The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-17
Thompson Named by the
Democrats for Governor
SLATE BROKEN BY A
FORCED ADJOURNMENT
McGraw Bitterly Denounces the
Dirty Tactics of the Watson
Chiffon Machine.
With the Insurgents Now in Con-
troll Remainder of the Slate
May Be Broken.
(6y c. w. VoitIe.)

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, July 16.-
At midnight the committee on reso-
lutions OF the Democratic convention.
was still in session, deadlocked, II is
declared. over the question OF whether
or not TO Insert a Jim Crow" plank
in the platform. There Is no indica-
ton that they will complete their
work before morning.
HUNTINGTON. w. Va. July 1s-
Following the nomination OF William
r. Thompson. OF Cabell county. for
governor. which was done by accla-
nation and without opposition. the
Democratic convention. solely through
the remarkably typifed strength OF
John T. McGraw. adjourned tonight
at 9:2O o'clock until 10 O'Clock We'd
nesday morning. when the further
nominations will be made and the
platform adopted Indications are
that adjournment will be in order
some time Wednesday afternoon
Previous TO the arrival OF McGraw
this afternoon. IL appeared probable
that the night session would continue
until the early hours OF the morning
At least nine-tenths OF the delegates
favored such a plan but McGraw's ap-
such a power and strength that they
rallied around him in one OF the
greatest scenes ever enacted at a state
convention. and swept through the
motion made by McGraw himself 10
adjourn. The success OF the motion
sounded the death knell OF the Wat
son-Chilton- -MacCorkle- combination. as
n was planned and executed with the
nF f,H
TO break the machine slate and 20 line
up wavering delegations TO the sup
port OF the McGraw candidates
meGrsw Busy.
McGraw's popularity and power
were never more prominently dis
played than on the test vote which
. followed the motion TO adjourn. When
he ascenied the platform and "A ye
the first indication of his intention
20 ask for an adjournment a storm Of
Noes" swept the hall. He seemed
hopelessly beaten. but stuck gamely
TO the task. and after Chairman Hiner
had regained order proceeded 10 ex-
plain that time was absolutely imper-
ntive in order 20 give "Bin" Thomp-
son a ticket that will measure up TO
the standard set by his nomination
a delegate yelled Steam roller" NC
Graw's retOrt was hot and singing
The man who just now cried steam
roller has spent more time turning
tho handle Of the state political ma
chine than he has over put in be
tween the handles of a plOw." he de-
clsred. Again the cry OF Steam
roller" went up. and again the Graf
tonlte came back wi;h-"The very
men Who are persisting in the steam
roller are the tools OF the machine
trying 10 struggle the nomination of
respectful honest ticket The
declaration took the house by storm
a motion 20 rule NcGraW out 70
order was ovcrruicd hv H'ner and
the vote was asked FOR Tho change
in sentiment was remarkable. TO-
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