The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-07-09
The Radical Convention.
THEY WON'T NOMINATE.
The Jacobites to Select the
Legislative Ticket.
The New Constitution Don't
Agree with Them.
Bad Case of Sour Stomach.

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different townships of this county met
yesterday and went into caucus in the
Grand Jury room. They seemed agood
deal abroad as to what course to pursue,
a number of them favoring a straight,
full ticket and others insisting that no
nominations should be made except
Dick Brown for Sheriff and Sam Nc
Colloch for Clerk Of the Circuit Court,
leaving it to the Jacob men to supply
the other places on the ticket One en-
thusiastic delegate declared that if a
straight ticket was nominated the
Jacobites wouldn't touch it, and the
Republican State organization would
have been abandoned without any result
of advantage to the county
1t was finally determined to 60 into
convention and there decide what course
should be pursued.
At half.pas: nine the caucus adj
journed to the Court room where the
Convention was called to order By Caleb
Sylvis, chairman Executive Committee,
and organized by calling Dr.. I. H.
Logan to the chair, and electing c. j.
Rawling secretary.
A committee OF three, consisting Of
Messrs. Sylvis, s. L. McColloch and
Brice, were appointed Committee on
Credentials. The committee retired
and in few moments reported the
names OF the gentlemen published in
these columns yesterday. as delegates
with the following additions.
Richland-S. l. McCclloch, Or. John
English, Martin L. Hill.
Libery-Nelson Dunlap, Samuel Bell,
VIM. Dunlap.
Mr.. Nuzum moved that the vote cast
by the Republicans at the last election
for members Of the House Of Delegates
be taken as the basis for voting in this
Convention. Adopted.
Mr.. Sylvis moved the appointment Of
one from each township to prepare
business for the Convention. Adopted,
and Me0srs. Joseph Sage, j. D. Max
well, E. Paxton, J. Launder, T. r,
Moffett, Robert Higgins, los Il. Wolf,
S. L. McColloch, NJ. Dunlap and r. S.
Hopkins were appointed such commit
tee.
On motion OF Mr.. Sylvis, the above
committee was authorized to nominate
names for Republican County Execu-
tive Committee. Adopted.
On motion, the Convention adjourned
until half-past one o'clock P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met pursuant to i'd
journment.
The Committee on Business made
the following report:
RESOLVED, That the Convention deerc
it inexpedient at this time to make
nominations for county officers.
RESOLVED, That three delegates to 8
Senatorial Convention, and two from
each township as delegates to Con-
gressional Convention be appointed by
this Convention.
Resolusd, That the present Sheriff,
R. S. Brown, and the present Clerk OF
the Circuit Court, S. B. McColloch, are
fairly entitled, by reason Of previous
election to a longer term Of Office than
the adoption Of the new Constitution
would permit, we therefore urge their
re election as capable and worthy
officers.
RESOLVED, That it be recommended by
this Convention that delegates from
Brook and Hancock county, meet Ohio
delegates at Wellsburg on Tuesday, July
23d, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, to nominate
State Senators for this District; also
recommend that a Congressional Con-
vention for the First District be called
at Wheeling, on Thursday, July 25tn,
at . o'clock P. NJ, for the purpose OF
nominating candidate for Congress.
Resolved, That it is the sense Of THE
Convention that il is the duty of the
Republican party to energeticslly op,
pose until election and then unsni-
mously vote against the new constitu'
ton:
Because in its conception il WAS a
miserable partisan movement, whose
vitality consisted in the desire Of needy
office seekers to eject from position the
present incumbents, whose legal terms
would not close soon enough for such
impatient aspirants, unless the organic
law could be prostituted in etfect;ng the
desired changes.
Because its adoption will constitute a
precedent for overthrowing and revolu-
tionizing the whole fabric Of the State
government on every change as to the
party prevailing in general election.
Because the proposed Constitution is
prolix and cumbersome, and Vsurps in
its provisions the determination o: mat
tiers Of detail which should &c left for
legislative action and control.
Because it is retrogressive, providing
for revival of the County Court sys-
TEN, the effete and ineffective machinery
OF the old pro-slavery regime OF landed
sristocracy.
Because, constituting the Supreme
Court Of Appeals with the number Of
Judges (four) contem plated, it violates
the dictates of common sense, papders
to the interest of q particular profess
sion, and will inevitably leave centro-
verted questions Of law unsettled, which
the public welfare demands should be
determined. 49,.
The above, while not all Of the OBJ
jections worthy of great consideration
which can be legitimately ard readily
taken to the new Constitution, seem to
us to be sufficient to impel US as repre-
septatives of the Repdblican party of
this county, TO give expression 10 the
conviction we believe to be entertained
by our constituents without an excep-
ton, that every consideration, both Of
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