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


mony. Whatever grievances any one
had this confusion would not redress
them. He begged the delegates to sit
down for just five minutes and at the end
of that time they would be in II frame Of
mind to proceed with the business.
A few moments later Gen. HARRIS re-
turned, and getting upon the steps again,
said
NJ President and GeatemsH:
| am one of those men who isa Repub'
lican from conviction and from prin'
ciple; and have always made it q rule to
submit to the voice OF the people in re.
gard to the selection Of candidates. !
would do SO to-day If l could see that
there was an opportunity Of fair cX-
preston Of that voice, lido not desire to
be an insubordinate member Of the party.
l do not desire TO do anything 10 distract
and divide the party. Above al, l do not
desire to do anything to defeat the party;
and had either one Of my competitors re-
ceived the nomination over myself by a
fair, square, direct VOte-wtthout any
chiseling-without any undue influences
being attempted to be eXerted-without
waiting twenty minutes before announcing
a result, and running round from one dele:
cation to another 10 procure changes
would not have taken the course saw
proper to take. When I took it, took It
with full knowledge and conviction OF
the responsibility and the probable results.
/ did not expect 1t would result in my
election, or in Gen. COTS election. ! ex'
pected it would result in the defeat Of both.
This result I should deplore; but l am
not responsible for it, because not only
myself but my friends are witnesses to
the influences that have been brought to
bear TO defeat me.
l said to my friend, Gen. Duval: Can
YOU show yourself to be equally strong
with me in this Convention l will get out
of your way-I do not say stronger. !
will not be in the way your nomination"
You see, 1t Is not because l have my heart
set on getting the nomination or going 70
Congress. That is not it at all. l should
have felt Just Us cheerful in stepping aside
and giving the nomination to another as
in receiving 1t myself, had there been evil
dence that the sentiment Of the Republic
cans of the First District desired that re-
suit.
Ihave said all along that I respect Gen.
Golf as q young man OF character and
position,-a good Republican OF fair abil.
tiles; and could he get the nomination l
would Cheerfully vote for him; and lam
Just going to say this: that in order to
promote the harmony Of the party, to en-
sure the success Of the party, will recede
from the position l have taken; aud II
this thing can go right along in fair
mannerEwith . free expression Of the
real sentiments Of the people, and with.
out any undue influences being worked
upon them-without any ofthis tugling-I
will abide by tho result, and if l am de-
ieatcd l shall not feel disappointed at all
i shall not feel bad about it. But It
must be done by fair and direct opera.
tion-by candid, truthful, fair method OF
procedure; and upon that position and
that alone l Twill recede from the position
| took. ..
Gen. HARRIS Ircmarks were received
with warm applause by his friends. The
friends of Gen. Corr Immediately began
to call vociferously for "GoFF! Let
us hear from GoFFp In Il few moments
Gen. GoFF appeared upon the stand and
stepping forward in acknowledgment Of
the call, said:
Gentlemen Of the ConrtntIOH; E.
do not desire at this time 10 discuss
politics with you. lam surprised that It
should be ut all necessary that should
respond TO this call Of my friends. do
not understand, gentlemen, this charge
that fraud or undue means have been used
here by my friends to secure this nomina-
ton for me, have no knowledge OF any
such thing,
1t am the weaker Candidate-ifit Is
developed here that my name will not
receive sufficient vote to give lue this
nomination, why then, gentlemen of the
Convention, will not be in the way OF
the Republican party Of this district, nor
will l endeaVor 10 thwart the action and
destroy the concert Of this Convention.
Gentlemen, have only to say that my
friends, so far as l know, have used no
means except legitimate means 10 accom-
plish the result which has been accom-.
plished here; nor do thank my gen
tlcman, friend though he may or may
not have been, for charging me or my
friends with such conduct
have only TO add, that il in casting the
vote of the counties of this district, you
find me the weaker Of the two, and your
choice falls upon another, l will put my
shoulder TO the wheel and canvass this
district from one end to the other, for the
man Of your choice, r.riJnH.
The friends OF Gen. Corr, were delight
ed with this little speech, and cheered him
to the echo. ..- ... ...
Gen. HARRIS again rose and said:
merely wish to say that if Gen. Golf
or his friends understood me to charge
him with attempting to defeat mo with
unfair means, they were mistaken. l
made no such charge. l merely referred
to obvious facts TINT were patent TO all. l
do not throw the responsibility on Gen.
Golf.
1t was then agreed, to allow things TO
cool down and the delegations to have an
opportunity Of consulting as to the next
vote, that there should be recess or sus-
pension Of five minutes.
When the PRESIDENT again called the
Convention to. order, EPHRAIM BEE, of
Doddridge, moved that the Convention
adjourn to meet two weeks from that day
in Moundsvillc. After some discussion,
however, Mr.. BEE withdrew his motion,
the Convention manifcsting determine
ton to proceed.
Gen. HARRIS again rose and said:
All l demand is q fair decision and cir
cumstances that will give o fair decision.