The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-03

principles which iay ae the ,founda
ton Of the eonnrys hope and hap
, pinesS, and which had been -heedlesiy
departed ron, Ietus exercise patience
Then and not till then would the majestic
voice OF this Convention be prepared L
announce the names of those who shoulC
represent Ito principles. Till then this 4
an experiment. Vain and he believed
futile the experiment Of casting about iol
names. They were here 10 express
their individual proclfvitieByy BE trusted
tho Convention would proceed wisely ant
ITith dignity to the work for which they
meet, that no false steps might be taken
but when step was taken that there bG
no step backWara. Let them gbe patenI
4 till tho COMMITTEES are prepared to report
\ and he hoped the committee would moi
rashly proceed to put men before the peo.
pie beforethey5 had asceftained th6prin,
clples In which they believed. loud
cheers Afler q few words oil explana.
ton which could not be- heard, Colonel
McC Clure RithdteY his motion, ts,S,, !, . ! {
| The Chairman announced that the Com.
mittee on Resolutions had been unable 70
come to Q unanimity Of opinion, and had
Iadjourned until 8 O'clock. .ceAohf 10
4 A delegate thought Il was unimportGnt
| whether the Convention made nomina.
ton before or after the report Of the com.
nittee. They were ready to ballot but
the committee was not ready TO report.
and therefore trusted the Convention
would proceed with the ballot. loud an.
1pIauHe q 'Iyiu % EgTiA n1l!E5lih Ir5d-I =
| A delegate from Michigan moved that
the Convention should not adjourn until
II had made nominations Of candidates
for President and Vice President.
A delegate from, PennsylYanfa rose TO
q point ogof ORDER There Is q motion
! Pending ,f5tarllggl ,tgogaG ry1aly elf5lt
! A dsiegatefrom Massachusetts rose to
| APPOINT Of f,order- The gentleman from
Pennsylvania having spoken once Is mot
tagain entitled to occupy The time Of the
Convention, us
K A Adelegate from Illinois Fhs one great
object Of the Convention Is d declara-
ton Of principles as well as tor the nom,
ination Of candidates, and he wanted to
know what the platform was going
70 be.sq WhosreYer dared Ito make
a proposition 10 ballot for candidates
without fflrst having the platform con.
tanning The principles upon which they
were 10 yotefiaJG -sa5f.'e
The question Of laying the motion on
the tablewas 3being put, when q delegate
moved that the vote be taken by States
\ The motion being put, the chair de.
clded that q sufficient number Of dele
gates had risen to their feet 10 order the
voteito be taken by States.ys. 10 asiihiii
I The vote wast called with the follow.
ing result; Ayes 657;t nays, 14s. Z S5Sl ss5l
The motion to lay on the table pres
vailed, .fFIr Wls,
A delegate rose to correct 4 inisapIprfe.I If
hension into which the Committee : on
Credenhals and the Convention have fall.
en-: The! members of the committee beg
leave to state 10 the Convention that only
one person appeared before them with re.
gard tothe delegation from California, and
I have seen that gentle tleman (Ir. Backerly)
since the action was taken by the Conyen.
ton, and he says that he made the state.
ment merely upon hearsay that the list oI
the gentlemen whose names, had been
presented to the Convention was the dele.
CATION from California were not resi-.
dents. ! have his authority for saying
that.he made the statement upon hearsay,
and we have Mr.. Nickersonr who intends
tostump. the State In favor Of our ticket
WeIhave assurance not denied by any.
body, that heis TO day q citizen and voter
Of California. / therefore move that R
R! Nicketson be Acknowledged a member
ol this Convention.
A, delegate suggested that when the
Convention adjourn, It adjourn TO meet
at 7:30 P. N.
A delegate from Indlana-I move that
we adjourn after We nominate for Presi.
dent and Vice President. The Chairman
on Resolutions will not be ready to report
ipr soneI time yet The motion To- ad.
journ at given time is debatable.
A delegate from Kentucky reported the
following resolution;
ReS0lrSd, That the franking privilege
is an unqualified abuse, and ought to be
tabolished.0 ilfE 2E9!gf TFaHagE ':s.,,s',,- q:
Referred under the rules! az sss-s
a motion for an adjournment was put
ana ca5aiea: dpIea..o ,.o,ss fic.,,,.,. ~
20 aoOiU uS,ess'e tto .S;a XSailolnia, Usse,
been refused seats are members of the
delegation, and moved that they be invited
to take seats by courtesy Of the oonyen.
% Tba Sscrota-y s ,bor ~ road dd',SJ ~ -,
1,,.. -" Jto a. SnS.; SnsH lSau 'uS lUW4oWln8
hSlIot ~, aus csHSdota or SnS Pr4ceea @
W,oa UailS. lE5 ~ tpr freSlae1t anu
and thaf tfe same shall nroceed I s1;,hont
the formality Of discussion. 80 :,
AdelegGte moved that the resolution
Col. Mcclure submitted the following
resolution: % N slaa allHiall.i p
.ReSolued, That the Convention will not
proceed to ballot for candidates mi the
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