The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-08

Interests In the halls Of Congress than my
young friend. ! speak no word Of dis.
paragement Of the distinguished gentle
man placed in nominalion against him
STOW HIN well and personally. Bat +
a7k this as compliment 10 those counties
which have never failed in their allie.
glance, In their support, In their work, to
advance and promote the interests OF
the Democracy Of this State, whether
they have been favored or unfavored.
You may look at the records Of the DO.
litical conventions Of the State, and you
will find the Panhandle Democracy have
stood shoulder to shoulder with all the
Democrats Of the State, having sunk men
repeatedly under disappointment, and Of.
4 tef dNteal u theft patriotic deeite ID adC
vance Tie interests Of our carSe. u Nov,
sir, know Mr.. Good personally. We
have been raised from boys together. He
has won his way from the lowest round OF
the ladder TO as high an altitude as any
man OF his years could occupy. No
wordpf blame, cenaure Or suspicion Of
his integrity attaches to his person from
the Democratic or Republican ranks, and
! can assure you If he secures your nom.
nation Ohio county will give him 1000
majority. believe state what Is true.
He has euaeared himself by his efficiency
In the Office be now holds both to Demo.
Gratis and Republicans, and stands as high
geolAlly th the Republican, party of our
comfy as In the Democratic. He Is one
too, that has never bolted; stands up
Square Tor all Democratic nomina.
tons, not because 1t Is a particular
friend hut because Of Ithe principles he
has acted on and loved from his boyhood
and cheIlOhcs this hour. do ask at the
hands Of this Convention the nomination
Of my young iriepd, and assure you'll he
b n64hSated NRSfi q 6f5f thisdiShfct
With sditicieaI h FORTY q sEtisfy y6a liz
merits we have given him are not risrep.
resented.
WHAT BOB BLAIR KNOWS OF COL BEN
WILSON.
r. SrBL4IR, Of Richie, rose to second
the nomination Of Col. Wilson. lie said I:
Eudnid be iecreant TO the cause of the
Democracy In Richie and the western
portion oil this State were TO sit silent
and hear the eulogies pronounced on 9th.
ers and not say word in behalf of Col.
Benjamin Wilson, of the county of Harri.
son. We all know him. lie, sir, has
bathed with US through good report and
Through evil report Lin season and out Of
Seasoh. BE, at allAimes, his placed him.
self in front Of the battle; and he has
mounted the rostrum when others shrauk
from the duty and were actually afraid to
appear before an audience to speak. In
times when men were threatened, when
mRfhArs mot inter- one syllable or sen.
tence in behalf Of the proud cause OF the
Democracy, we have found Col. Wilson
battling for It's cause. Sir, l undertake to
to say this Convention would be recreant
IN not bestoWing on unworthy, honorable
friend the nomination Nor Congress
on this occasion. do not, sir,
intend 10 say one iOta in detrac-
ton Of the tame, of the knowledge,
Of the power or Of the strength Of the gen.
tlemap presented before this Convention,
M Good. Whilst gentleman appeals to
this Convention for sectional party, while
he says Ohio is entitled to 1t, say, sir, II
comes with force that If there is any be.
stowment TO be made on men for gallant
and meritorious conduct heretofore, it is
col. Wilson We all know Col. Wilson.
tneed not pronounce Ieulogy on him asst
his ability and character. 1t is known to
all Of US and every one. If you desire to
make sectional question Of this, would
remind you that you have there one can.
didate now, q candidate for the Court of
Appeals, and tcall on you to bestow the
honor OF aliA On Col. Wilson, Of Harrison.
/ did hope this nomination would be
made. on squestiQn 9f merit. and whilst
fet&rd M. Good ihe county Of Ohio! q
veg EmerilEi6ds9 gentleman, yet, sif,
l regard Col. Wilson equally as
much 50. IAldrther say the county
DC Ritchie VIII roll sup not 1000
mAjoIIty-for Mehave not that Smany-
but I say, sir, he has friends not only in
the Democratic party Of Richie but In
the Republican party. II he receives the
nomination it wfllsbe ratified in Richie
county BY at Teas; 400 majority. Ana I
say further, Pam assured by o gentleman
who knows 1t, that Harrison county,
though she maybe divided on some ab.
sfraGt questions, VIII, bring up majority
from 500 to 600 for the gentleman have
tpiaeed IN nomination. And, sir, it will
work like that all over this part of the
6lGa 7 His majority will hai equally as
barge Il mot greater siW Wood. And I
think II Is the intention OF this Conven-
d6n 70 colfer the Nomination on some
one who can carry the largest majority;
and "a the gentleman from Ohio who first
preceded me said, It will DO thick and
hard fight Unnecessary 70 nominate
man who can carry The largest nal ority
outside Of his own county. And I un.
Idertake to say Col. Wilson is that man.
He can carry Peasants by large ma.
jofity. He can carry Wood, Writ, Cal.
houn and Gilmer by larger majority
than any man offered before this Conven.
ton. And say 1t is our duty, seeing the
bsttle before us,-seeing all the surround.
ings,-the divisions that are likely TO
spring up-to ratiiy, thei nomination Of
Col Wilson. and I hope twill DE the
PLEASURE Of the Convention to do so.
AN INPRUDENT SPEECH.
Barnard Stanley, Of Ohio, said: A re.
port has gone forth, by some parties, for
snme cause or other, that Mr.. Goods
friends from Ohio did not desire his nom.
nation. They demand, his nomination.
1tmay sound aHttle tdpgh to gentlemen
here, but they demand bis nomination.
Harrison countY-IS do not wish to Say
anything against the gentleman from Har-
TiSon-any gentleman at all-but the
Congressman flom the First District now
BIfrom Harrison county, He has seen fit
10 bolt our straight Democratic ticket.
Now, l say it ID not fair, gentlemen, to
ask all the offices outside OF the Panhan-
die. Those Panhandle counties have stuck,
shoulder to shoulder 10 the wheel, when
IitFequired Democrats to come up to the
scratch; and they were not there from
some other parts Of the State know Of
They desire now that a man shall he