The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-31

witnessed before In all the past history Of
this country. The party that boasted Of
It's granduer, which was pround ofits histo.
ry, and often times took pleasure in refer.
ring to It's grand record Of more than forty
years, which held in its mighty grasp the
destinies Of this Republic for nearly hall q
century-in an hour, almost in the twink.
ling of an eye, changing its platform,
abandoning It's front, and splitting on the
very principles for which it had labored
and which 1t had vindicated almost halfa
century. Applause. Where to-day are
the grave men, stern Democrats who from
every stump in this broad land have
spoken times out Of number, arguing in
favor of those grand old principles OF
which they talked2 They have vanished;
they are vanquished. They are to-day
standing on a different platform and es.
pousng an entirely different class Of prin.
ciples. 1t looks not well for Republican
institutions'when such o change as this
can take place in so short time.
But you came here to work. beg OF
you one thing, and / am through: that
whatever you do today, in all your delib-
erations and in all the actions OF this
Convention, let 1t be done with
harmony, in such manner as will
do credit 10 you and 10 the district. We
want harmony and cooperation. That
we will have them / have no doubt. /
hope and trust harmony will characterize
the deliberations Of this Convention and
after it adjourns we will go out into the
counties to work, NO person against US,
everything for US; and we will carry the
October election and the November elec-
tion, when that gentlemen at Washington
city whom Mr.. Bingham fitly terms 1.-THE
hero Of the 10Th century" will be elected
with such triumph as never before char
acterized any act Of the Republican party
of this country. [Applause.l
REPORT ON CREDENTIALS.
The Committee on Credentials reported
that they had but one question submitted
to them, which was in reference to the
representation from Guernsey. Claim
was made that Cambridge township was
entitled to more delegates than the one
here; that 1t was entitled TO three on the
basis of representation, lone delegate for
every 1876 or fraction OF 10Y The Com.
mittce disposed of that question by decid.
ing that they have nothing to do with the
distribution Of delegates among the town.
ships; that each county was entitled to a
certain number OF delegates, and the
counties themselves selected them accord.
ing to their own desire. The Committee
further reported list OF delegates entitled
to seats.
The report was adopted.
p REPORT ON RULES.
The Committee on Rules submitted the
following report, which was adopted:
Your committee beg to report as fol.
lows: The Convention shall DO organized
by the appointment Of one President and
OF a Vice President and Secretary from
each county. #
The reports Of committees shall be
adopted or rejected without debate in the
Convention, in order that the proper bust
ness Of the Convention in nominating
candidate for Congress may be proceeded
with without delay and without dlscord.
: The order Of business, after permanent
organization, shall be the nomination OF a
candidate to represent the 10th Congress.
sional District in the Congress of the Uni
ted States, previous to which announce
ments of candidates shall be in order.
The delegates Of each county shall appoint
a member OF its delegation to announce
the vote Of the delegation in the Conven-
tion.
In taking the vote Tor candidates for
nomination, the counties shall be called
In alphabetical order by the President Of
the Convention. The vote Of the delega-
ton OF each county, as called, shall be
openly announced 0iVG goce by the mem.
Der OF the delegation selected for that
purpose. This announcement shall be
made and recorded without debate, except
tkat any delegate may In Convention
move to have the vote of his delegation
corrected by having the roll OF the same
called by the Secretary Of the Convention.
A majority fthe whole number ofdele.
gates to which the District Is entitled
shall be necessary to a choice. On the
failure TO nominate on any one balloting,
the next ballotipg shall beproceeded with
without debate, and so the balloting shall
be continued until ainomination be etfec.
ted, Respectfully submitted,
Z. Fl. SPAuLDING,
.t. NJ tu D. d. T. CowEN,
]. Il. EATON,
D. CUNNINGHAM,
....r ESQ. KENoFF.
The Chair stated that the next business
in order under the rules was the nomina-
ton of candidate Tor Congress in the
10th district of the State of Ohio.
y. q. spauldlng, Of Jefferson, nomina.
ted Hon. John A. Bingham, the incum.
bent. Applause,
Judge Cowen, Of Belmont, nominated
Capt. Lorenzo Danford, of.st Olaisville.
[Great Applause.l l trust, said Judge
q, that l may be allowed to say, Mr..
President, that in presenting the name OF
Capt. Danford, as l have been directed to
do, l believe I am presenting the name Of
a person who will be capable o; maintain.
ing the high position which the old Six.
teenth Congressional District Of Ohio has
preserved under the representation Of the
very distinguished gentleman who has
been our representative in Congress for
the last sixteen years. [Applause.
c'That'sixteen years is o home thrust"
said the editor Of the Belmont county pa.
per, sitting at tho reporters table.) 4
A Jefferson county delegate, whose
name could not be obtained by the re,
portcrs, presented the namo Of Hon. j. T.
UpdCgraf, WHO'S now, he said, a Senator