The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-13

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lrsclrsor o. yestercay's conventiun
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Opposition having lately appearea
&c oetrs desirogE % pr-sentina any
srfe N tne Democratic ranks az this
TINE. respectfully ~itrcrass ~
nAne a. esncidate ara thans ~
rienoa Ter ootng sra; trey nonestiy
believed ~ss for tire best l1ss~ests q
ne Oeroeratic party"
Apportienate q Votes
work % the convention began Vlth
ne nomlraflon and election Of Mr.
JluE Garden. president. end NJ A.
fiful Tor SECRETARY. both apparent
choices Of the y J q ring A reso-
, ,se vas introduced providing that
man 20 represent 100 votes appor.
Toned BY The votes cast FOR Bennett
This would give Hancock Z. Brooke
and Ohio county 81 votes. making
a grand total OF 90 votes
X l. Ramsey offered an amend
nnent 20 the resolution. that the VOC.
of The convention b. REGISTERED by
counties and heated argument Was
a. once begun. The real trouble had
started. and the name which needed
only The application % match 20
break out In dozen different places.
ers was noticed
The nrst FURRY resembled a Hand
Ian victory After caucuslng 10 Vas
decided 20 throw quest ton o. voting
INTO the convention as N Old not seem
20 please all for each conferee 20 cast
The vote OF his district as proportion
Mr. Ramsey stood UP IN favor OF
the amendment which Was strongly
attacked by Mt George L BambriCk
Mr. Edward = HuEhes also appar
entity "hucked" the y O" ring m
resolution A. this iuncture. Mr. *
N. Ramsey complained that the gag
rule vas being attempted. James -
Ewing also stood up IN favor Of IA
amendment AGAINST the resolution
Mr. ?. p. Mcneil. az this point said
Il am not IN any clique and II ] have
choice and cannot nominate him By
fair means. he shall be defeated.
Strange talk for a peaceful conveu-
ton. James W Ewing holly retorted
4 am not here 20 nominate any man
other than BY fair means" ". IS.
Boxer az this iuncture arose and said
he had been instructed from his dis
trict and believed that he should cast
his vote for that district This as
sertlon was challenged by Squire NJ.
b Bailey
Ohio County Split
Here Mr. J. y. Bremen delivered a
speech on the precedent OF the Demo
cratic party. that each representative
should vote as his district wished
him. and not support any clique. and
By doing this defend the spirit Of
Z Democracy. Squire Bailey said.
Well We know that glorious hickory
pole Squire Bailey then moved the
adoption OF the amendment by the
proportionatc vote A caucus OF coun.
ties was called Ohio county held up
the convention and a split occurred
On roll call By counties Hancock
voted . against the amendment. Ram
/ sey. voting FOR Brooke county. his
partner Simpson leaving the room
cast : votes for the amendment. Ohio
I counts .rs' 2Niz votes FOR and IS !
votes against 90, s-nrdment
A the vote stood the aia Hvreni
/ carried but in the meantime Nr
Simpson. who. 10 D. presumed was cor
uerpd In the hotel lobby outside the
convention doors. returned 10 the
room and challenged the vote OF
BrooIo county. throwing four votes
against the amendment 10 was de-
Clared defeated The original resolu
tion was then put and carried by the
vote Of 39is 10 32ia. Ohio still split
ting
Mr. Bambrick then introduced res
olution In which he praised the pres
ent administration actions and also
boosted Hon VI N Nesly and W p
Chiffon Tor the good they had accom-
plished This was passed without de-
bate But one strange feature wa.
that the resolutions were already pre-
pared
Attorney James W. Ewing ther
asked for ten minutes 90 go 20 bis OF
ice and get "a communication from
Mr.. PAUL. which he forgot This wal
allowed. on his return the conven
ton proceeded 20 the order Of bust
ness. calling for nominations on
roll call the Hancock and Brooke dele
cations stated thew had no candidate