The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-05

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completed. [Applause,
hr. LYDIA, Of New York-That tele-
gram has placed US square In the face O
great crisis, and we are bound to stoI
and consider. l wish 10 present TO vol
In few words the exact condition Q
this question: Is the Presidential officI
q gilt and benefit to be taken and re-
fused according TO the will and pleasure
OF an individual? or is II as our father
thought, and we think 1t q great responsi
bility and a great duty, to be sought BY
no man, but when the nation, through
It's patriotic representatives, have selected
their candidate, under God there is no re
iusal. Tremendous applause.
A long and rambling debate followed
accompanied by intense excitement and
almost incessant confusion. The Presi
dents gavel was in frequent use as well
as his voice, in commanding order So
soon as ono speaker took his sent, OF
made any perceptible pause in his re.
marks, various delegates would instanta.
neously endeavor 10 obtain the floor
Points Of order, questions of privilege
Offering ol resolutions, amendments and
substitutes, motions to adjourn, either
sine die or to fixed hour, followed each
other in rapid succession, and amid great
disorder; delegations becoming intefmin.
gled, with loud conversation and shouted
suggestions being almost constant, a ma.
lority Of the delegates being on their feet.
In fact 1t become also impracticable for
the reporters TO gather and hold any
connected thread OF the proceedings. The
President finally succeeded In restoring
order by peremptorily refusing to enter
tain any motion or recognize any speaker,
until all the delegates should be seated in
quit. The end Of tho proceeding which
had taken wide range OF subjects was
carried.
The motion to consider the vote taken
some time previously, ordering the reso.
luton empowering the National Execu.
tive Committee to fill vacancies in nomi.
nations for President or Vice President
10 be laid on the table, and adopted said
resolution alter taking it from the table.
A delegate moved to adjourn sine dio.
Amid the greatest confusion delegate
from Iowa, said: Mr.. President, il YOU
adjourn without candidate you are con.
tempible before the world. Cries of Let
US have candidate.
The Chair-1t you do adjourn | won't
vote for either candidate.
MIR. Burr, of New Jersey-NIr. Chair
man, am going to make the motion that
when the Convention adjourns it shall be
to meet again tomorrow morning at 0
O'Clock. am going to speak to the mo-
ton. l came 10 this Convention for the
purpose Of vindiCating movement which
would redeem the Democratic party from
the disgrace into which it has fallen. |
knew you were capable of doing this and
obtain such standard bearers oi respecta-
bility and publicity as would compel the
people TO appreciate our strength through.
out all the States. did not come here
Tor the purpose Of nominating any one
man. l came here TO vindicate a pripci-
pie and 10 enter my protest against this
disgracelul surrender of our party, | have
been in close communication with MIR.
OConor for more than five weeks. have
been at his house and his office, |
have known that his soul was
in sympathy with this movement, but he
has told me that he could not possibly.
Tor reasons which were private and peT-
sonal, accept the nomination, which rea-
sons he communicated TO me. was
satisfied that this determination of Mr..
O'Conor was unalterable, and | said TO
many gentlemen that this was his deter
mlnatlon, aud that he was not man 10
change his mind. 8Ir. O'Conor and nv.
self have been Of one opinion Tor long
while. There has never been any differ
ence between us on any public question,
de is certainly in my mind one OF the
most remarkable men in this nation and
the world at this time. But he IS pecu-
liar; he is as tender as q glass bottle when
bricks are thrown. When you tender
him the nomination on this ticket he
shrinks from the rough and tumble Of the
world. Now, gentlemen, he sends US n
telegram that he cannot accept this nom.
inatlon. What are we here for? Are we
here TO elevate one man? l thought |
came here TO elevate principle, and we
had come here 10 vindiCate the Demo-
cratic party anG start it again on the old
track. do not intend 10 60 back to my
constituency until l have accomplished
that for which l came. [Applause.l II
thereis any gentleman here who came
for any specific purpose or personal inter.
est, or for the purpose oil nominating any
one man, and because he will
not be nominated, go back and
sAy that because we came here
what We want we will have nothing. |
am not one Of those men. [Applause. |
| am here Tor my life, l am here ior the
viudiCation ofs principle Of the Demo.
cratic party which is the only salvation
OF the country. Now gents we have got
one hundred statesmen living who SYM
pathize with us, what school boys, what
childish boys, we ought to be spanked by
our mothers il we go back and say be.
cause we could not have one particular
man, because we can't get the whole
thing we will not have anything. Shame
that such men will come into conven-
ton Of this magnitude prepared to run
away at the first repulse. Now, gentle
men, appeal to you by the memories OF
the party to let this Convention adjourn
until Tomorrow at nine o'clock, and by
that time we will know whether this dis
patch is lie or not.
Mr. MOreau, oil Indiana-As a reason
for adjOurning until ten o'clock to-mOr.
row, wish to make this suggestion to the
Convention: We thought yesterday that
any attempt TO induce Mr.. 0'Conor
to change his mind would be fruitless, but
We deferred to the opinions of the gentle.
men from New York. We wished that
We might have some assurance that our
nomination would not be flouted in our
faces. We gave the nomination to the
gentlemen Of New York for their favor
ite. We appeal TO you now, gentlemen.
TO withdraw, and let US 80 TO the country
with the name Of gentleman who il no,
afraid Of the brickbat of a campaign
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