The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-08-04

The S6ldier1 Conventien az Harris.
: Surs<Masnsac Gashering Of the
Rows 4. Rlue-Enthusiastic lndorse.
ment Of johnson and Clymer.
HARRISBURG, August 1.
The Conservative Soldiers Convention
OF Pennsylvania, held to-day, was I@.
manselv successful. There were elgn6
hundred regularly elected delegates
nrasant and fully as many volunteer
.Iooates The absence OF politicians
uo "s life noticeable, and the proceed
mos were marked by nnoounded enenu.
ln :s large delegations from various
sections Of the State came provided WIN
bands and banners. That from Phila'
delphia was two hundred strong: Scarce
a delegation but that had members LOT
merly Republicans, and in some instan-
ces the majority were OF that party.
MANY of those present served under
Geary and were loudest in opposition to
that so-oalled hero. The convention as
smbled in the hall of the House of Rep.
re.entatives, and was called to order by
Gan. Davis, late of the one hundred and
feurth regiment, and General Sweltzer'
late of the sixty-frst regiment, was ap-
neinted Temporary chairman, and maze
q stirring speech. Colonel McCandless,
of the Pennsylvania Reserves, was made
a permanent chairman, and delivered an
ELOQUENT address. His review OF the
war policy of the late administration
was mastery, as was his defence OF
Mcclellan. At the mention OF McClel'
lan's name intense enthusiasm prevailed,
lasting for some minutes. 2 w.
The list of Vice-Presidents and Secre-
taries includes some of the most distin-
puished soldiers of Pennsylvania. all
ranks being represented.
After recess, speeches were made by
several prominent soldiers, and every
sentiment in favor of johnson and ely
mer was received with shouts of ap.
plause.
General Davis reported the resolu.
tiors. which repudiate the bogus sol.
diers' convention of Pittsbnrg; declare
that the war was for the Union and
nothing else; denounce Congress for vi
olation of their solemn agreements; en-
dorse johnson and Clymer; oppose ne
gro suffrage, and all legislation tending
TO make the negro the white man.
equal; repudiate Geary as the soldiers
candidate, and praise Senators Bueka
lew and Cowan for their public course
Every resolution was received with loud
cheers, and the whole were adopted
unanimously.
Before the adjournment a resolution
was adopted requesting Geary to answer
interrogatives as TO his position on the
negro suffrage and restoration questions
Geary's friends are troubled in conse.
quence.
The convention, after adjournment
marched in body, under command OF
Colonel McCandless, to the Butler
House, to pay their respects to Mr.. ely
mer. He was greeted very enthusiast
tically, and made short speech, calling
upon the soldiers to vote as they fought,
tor tho Union and Constitution, and
bitterly denounCing the Radicals for
treachcry to the government. Loud
cheers greeted the candidate for Gov
ernor, who afterwards devoted his time
10 hand shaking,
Only the good sense Of the soldiers
prevented serious riot. A Radical
evening paper denounced the conven
oiO.- 90 .>As,se st deserters, and bounty
Jumpers, which was a Shameful outrage
Hundreds threatened to destroy the
Office, but concluded not to follow prece
dents made by their opponents
The convention is pronounced as mucl
larger than either of the party-nominat
ing conventions Of last spring, and goot
Judges agree that it indicates an over
whelming majority of the soldiers vote
for Clymer. Every soldier here say!
that two-thirds of their comrades art
opposed to Ge4ry's election. Clymer!
majority is now set down al not less
than twenty FIVE thousand.