The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-02

III Who bAAAA tHNt RVNEE Auu 1LllCt U6lDlR u
7 them as property and not as q trust And
so gentlemen in every department Of the
government the slow poison orcorruptior
only not sufficiently slow, seems tC
have pervaded the whole civil and
political administration OF the country
from the head to the foot. [Applause.
IH Is because Republicans, with pain
with reluctance, with sorrow and regret
see and know, and experience this condi,
ton Of public affairs, that they have lelt
that they could no longer afford the re.
sponsiblllty Of a partnership In such a
wrong, [applause, but It was their duty
to restore all the blessings Of government,
sound government, just government,
honest government. Applause. But,
gentlemen, lam OBTAINING you much
longer than l had intended. You have q
great work before you, a work Of unex--
ampled difficulty. Let US not conceal II
from ourselves. You are called together
contrary to precedent In Mass Conven.
tion' Your first duty is, therefore, To
inaugurate and organize your body
so that It may speak with the authority Of
Just and equal representation Of oil opin.
ions and OF all interests. That Is the work
TO which you arc now summoned. It Is
my honor to inaugurate your deliberations
In this preliminary organization. have
had no such experience in publiclile or In
deliberatiye assemblies that will justify
me unaided TO successfully conduct you
through these preliminary stages. The
responsibility Is upon you. l have great
laith, gentlemen, IN you and the outcome
OF this assembly. i have an abiding, un.
shaken faith in the Immortality and tri.
umph Of those principles which l know
will be the guide Of your organization.
Applause am deeply indebted to you
gentlemen Tor the honor you have confer.
red upon me, and for the kindness and
courtesy with which you have listened to
me, l will detain you no longer. You
will now proceed to complete the tempo.
rary organization of your body. Loud
cheers and shouts.
Mr.. Grosvenor-By request Of the. Exc.
cutive Committee, l propose as temporary
Secretaries Of the Convention, George
Ward Nichols, Of Ohio, G. W. Palmer,
OF Illinois, and Joseph Pulitzer, Of Mo-,
and by further instruction Of the Execu.
tive Committee, ! have the following
resolutions TO propose:
ReS0lred, That when the Convention
adjourns 1t adjourn to meet again to.mor.
row morning at 10 o'clock, and that in
the meantime the several State delega.
tions from among their numbers delegate
double the number Of votes to be cast by
their States in the Electoral College, and
that when this Convention meets again at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning the
delegates selected report themselves
for tie purpose Of proceeding TO the
transaction Of the business OF the Con!
vention.
Before an adjournment Is made I am
requested by the Local Committee to an.
nounce that tickets for delegates to.mor.
row will be issued at room No. 0,
Mozart Hall, at 0 o'clock upon presenta.
tion Of the credentials Of the several
States.
The Chair-this completes all that Is
possible in this meeting in the work Of
preliminary organization.
A delegate then moved TO adjourn.
Asthe President was about to put the
question he was interrupted and his voice
drowned by sudden and vociIerous calls
for Schurz from all parts Of the hall,
which were continued until the gentleman
appeared on the front of the platform,
when some one darted forward and asked
three rousing cheers for SchurZ, which
were given with tremendous enthusiasm.
Many delegates leaning from their seats
and waving their hats in concert with
the outpouring roar Of the voices that
chorused welcome 10 the speaker. Such
was the anxiety to hear him that he was
forced TO decline in q few words of al
most peremptory character.
ADDRESS OF Mr.. sCHuRz.
Mr.. Schurz said: Ny fellow citizens
1t Is impossible for me to express my graf.
itude for the cordial manner in which you
have called me out and received me, but
l fear ! shall have to disappoint you now.
ThisC Convention means business [applause1
and you have just passed a resolution
with regard TO the manner in which the
business OF the Convention is to be pre-.
pared and 10 be conducted. The first OF
May Is moving day daughter and cheers)
and we should lose no time in taking such
steps as will be calculated TO remove that
which Is obnoxious so the honest sons Of
the American people, and to tput some.
thing better in Its place Applause. I
said I feared that should have to dis.
appoint you now, tor honestly do not
intend to make speech at this moment.
{ Loud cries Of "go on" 1nthe course Of
the proceedings Of this Convention there
will now and then be, moments when
there Is no practical business to transact.
l shall then, perhaps, avail myself of
some opportunity to address few re-
marks to you, and l may observe that /
have something to say. Loud cries Of
"now, now" and cheers. lhaVei had SO
frequently to Withstand thearguments Of
those who were against me, that you
must take no exception II to-day resist
the voices OF those who seem to be in my
favor. There Is some practical business
70 be. done, and there Is very little time
for doingit, and you must excuse me. 4
After the close OF tho short session Of
the Convention at Exposition Hall, the
work OF canvassing for Presidential
candidates was resumed. The morning
had opened with the hopes Of the friends
OF Mr.. Greeley very much exalted, and
for time the support which before had
seemed to be in earnest for Judge Davis,
appeared 10 have been transferred to Mr.,
Greeley. The support Of the Democrats
was assuredin avery hearty manner in
the editorial column Of the Enquirer.
That paper says :9 ok Az ssIrsEP,
Tho marked favor into which the
name Of Mr.. Greeley has grown In the
last twentysiour hours Is the most pro-
nounced bait yet developed in the extra
ordinary gathering In this city. We find
a rapidly increasing feeling in his behalf,
confined TO no State or section, but com.
ing from all quarters. Of the Union; and
what Is still more significant, no dntdoon.
ism While the friends Of the other can.
didataa rTfah their Na1iaa with 1aol and