The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-08

smell OF stale, beer. the ammoniac
smell OF Filthy pavements. mingled
with the fcculence OF unclean bodice
that had sweated for hours in the vi
( tiated air OF that low-ceilinged. crowd.
ed room. II had a strange moral den.
sity that oppressed him. that on
pressed all. even the politicians. for
they ceased from Cursing and from
/ speech. and now sat sullen silent. sus
piciously cycling their companions. II
was an atmosphere charged with some
ominous foreboding. some awFiI fear
Underwood had never felt that atmos-
phere before. yet. with a gasp thai
came not as an effect of the heat. he
recognized its meaning.
= hush fell. Muldoon. his black.
curly locks shining with Precipitation.
was leaning on his improvised gayel
his keen eye. the Irish eye that SO
readily seizes such situations. dartinl
into every face before him.
And suddenly came that for which
/ they were waiting. A man entered m,
hall cpd STROBE straight across the
] floor into the Fifth ward delegation.
: into the group where the Underwood
/ men were clustered about their lead
| er He wore evening clothes. his
[ black dinner coat and white shirt hos
ON striking a vivid note in the scene.
/ IL" walked briskly. but his mind was
>" intent upon his pose that IL was not
/ until he had removed his Cigarette
from his lips and had observed I'm
cerwood. that his white teeth showed
3 beneath his reddish mustachc i'm. tn.
weli-known smile OF George n. Raid
win. He elbowed his way into the
mil CT NJ
/ from the Fifth ward and leading one
81 them aside. talked with him an in
slant. and then returned him. as IL
were. tn his place I'm the delegation
I Then b" brought forth another. whis-
pcreG To him for an earnest nnornen,
and sent him back. with "A smile and
a slap on the shoulder. The third
de!'Sdt" detained him longer. and
once. as he argued with him. the
slightest shade 81 displeasure crossed
Baldwin's face. hut In an instant the
smil" replaced II, and he talked-con-
! 'incinglN. II seemed. BEFORE Baldwin
returned this man To his delegation.
he SHOOK hands with him.
The secretary vas calling the
wards. and Nolan had announced the
: result in his delegation. The Fifth
ward was long while in preparing
us ballots. There was trouble of
: some sort there. among the Under
wood men. Nolan was urging. expos-
tulating. cursing. commanding. The
air was tense. IL seemed TO Under
wood that ii must inevitably be shat
{ tered by some moral cataclysm in the
soul of man. Grogan's brow was
Knit as he waited. hat in hand. The
"clegates voted. Feverishly. with
trembling fingers. Grogan opened and
counted the bits of paper. Then no
sprang To his feet, with a wild, glad
light in his face.
Mister Chairman" he cried. the
Finn ward casts twenty-five votes for
Conway and four Tor Underwood"
The three boilers in the Fifth ward
delegation sat with dcfinance in their
slces. but they could not sustain the
oppression. even by budding close e.
gether. They broke for the door.
Wriggilng their way through masses
81 men, who made their passage un-
certain. almost perilous. \ billoW OF
applause broke from the Conway mon
end submerged the convention. Dele.
safes al over the hall were on their
Fee. clamoring for recognition. but
Malachi Nolan voice doomed heavily
above all other voice.. His fist was
TOO the air above an other fists.
"Nisther Chairman." he yelled. 81
challongo that votc."
"Nisther Chairman" yelled Grocan.
600 Ioiut Of order' The gentleman
isrt member Of the Fifth ward dele.
cation. and cannot challenge its
vote"
"Th" point Of order IT, well taken