The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-10-11
Republican County Convention,
The Whole Thing Dead in
the Shell.

The Whole Thing Dead in
/ the Shell.
Music-" Hark from the Tombs. ,
The TIndependent Republic
of Kitchie Goes Back on
the "Let-Uppers."
I The Ohio county Republican Conven.
tion met at the Court House on Satur.
day afternoon. About twenty-five OF
thirty delegates were present and hall
a dozen spectators, mostly "friends Of
the family" who had dropped in to wit.
ness the effort to galvanize the "loyalty'
of this region into at least the appear.
ance ofiffe. The spectacle was dreary
one; the experiment uninteresting and
hopeless. a"
The proscriptives, who at first thought
of making fight against the 1et-ups,'
concluded to permit the "new move.
ment" to end its career by selfexhaus.
tion. But a few of them were in at.
tendance, and these more to express
their Infinite disgust with the whole
performance than to dignity it by op.
position. Il. Ht
The Usual symptoms of "cut and dry
cropped out early in the entertainment
Mr.. John E. Wilson, one of "the gilt
edged 1922 was called to the chair,
John Bishop, Esq, also "gilt-edged,"
was chosen Secretary. The committee
on Credentials was dispensed with, the
report Of the Intelligehcer, likewise "gilt-
edged,r being accepted as containing
true list of the members, save and ex-
cept as to the townships of Richland
and Liberty, several gentlemen from
them, all "gilt.edged," being admitted
to seats upon their own statement of
election.
The following gentlemen were ap-
pointed committee of "reselutioners :"
Hon. c. d. Hubbard, w. J. Robb, S. A.
Heaton, George Robinson, j. A. Lancas-
ter, Captain S. l.. Brice, l. Z. Blan-
chard, c, NJ. Hane, J. G. Maxwell, NJ L.
Hill. 1t was claimed by prominent
bitter -ender" that the only man on the
Committee, not of the "gilt-edged" per-
suasion, was the member from Ritchle,
Captain Brice, and he was not present
in the Convention. This, however, may
be attributed to inadvertence, or to that
careful provision for peace and harmo-
ny which enters into the government of
every well-regulated household. The
Committee retired, probably as far as
the head of the stairs, resoluted for
about fifteen seconds, and returned
with the following platform" the CO.
lerity of whose preparation was mar
velously suggestive of an additional in
stalment of "cut-and-dry
By the Republican people Of Ohio county
through their Delegates in Contention
assembled, be it reSolred
First, That we hereby affirm our con-
tinued adherence to the fundamental
doctrines of the Republican party, as
expressed by its lest National Conven'
tiOn at Chicago, and in the general
policy of its Representatives in Con-
gress.
Second, That We hail with satisfac-
tion the evidence thus far given of
President Grants determination to so
administer affairs as to build up the
National Credit, reduce Taxation, en-
force Honesty and Economy in the pub
lie service, and to bring about an era
of good feeling and business prosperity
throughout the Union, by protecting all
citizens in their rights and removing as
fast as consistent with the situation al
inequalities resting on any portion of
the people.
Third, That we have received with
pleasure the assurance given TO the pub
lie of President Grants sympathy and
cooperation in the effort now making
in this State to emulate the wise policy
of his administration towards our dis
franchised fellow citizens, and that we
cordially participate in his expressed
solicituGe for the unity of all those who
sympathize with Republican principles.
Fourth, That in accordance with the
spirit and intent of the Chicago Plat
form as understood and defined by its
author, and in conformity to the ma
tional pslicy of our party as interpreted
by the President and illustrated by his
official acts and those of the majority in |
Congress, the Legislature, at its next
session, should remove such inequalities
among citizens as are imposed by legis-
lative act, and should take the prelim-
mary steps towards proposing to the |
voters of the State an amendment TO
the Constitution whereby the right of
suffrage would be conferred impartially !
on al the citizens of the State.
Mr.. Hubbard, the Chairman, deemed
it necessary to explain only the mean
ing and intent of the fourth resolution,
leaving room for the inference that the
other three were either inexplcable or
incOmprehensible. He said that the
inequalities among citizens, imposed
by legislative act" which the resolu.
tion,contemplated, and which "the Leg
islature should remove" were those
established by the Oaths for Lawyers,
Suitors and Teachers. He made no
reference to the registration law, but
limited the scope of this part of the reso-
luton entirely to the Oaths above
mentioned. The Constitutional Amend
ment referred ito would restore to the
rebels the elective franchise, and would
"lift the Republican party to a higher
plane" by comforting impartial suffrage
upon black and white. Mr.. Cowan
offered the following substitute for the
report of the committee
Resolred, That we are in favor of the
immediate repeal of the Lawyers,
Teachers and Suitors' test osths, and
that in the same measure as the ex-reb-
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