The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-25

SuhIuS SlV NOlGS ia
On motion, II wns agreed that the rules
of the House of Delegates, so Iar as appIi-
cable, should govern this Convention.
The Convention then proceeded to
make nominations
Charles L. Scott, Of Richie, nominated
Gen. 4. NJ. HARRIS.
VIM. II. Stccrc, Of Peasants, nominated
Gen. l. II. DUAL.
Capt. Il. +. Rome, Of Harrison, nomi-
mated Gen. NATHAN GoFF, in.
As the vote progressed, the warm i'll.
forest felt developed into excitement. Tho
Wood county delegation, which was al
most equal in numbers to all the other
delegations from the district, were having
boistcrous time, the delegation being so
large as to be utterly unwieldy. They
were not able to agree how their vote
should be cast until some time Aller all
the other delegations had voted, and when
the CHAIRMAN announced its vote several
members of the delegation objected, and
declared that was not the vote agreed on,
while the rest insisted it was. The whole
delegation crowded towards the stand,
and for some minutes there was fearful
clamor. The PRESIDENT Of the Conven.
ton put an end to it finally by declaring
that the vote as announced by the Chair
man of the delegation must DO received.
The result of the first ballot stood:
For Gen Harris. ............''.'''.''y
" Gen. CON ;................,''.''.' ..tS4
" Gen. DuVAl. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S.41S
whole vots,..,,,.....,.....,.......2 as
Necessary TO choice. 100
The Convention proceeded to ballot
again, first agreeing to motion that after
the second ballot the lowest candidate
should be dropped. After considerable
waiting on the delegation from Wood,
which like all other large bodies moved
slowly, the result was ascertained and an
nounced Us follows:
For Gen. Col; Observation-Disclosures. !0S
Gen, Harris, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ..luo
Gen DuVal Observation-Disclosures, I
No choice.
Gen. DUvAL's name was dropped; and
rs tho Convention was about to proceed
to third ballot,
Gen. HARRIS, who was present, got up
on the steps OF the PRESIDENTS stand
and said that he had been watching the
movements here and had observed what
influences were at work against him !;
that lie had not been and could
not expect TO he fairly dealt with
and therefore he was no longer q
candidate before this Convention, but he
would be candidate nevertheless.
The GENERAL stepped down and moved
away. His remarks were made so quick
", and he was so surrounded BY delegates
standing, that what he said was not audi.
bic amid tho general buzz except TO those
in the immediate vicinity. The word
that he had withdrawn flew quickly from
mouth to mouth, Delegates jumped on
their feet in all directions to ask il it were
n fact. One DUvAL delegate shouted that
this would bring DUvAL back before the
Convention Others said It would not.
Several moved amid great confusion to
make it Unanimous for GoFF." mo!
Nor shouted the HARMsmCn.
Mr.. FISHER, orOhio, nominated A. W.
CAPMRELL. LoudCries for "CAMPRELLw
He afterwards withdrew the nomination.
Mr.. HUTCHINSON, Of Wood, nominated
Hon. CHESTER D. HUBBARD, of Ohio.
W. p. HUBBARD, of Ohio, insisted Oh
the motion to make Gen. GoFF's n0mina.
ton unanimous, but in the confusion no
attention was paid to any Of the many
motions poured in from all directions.
All this time the PRESIDENT was ap.
pealing in vain to the members to sit down
and come TO order