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AMFILTBIPTATION
Secretary Elkins Nominated Cnami
mously bv the
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. BUT HE
Had
Seen What Was Coming
anjd Had, as Chairman, Declar
ed' the Body Adjourned Before
It Was Done, so They Had to
Hunt Up Some One Who Would
fi^ave the Empty Honor—An
T dort to Force Atkinson to
/Make the Sacrifice Also Unsuc
cessful- Thomas E. Davis Final
ly Selected —J. D. Hyer For
! Auditor-TheConventionBreaks
j Up in a Row.
Ttti'jr im to tAi KtQitttr.
|JrSTlS#T03l, VV Va., August • —This
m truing eariv developed the fact that sev
eral uc-w ligblutng rods were up for the
chief place on the ticket, aurt several of the
Sames like J. T. McLean, of Putnam, and
. B. McLean, of Mason, had a familiar
J sound. A few still talked in their desper
ation and despair of nominating Likins
whether he would accept or no*, and here
ind there the availability of (.'.oaeral
>uval was discussed. The Davis men
ere confident, the Clifford folks claimed
.0 lie in a safe position, and Mr. Morris
•aid at 10o'clock he was stronger tt *u ever
and in a satisfactory position, vrtiile the
riends of Warren Miller were very active.
A good many cf Mr. Atkinson's friend*
insisted the proper ttiog to do worn*! he
to vindicate that gentleman by a nomina
tion, and for quite a time it looked as
hough this would likely be tho result.
At half-past nine quite a number of del
gates and spectators i*d assembled in the
Vigwaxn, but half an hour later the Com
dttee en Arrangements, which appeared
> be somewhat rattled, put every onaout
f doors in tne hot sun, while the;, at
mpted to get their breath and their bear
igS.
By half-past teD. admittance being again
xnired, the building wus fairiy well tilled
nd a baud began to pump music while the
eiegates from the buck counties ga/ed in
j-onder at the Kepubllcan platform for the
se of the elect It was carpeted in Brus
els and furnished out m upholstered
hairs. The contrast bet weu these luxur
'is articles and the rough pine plank-' pro
Jed for the delegates well illustrated the
•eat gulf which intervenes between the
reat men of rhe party and common people
vhom they affect to sen e.
The thing created no little comment.
The colored delegate was quite frequent
n the audience, and a gentlemen of the
>ame duskv hue graced the department for
the dissemination of knowledge. \ lady
-eporter was also present, in toe person of
Viiss'Levia Simpson, of tho Po.nt Pieas
nt fiixieUe.
At a quarter of eleven Chairman Daw
ou appeared with Rev. VV. \V!rt King,
jut several counties wort' iu process of
>rgani*tc*->n throughout, the bu L*r~* Jiao’
he rad- et and contusion wa groat. At
0:55 the convention w«s sailed to order by
vlr. Dawson, wno auounced that
araver wou) * be offered by Rev.
Ring. -*s the reverend clergyman
with “Almighty God. There were
cries of “Sit down,” but the disorderly
oces were choked off and Mr. King pro
ceeded. Mr. Dawson then congratulated
the Convention upou its size and enthusi
asm, and said it was an indication that
West Virgiuia would be carried by “a ma
jority so large that no Legislature would
dareto overturn it." i Applause. > He said
he thought there was a disposition to lav
personal ambition aside, daughter and
then referreu to the fact that the Detn< •
era tie assemblage last week, called by
courtesv a convention, and by the wits a
circus, (laughter) bad evolved some dis
tensions, but he warned them
hat it was not sate to rely
->on Democratic internal strife. He
octestlv s«d that he personally could not
vept the nomination for Governor if it
tendered him. he having beard some
one mention th*» matter. He theu pleaded
for barmon. , enthusiasm and hard work.
He said the committee had agreed upon
the vote for Goff in as the basis. but the
table had been prepared with the 1'resi
dential vote also, aud the convention could
take the one it wished. He theu intro
duced J. H. Holt, the temporary chairman,
who made the usual speech, min-h ex
tolling the record of Preston,
where he was born. He spoke of
the glorious record of Preston in the past,
and said it would be more glorious iu the
future. At this stage a voice yelled, “Lord
grant it,” and the convention broke into
laughter, which knocked the speaker out
for some minutes Mr. Holt then got ex
cited and said the Democratic party was
“controlled by a set of leaders who were
the most unscrupulous political highway
men who ever invested any State, and that
thev wore determined to control Wast Yir
ginia bv force and fraud at any cost. He
demanded that the party in this cam
paign have the courage to drag the
guilty wretches from the State House
and land them in the penitentiary. where
thev belong.” [Cheers Mr. Holt went ou
in this frenzied manner for some moments,
an<l then expressed the excited hope that a
great and good ticket would be put in nom
ination, because the partv had to succeed
or go out of business, “if you do uot suc
ceed now. vou will postpone success iadeti
nitelv ” He thought the safety and honor
and progress of West Virginia demanded
a Republican triumph and that to continue
the Democracy in power was to jeopardise
the interests of the human race in the
State.
1L. E. J»CYV QOrrer, VI rvuu<*wu»,
, T5e Secretary. Elliott. of Preston then
' rose in the audience and worked off a little
speech preparatory to moving th* appotnt
joeni of the usual oommittws. This took
some of the amateur polltioiau-i bv surprise
and there was a clamor to know where the
Senatorial districts were to meet and when,
pone but the First, apparently. tiaviug or
ganized.
After some confusion, the convention
voted to call the roll, amid cries of various
sorts, aud the list was mad - up as follows:
Vice presidents of the convention—First
district,' Alex Beehout; second, l*. V. T.
Stewart; third, Antb a.\ Smith; fourth. C.
B Smith; fifth. R. F. Fleming: sixth, H.
M Adams; seventh, W. H. H. Cooke;
eighth, A. S. Fuller; ninth, S. A. Foster;
tenth, A. H. Winchester; eleventh, A. Har
rison; twelfth, O. L. Lockwood; thir
teenth, C. M. Lamar
Committee ou permanent origan:zation—
"irst district, P. B. Dobbins; seooud, L. E. j
»owell; third, John L. Kuhl; fourth, Ai- I
-ed Bell; fifth, James George; sixth, i
»mes McQuinn; seventh, C. P. Stover; I
.ght'a, G. K Gay; ninth, iliraru Lewis,!
tenth, J. A. Brown;eleventh,Chas. Guard; '
welfth, Geo. Harmison, thirteenth, U. S. j
G- Piuer.
Committee on Resolutions—First D:s
trict, O. S. Marshall; Second, J^siah St. |
Clair; Third, Edwin Maxwell; Ftourth, T. i
O Bullock; Fifth. W. W. Ktle£r: Sixth, I
B. D. McGinnis; Seventh. H. C. Flesher; j
Eighth, C. W. Dijlon; Ninth. P. C. Rus- j
geli: Tenth, A. p. Dayton; Eleventh. E.
S. Elliott; Twelfth, J. P. Boggs; Thir
teenth, George W. Feioht.
. The place of meeting of the committee
l was announced mid the convention listened
\ to » Wheeling Gibe Club sing, -Well, Vote
" Dear Bhany,’* by Wiili AL, Ciem
\l ' . WI
ans The execution was a little thin in
several respects, and it brought out consid
erable cheering. Adjourned until 2 o'clock
p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
They W*nt«xl Elkins. Bnt He Wouldn’t
Mato It that Way — Atkinson Speak* of
Some of Hi* krrors.
Sptiai TeUgram to fA*
Hr ntixuton, W. Vi., August 3.—The
convention reassembled early, nearly all
the delegates being seated at 1:30.
The news that Elkins was to be Perma
nent Chairman was very generally circu
lated and created much satisfaction.
At 2 15 Chairman Holt called for order,
aiida^ed for the Committee on Perma
nent Organization. Neither the chairman
nor the secretary of tho committee was
present, and the Committee on Order of
Business was called for. It wasn’t ready,
aud Hr Edwards suggested the difference
m time had mixed the committees. Sug
gest s lor n toss were drowned in ashow
er of “uoes,” aud after some
• confusion and calls for any
Icon. ; ittce v. h. h might be ready. It was
discovered that the committee on rules aud
order of business was ready and Chairman
Sturgiss read the report.
The report was of the usual nature and
was adopted. It was noted asitwasadop
teu that it »■ -ntained no provision for tne
creat oui of a new executive committee. The
committee on credentials reported there
were no contests and the report was adopt
ed, a.though there were a good rnauy noes
and a cry of “Do wo understand that prox
ies vote ' There was no reply to this and
t!, ■ report of the committee on
bus s of representation was called for in
• waa lost, out Mr. Stur
sriss said he understood the basis was to be
tuo v o for Goff. The convention cheerei
and adopted tbe report with a whirl. It
gave a total of Tit1 voles; necessary to a
choice, 883.
i !. reportof the CommiUee on Perma
nent Organization was called at ten miu
I utes of three. The report was handed in
! but» .ere was a great deal of disorder and
busiue-s could uot proceed. Tho heat on
the p.ut form, which had come to bo
j celled “The House of Lords’’was intense,
! »nd carpenters had to be sent for to pull
■ down osrt of the only wall tho structure
bad to let iu air and and afford relief.
W hile tins was going on an intoxicated in
dividual iu a butternut suit got up on the
platform ami wont through some contor
tion-which added to the confusion. Cap
> along and was
chuered, and a soap box wrapped in a
new« uper was handed up to the secretary
to serve as a desk for Mr. Elkins’ manu
script.
WITH A BA'S BAI-T. BAT.
While all this was goiug on the Chair
j kept thrashing the table with a section of
! n uase ball bat aud shouted for order until
I he was red in the face, but no one paid any
! attcn’iontohim.Criesof "play ball,” “ques
tion, "proceed,” "Elkins.” etc., tilled tbe
air. Finally the report of the committee
was nad. It named Elkins for permanent
chairman. Barton M. Jones.of Monongalia,
for scretarv and A. H. Mahone, of Kanti
wna, first assistant, aud all Republican
editors assistants. After the adoption of
1 the report Mr. Elkins was introduced and
! began bis speech at 3 p. m.
kuis.' S *vr.«• u.
In the course of his speech he said it was
to him an especial pleasure to meet seveu
hpudrt.fi representative RepuDlicans of
\Vn. Virginia, represeutiug 4O0,duO votes,
but he did uot stop to explain where be got
his ti cures. He thought the outlook was
very encouraging for his party, and was
gratified in the belief that, the majority was
here to 10 the r.ght thing. Ho said three
good things had a.readv been dona, to-wit:
The t. inir.at onsof Havener, Caldwell and
Itucker, and .f ho d'd not mistake the signs
a would be elected. What the convention
wanted to do was »o name a candidate for
Governor who would be elected. A voice
"Elkms.” Wild cheers and cries of "El
Mr. Kltins: "One at atime; let's cross
one hr ige at a time. 1 ain here to make a
speech and 1 want to do it."
‘ He then went into the customary eulogy
of the Republican party with which the
iatel gent reader is familiar. There was
the " >rally right" feature; the reference
to "p.ist history,” "glorious principles,”
"interest in the prosperity of the people,”
etc. He thought the party deserved suc
cess. A voice, “Then lead us to it.”
Cheers.
Ho said, "If it hadn't been for the Ke
j n ; a t any the Democrats wouldn't now
have a country to live in. He characterized
West Virginia as the richest State in the
Union and only awaited proper develop
ment. Free trade wouldn’t bring that
about. He said the Kepublican majority
this year, according to the progress made
in the ..-t twelve years, ought to be k.yoo,
and if' the ticket didn't get it there was
something wrong which should be looked
iuto The advent of coke ovens and loco
motive ••adliehts were driviug out whisky
am: Democrats. More school houses and
fewer illicit stills was what West Virginia
wanted. He begged for more work
and less aimless enthusiasm. On the
whole it was important that the House
of de'egates he captured as well as the
governorship and all tdTorts ought to be
turned in that direction. He thought the
Harrison administration hail immensely
b-mefniod West Virginia, but didn't say
^si how it had been done. The Democra
ev was « party of negation, of opposition
and of destruction; always had oeen and
always would be. He then read the tariff
p hiiI,s of tne two parties and made a dis
puted iad tedious disquisition haring no
very i .car ob.eet or pertinency to the situa
tion. His remarks were labored
throughout u: >i the speech for
the n >^t part fell rather flat,
lie said with Democratic success
this year coal wait’d be put oa the free
list u- West Virginia mines would be
chased by Canadian coal handled by Chi
nese, and drew a dismai picture of the re
si.il*. The same thing would result to the
Wheeling Nail .Mills. They would be
closed up along with the glass factories,
the potteries, etc., and everything would
be iu waut.
WAN JERIMt ABOUT.
With all the talk about the tariff but
f 157,00was collected through the
custom house. It was a small matter.
“Why." sn d he. “even our friend Mason
hero collect more money than toe tariff
brings in and yet we hear nothing
of the tax intha? cus»>." He thought that
55 pe*-cent of all imports frea under the
McKinley bill was as near free trade as
the country ought to go, and then told his
hearers that me o: the beneficial results
of tee on scut tariff oiil was the existence
of forty-throe tin piate mills in America,
costing fn.OOO.u », and which had already
produced 18,1.00,000 pounds of tin plate.
He tonened upou the results of reciproc
ity, and then went back to the “De
structive tendencies of the Democracy,”
and rang the changes upon it.
“Pretending to be economical, they have
spent more than the Republicans, prefess
iug to be for free silver, they have defeated
two silver bills. That's the way they go.’’
He elaime very mill ami blacksmith
blican headquarters
igh the womings of
shop would
in this ci*'
the Ch
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was a r
the tar
increa.
the co
creasei
crease
closing
pec ted \
He y
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his spe<
three cm
The v*
i. He defended the
the Democrat' cry
. Jumping back to
iaim that wages had
st two years, while
e*- ''les had de
ad aiso de
»»■ hour,
l© ex
tions was then called for and read as fol
lows:
TITE PLATFORM.
“The Republicans of West Virginia in
State Convention assembled endorse with
out reserve the nomination of Harrison and
Heed to be the Republican standard bear
ers in this campaign and we intend to give
them the electoral votes of Wost Virginia.
“We endorse the honest declaration of
principles set forth in the platform of the
Republican National Convention of 1S92.
We find special cause of satisfaction in the
unequivocal stand taken by the National
Uepublicau party in favor of that policy of
protection which is giving the United
States industrial independence, which had
the endorsement of the early statesmen of
the Republic and which the
Democratic party finding its author
ity in the constitution of the
late confederate States of America, now
declares to be unconstitutional. As Amer
icans we favor that National policy which
in ail commercial affairs gives the
preference to the toilers of our own coun
try, whether they earn their living in the
workshop oron the farm. As West Vir
ginians, we are in favor of that policy
which has developed and made great
States of less wealth in natural resources
than our own, bringing the workshop close
to the farm and gathering about tho opened
coal seams large communities of wage
earners who make a ready market for tne
products of agriculture. As West
Virginians, we denounoo ihe Dem
ocratic doctrine that it is un
constitutional to open coal mines and es
tablish factories in West Virginia. Wo
accept as better authority the decision of
the Supreme Court of the United States
that the McKinley tariff act is a constitu
tional measure. Moreover, we believe it to
be one of the best measures ever passed by
the Congress of the United States.
“Believing that the labor of this country
should be atnpfy protected against the
products of the labor of other lands, we
are as well of opinion that American labor
should be protected against the ship-loads
of foreign labor pouring in at the rate of
600,000 immigrants a year to cut into the
employment and the labor of our own peo
ple. As we put a duty on foreign products
so we should put a duty on foreign pro
ducers coming to this country to tho end
that our labor may bo protected iu both di
rections.
REGRET TUE CONFLICT.
“We regret the deplorable conflict at
Homestead, Pennsylvania, and we are glad
to be assured by tiie wage-earners them
selves that the tariff and wages under it
are not involved in tne unhappy controver
sy. We have seen with pain tho employ
ment of mercenary troops called Pinkerton
men, and we favor the passage of a law
that will prevent tho invasion of West Vir
ginia by such an armed force as that which
tho Democratic Governor of West Virginia
recently permitted to invade this State to
interferfere between West Virginia miners
and their employers.
“We congratulate the people of West
i Virginia on the fact that tnis year no Uni
ted States Deputy Marshals will be used at
I the polls to iutimldato honest voters as they
! were used by President Cleveland in his
j own behalf in for the first time in the
| history of the State.
AN ALL'KOI ND DBN'T VCUTION.
“We denounce the Pemocrutic adminis
tration in this State as wasteful, extrava
gant and incompetent. They have broaen
every promise made to the people a» an m
dwt^naent to be trusted with power. Ther
, increased1* me number of officeholders anii
increased their salaries. They increased
' the average assessment of State taxes.
They increased the objects of taxa
tion, and they increased the basis
of taxation by repeated re
assessments of property, thereby increas
ing taxation by every method in their
power. They have, while professing to be
the particular friouds of the farmer and
while acknowledging by official reports
that a large amount of property escapes
taxation, repeatedly increased for taxing
purposes the value of the lands of the farm
er, thereby adding to the confessed ine
quality of his burdens. They have made a
large debt, according to the last official
State reports, in flagrant violation of the
Constitution of the State. They have used
the funds set apart sacredly to the educa
tion of the children of the State for other
j purposes, in plum violation of theConstitu
j tion of the State. They have wasted largo
I sums of money for public printiug, and tne
steady increase of the cost of stationery
and public printiug has now arisen to an
alarming annual expense. They have
I placed the public j>enal and humane institu
tions almost without exception in the ]
I hands of partisan boards, and have to a j
i large extent selected the managers of these
I institutions from unscrupulous politicians
i aud managed them in the interest of par
tisan politics, aud not in the interest of the
people, nor of the unfortunate inmates
thereof. They have selected professors
| and teachers in the public educational in
| stitutions of tho State solely on the ground
of party service and not for fitness, and
they huve driven out of these institutions
competent aud deserving men for mere
partisan purooses. They have by crude
legislation and aud illiberal policy retarded
the development of West Virgina,
naturally the richest State of
the union, and they new propose
by the inauguration of the poliov of British
free trade to strike down the industries
that have sprung up in spite of their illib
eral laws, and to chill the prosperity the
State now enjoys. They have by an out
rageous gerrymander of ttaeoounties of tne
State deprived many of them of equal and
I ;ust representation in the Legislature, in
an attempt to hold power in defiance of the
majority.
“We denounce the legislative apportiou
j ment of the State by the last Legislature as
an outrage of the American principle of
equal reoresentation and of the State con
stitution. The rule of the majority is the I
vital principle of our Republic. Its de
struction is the destruction of government
“of the people, by the people and for the
people.”
”10 me enu iuu; mis great anu viuti
principle be conserved, every legal voter
should have the free and unrestricted rigtit
to east his ballot, and to nave it counted
a* cast. Hence we denounce as an outrage j
of the rights of the whole holy of the peo
ple of the State, the act of tho Legislature
id refusing Nathan Goff the office of Gov
ernor of West Virginia, to which he was
1 justiy and legally elected by the people, (
and we characterize such act as destruct- i
ive of free government, and the infamous
mean* by which it was effected as dis
graceful to our Christian civilization. We
appeal to the intelligence and patriotism
of the people to rebuke this conspicuous
outrage of their rights.'’
MAKING NOMINATIONS.
At one minute of 4. Mr. Elkins called for .
nominations for Governor.
A colored delegate: “I move the nomina- J
tion of Stephen B. Elkins by acclamation."
[Cheers]
Mr. Elkina: “No you don't.” [Cheers
and cries of “question,” “question” aud |
confusion j
The Chair insisted upon the roll of coun
ties being called, and this was proceeded ■
with after considerable confusion. There
was no response until Berkely county was
reached, when U. S. G. Pitzer made an im
passioned speech nominsding Geo. W. Atk
inson. Boone county endorsed, and then
Atkinson took the platftW i amid a storm of
cries, “Get down,” get W -vn,*’ “no," “no,"
etc. The Chair reminder he audience tnat
every man had a right > be heard. Then
Atkinson said he decli^ i the honor and
had told many he did nr rant the nomina
tion, and could not aft d to take it. [A
voice "vveTl give it to you, anyhow”—
cheers. 1
“Hold your lung power for the great bat
tle which is coming, it will be the greatest
Sght West Virginia has ever seen. The
democrats will strain everjwerve to retain
their grip ou the State and the Republicans
are determined to march on to victory.
Husband your strength for that.”
He then said the convention could name
a man who would win and in whom every
Republican could hold—[Cries of “Goff ]
Mr. Atkinson then frankly said he had
made some mistakes in the matter of ap
pointments else he would grasp the honor
which had been extended to him, ‘‘but as
matters are 1 ask to be allowed to name
that splendid Republican Thomas E. Davis,
of the county or Taylor.” Cries of “No,
no,” "Caldwell,” “Atkinson,” and much
confusion, during which Charley Caldwell
was introduced, and said if things went on,
and everybody declined like Mr. Atkinson,
he would resign tho nomination for Con
gress and take it himself [cheers and laugh
ter] , and in 1SSI2 he would take the State on
to Chicago and exhibit it as the redeemed
child of the nation. [Cheers.] He named
P. W. Morris, of Ritchie, in a really good
speech.
A. R. Campbell followed, seconlng the
nomination of Davis. Hoffofenbougn, of
Mason, named J. B. Menager.
At this point Hiram Lew s created a
great deal of disorder by moving that G.
W. Atkinson be appointed chairman of a
committee to burv the Democracy.
H. W. Brazie of Fayette made a good
speech namingJGen. I. H. Duval of Brooke.
Tom Davies, a Welch coal minor from
Fayetto, nominated John Cooper and Col.
A. S. Rucker, of Greenbrier, seconded the
nomination of Duval, and Coi. A. S. Ful*
ler, of the same county, spoke in the same
wav. He made a tiresome speech and a
delegate moved to limit speeches to live
minutes. The chair refused to recognize
him and the next minute recognized a del
egate for the same purpose, aud the motion
prevailed.
Parnell, of Hampshire, made a ringing
speech for Atkinson. General Northern,
of Harrison, favored the nomination of
General Duval, and Philip Walters, of
Kauawaha, favored Atkinson.
THE MEETING BKOKE LOOSE.
M Smith, of Kanawaha, raised his voico
for Elkins and the convention at4:f>4 broko
loose for the first time, delegates jumping
to their feet all over the house waving hats,
coats,-unibrelias aud canes, and crowding
down in front of tho platform enmasse
amid ones of “Make him tuko it,’ and
cheering and general uproar. Men even
jumped upon the reporter's tables in their
efforts to carry the platform bv storm, and
through it all the chairman smilod
and beat his tablo with his base ball
bat. Atkinson, Dovcner and others jumpod
on the platform and began to talk with
Elkins, who could be seen to shake his
head, but the committee cheered and
waived their fans, aud the convention
went off its feet again. Tho uproar lasted
for eight minutes, aud then Atkinson got
the floor and was givou n hearing and
moved to adjourn until 7;:t0. The chair
put the question and declared it carried,
although the vote was ten to one in the
negative, and disappeared through a hole
in the back fence, while W. lv. Mayher, of
Kanawha, veiled: “All who favor the
nomination of Elkins say aye.” The ayes
had it, but it was a mob and not a conven
tion.
NOMINATIONS MADE.
A Long and ^ ery Disorderly Session of
the Convention—Oav hi Named for Gov.
ernor and Ilyer for Auditor.
Spieial TtUor im to tk»
Hi ntinotqn, W. Va., August 3.—The
scanty Cuo c.ise oi the uiterruun sessioh'
was a rcmamable exhibition of what a de
spairing convention of a desporato party
can do in a desperate effort to retain its ex
istence in a State by the alleged magnetism
of a reputed great name; and it was equally
noteworthy for the persistence with which
a politician with a level head and a future
refused to wreck his political fortunes by
consenting to peso as the candidate of a
partv lighting fo'r oxisteuco and with the
gravo yawning before it.
The attempt to stampede the convention
for Elkius was desperate and the body
presented a pathetic scene when the object
of its adoration tiled through the crack
made by knocking off a board, and left it a
turbulent, disorganized, howling aud des
pairing mob at which O- W. Atkinson
shouted without being heard, “He will
not accept. He will not accept,’’ for ten
minutes after the chair uutrufnlly pro
claimed that the motion to adjourn had
prevailed.
The spectacle presented was a most turb
ulent or.e. Charley Caldwell moved to
nominate Elkins by acclamation and three
fourths of the delegates not knowing what
was going on at the front carried it with a
veil of triumph, onlv to as
certain whon reason had returned
that it meant nothing. For fifteen min
utes the band played and the crowd
yelled and cheered, but it was all energy
wasted, and by degrees the delegates
poured out on the streets and down town,
dashed oy the failure to force tho
cool and calm Elkins from his deliberately
chosen position, and wondering what
would be done next and what the end
would l>e.
L.eauers and laymen are alike at sea.
“lie'll never accept, he can’t; ho’s in a
most embarrass.ug position,’1 said Senutor
Scott.
“He's got to accept, and he will.” said
B. B. Dovenor: thus it weut, and for two
hours the battle waged all along the line,
while Elkins calmly went to supper, and
later sought the seclusion of his room.
At. Chairman Elkins) ailed for order,
and did not get it. lie said he wanted to
make a statement, and under this plea he
was allowed to speak. He returned bis
sincere thanks for the warm expression of
the afternoon, and said it was impossible
for him to be a candidate. If they were
willing to trust him as a candidate for Gov
ernor. they must also trust hirninthis
matter, and he plead with them as one
friend with another to hear no more of it.
Cries of “Elkins!” mingled with his words
and cries of “let's be men and not school
bovs.”
Finally the roil call was resumed, and j
Dr. Holt, of Lewis, placed Jacobs, of New
Martinsville, in nomination. Col. J. A.
Gibbons, of Mason, seconded the nomina
tion of G. W. Atkinson. Mineral seconded
the name of Atkinson, and W. H. Howard,
of Moson, advocated the claims of Menag
er. Thomas, of Monroe, was a friend of
Atkinson and said so. Nicholas county
also was for Atkinson. Ohio county made
no sign when called. Pendelton and Pleas
ants were both for Atkinson, and Raleigh !
was for Duval. Ritchie wms solid for Mor- J
ris, according to Editor Stewart, and W. I
H. Wylie, of Marion, fell in line for him |
also. * Holt, of Taylor, spoke in behalf of i
Davis in an impassioned speech.
There was an able attempt to howl Mr.
Holt down, a delegate from Wetrel clam
oring for the ear of the chair through it
all but Mr. Holt fought it out to a finish
amid much tumult and was sueeeded by
O. W. O. Hardman, of Tyler, who dropped |
effectively into poetry in seconding Atkin
son. He sprained his voice badly before j
he got through and was loudly cheered.
Webster wheeled into line for Atkinson.
McEntire. of Wetzel, withdrew the name
of Jacobs and seconded the name of Atkin
son The tide was settine strong by this
time, and when Judge Brazie withdrew the
name of Duval at nine o’clock there was no
doubt of the result. Cooper was next
withdrawn and the roll call began. As
callea the ballot stood:
FIKST BALLOT.
Coun- Atkin- Mor- Men
tis. son. -*is. ager. Davis.
Barbour. 15
Berkley..11 11
Boone.. .5 .
Braxton. 2 3 3 3
Brooke. + . *
Cabelie..30 .
Calhoun. 3 2 *1
Clay.3 2
D'ddrl'ge. 14* .
Fayette.. 2
Gilmore.. 4
Gilmer.. 4
Grant. ...10
Gr’nbri'rll
H’ psbire 5
H ancock 3,^
Hardy... 0
Harrison 17
Jackson.. 5*£
Jefferson ft
Kan ’whal2
Lewis_ y
Lincoln.. 10
Logan.
Marion... 5
Marsh’ll. 2
Mason .., .
Mercer.
Mineral.. 11?*
M'ngalia. 17
Monroe.. 2 2-5
Morgan.
M’D’well 3
Nicholas. 8
Ohio.14
P’ndlet’u 8
Pleasa'ls 7
Poc'h’tas .
Preston.. 10
Putnam. 8
Raleigh.
Randolph.
Ritchie.
Roane.
S’mers... 5
Taylor... 1
Tucker.
Tyler.... 14 2-5
Upshur., ft
Wayne .. 5
Webster. 3
Wetzel... 14
Wirt.
Wood ...13 3-10
Wy’tng.. 0
4.
b% 5*4
12. is.
. 4
12
3
1* .
5 .
4 1 8-5
4* .
20 .
6 9
2 5
3
s *i^io
4
3
5
13
4
4
5
20
14
5
4
3
ft
10
8
9
8
1
15
ft
I 3-5
II
8
3
11 3-10
Total.. 299 113 80 203
The changes to Atkinson were led by Mo
nongalia, with Brooke and several others.
At 9:40 Manager's name was withdrawn,
and Mason gave 2ft votes for Davis and one
to Atkinson. Joe Brady followed with a
change of four from Manager to
Davis. Wayne changed to five for
Atkinson and nine for Davis,
and Lewis followed in the same
way amid more excitemeut. Preston
changed to Davis 19, Atkinson 11. At 9:43
Atkinson took tho floor amid yells of de
rision and encouragement, causing tho
chair to ask a hearing for him out of com
mon politeuess. When he was heard, he
reminded the convention he had asked them
to vote for Davis, and put the conundrum,
“Now. why will you vote for mel” He
again referred to the attacks made upon
him, rnd referred with tine Irony to the
hearty support he had received “from all
quarters of the State except my own
county.” He appealed to U. S. G. Pitxer to
withdraw his name. Mr. Pit/.er did it amid
cheers and confusion, and then Pltzer
moved that the nomination of Mr. Davis be
made by acclamation.
A rearim am resulted, in me miast oi
which Mr. Menager took the plarform and
withdrew his name, speaking warmly of
Mr. Davis. At 10 o’clock.Mr.Morris moved
to uominate Davis bv acclamation. This
thing was done, and the hall was tilled with
cheers “for Davis.”
Messrs. Morris and Manager were ap
pointed a committee to notify Mr. Davis,
aud the roll call for Auditor commenced.
M?. Pitzer nominated J. S. Hyer, of
Braxton. Foster, of Boone, named O. W.
Hall, of Kantwha. Harvey, of Brooke,
Juvafi At iO.iO toe roll call' was
suspended, and Mr. Davis appeared on the
platform and read a brief speech from man
uscript,returning his thanks and promising
to do his best to achieve victory for the
party.
Tlie Goff “outrago” was alluded to, of
course; ho charged extravagance at
Charleston, and 9poke indefinitely about
reduced taxation,
Sam Burdott, of Charleston, then sec
onded the nomination of Hall in stentorian
terms. He characterized the Democracy as
an organized gang of bandits. Ho said
Kanawha county gave 1,800 majority four
years ago; what aid she do two years ago!
[Laughter.]
When Ohio county was called, George
B. Caldwell, who took the platform, chose
to reflect unon Auditor Duffy’s course in
paying the Clouston vouchers, from Wood
county, without question. He then named
Charley Senseny, amid cries of “time” and
great confusion. As Caldwell proceeded
bestirred up great disorder, a large ma
jority of the convention refusing to listen
to a word he said. It was confusion with a
b: '
T. G. Mann, of Summers, nominated S.
W. Wiley, of the same county. “Fud”
McGinnis seconded the nomination, amid
yells of “Hurrah for McGinnis" and cheers.
S. S. Pavne, of Summers, a colored man of
much ability, made the best speech of the
nieht in support of Wilev, and got the at
tention of every one.
The cyclone of more or less frenzied ora
tory went on until five minutes of eleven,
when the roll call was finished and a bal
lot taken. It resumed as follows before
any changes were made: Hyer, 272: Hall,
2lS; Duval, 107; Senseny, 03; Wiley, 101.
Wetzel changed to solid for Hyer.
Wiley's name was then withdrawn by
Summers County and the county's vote
went for Hyer. Randolph went solid the
same way. Then Senseny's name was
withdrawn and the county voted solid for
Duval. Barbour went for Hyer and Ka
nawa went solid for Duval amid great
cheering and much excitement. Lin
coln threw her vote for Hyer. Half
the convention was on its feet and
everyone was yelliDglike mad, and it was
a wild and woolly midnight scone, amid
which Taylor went for Hyer and Preston
ditto, while Marshall split even between
Duvall ane Hyer, Monongalia 4 for Hyer
and 17 for Duval, Harrison 23 for Hyer
and 3 for Duval, and was followed by
Mason's 27 for Duval. Putnain 18 for Du
val, and Jackson 33 for Duval. It was a
nasty fight, and the conflict raged while
Monongalia and Greenorier swung over to
Duval, and Fayette split nearly even,
while Cabell went for Duval. At
twenty minutes of 12 Ohio changed to
Hyer.’at a time when Duval had 312 votes
and liver was nominated, while the Chair
begged and pleaded for at least some sem
blance of order.
It was a great big circus entirely beyond
the control of the officers for twenty min
utes. After a hard fight the matter was
straightened out, and Roane and Wet/el
threw the bulk of their vote to Duval.
Pieasants went to Hyer, Wirt to Duval
and Mineral the same. Mercer went to
Duval. Ritchie split even and Raleigh !
went to Duval. At six minutes of mid- |
night Ohio county split again and
went half and half for Duval and Hyer. A
minute later there wa* a fight between two
delegates over in the neighborhood of Lo
ean county which broke up half the con
vention. Fayette went for Dural, and
then the chair shut the thing off, and the
secretaries went to work.
At 12:06 a. m.t with Hyer 3W5 rotes and
Duval about 370, Ohio county clamered to
be allowed a change again, but she was
shut ofT, and the vote called for
verification. Duval had 367, Hyer
397. This was not announced
however, and changes went on. These
caanges were ia the direction of Hyer. and
at 12:20 the vote waa announced: Hyer.
; Duval, 347; others scattered. Hyer
was declared the nominee.
Gains, of Preston, said the convention
had degenerated into a mob, and moved to
adjourn. There were cries of “put him
out,” and great confusion. The question
was put, and although the noes had it, the
convention was declared adjourned amid
hisses and kicking. /
Shout brz..~,
weak or faint sDells, •
Miles' New Heart Core
**> Inchest
hr r
IION. TIIOS. K. DAVIS.
Brief Sketch of the Life of the Ilepnbll
r»o <iuberu«toriat Nominee.
Spt.-ial itltoram to the Kegaier:
Hchtinuton, W. Vk., August 3.—Tbos.
E. Davis was born November l^G, at
Simpson's, Tavlor county, \V. Va. He re
ceived a fair English education. In 1*W,
he enlisted in the army as Second Lieuten
ant and was promoted to First Lieutenant,
and served until the close of the war. For
a number of years he has been encaged in
the mercantile and banking business at 1
Grafton, where he now resides, in l^ss he
was elected State Sentor from the Tenth
Senatorial District, which induces the
counties of Barbour. Lewis, Randolph,
Taylor. Tucker and Upshur. During his
term he represented his party and district
very satisfactorily.
,J. Ji. Hyer.
Mr. Jacob Stephen Hyer was born at
Sutton, Braxton county. January 10, 1M9.
He has been a merchant for twenty years,
and is worth a cool f>o.000.
First District Organization.
Sttrtti ’/tuvram to Uit tuaisUr.
HrxTiBGTON, W. Va., August 3.—The
Ohio county delegation met at ') o’clock
1 this morning aud selected Joe Brady,
Chairman. The first Senatorial district
then met and chose X. B. Scott, Chairman.
Alex. Beebout was selected as Vice
President of the Convention, P. B. Dob
bins on permanent organization, G. B.
| Caldwell on basis of representation. Mitch
[ ell, of Hancock, on resolutions; A. K.
| Campbell on rules and order of business,
i and Colton, of Brooke, cn Credentials.
exchangingTelicitations.
Telegram* I’ass Between the President
nudthe Spanish Authorities.
Washington, D. C., August 8.—Tho fol
lowing cable messages were exchanged to
day:
LaRarida, August 3.
The President:
To-day four hundred years ago Col
umbus sailed from Palos discovering Amer
ica. The U. S. Hag is being hoisted this mo
ment in front the convent LaHabida, along
with banners of all American States, bat
teries and ships saluting, accompanied by
enthusiastic acclamations of the people,
army and navy. God bless America.
[S.gued] Prieto, Arcaldo of Palos.
Department or State, i
Washington, August 3, IMfcJ. \
Senrr Prieto, Atcafde Paine, Lalialdda Spain:
The President of the Uuited States directs
me to cordially acknowledge your message
of greoting. Cpon this memorable day, thus
fittingly celeorated, tho people of tho now
western world, in grateful reverence to the
name and fame of Columbus, Join hands
with the sous of the brave sailors of Palos
and Huelva who manued the discoverer's
caruvals.
[Signed]
Foster,
Secretary of State.
FODR HUNDRED YEARS
A[o fftiterduy Christopher Columbus Sat
bail From I’aios on lin <>f HU- |
tover.v That KesulteU, Finally, In Our {
Preseuce Here.
Palos, August 3.—This is tho four hun- !
dredth anniversary of the day on which
Columbus bet sail westward on his voy
age pf di“..'0'V>rj-i inu /-ftAjij ranged
here for oeleomting the day were carried
out with great eclat.
At six o’clock, the hour at which Colum
bus began bis voyage, tho caravel Santa
Maria, constructed in imitation of th< 11
sel of that name belonging to the Columbus
expedition, which had been lying off snore
all night, set her sails for her passage
through the lines of war ships anchored
outside the bar.
At the outeido bar were moored the ves
sels of the foreign squadrons which had
come to take iu the celebration. These
vessels were formed in lines between
which tho Caravel passed amid thunder
ing salutes and deafening cheers. Tho
town of Huelva, is crowded with id si tors
and all tho buildings, both private and
public, are gaily decorated.
CO.M1HKRAHI.K M UTKISK
In the Vatloan Over an Effort of Arch
bishop Corrigan to Change the View* of
the I'ope on the School Question.
Home, August 8 The following comes
from a high source in tno Vatican: Con
siderable surprise has been caused here by
an effort of Monsignor Corrigan to estab
lish the inexactness of one of tho state
ments of the Holy Father in his recent
letter to the Bishops of the prov
ince of New York. After the consecration
of the new Bishop of Brooklyn, his grai'e,
of New York, addressed a letter to the
Holy Father signed by himself and some of
his suffragans, saying that it had come to
their knowledge that a threat had been
made to His Holiness that a rulturkaiupf
would be taken out in America if His Holi
ness ventured to condemn the arrancoment*
lately made for the schools situated
in Faribault and Stillwater. In his reply
the Holy Father stated distinctly that no
body ever made him such a threat. Upon
receipt of tho letter, the Archbishop of
New York, in order to prove his point,
collected a number of quotations from the
memoranda of the Archbishop of St. Paul
and from the letter of HlaEralner c*of Haiti* !
more, that seemed to bear a different sense, j
and forwarded them to Homo to members
of the Sacred College, wrapped up in
separate copies of the letter of the Pope, in
order to show by contrast the mistake of bis
holiuess. But the quotations are not to the
point, for in none of them does either his
eminence of Baltimore, or his grace of St.
Paul, ever say to the Pope that in America
a cutturkampf would follow the condemna
tion of the arrangements for the schools
of Fairbault and Stillwater. They
only allude in a general manner to
a remote danger overhanging the church
in America if certain false pretences made
recently wore permitted to grow This is
evident to any one having an opportunity
of reading the quotations given by Mon
signor Corrigan in their own place in their
proper context Besides, it is plainly ab
surd to any reflecting mind that in a coun
try as wise and practical as America, the
condemnation by the Pope of two small
schools could provoke a f ulturkampf.
To remove all possibility of equivoca
tion. Mens. Corrigan might publish the
letter he ad iressed to the Pope, and then
the public could see for itaelf how exact is
the statement ol 'he Holy Father, for his
reply was made to. that letter and not to
the memorial of the Archbishop of Balti
more. The step has cgused a most ps-hful
impression here, and it is regarded as an
act of great disrespect to His Holiness.
Stevenson Will Be There.
Lon«Titn, Kr , August 3. -A. Ste
venson, the Democratic nominee f oe
President, has telegraphed that ill
arrive m the city this evening, V v
ent at the dedication of the *
Club's r.ew home on Sixth stre
day evening. Governor Brow
aide.
Cutting Down tbe It
Spbisonild, Ma?*., Aug
F. Taylor, of the Maaaatter
of New York. who made a
den Park in 2:14 I-oyesUr’f
world’s bicycle record of V
2:15 made aoot.be4 woode
catting the wor!J \ 7
Wert*
Every
tn be'
For the Principal Men of ‘he Carnegie
Steel Company, Limited.
JUSTICE IN KID GLOVES METED
Out to Those Arrested—They Are
Dealt With Very Promptly and
Leniently Compared With the
Treatment Accorded Hugh
O Donnell—They Give Bail and
Are Released Without Seeing
the Inside of the Jail.
PiTTwno, Pa.. August 8.—The threat
ened suit againsttho Carnegie officials and
the Pinkertons, charging them with mur
der. was begun this morning. and war
rants issued for the arrest of the defend
ants. At 11 o’clock Messrs. Brenuau,
Cox ami Hugh Ross, the prosecuting wit
ness went to Alderman King’s office, on the
South Side, and made the information,
and the warrants were issued.
1 he information is as follows:
"Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs.
K. C. Frick, P. T. P. Lovejoy, Robert
Pinkerton, Wm. Pinkerton, j. A. Potter,
G. A. Corev, G. G. A. Irishman, H M.
Curry, C. VV. Bedell, Fred Primer, Win.
H. Burt, John Cooper and Fred W.
Hinde.
‘ Before me, the subscriber. Pestus M.
King, an Alderman in and for sold city of
Pittsburg, personally came Hugo Ross,
who upon oath deposes ami says that In
Mifllin township, Allegheny county, and
State of Pennsylvania, on the ffih day of
July, ISU8, said defendants did of their
malice aforethought, feloniously and riot
ously, with force and arms and deadly
weapons, Kill ami murder, and did cause
feloniously to be killed ami murdered
Joseph Sutax. John K. Morris, George W.
Rutter and Silas Walne, then and there
being in the peace and Commonwealth ol
Pennsylvania.
"This information is mads on Informa
tion received and believed to be true. Com
plainant therefore prays that a warrant
may issue, and the aforesaid defendants
mav bo arrested and held to auswer tho
charge of murder, and further deponeut
saith not.
•'.sworn to ana suosrrioeu wsuru niouw
.'id day of August, lS'/d.”
(Signed ) Hcon Ross.
Attorney Cox this morning said it was
not their intention to arrest Mr. Frick at
present, or do anything to oudanger hiatifo
or his health.
‘•Wo will issue warrants against all of
those named In the information, hut for tho
present will not arroet ail of them. We
have delayed this matter, not oecnuse we
doubted our position, hut to get the aecea
farv evidence.”
ii Is possible that informations will bt
raado later against the same persons for
conspiracy to depress the wages of work
men, and conspiracy to Incite a riot by, .
bringiug a force of armed men to lion
stead. — ^ ^4
The attornf"*jscy f V suits **
account of the shot ting of Mr. Frick.
This afternoon about three o'clock Seo
retarv I,OTP)ny, Vice 1’resident Leisnri.au
aud Treasurer Curry, of the Carnegie Co.,
appeared before Judge Kwiug In criminal
court and said they desired to surrender
themselves on the charges of rnurdor pro*I
for rod by Hugh Ross.
Judge Kwring refused to hear an applicr
tion for ball until the accused had surren .+
erod to Alderman King. The magtsti
was sent for and after ho had presen
his docket the hearing was held. Mor
Letshman. Curry and Lovejoy waiv
bearing OS U 1(1 ii. Kj. r tick. .^v. nn
doll, James Doyey ami Superintr
Potter. who were absent, but repre
by W. F. l’atterson, their attorney
Messrs. Frick Lovejoy, Lelsbir
Curry wore then released on #10
each,’and R. H. Andrews went
bond. The heart ngtfon tho app1
tho others were postponed until
morning. Judge Kwing said:
"This information Is made by
himseir is charged with murde
on bail. It would have been
l>ecn made by some other p«
if tho story in the newspapt.
of tho men charged In the It
be held for murder,and cort.
hrst degree.
"Tho men on shore wor#
arid unless you can show
malicious and deliberate
11*0 wasting any more t
the barges wore ther
others wero there ill*
on the bank were in ti
start. If Mils Is » «
woulu like U> KDOW IV
Me**™. Dorey and Me
restod at Homestead by i '.o.
art and brought to Pittsburg,
late hour to-night the trio bad no.,
the jail. It i» probable that they
main In the custody of the con*t*b!o a»^
present themselves at oourtio the morning.
Superintendent Potter baa not vet been
arrested. The statement that h* had been
release! on hail was erroneous and It is not
• t all probable that be will aurronner him
self until to-morrow as it would necessitate
remaining in jail over night.
It is said that the reason Superintendent
Potter did Dot surrender this afternoou b
that the evidence against him Is strooge
than against others. He was on the barg>
with the Pinkerton men, and, ills claltnr
gave the order to lire. For this reasru.
otbor officials were anxious to be relea
before ne gave himself up.
Oolf One Itoparlnient at Work
Pirrserao, P* , August S.—Only one de
partment of the upper Union mills a*
Thirty-third street is in operation to-day
This is the p.ate mill. One of the guards
said to-dav, “Tbe vttempt to run theeigb'
and twelve-inch mills and the scrap mlli''
s<-em* to have been abandoned as ueilb<
muse departments are going. The r
is due no doubt to an Insufth Imt su
men since there are very few m.Jl
at prosent about the mills. There
hundred or more laborers at work. I
parent!/ not more than twenty expei
iron workers. Tbeee latter are tt
Hlll'l Ooec V»
Xr.m York, Auirust 5
B Hill, with a party of
on a jacoting cruise J**
that the provisions were
luggage large wocld «nd»c*
wu tfF for more thro a fet
The Senator said it bad n«
ruined Just whore they woui
long they wotild be out
amim
Interacting Hle«*ec of Telegraph
Ameli spare.
An eacploalon occurred in one t
tmenu of McAbee’a oowoer
ona. Pa., yesterday inff
■tg Albert Mom*
jy wrecking tb*
he ex pio*iO'*
he erupt'
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