The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-07-30
DEMOCRATIC CONGREs-
STONAL CONVENTION.
Report orahe speeches Made.

expected nOnor cOnlerreu. Nc oeiRs''"
in after years it would be regarded as
of an honor TO have presided
even temporarily over the first Demo
cratic Convention that nominated q can
didate who was elected the hrst Demo
cratic Congressman from the First Con
gressiopal District of West Virginia.
There seemed TO him 10 be every 'ndica-
ton that this Convention, with proper
caution and prudence in making nom
nation, would nominate the next Rep
resentative in Congress from this dis
tric,. (Applause.) There was. in adj
dition TO the weakness Of the candidate
on the opposite side, manifested every
where, at every turn we take, and aP.
parent to every one growing dislike
and growing hatred TO the corruption
and to the foul rings that control this
country in the Congress of the United
States. The great agricultural interests
OF the country are becoming tired OF the
burdens that are heaped on them 10y
the cliaA monopolies, and mannfac-
turing interests of New England, The
sweat of the farmer, the speaker said,
is beginning to be tired OF being spent
in supporting the mobiles Of the New
England States. All the other rings
that control Congressional legislation,
are becoming distasteful TO the people,
who are now seeking representatives
who will bring to bear the weight OF
their talent and influence in favor Of
measures for the common good, and in
terest of ali the people Of the country
a voice, that's the man we want. }
The Speaker said he had not cX-
pected to be betrayed into a speech, or
into any remarks on the questions that
will be discussed here to-day, but be-
fore proceeding to business he asked 10
be permitted to ask that the Convcn-
ton would proceed in the work of NOM
mating this candidate with harmonious
feelings, and let all personal considera,,
tons be sunk in the great object and
end to be attained-a representative
who will represent the whole people;
Let all private ambitions and personal
schemes be laid aside. and let US 90 for
ward and come up to this work with a
determination to elect the man we nom
mate
After the transaction Of the prcIimi-
nary business OF the Convention, az
published in the REGISTER OF ycster-
day, OKEY JOHNSON, ESD, WIS selected
as the chairman Of the permanent or
ganization.
He came forward aud returned
thanks for this mark of confidence and
respect. Having 20 recently presided
at the deliberations Of the State Demo.
cratic Convention at Charleston, he had
not expected this honor He had to
saw, that all he could do here and else
where to preserve harmony in the
ranks Of the great Democratic party OF
the State should be done. Our friends
are sitting here, he said, expecting per.
haps, unless there is something out of
the usual course Of affairs, to have
something sensational to dispatch this
evening from West Union. You know
that in the ranks of the Republicans in
every Congressional district there have
been di,scnsions and dissatlsiactlons,
and they are all torn asundcr, and can
not harmonic and unite How il was
in the First we all know. How it was
in the Second is also apparent from
what we sec in the papers. Let 1t not
be said that the Democratic rartr-a
party that has been from the time West
Virginia was thrown out into its orbit
battling for principle. for right and for
those God-given principles that our
fathers bathed themselves and their sons
in bloodt to obtain, shall be frittered away
here We shall not do it. know VIC
have convened here to harmonic. We
expect to-day to nominate the next Con-
gresham for the First District of West
Virginia. We cannot do it except
through harmonious action We must
come right up here ready TO lay AL per-
sonal feeling, every personal ambition,
on the altar of our country, because the
etakc il too great, too great indeed for
us TO quarrel over it now. What was
said in the Third Congressional Dis
tfict? 4 gentleman who was candl-
date before that body, wrangling over
the charge Of fraud and corruption, said
the Republican party could no longer
be held together hy the cohesive power
of public plumber We are not after
plnndcr. I'VE have not got anything
to plumber; and it will he sometime
after We have had our hands in the
public crib before such remark could
be made among us. We are not bat
Ting for plumber or Office, but for tho
great principles that have beenihande
down TO us 10y our fathers; and 1t be-
comes us as frecmen, descended from
revolutionary sires, to lay aside every
personal feeling and come mp here and
nominate man whom We can all cup
port in all sections Of the district, cor
daily. So far as my section is con-
cerned, and, l believe, in every section
of this whole district, the man who to-
day gets free and voluntary nomina-
ton from this Convention will receive
the cordial support in every part of
the district and be triumphantly elected.
Mr.. johnson again returned slis
thanks and took his seat, his remarks
being frequently interrupted with ap-
plause,
The following arc the remarks re-
ported to have been made by JoHS i.
DAVIS when his name was first proposed
to the Convention as a candidate
Mr.. Davis, who was q delegate, rose
and said he was somewhat surprised by
this nomination. He had come up
here with the understanding that the
Harrison delegation would propose no
one to the Convention, | certainly, he
said, did not expect my name would be
before the Convention; for / believe /
have at different times not only before