The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-13
George Wilkes on GrceIcy'S NomIua-
ton.

George Wilkes paper has a three col.
ann review Of the Cincinnati Convention
embracing one of the most enthusiastic
Inducements OF Greeley that has yet an.
pesred Concerning the Cincinnati Con.
vention Wilkes says, "Greeley was the
expressed second choice Of almost every
delegation. We do not hesitate to declare
our own personal observation, as a dele.
5ate, that at no time, from AIondoy morn.
ingtill Friday noon, Ind ans OF the candi.
lates even q shade Of chance for the
Prudential nomination except Harace
Cree y. It Is true that Mr, Adams led
The balloting at one time, and was within
lofly'nine votes Of an apparent victory
but every delegation sat all the while
with pencil anxi0usly In hand, ready "a
record a change Of vote the moment
Adams should rise too high for Mr.. Gree.
1eys safety. The decisive action took
pics on the sixth ballot, at which period
lae impotence Of tho Convention could
Oe'estrained no longer; screaming chair.
men sprang to their feet in all portions oil
tae hall, anxious to place their deleCa.
lions well on the victorious record, and
Then the Convention got It's choice. This
decision was not the result Of any acct.
Gent or bargain. Nothing engineered Tor
M Greeley except the inherent force Of
bis own popularity, which constantly
worked him ahead, and which burst all
bounds and carried him in with a tempest
oI9pPIause. The people intend 10 stand
oYhin. The unmistakable response which
Il now pealing from all parts Of the coun.
Iry. particularly from the entire South,
and conspicuously from the Irish and Ger.
mans, deprive us Of all uneasiness upon
this subject.
And here We will embrace the oppor.
unity to make an explanation-that the
reason we did not Introduce the name Of
Sumner TO the Convention, after having
so long advocated it as our first choice
was that the distinguished Senator,
though sympathiztng with the Conyen.
lion and its purposes, declared to US, in a
personal conversation held with him a
lew days before we lett Tor Cincinnati,
'Ast he did not desire to have his name
put in nomination for the Presidency.
we assume, of course, the Cincinnati
nominations will be indersed by tho Bal.
HmOre Convention. The truth il tho
Democratic masses have themselves taken
up this question of'indorslng the Cincin.
natl nominations, just as the Republican
masses, breaking from old leaders, made
onlnstions. In the first place, Horace
Gteeley represents not only reform sen,i
aent, but the revised political sentimen
q the entire Nation, and through his can
tidacy the country feels 1t will commeuc,
new era OF National regeneration. Iii
Anatter ofsecondary importance whethe
The Baltimore Convention indorses III
domination OF Greeley or not, for eve
those who have nominated him intend !
stand by him without regard TO the &C
ton Of any political combinations or pre-
ended political leaders whatsoever. w
believe most likely the result of the car
Hlss will be that Greeley will, after Ii
va Of July, be without an opponent i
@e ZELDA state Of things which W
.aould exceedingly deplore. We desir
specially that there shall DO one cand
Gsle against him, and that that candidst
.aGII 30 Ulysses s. Grant Against hiI
Iaa the corruption with which he ha
HSnalized his gross administration we d.
''e 10 wage" war TO the kniie"