The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-10-11

could do us no harm if they tried, and
we could o longer justify ourselves in
a policy of disfranchisement. He was
in favor of impartial suffrage. He be-
lieved in enfranchising the negro not
because he was black but because he
was a man, because he sustained the
responsibilities of citizen to the Gov
ernment and discharged the duties
growing out of the relations of citizen
ship.
After some further discussion the
substitute was rejected. The ayes and
and noes were called for by Squire
Schultz who wanted the record made
up. This was overruled by calling the
list of townships instead of the list of
delegates, SO that the names of those
voting were not allowed to appear.
The report of the Committee was then
adopted, the ayes and noes being called
and the same dodge resorted to as in
the previous case. Nominations being
in order, the following gentlemen were
placed before the Convention: Messrs.
r. w. Hazlitt, C. d. Hubbard, A. W.
Campbell, A. Pollack, William North
and Thomas Hsrnbrook. A letter from
Mr.. A. w. Campbell was read, request
ing that his name should not be used.
Mr.. Hubbard gently "put aside the
crown" declaring that if he had wanted
to be candidate he would not have
come to the Convention. Mr.. John
Clator (not "gilt-edged') entered Wig
orous protest against their Withdrawals.
Said he: "Mr. Campbell and Mr.. Hub
bard was the ones that got up this ma
chine and Pd like to see 'em run it,"
Mr., Hubbard "threw himself upon the
charity of the Convention" and was
probably not seriously disgruntled by
the response. The following was the
result of the first ballot: Campbell
1861, Hubbard 1901, Hazlitt 1902, North
1881, Hornbrook 70l, Pollack S97. Ne
cessary to choice 1165. Messrs. Camp
bell, Hubbard and North were therefore
declared the nominees.
The following gentlemen were chosen
delegates to the Senatorial Convention
at Wellsbarg: G. w. b. Allison, John
Bishop, A. j. Clark, j. A. Metcalf, C. D.
Hubbard, Abraham McColloch, S. l..
Brice, j. A. Lancaster, w. B. Curtis, j.
Hornbrook. On motion each township
selected a representative on the
County Executive Committee. The
following gentlemen were chosen
Washington, Caleb Sylvis; Madi-
son, John McLure; Clay, A. Pol
lack; Union, James Launder; Web
ster, S. NJ. Whiteside; Triadelphia, J.
z. Cecil Centre, H. NJ. Fisher; Ritchie,
K. N. Hazlitt; Richland, NJ. L. Hill;
Liberty, Samuel Bell.
The county townships presented the
name of d. j. McDade as candidate
for County Superintendent of Public
Schools. The Convention confirmed
the nomination and adjourned.
This was che of the tamest and most
mechanical Conventions we have ever
witnessed. From beginning TO end the
delegates indicated that they were "go-
ing through the motions" without any
volition or thought of their own; two
or three run the machine, and, for the
most part, there was helpless and hope
less acquiescence. That the Conven- :
ton was not a representative one there
is not the slightest doubt. A sample of
the under current of talk will indicate {
the drift of public opinion on this point.
Mr.. Tappan, of the Seventh Ward, COM
planned bitterly of the "shenanigan"
which had deprived his Ward of repre-
sentation in the Convention. He, and
other Republicans from the Island, had
gone to the City Hall on the night of
the primary meetings, and waited until
half-past eight for their fellow Republi-
cans from the Second Ward, and none
Of them coming, had adjourned without
any delegates. The Second
Warders, all "gilt-edged," having
watched until the Islanders had disap-
peared, had then made the nomina-
tions. Every delegate appointed by
them had signed the address of "tho
immortal 132;" every one lived in the Z
Second Ward; the Seventh Ward was
the true Republican 4
sentiment of Madison township
was unrepresented. Election day
would show the result Others
made no bones of declaring that they
preferred Copperhead to "let-up,"
and delegate from Ritche proclaimed
that the Independent Republic" would
give the largest Democratic majority
ever cast by any township in the coun.
ty. Take them for all in all, there is
sad strife among the brethren, which
plying public will be panied to observe.