The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-08-22

..at a committee
&C eight judicial districts
,.nted by the chair, and that the
resolution relating to principles be res
ferred to such committee without debate.
Carried.
Mr.. A. C. Dayton, Of New York,
moved that the roll Of delegates be
called. Carried.
The roll was then called. All the del
egates being present, the First DIS
trict being contested, it was referred to
the Committee on Credentials. On the
name of Thurlow Weed being called
the delegates rose to their feet and gave
three times three cheers for the old wal
morse OF the Republican party.
General Bruce moved that both dele
cations contesting from the First Dis
trict of New York be admitted to the
Convention. Lost.
The Chairman then announced the
following Committee on Organization
First District, Isaac Dayton and John
D. Lawson; Second District, ). b
French and Moses D. Stivers; Third
District, George II. Sharpe and Peter 5.
Wyncoop; Fourth District, j. V. Bar
ker and II. r. James; Fifth District,
Louis Ingalls, and. p. c. Costello; Sixth
District John II. Silkre and Dana X.
johnson; Seventh District, John T.
Parker and John II. Camp Eighth
District, Willard McKinstry and Vol
ney C. Knapp.
The Committee on Resolutions was
next appointed, as follows: First Dis
trict, E. Delafeld Smith, Of New York,
and William Henry Anthon, OF New
York; Second C. C. Norvsl, OF Rich
mond, and Stewart L. Woodford, Of
Kings; Third, VIM. II. RomeyD, Of
Ulster, and Cbas. E. Smith, OF Albany;
Fourth, VIM. A. Sackett, Of Saratoga,
and w. L. Dickinson, OF Franklin /;
Fifth, Carol E. Smith, of Onondago,
and Daniel 6. Fort, .ot Oswego; Sixth,
VIM. Smyth, Of Tiogs, and J. W.
Dywnn; Seventh, E. G. Latham, Of
O.. .tario, and L. A. Morgan, OF Mon
roe; Eighth. l. F. Bowen, OF Niagara,
and Henry Van Acdmer, OF Catterau-
gus.
Mr.. Charles Spencer, Of New York,
moved that the delegates at large be
elected in open Convention. Adopted.
The Convention then took recess until
4 P. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
The chairman called the Convention
to order at 430 P. NJ.
Mr.. John Dayton, Chairman OF the
Committee on Organization, reported
for Permanent President OF the Con-
vention Hon. William A. Wheeler, OF
Franklin county. which was received
with applause. Hon. E 6. Latham,
of Ontario county, and Henry Cleves,
OF New York, escorted him TO the plat.
form, where he made lengthy speech,
at the conclusion OF which ne was very
heartily cheered.
Mr.. Hugh Gardner, Chairman Of the
Committee on Contested Seats, made
q report, finding that in the First
Assembly District county Of New
York, the ticket headed by A. c. ".
Smith and Charles Lewis was regu-
larlv elected, and that they be admitted
as delegates by the Convention; also,
that the contestants, Kinsley and Mar
tindale. be allowed seats upon the floor
OF the Convention. The report 10 signed
by the com mittee. Hon. E. Delafel1
Smith. OF New York, Chairman Of the
Committee on Resolutions, then re-
ported the following platform:
|. ResoLred, Thai the rightful pur-
pose OF the Government 10 the security
OF individual liberty and equality be-
fore the law that the return TO power,
under any pretense, OF the party which
upheld slavery, caused the war and
resisted reconstruction, would pecessa-
rily imperil that security and destroy
that general confidence which has
steadily increased under Republican
administration. We hold that the law.
lessoess which has disturbed some parts
of the Southern States and which has
been checked, firmly but gently and
constitutionally, by the National Gov
erpment, is due mainly TO the feelings