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

DIV ~ "'H0 % oHUJINt vi bSLSAnl iShi"A n
that the Convention was very fine look.
ing body Of men. The faces that met the
eye were fully three-fourths of them
young men IRON II up to 50, and not a
rum blossom was visible in the crowd. II
is worthy Of remark here as to the Pan.
handle delegations, that the bar.keeper on
the Major Anderson was disguised with
them. He declared he "would just us
soon have a Methodist Conference on
board ~ The bar-keepers in Parkcrsburg
will doubtless be willing to second the
declaration as to the whole Convention.
1t was u fresh, healthy, intelligent looking
"sea of up.turned faces" that met the
gaze as the large auditory was called
10 order.
MORNING SESSION.
At 10 ten o'clock the Convention was
called to order by HARMON SENsII., ESD,
US Chairman Of the State Central Commit
tee, who appointed rs temporary Presi-
dent OF the Convention, Gen. LEWIS RUFF
NER, of Kanawha. Messrs. +. A. GATHER,
JOIN r. HUBBARD, and GEO. W. ATcHIN-
son, conducted Gen. RUFFNER to the Chair,
where he was received with applause, and
acknowledged in BETTING terms the honor
conferred.
G, w. 'ATcHINsoS, Of Kanawha, moved
that DR.. O. G. CHASE, Of Putnam, uct rs
temporary Secretary. Agreed to-
JOIN r. HUBBARD, of Ohio, offered this,
and it was agreed to:
R,AoIrsd, That committees consisting OF ono
from each Senatorial District be- nominated by
tho delegation from such district on the follows
| ipg subjects, viz: on Credentials, on Permanent
! Organization, Oh Basis OF Representation anu on
Resolutions.
The Committees thus appointed, were
the following:
On CrcllentiaL.-Mcssrs H. g. Shepherd,
of Hancock; J. Brod Myers, Of Marion;
Col. Charles HOOtOn, oil Preston; E. l..
Wade, of 'Doddridge; c. G. Smith, OF
Roane; Job II. GlasscOck, Of Barbour;
James L. McIIane, Of Putnam; FL. Lesage,
of CabeGl; A. W. Mann, OF GrecnDrler; W.
n. Welch, Of MineraE Edmund SHAW Oh
Berkeley.
On Basis of RepreMntati0n.--MessrS.
Samuel B. McCuloch, Of Ohio; John K.
Brown, of Wetzel Charles NJ. Bishop,
Of Preston; Vim. II. Steere, Of Peasants;
Charles Il. Fisher. Of Writ; W. NJ. Bun.
ton. of Upshur; John W. CraCraf, Of Kama
VIVA; z. d. Ramsdcll, Of Wayne; Samuel
Young, of Pocahontas; Thomas X. Cars
kadon, OF Mineral; George Kooncc, OF JET
fersOn.
On Permanent Organi2atiOn.-Mcssrs
Milton Wells, of Brooke; George Edwards,
of Marshall; Harmon Sinsel, of Taylor;
Charles F. Scott, of Richie; Robert F.
Fleming, of Gilmer; James NJ. Hayden,
of Lewis; +. w. Sisson, Of Mason; y. W.
Mather, of Cabell; Theoplhlus Gaines, OF
Faycttc; John W. DutTey, of Hardy; g. E.
Stubs, of Jefferson.
On -Messrs. Chester d.
Hubbard, of Ohio; Hanson Crswcll, Of
Marshall; George G. Sturgiss, Of Monon-
gala; r. S. Northcott, of Harrison; b. ID.
Williams, of Jackson; J. w. Hcavener, OF
Upshur; G. W. Atkinson, Of kanawha;
George Evans, OF Mercer; Cyrus Ncwlin,
of Monroe; W. II. II. Flick, OF PendIcton;
J. Nelson Wisner, of Berkeley.
Hon. CHESTER d. HUBBARD. Of Ohio,
oflerered Il series Of resolutions which
were referred without reading
The Committees having retired calls
were made for THOMAS B. SWAN, of Ka'
nawha, who was Colonel in the Con-
fedcratc army, but who has acted with
the Republican party since the close OF
the war. In response 10 repeated calls
Col. SWAN came forward to the stand and
spoke us follows:
SPEECH OF COL. r. Il. SWAN, OF KANAwHA.
Mr. prsadent amt Gentlemen Of tie Contention:
find myself for the first time mem
Der OF Republican Convention Jap
plause;) and in appearing before you under
the circumstances beg your sympathies
for position 1 am proud to fill. Two
years ago, my felow-citizcns, came be-
lore the public under circumstances peCu-
liarly trying. had acted my humble
part in the army OF the rebellion to its
close. Upon my return home determin.
cd patiently to survey the political field
and before / acted to rid myself Of passion
and prejudice and to act from reason and
principle us | could understand them.
| Taking that standpoint, as the boy who
begins in his A B C's, in political life,
thought after thorough examination OF
the question that the theories Of the Re-
publican party were natural and just Jap
plaUsc); and the same research brought
me to the conclusion that those Of the
Democratic party were conventional
timc-Scrving and unsatisfactory. CThats
So" and appausc) |, IN old Wing, had
followed that party for four years, and in
the privations of the camp and in the dan
gers OF the field had served, with my God
MS my witness, to the best OF my ability.
thought the time had come when |
should cease to pay blind allegiance
to IL party which failed 10 accept and
acknowledge the realities of four years
of blood. l knew that my person.
al course would be Il source OF Criti-
cism and contempt with my old friends
and associates, but thought ii better TO
strike for truth under the lrowns of old
friends than blindly to pursue error amid
their smiles. (Applause) Right or wrong,
my action was taken and have now
served in the Republican party cXectly the
same period Of time that served in the
rebel army. (Applause) II had been
Ia Democratic rebel | claim, ergo, that l
ought to be now rs sound n Republican as
was rebel then. From that standpoint,
to-day, sir, If 1t were new position, hav-
ing served equally two masters, l claim
that now, as nm American freeman, have
Il right TO make my choice. Gentlemen,