The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-10-16
M mss Convention Of the Republicnn
Party Of West virginia.

The following report has been fur
nished US for publication. Why the
Intelhsencer Office has not laid ft'before
its readers we leave that paper to ex-
plain:
At Mass Convention of the Republi-
can party, recently assembled at the
Inteliigencer, Mr.. A. w. Campbell nomi-
mated Hon. C. D. Hubbard for Presi-
dent of the Convention. The proposi-
tion carrying, mem. con-, Mr.. Hubbard re-
cognized the compliment by naming
Mr.. A. w. Campbell for Secretary of the
Convention. Mr.. Campbell, in making
his acknowledgment, proposed the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, The mission of the Repub-
lican party has been accomplished by its
refusal last Fall to recognize the claims
of our distinguished fellow-citizen, Hon.
c. d. Hubbard, to seat in the halls OF
National legislation and by other dere-
lictions toe painful and personal to be
mentioned, therefore
RESOLVED, That an instinct of self
preservation, the great law which per-
vades all animal and political life, de.
mands that terms be made with the
logic of events, including our patriotic
but somewhat erring disfranchised fell
low -citizens,to the end that the Republi-
can party, purged of prescription, may
rise to higher plane under the leader
ship of its founders and original supper
ters.
Resolred, That to give practical shape
to the new departure to which we are
impelled by want of appreciation in
side the Republican party and by fiat
tering tenders from without, we suggest
that ticket to be composed of Hon. c..
D. Hubbard and --, be at once
put in the field, to represent the liberal
ity and magnanimity of the "let-up"
Republicans in our State Legislature.
Mr.. Hubbard begged to amend the
preamble by inserting after the word
"Fall," the words "to allow our worthy
and talented young leader, A. w. Camp.
bell, Esq, to fulfill his mission to
Stockholm, or to the United States Sem
ate by its failure" so as to read thus:
WHEREAS, The mission of the Re-
publican party has been accomplished
by it's refusal last Fall to allow eur
worthy and talented young leader, A.
w. Campbell, Esq, to fulfill his mission
to Stockholm or to the United States
Senate, by its failure to recognize the
claims of our distinguished fellow
citizen, Hon. c. d. Hubbard, to seat
in the halls of National legislation and
by other derelictions too painful and
personal to be mentioned, therefore
resolved, &c. Agreed to.
Mr.. Hubbard then moved to fill the
blank in the second resolution with the
words, "and A. w. Campbell, Esq, the
gallant but sadly unappreciated
pioneer of Republicanism in this re-
gion."
The amendment was adopted, and the
resolutions passed.
Mr.. Campbell rising to thank his il
lustrious friend the honorable Chair.
man for the generous and tlattering
mention of his name in so distinguished
connection, said that the act was one
which did honor to the whole-souled
nature Of the mentioner, and convinced
him that the true Republican party
owed to itself the duty of spontaneously
elevating to the G Gubernatorial Chair of
the State, the eminent statesman whose
kind remembrance of himself he had
the honor to acknowledge; he begged to
suggest in conclusion that arrange
ments be set on foot at once for etfecting
that spontaneous elevation.
The Chairman was overwhelmed with
emotion at this noble tribute to his
name and services. Had he expected
to be named for public position, he
would never have attended that Con-
vention.e. AS it was, he threw himself
upon the charity of the body. with in
expressible feelings of gratitude for the
honors with which it was crowning
him. One word before he closed, for
the right, for the reward of emineuce,
worth and fidelity. 1t had fallen to his
lot, and having so fallen, he took Pc
culiar pride in discharging the duty, to
say that vacancy would soon occur in
the West Virginia delegation to the
United States Senate, and he felt a
thrill of honorable pride in naming
then and there that intellectual giant,
that great-hearted patriot, that Jealous,
unfinching, original Republican, A. W.
Campbell, Esq, as a worthy, available
and peculiarly proper successor of our
able but rather superanuated Sena-
tor, Hon. W, T. Wiley.
The propositions of the distinguished
gentleman having been embodied in
appropriate resolutions and adopted,
the Convention adjourned amid tumul-
tuous applause. The proceedings were
marked by theJnost perfect harmony,
and all present retired we'll satisfied
with the conclusions reached and the
programme of action adopted.