The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-05

Henry A. Wise was voted for without
formal nomination: Alabama, Edgerton,o o
Indiana, 49, Arkansas, Lyons, IL; Cali
fornia, Lyons, l2; Delaware, Lyons, Q
Georgia, Edgcrton, 80; Illinois, Edgerton
40, Adams, 2; Indiana, Edgerton, 80
Iowa, Edgerton, 90; Kansas, Adams, 10
Louisiana, Henry A. Wise, OF Virginia, 10
Maryland, Lyons, 10; Mississippi, Edger-
ton, 10; Missouri, Edgerton, 3, Lyons
1s, AdamsO; Michigan, Adams. 22; Ne
braska, Adams, 9: New Jersey, Lyons, IS
Nevada, Lyons, o; New York, Edgerton
4, Adams 62; North Carolina, Lyons, 90
Ohio, Edgerton, Al; Pennsylvania, Adams
50; South Carolina, Lyons, IA; Tennessee
Lyons, 10. Adams, 12; Virginia, Lyons
90; West Virginia, Edgerton, 10; WiScon'
sin, Adams 20. Total Tor Edgerton, 222
Lyons, l54; Adams, el3; Wise, II. Lou
iSian2 changed her vote to 10 votes iOl
Edgerton and Q for Adams.
Mr. Monroe, Of Indiana, announced that
he wished 10 give the status OF DIr. Ed
gerton Us Democrat, as report had
been circulated that he had OF one time
been Republican Congressman. The
speaker said this assertion was not true.
Mr.. Edgerton was a lifelong Democrat
and within the past three hours q tele-
gram had been received by him from that
gentleman declaring his willingness to
accept the second place on the ticket with
O'Conor atits head.
The President announced the result oi
the first ballotng; that G0l ballots had
been cast, Of which according to long Gus.
tom in Democratic Conventions 403 were
required to nominate.
A dclegate-We have adopted no such
rule here.
Mr.. Scofcld, Of Pa, move that the
time honored custom which has obtained
IN Democratic Conventions for twenty
years past shall be continued as the rule
here Carried.
The roll of States was then called for
the second ballot with the following re.
suit:
SECOND BALLOT.
Alabama, EdGerton, 10; Arkansas, Ed.
gerton, 12; California, Lyons, 12; Della.
ware, Lyons, @; Georgia, Edgerton, 10;
Adams, 4; Indiana, Edgcrton, 80: Iowa,
Edgerton 90; Illinois, Edgerton, 40, Ad.
8ms, 90; Kansas, Adams, 10; Kentucky,
Edgerton, IA, Adams, 10; Louisiana, Ed
gerIon, 10, Adams, G. Maryland, Lyons,
0; Missouri, Lyons, 80; Michigan, Adams,
%; Mississippi, Edgerton, IA, Lyons. 2;
Nebraska, Adams, Q; Nevada, Edgerton,
s; New Jersey. Lyons, 10; North Carolina,
Lyons, 90; New York, Edgerton, II, Ad-
ANS, 81; Pennsylvania, Adams, So ;
Ohio, Edgerton, A; South Carolina, Ly.
ons, ID; Tennessee, Lyons, "a; Virginia,
Lyons, 20; West Virginia, Edgerton, 10;
Wisconsin, Adams. 90 Total, Edgerton,
249; Lyons, 162; Adams, 199.
No choice having been made third
ballot was ordered. As the Secretary
proceeded to call the roll a delegate
moved an adjournment until3 o'clock, but
the President ruled that no such motion
could be entertained while the Convention
was in the act Of executing an order.
After the roll call had been completed
the various States changed their votes
amid applause, securing the nearly unani.
nous nomination OF Adams. The vote
stood as follows. Arkansas, 3 for Edger-
ton and 8 for Adams; Ohio, G for Edgerton
and 3S for Adams; Mississippi, 9 for Ly-
ons and IA for Adams. All the rest were
for Adams, giving a total Of SOB votes for
Adams, 0 for Edgerton, and Q for Lyons.
l !Brick POmerOy asked oil the members
Of the Convention TO Join in three cheers,
which were given in honor OF Mr.. Mon
roe, because to him, more than TO any
other man in Indiana, is due the full and
genuine Democratic delegations sent from
that State.
Mr.. Monroe, Of Indiana, moved that
eight persons be appointed by the Prcsi.
dent as committee 10 communicate to
our candidates their nomination. Carried.
1t was moved that, in the address to the
Democracy Of the United States, prepared
for tho purpose and submitted 10 the
Committee on Resolutions, who returned
it with the suggestion that II be referred
TO the Executive Committee, he SO refer.
red.
A letter was read from Graham N.
Fitch, OF Indiana, endorsing the move.
ment.
A telegram was read from Charles
Remelin, saying he adopted Chas. O'Con.
or's letter us his platform; nominate him
and adjourn.
The Committee on Credentials reported
three hundred and sixty.two delegates
present, and recommended that each del.
cgation cast the full vote oil the State.
a communication was read from the
President OF the National Labor Reform
Convention held at Philadelphia, en-.
dOrsing the action Of the Convention.
A resolution was offered, endorsing
cordially in substance the platform
adopted by the Labor Reform Conven.
ton at Columbus.
Mr.. Bayard, Of New jersey, moved to
lsy it on the table. Carried.
Resolutions Of thanks to the hotels and
citizens Of Louisville and the Chairman,
were adopted.
A communication from the Chicago
Times, endorsing the Convention and It's
object, was received with cheers.
A recess was then taken till 8 o'clock
Pm
The following is the list of the mem.
bers of the National Democratic Execu.
tive Committee so far as appointed, the
names for Ohio, Maryland, California and
Louisiana to be filled, together with one
name for North Carolina.
Delaware, William Dean, DR.. ]. A
Brown. Mississippi, Col. W. II. Worth.
ington, Col. George W. Brooks. New
Jersey, Samuel J. Baysrd, G. Cbsuncey
Burr. South Carolina, Edward F. Stokes,
J. r, Lambson. Alabama, J. J. Woodall,
Samuel Blackwell, Post Office, Danville
Virginia, James Lyons, George D. Park.
cr. New York, NJ, NJ. Pomeroy, George
SpraguG. Kentucky, Col. Blanton Dun.
can, Gen, II. B. Lyon. Arkansas, E. j.
Kirksey, OF Little Rock; G. E. Tobey,
MorrisIown, Cape county. Indiana, vii.
liam G. Moreau, Madison county; Graham
N. Fitch, Cass county. Kansas, s. W.