The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-11
BARKER And
DONNELLY ARE
THE NOMINEES
Alddls-os-the-Road Populists Have
Little Trouble In Securing
Their Leaders.
GEORGE LEONIDAS SPENCE
OF West Virginia, Member Of the Ma
tional Committee-Littls Conn
fort for Followers Of DSbs.


Pennsylvania.
For Vice President, 1gnatius Donnel-
iy, of Minnesota.
CINCINNATI, o.. May 1O.-Above Is
the ticket placed in the field to-day by
what is commonly known as the Mid
dle.of-the-Ro Road Populist party but
which, according to the leaders of the
movement, is the one and only Peoples
party. For time during the days se1-
sion 1t appeared as II nothing could pre-
vent a complete disruption Of the plans
so carefully wrought out by the hand
full of men who separated themselves On
February 10, at Lincoln, Neb., from tue
fuslonIst element of the Peoples party.
Since Tuesday a steady current
AGAINST the cut and dried choice Of Bar
ker and Donnelly. by the initiative and
referendum plan had almost destroyed
the foundation upon which that ticket
stood. Former Congressman Howard,
Of Alabama, had suddenly become the
idol Of an apparently winning number Of
delegates and he clinched his claims on
the presidentia! nomination through his
eloquent address In assuming the tenn
porary Craftsmanship of the convention
on Wednesday.
Barksrites Ready to Bolt.
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
Mr.. Howard, matters were further COM
plicated. Howard took the only course
for 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-oniy
a few short OF the nomination.
Howard Out for Harmony.
on the second ballot, Towards plain
is stated desire for harmony took effect
and the seventy votes which went 10
Donnelly on the first roll call were grad
ually worked over to the Barker col
umn, It being understood that M. Don
nelly's name had been withdrawn, al
though the Minnesota delegation pro-
tested against the withdrawal. Mime
sofa was passed at Its own request and
when the other states had voted, 1t was
apparent that the forty-eight votes OF
Minnesota could settle everything in a
harmonious manner by going to the
Pennsylvanian. 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.
Easy for Ignatius
without u 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 preclpitated the flghs
against the Parkerltes, and a motion
was made that the convention proceed
to elect chairman of the national
committee Instead of pursuing the ordI-
nary course of allowing the committee
TO select its own leader. 1t was plainly
a fight between the Barker and opposl-
ton factions for the control of the party
machinery, although many speakers
were in favor Of the convention select
ing national chairman because Of
what they termed the mistakes OF the
past. After long parliamentary wran-
gle. the motion was Withdrawn and the
selection Of national committeeman by
the state delegations was completed.
Air Filled With oratory.
A fresh motion was then made by Mr..
Howard that the convention proceed to
the selection OF national chairman
Fiery oratory flowed freely from side to
side, while the hungry delegates jour
neyed 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. when
Howard, in an eloquent address, pre-
sented the name OF ]. A. Parker, Of
Kentucky His euIogy 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 conunu.
ally, with the exception Of twenty min
utes recess, from $3.50 a. IN. to 4:4O p. M.
the convention then adjourned sine die.
Ldttle Comfort for Socialists.
Followers of Social Democracy and
Eugene v. Debs for the presidency of
the United States, found small comfort
in the convention which they had hoped
n few days ngo would endorse their
Idol. Three OF them-w Il. Farmer, OF
Texns, a. w. Rycker and L. NJ. Morris,
Of Iowa. Isft the convention after the
nominations had been completed. and 1t
was reported would support the Debs
ticket; but their action attracted no at
tcntlon whatever
Spence Gets on the Committee,
The following members Of the nation
nj executive committee were chosen:
G. L. Spence, West Virginia; C. y.