eF.ai"eu'
wen De theFe' coi0l'ei' came if0'"
seveFal ue'esa'es'
want you 20 cofle' Iespo"He4 ''''
man VINO looks i'Ne Dewey'
Captain o'Brien.
Chairman Cole next introduced Cap
tain Daniel u. o'Brien. Colonel Hork-
heimer's fellow delegate to PhIladal-
phia, who made corking speech Of ac-
ceptance and thanks. He thanked the
convention most sincerely for the great
honor bestowed upon him. His county
of Gllmer would appreciate the favor
and would do Its best to give an In
creased vote in furtherance Of the'cause
of RepublIcanism. He understood there
was an lron-clad rule of no long speech
es, and he would make his short by
saying he was heartily In favor of
another administration by William Nc
Kinley. Cheers. For year he had
served as one of McElInley's soldiers In
the field, and he still expected to an
swer to the call OF "old Glory" when
ever William Mckinley might call for
his services. With Colonel Horkheimpr
he expected to attend the conventions.
and he Joined with him in extending
a cordial invitation to ali West Vir-
glnia Republicans to partake Of the
hospitality at headquarters. Capta.a
O'Brien made an excellent Impression
and was enthusiastically applauded.
Captain Andrew Carney. one of the
alternates. next thanked the conven-
ton. The Republicans Of the First
district had made no mistake in the
selection of their delegates to Ph!ladel-
phia, he said. Concluding Captain Car
ney said,
81 thank you on behalf of myself and
frlends-and haven. got any more to
saw" a remark that was made %
naively that the convention cheered
and laughed alternately. And Harry
Mcclure laughed, feature in itself.
The other alternate. Mr. w. F. Nor
rison. of Braxton, was the next and
last speaker, and he made a decided
hit. 1T might be my friend Hork.
beImer or my othe. friend o'Brien
should be disabled, and then would
become a full-aedged delegate. Gaugn-
ter and applause) But l hope not, for
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