The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-25

Abolitionists had all been alienated
from Grant and could not be induced to
weld him their support, but the o6jec-
ton was a personal one and if Coliax'
or Wilson, or some other unoblectio,n-
able Republican were nominated tne
party would be harmonious and victory
would be sure, but there was very little
chance for the election OF General
Grant.
he warned the Republicans that they
were standing on the brink OF a precl
pice that would crumble beneath then
feet. He yielded to no man in deyotlor
to the Republican party. He had beer
at its birth and had given to its servlc:
= best years Of HE life. de had salC
~. 49, :, Is Republican party were over
throwr @ IN; ~ w.. Virginia ne would SCI
tisOwn b;a nsonartv 10 "eS 3D. tie State and b.
now declared, 80 help h. ~ronerty 70
he could dispose of bis y. than j
even twenty-five per cent less trou
had cost him, he would emigrate i.
West Virginia. He feared that th,
nomination Of Grant would be pro-
ductive Of national disaster and that,
instead of a State given over to the
rebels, the whole nation would be under
similar influence.
Newton ATTEMPTED to reply to Pier
pont, but made very fiat and palpable
failure and the Convention called for
Swan. The Colonel mounted the
platform on which the officers were
seated and proceeded to make a Grant
speech. He eulogized Mrs. Swans
cousin IN the most extravagant style
and dared his opponents to point to
single instance of corruption or abuse
of power for which President Grant was
even remotely responsible. Pierpont
sung out "The New York Custom
House, Swan thought that the Ad.
ministration should not be held re-
sponsible for the acts OF individual Of
flee holders. Pierpont then suggested
Casey at New Orleans" but the COL
onel did not deign to notice the inter
ruption. He continued at some length
his eulogy of Grant and the Ku-Klux
act and wrought himself to such a
pitch Of patriotic fervor that his voice
sounded like young ROSTERS. Phys
ical exhaustion put an end to his ora
tory and relieved the members OF the
Convention.
Mr.. Sinsel moved to amend the res
olutlon relating to the Vice Presidency
by striking out the name of Arthur l.
Boreman and inserting that Of Schuyler
Colfax. Pierpont favored the motion,
not that he loved Boreman less but he
loved Collax more. Blair, he of Costa
Rica, wanted to stand by Boreman.
Mr.. Sylvis, Of Ohio county, thought it
inexpedient to instruct the delegates at
all, but if Grant was to be endorsed he
saw no good reason why Colfax should
not be edorsed also. After some further
debate, Sinsers motion was adopted
and Boreman was ignominiously
dropped. Who now will say that
Republics (and Republicans) are not
ungrateful?
One of the resolutions of the regular
series having provided that the Conven-
ton might be reassembled by the Exec
utive Committee, Mr.. Dovener, OF
Wheeling, wanted to makee it obliga-
tory upon the committee to call Con-
vention for the nomination Of candi.
dates. lie wanted to make a fight.
He wanted to have somebody to vote
for this fall and he was not in favor Of
surrenderng without striking blow.
His views were not shared by major
ity Of the Convention and his motion
was quietly rejected.
The resolutions were then adopted as
whole amid much stamping of feet.
The committee that had been appoint
ed to make an Electoral Ticket reported
the names OF w. E. Stevenson and T.
B. Swan as electors at large, and G. F.
Scott from the First District, T. R.
Carskadon from the Second and j. II.
Nash from the Third.
An Executive Committee consisting
OF the following named gentlemen was
then selected and given authority to
choose State Central Committee OF
five into whose hands should be COM
mitted the management of the cam.
paign: Dan Harkins, F. H. Pierpont,
J. w. Mason, F. A. Robinson, c. C.
Cole, D. D. T. Farnsworth, j. A. Glib
bors, VIM. Workman, C. Newton, J. l.
Barrick, J. n. Wisner.
After the adoption Of resolution Of
thanks to the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company for the courtesy Of
half tare tickets, the Convention ad.
journed and thus ended the inconse-
quential spurge of the politicians who
are impotent to elect or even aid in the
election Of single candidate for either
State or Federal office. 1t is safe to as
sume however that three-fourths OF the
Republicans attending the Convention
will be applicants Ior Federal appoint
meuts OF some kind, 10 case Grant
should be reelected President of the
United States.