The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-07
PHILADELPHIA, June g
Tom Swan Heard From.

Lat evening, in the Committee on
solutions, Colonel Swan, of West
.-g.na, stated that he had been in
- Confederate service. He made
zach. stating that he thought the
~e nal now arrived when the Gov
lament could afford to be magnani-
n3as, and a plank should be inserted in
- platform giving pensions to the
sioSs and orphans Of the Confederate
5,Iirrs who fell in the war.
The Day and the Crowd.
Ihe day opened brilliantly, the sun
.-.aing aud the air balmy. Bunting
- displayed everywhere. Shortly
..er . o clock the doors of the Academy
,s:r opened. and the Locust street
rance presented an unwonted spec
sic. Thousands jammed up both
-}I-t aud Broad streets, struggling to
-. through the entrance to the places
,.,.aej the general public, while the
set holders found il next to impossible
gga,s through the crowd at the doors
tar places assigned them. the gal
.--- we're soon filled, even a few women
,.csei.ng in getting in. The bands in
,aeaisnce played national airs, while
..- delegates, reporters and others
oT.y filled up their respective places,
81 / before l0 o'clock the Academy was
ii 10 overhowing, while the crowd in
a~ streets seemed scarcely diminished
The Morning Session.
The r)nyention was called to order
,'tjJ 4 NJ. PRAYER was offered by
! Harper, of Philadelphia.
! delegate from Oregon advanced to
a'ae stage and made the following an
-lacenent: On Monday an election
=. hell in Oregon. For four years
T. ave been under Democratic rule
~ W are observation-disclosures
\. LEGISLATURE. Applause.
II the States are fully represented.
-.s)'a vas allowed TO cast two votes.
e ah delegates elected at Corrinne
- admitted.
mption to admit both delegates
n Utah as one set was ruled out on
',olnt OF their being Mormons.
n Spencer, Of New York, sad we
:. ieIter marry them all.
.Ae report was then adopted una
lied. The
'hionaI Republican Executive
Committee
= announced as follows; Alabama,
.'';;e |. Spencer; Arkansas, Powell
'"Jn, California, George c. Irdwild;
:ae,tlcut, Marshall Jewell; Della
''' not ready; Florida. Wm. Fl.
-4-oa; Georgia, Isham |. Banning;
-,,.>. !. w. Scammon; Indiana, o.
N1ron, q. NJ. Dodge; Kansas,
Z? \. Norton; Kentucky, William
.'ls Goodloe louisiana, j. Caseeua;
4ae, William A. Pride; Maryland,
Fulton; Massachusetts,, VIM.
Kin Michigan, VIM. A. Howard ;
'''e>ota, John T. Avsrill; Missls-
u. c. French; Missouri, r. Van
. Nebraska, E. f. Cunningham
ala, James w. Nye; New Hamp-
- VIM. E. Chandler New Jersey,
f.odrr G. CatteIl; New York, Gov.
e. i. Morgan; North Carolina, JOS.
Mott; Ohio, R. P. Cowan Ore
,seph 6. Wilson; Pennsylvania,
an II. Kemple; Rhode Island,
&; Brayton; South Carolina,
j,-'a J, Moulton; Tennessee, Horace
",a'd; Vermont. George NICHOLS;
ana. Il. II. Wells, Jr.; West Vir-
- Hanson Criswell; Wisconsin,
81 Atwood; Arizona, John Titus !;
faio Ell. NJ. McCook; Dakota,
. A. II Beadle; District Of Colum-
Toy. ,,. II. D. Cooke; Idaho, John
" ".b;lte; Montana, lLucius 3.
zen New Mexico, J. G. Taylor !;
D. Afford H. Gould; Washington.
-, Andrews; Wyoming, William F.
reference OF Res olutions.
Iouon was made that all resolutions
,S.sfFed to the Committee on Reso-
,~' without debate. Several reso-
" offered and received.
~ 80. PARSONS, Of Alabama, offered a
,+uon asserting, 1--WE ever desire
EsAee and welfare OF all nations, as
neatest Of earthly boons, and the
..,, nS,ion Of frierdly relations with
=. 70 The PRINCIPLES of right and
So a. willing to make all proper con-
,I s Our cousins of Great Britain
4oo the people of the United