The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-06
Louisville Convention.
o'CoNoB OR NOBODY.
Adjournment Without Any Other
Nomination.
MIR. 0'CON0R MEMORABLE.

vention was not called TO order by the
Chairman until bali past10 o'clock. The
| committee. on Resolutions, during the
delay held consultation In the rear end
OF the court room. II was understood at
hour Of meeting that no official proceed.
ing in the convention would be had un.
til OConor could be definitely and finally
heard from. The current talk Is that
Adams will DC nominated for President
ifO'COnor continues peremptorily to de.
cline. In that case various persons are
named in connection with the candidacy
for the Vice Presidecy, Mr.. Kelly Of
Louisiana said he had been instructed
by the committee on resolutions to read
communication in behalf of the Louisia.
ma delegation justifying their withdrawal
from the convention. The reasons assign.
ed for such sprocedure are the hopeless.
ness ofthe cause OF Democratic princi-
cles in consequence Of the decided declin.
alton Of O'Conor and the confused condi.
tion OF affairs.
Mr.. Goodlctt, of New York, offered a
resolution which he said, he thought,
would alter the determination of the
Louisiana delegation. The resolution EN-.
bodied the general idea that since 0'Con.
or had been unanimously nominated and
had declined, it was the duty Of the Con-
ventiOn not TO nominate another candidate
but appeal TO the country, and give the
nominees the same heartyRnd enthusias-
tic support as il both candidates had sig.
nified their acceptance. Mr.. GOodlett
supported his resolution in speech of
some little length, eulogizing O'Conor's
ability, purity Of character, and Demo-
cratic fealty. His speech was interrupted
by occasional applause.
Mr.. Moreau, OF Indiana, Combstted the
resolution, urging that from the emphatic
and strong declarations in Mr.. O'Conor's
letter he could not serve as candidate OF
the Convention, and was sufficient warn
ing to this body not nominated him. Now
that Mr. 0Conor has peremptoriIy de-
clined, the Convention owes il 10 It's own
dignity and duty 10 make a new nomina-
tion. The New York delegation should
withdraw Mr.. 0'ConoHs name. He then
moved that Mr.. Goodletfs resolution lie
on the table.
The motion was Withdrawn to allow
Col. Duncan to read telegram from John
Quincy Adams.
... QUINCY, MASS, September 81,
Col. BLGntOn Duncan, L0uisciLe:
will gladly serve as Vice President
with O'Conor, but will accept nothing
else. O'Conor must positively stand.
rg.. JOHN Q. ADAMS.
The following is Goodletts resolution
in full:
ReS0!Ued, That it Is the sense of this
Convention that Chas 0'COnor, OF New
York, having fully and heartily approved
OF the object aud purposes Of this Conven.
tion, and having. been unanimously nomi.
mated for President and John Quincy
Adams, of Massachusetts, for Vice Presi.
dent, that the delegates OF the Democratic
party here assembled are unwilling to
make any other nominations in their
stead, and the Democratic party will give
them in any event our undivided support.
Alter the reading OF the above commu-
nicatiOn, Col. Duncan renewed his motion
TO lay on the table, having promised so to
do, although opposed TO motion.
Mr.. GoOdletl's resolution on the call of
States was not laid on the table by the
following vote: Alabama, no IS; Ar.
kansas, no 12; California, aye 12; Della.
ware, eye g. Georgia, no II; aye II; In.
diana. no 80; Iowa, aye 29; Kansas, no
10; Kentucky no "a; Louisiana, with.
drawn; Mississippi, no 10; Missouri, no
"a; aye q; Michigan, no %; Nebraska, no
9; Nevada, no Q; New Jersey, aye 1s;
New York, no Gj; aye 3; North Carolina,
no 90, Ohio, no A.; Pennsylvania, no 5S;
South Carolina, aye IA; Tennessee, no l2;
aye IL; Virginia, no 20; West Virginia,
aye 10; Wisconsin, no 90. Total-no 49;
aye ia. ...J .. .r7..,.
During rail- coll as State voted aye
or nay, the announcement was greeted
with applause by the partisans Of each
side. Col. Duncan was refused permis.
sion TO cast the vote OF Texas BY
proxy, the President deciding that no
delegate could transfer his right to anoth.
er to represent their constituency, for were
that go all the delegates might transfer
their authority TO Mr., Duncan and
go home, and save their hotel bills
and leave the presiding officer OF this
Convention to call one man to or
der to vote on all propositions and decide
all questions. Laughter and Cheels fol.
Lyons. ~ N'f "a. fN'
Mr.. Morcau, of Ind, moved the adop.
ton OF Goodletts resolution. 1t was car.
on roll call by the following vote:
Alabama, aye, IS; Arkansas, aye, 10;
California, nay. u; Delaware, aye, .;
Georgia, aye, 29; Illinois, aye, 42; Indiana,
aye, 8; Iowa, aye, IA, nay, 5; Kansas, aye,
To- Kentucky, aye %; Nebraska, aye, 8;
Nevada, aye; Q; New Jersey, aye, o. nay,
0; New York, aye 6s; North Carolina,
aye, 20; Ohio, hye, A; Pennsylvania, aye,
So; South Carolina, aye, IA; Tennessee,
aye, "a Virginia, aye, 20; West Virginia,
aye, 0, nay, i; Wisconsin, aye, 20. Total
Ayes, 544; nays, 80. .t... ,r
Mr.. Bayard, Of New Jersey, in behalf
OF the Committee on Resolutions, submit.
ted supplemental report as follows:
ReSo!red, That we are opposed to giving
the public lands 10 corporations and favor
their disposal 10 actual settlers only.
'Res0lred, That we favor a ludicious
tariff for revenue purposes only, and that
we are unalterably opposed to class
| IeglSIAllOn bulrtaAhtlOn winch enrlCQeS
few at the expense Of the many under the
plea Of protection. '.,.-..
The report was adopted.
On motion Of Mr. Moreau, Of Indiana,
the thanks ol tho Convention were re-
turned to the presiding oiIlcer, Mr.. Lyons,
Tor his peculiarly able, impartial, and
courageous performance Of duty.
Judge Lyons made few characteristic
remarks in acknowledgment Of the com.
pliment, thereupon the Convention ad-
jOurned sine die,
The following Is the communication in
lull presented by tn Louisiana delegation.
To the National DenIoerc:.: Conusntion
sitting in L0uisrilIs:
As representatives of the Democrats Of
tho State ol I,OnisiAna a solemn dutv IL