The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-25
The Grafton Convention.
A FULL REPORT.
Text of the Resolutions.
Gov. PeIrpolnt's Protest Against
Instructing for Grant.
lie TeIlsSome Plain but Unpal.
atable Truths.
And Refuses to be Put Down
by Clamor.
A Logical Effort from Cyrus
the Silent.
Speech by Mr.. Swami, of Kanawha
Some Unpleasant interpretations
Some Unpleasant Interpretations
Lists of Delegates, Committees and
Electoral Ticket.

BHlucF W bTUltUut uu wednesday, lue
uppermost question Of discussion among
them was not whether the delegates to
Philadelphia should be instructed for
Grant, as We might have supposed it
would be, but whether State ticket
should be put into the field. 1t seemed
to be taken Tor granted that 1t was to be a
Grant convention, and knowing how they
had been appointed, the delegates Ger
tainly had ample grounds for their conf.
dence in that result Wednesday night a
caucus, embracing thirty or forty dele.
gates then on hand, was held, and the
proprlety of nominating State ticket
was warmly discussed until midnight.
There were few ardent advocates of
making nominations, who were sure the
Pepublic could not possibly be saved (by
Forney's method or any other) if none
were made; but the weight Of the meet
ing was largely in favor of passive
policy in regard to State ticket, for the
present at least. This discussion went on
next day among the delegates as more ar
rived, and it was found that the friends oil
passive policy were so much in the ma.
jority that no fight was made over the
question in the Convention.
The place selected for the meeting Of the
Convention was the large building known
as Floral Hall, on the Fair Ground, about
three.quarters Of a mile west Of the town
The distance made the place somewhat
inconvenient. 1t would have been espe'
cially SO had the weather been inclcment
but the day was tair, the building, situated
in u pleasantgrovc, was amply roomy, and
accommodated the Convention very well
Colonel @: w. B: Allison, the Chairman
oil the State Central Committee, had beer
suddenly summoned to Wheeling, and dc,
volved on Mr.. ]. Nelson Wisner, of the
Berkeley Union, member of the Com
mittec, the duty of opening the conVen'
ton.
AT about II A. NJ. Mr.. Wisner took the
stand, and calling the Convention 10 or.
der, nominated for temporary Chairman
Hon. Bethuel NJ. Kitchen, of Berkeley.
The nomination was ratified, and Mr..
Kitchen came forward and said:
Gentlemen of the Convention and tellow
citizens Of Vest Virginia:
appear before youas temporary chair.
man TO organize this Convention. | feel
proud Of the honor conferred on me as a
citizen oil this State by so large and re.
spectacle an assembly Of citizens here to.
day, and shall endeavor TO discharge
the duties OF temporary President Of this
Convention as best l can, hoping in your
deliberations and action here Today, there
may be harmony amongst you. As for
the business OF the Convention | am
not here to soy exactly what it is. un.
derstand that the call Of the Convention
Is mainly TO nominate suitable delegates
10 represent us in the National Conven.
ton ut Philadelphia on the 9th of June.
AS for any further business that may
come before this Convention, gentlemen,
1t Is for your own consideration and de-.
liberation. now call the meeting 10
order.
MIR. Wisner named Mr.. Alvaro F. Glib.
bons, OF the Kanaoha Journal, for tenn
porary Secretary, and the suggestion was
agreed to.
After half hour Of confusion, spent in
crude suggestions and chaotic discus.
sions about how the Convention should
proceed to construct the several commit.
tees necessary to the transaction OF its
business, Committees on Credentials,
Permanent Organization, Resolutions and
Basis OF Representation, were appointed,
each senatorial district delegation naming
its member Of each committee Us follows:
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
lst Senatorial District. John II. Atkin.
sou, OF Hancock.
Cd. George Edwards, Of Marshall.
Sd. John W. Mason, of Taylor.
4th. Maj. A. @. Moore, Of Harrison.
9th. 3. W. Stapleton, Of Wood.
9th. Capt. J. Loomis Gould, Of Upshur.
7th. r. Il. Freer, OF Kanawha.
9Th. 2. D. Ramsdell, oil Wayne.
9th. Maj Cyrus Newton, Of Monroe.
10th. James l: Barrick, of Mineral
1lth. Daniel Ames, of Jefferson.
COMMITTEE ON PERMANENT oR0ANIzA.
TON.
1st District, John Bishop, Of Ohio.
I'd. Joseph B. Nay, of Marion.
ID. Col, ChAs. Hooton, Of Preston.
4th. VIM. !. Boreman, OF Tyler.
9th. Q. G. scofeld, of Wood.
9th. Benz Gould, Of Upshur.
9Th. ]. A. Gibbons, of Mason.
9Th, o. w. Mather.
9th. Maj. Cyrus Newton.
10th. i, NJ, Reynolds, OF Mineral
11ths r. NJ Price, of Berkeley.
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
1st. District, ", +. Peterson, Ohio.
I'd. Chss. N. Shlnn, Marion.
Sd. Geo. G. Sturgiss, Monongalia
9TH. r. s. Northcott, Harrison.
9th. ]. B. Blair, Wood.
9th. Geo. Clark, Upshur.
eth. Col. T. B. Swami, Kanawha
9Th. Gen. John s. Witcher, Cabell.
9th. Mai Cyrus Newton, Monroe.
10th. T. r. Carskadon, Mineral.
18th. in. Wisner, Berkeley.
COMMITTEE ON DAsIs OF REPRESENTATION.
1stDlstrict. Capt. Henry Wallace, Ohio.
ga, Sol. VIM. Alexander, Marshall.
80. Chas, n. Bishop, Preston.
4th. Ihos. s. Gray, Harrison.
9Th. W. V. Vernon, Writ
9th. ]. II. Glasscock, Barbour
9Th. William Davis, Kanawha,
9Th. z. D, Ramsdell, Wayne,
9th, Cyrus Newton, Monroe.
10th. John n. Babb, Berkeley.
18th. George Koonce, Jefferson.
AS there could be no further progress
till the committees reported the Convcn.
ton took Q recess till pr. NJ, and went
back to town for dinner.
Upon Resembling uthe afternoon, the