The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-06
The First Days Proceedings.
A Permanent Organization.
RUNcoMBE SPEECHES.
THE WOE PRESIDENCY.
Nominations Expected To-Day.

PHILADELPHIA, June 5.-Mr. Nc.
Michael, on assuming the temporary
craftsmanship, made speech, and was
enthusiastically cheered in every refer
ence to General Grant, sometimes last
ing several minutes, while handker-
chiefs and hats were waved, presenting
a scene OF the widest excitement. The
negro delegates were especially enthu-
siastic, and at the close Of his speech
the cheering was renewed.
John Newlin, Of New Jersey; Hiram
Potter, Jr., of Florida, and John R.
Hubbard, of West Virginia, were then
chosen temporary Secretaries Of the
Convention.
Each State then named a delegate to
serve on the Committee on Credentials
and the following were selected:
Alabama, Gen. J. w. Burke; Arkan-
sas, J. II. johnson; California, Thos.
Fallon; Connecticut, Jas. D. Frary ;
Delaware, Benjamin Burton; Florida,
Jas II. Armstrong; Georgia, Edwin
Belcher; Illinois, }. F. Alexander; In
diana, NJ. A. Bunday; Iowa, Isaac
Pendleton; Kansas, VIM. Baldwin
Kentucky. Samuel e. Casey; Louisi-
ana, NJ. F. Smith; Maine, !. E. But
Ter; Maryland, Alexander Randall !;
Massachusetts, Col. f. B. Stoddard !;
Michigan, James II Stone; Mime sofa,
E. II. Goodsell; Mississippi, James
Hill; Missouri, George A. Moser; Ne.
braska, John Roberts; Nevada, o. G.
Stevenson; New Hampshire, Dexter
Richards; New Jersey, George
Wartz; New York, f. w. Foster;
North Carolina, Louis Hilliard Ohio,
Griffith Lewis; Oregon, Hiram Smith ;
Pennsylvania, L. D. Shoemaker; Rhode
Island, Edward L. Trueman; South
Carolina S. A. Swailes; Tennessee, r.
r. Butler; Texas, w. A. Sailer; Yer
mont, George w. Grandry; Virginia,
Robert Norton; West Virginia, George
Edwards Wisconsin, James G. Tharpe;
Arizona, John Titus; Colorado, Jerome
B. Chafte; Dakota, no selection; Dis
trict Of Columbia, John F. Cooke /;
Idaho, f. 5. Curtis, Montana, LucIus
B. Church; New Mexico, William
Freeder; Utah, no nomination, two sets
OF delegates; Washington, S. Doriee ;
Wyoming, J. w. Donehan.
III, Comm ittoa op 0ryo nj . tiop IN m
retired to Horticultural Hall, situated
next to the Academy.
The following Committee on Resolu-
tons was then appointed: Alabama,
X. NJ. Reynolds; Arkansas, A. B. Grey ;
California, J. II. Wilmington; Con-
necticut, j. r. Hawley; Delaware,
Henry F. Pickles; Florida, J. w.
johnson; Georgia, Doran A. Walker |;
Illinois, Herman Raster; Indiana
Charles Crupt; Iowa, VIM. Vanderden ;
Kansas, John c. Carpenter; Kentucky,
James Speed; Louisiana, John Ray !;
Maine, Stanley I. Pullen; Maryland,
Thomas A. Spence; Massachusetts, j.
D. Cogswell; Michigan, William A.
Howard; Minnesota, w. E. Hicks;
Mississippi, John r. Lynch; Missouri,
John II. Stover; Nebraska, John B.
Weston; Nevada, l.. III. Head; New
Hampshire, Ossian Ray; New Jersey,
Charles Hewitt; New York, James n.
Matthews; North Carolina, j. y. Hord ;
Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes; Oregon, II.
h. Kincaid; Pennsylvania, Glen w.
Schotield; Rhode Island, William God
dard; South Corolins, Robert Elliott
Tennessee, A. j. Kicks; Texas, j. w.
Talbot; Vermont, Benjamin II. Steele
Virginia, Edward Daniels; West Eir-
giuia, Thomas B. Swami; Wisconsin,
Thomas Sallen; Colorado, Jerome B,
Chaffes; District OF Columbia; Alex. K.
Shepherd; Idaho, E. j. Curtis; Mon
tana, w. F. Sanders; Wyoming, John
w. Donehan.
: Vociferous calls were made for Gen-
eral Logan, in response to which ne
appeared upon the platform and said
briefly that nothing would delight him
more than to comply with their
request aud make a speech, but, being
out OF voice, he thought the time could
be better employed by listening to
other men. A voice: ave want te
hear Logan II this country could
see the enthusiasm manifested to-day
every heart would be glsddened. He
was glad to know that after four years
there was more enthusiasm among the
people for Grant than tour years ago,
and will say he has been faithful over
few things and We will make him ruler
over many.
Gerritt Smith was then called for
and the vast assemblage cheered ant
waved their hats and gave way to the
widest enthusiasm for few minutes
when he appeared upon the stage, while
the band played Hail to the Chief" Mr.
Smith said: II will detain you but
few minutes. The time has again nearly
come round when the American people
are to choose a Chief Magistrate
Whom shall it be? Cries OF Grant
and cheers.] Why2 Because he II
he savior OF the country from the
breaking out of the rebellion. The
American people defended the oountr,