The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-06-11
THE CONVENTION /!
Trip from Wheeling
MEETING4


70 COMMITTEE IN selecting Charleston as
the place fol; holding the Democratic
State Conventions, has been the subjeet
Of some uhfriehdly criticism almost
ever since the first publication OF the
call. The remoteness of the locality
,.trom The Northern and Eastern Pam
ia lla handles and its distance from any
completed railroad have been made the
~ a basis of many predictions that the Com
- ysntop would be slimly attended, and
- :. the few delegates thst did fnd their way
800. - fhege would be subjected 10 great dis
,Vsllacomfert hdsheayy expense The con
ss s' stitutional croakers who. are never
happy unless they, can find or invent
some cause for complaint have exele
y 3 ised tbSir giftto IL fullest capacity and
7.1i thoroughly pleased themselves with
20 gloomy forebodings,
But never have predictions of evil
more agnally failed 'of mlflment.
rs The Convention will represent the State
more fully than any that has hereto
fore been held within its borders. The
delegates now assembling in Charleston
are, as body, the very best men in The
I, State, and it would be difficult to find
anywhere a more respectable, intelil-
+.s gent and influential mass Of citizens
than these representatives compose.
The result thus far has completely vim
dicated the wisdom Of the committees
action, and must effectually silence the
dissatisfied.
THE VOYAGE OF THE ARG0sY,
Bearing delegations from the Northern
Panhandle and the river counties above
Parkersburg, has been one Of continued
pleasure. Leaving Wheeling promptly
at eight o'clock on Monday morning,
the boat was detained nearly two hours
at Bellaire awaiting the arrival of the
train bringing delegates from Hancock
and Brooke counties. At Moundsyille,
the Marshall county delegation was re-
ceived; at New Martinsville, delegates
= from Wetzel; at other points delega-
tions from Tyler and Peasants were
taken on board, and Parkersburg wac
reached about eight o'clock in the even
ing. A number Of gentlemen from
Harrison, Lewis, Hardy and other coun-
ties Joined us there, the steamer
Charmer, with full load of delegates
% from the East and along the line Of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, having
started about two hours before
THE SCENERY
Down the Ohio and up the Kanawha
has been superb. The clear blue of the
sky, the dark green verdure of the for
estclad hills, the lighter tint Of the
willows that fringe the shore, and the
grayish hue of the water, have formed
combination Of colors that would de-
light the eye of an artist No finer
scenery can be found anywhere than
that which presents itself constantly to
the eye Of the traveller on these rivers
at this season of the year, and as
suredly none more beautiful need be
desired. Let the painter faithfully and
truthfully transfer these scenes to his
canvass, and the immortality of his
fame is made secure. Our passengers
have thoroughly enjoyed the beauty OF
the country through which we have
passed and have given vent to many
expressions of delight
THE STEAMER ARGoSY.
We have also been exceedingly for
tunate in our selection of boat The
Argosy, roomy, airy, clean, comnio-
dious, well differed and manned, is in
short everything that could be desired
in that line The arrangements for the
comfort and accommodation of the one
hundred and twenty passengers on
board, are complete, and reflect much
credit upon Captain List and all con-
nected with the boat Not only has
there been no.cause for complaint, but
amidst this whole throng OF passengers
not the slightest word or murmur of
.displeasure has been heard, and this is
no faint praise.
Thus far, to the passengers on the
Argosy, the trip has been a complete
pleasure excursion; nothing has oc
CURED to interrupt or mar the general
enjoyment A unanimous vote of
thanks should be given the Democratic
Executive Committee for choosing
Charleston as the place for the State
Convention and thus projecting the
excursion which has afforded so much
pleasure thus far .s.--'l
DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS PRESENT,
The Democratic State Convention is
magnificent success There is an
immense vitality in the old party vet
vitality that persecution, prescription
and defeat cannot quench Delegates
are present from nearly all the counties
Of the State, and, what is still better
and more significant, these delegates
are, in every true sense of the term
representative men. They are the
leading men of their several counties
the men who, feeling strongly them
selves, carry with them the sentiment
of the communities where they reside
and the circles in which they move.
Among those present may be mem |
toned, j. J. Jacob, of Hampshire, a /
man of spotless integrity and unbound !
ed influence in his county; John j. |
Davis, of Harrison one Of the ablest
men in the State and whose eloouence
rs debater, fine scholarship. and pol. !
ished, keen and incisive manner rem |
dered him the terror of Radical poli- /
ticians; johnson n Camden, of Wood !
whose wealth. solid position and political
skill gave him commanding influence;
Frank Hereford, of Monroe, whose
n reputation as skillfnl lawyer and an
.il eloquent speaker is web known through |
out the State; together with host of
others no less known as, the leaders OF
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