The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-23
all laws looking to the establishment of
this principle are heartily approved. o.
These resolutions wereadopted without

all laws looking to the establishment oI
this principle are heartily approved. ! .
These resolutions wereadopted without
debate. s'' - 't FH
Mr.. Taylor, of New York, offered a
resolution declaring that the paramount
object Of the Labor party was TO draw to
itself men Of all political parties, and that
Il was an incumbent Of the representatives
Of the labor reform to make their selec.
tion OF candidates from among those men
who are identified with the labor reform
movement, having endorsed the labor
reform platform, and having no connec.
tion with any other political party. -.
Several delegates urged the adoption,ol
this resolution on tho ground that this
would relieve the labor movement of the
Odium now attached to 1t, from the fact
that II was claimed that this third party
movement was merely atail to either the
Republican or Democratic party. Other
delegates urged that the resolution was
as q bit in tho mouths Of delegates and
should be defeated. The resolution was
lost. . n. m .ul ... ~ s
Mr.. Cameron, of Kansas, said he was
instructed by his State to move that the
nomination Of Pcsident be postponed ill
May. Not agreed to. ''H ar
The nomination OF candidates for
President Of the United States being next
In order the names Of John w. Geary, of
Pennsylvania, Geo. W. Julian, Indiana,
John NJ. Palmer, Illinois, Thomas Ewing,
Ohio, David Davis, Illinois, Geo. Francis
Train, OF the World, Wendell Philips,
Massachusetts,, Horace Greeley New
York, Joel M. Parker, New Jersey, Peter
Cooper and b. II. Day, New York, and
Richard Trevelick, Michigan, were pre-.
sented as candidates for this nomination.
The names of Greeley, Ewing, Cooper,
Day and Trevellck were Withdrawn and
an informal ballot was taken which re.
suited as follows: Geary 55, Day 50, Davis
a, Phillips 10, Palmer 8, Julien Q, and
Parker Z. T
The Convention then went into the
first formal ballot, which resulted as iol.
lows: Whole vote cast, 20l; Davis, SS;
Phillips, 90; Geary, 45; Day, 8; Parker,
Z; Julian, l. No choice. iGearys name
was then withdrawn. Gratz Brown, of
Missouri, and Horace Greeley were NOM
mated.
The second ballot was TIM taken and
resulted: Davis, 03; Day, 50; Phillips,
t2; Brown, "a; Greeley, II; Parker, Z;
Julian 8. The naHes Of Phillips,
Greeleys Julian and Bnwn. were now
withdrawn. -
The third ballot resulted: Davis, 20l;
Parker, Z; Day, .. The nomination Of
David Davis, Illinois, was theii
made unanimous. and telegram was sent
to him, asking him to accept the nomina.
ton,
The nomination Of Vice. President being
in order, the names of j oel Parker, New
Jersey; Edwin II. 'ChamberlinS Connect.
cut; AM. West, Mississippi; Thomas
Ewing, Ohio, and W.. G. Bryant, OF Ten.
nessee were presented. An informal bal.
.Jt was taken with the following result !:
Parker 20, Chamberlin 70, West 1S, Ew-
ing 81, Bryant 10. The first formal bal
lot was then taken and resulted: Parker
112, Chamberlih'57, Ewing 3d. ParkeFs
nomtnination was then made unanimous
Alter appointing the President to wait on
the, nominees, and an Executive Commit.
tee, one from each State; the ConYention
adjourned, subject to a call of the Ma.
tional Executive Committee.