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

name, had secured the voice of 81,
counties, while the redoubtable Majo
Cyrus Newton, all redolent with tn
fragrant memory Of Nat Harrison, ha'
expanded himself to the extent OF rer
resenting the unhappy Republics'
voters Of the entire Ninth Senator's
District and two counties beside. l
was by virtue of this catholicity OF In
flexible Newton that he secured appoint
ment on all the committees Of the Cor
ventiou, having employed some persol
to announce his name whenever . com
mitteenan from the Ninth District wa
called for.
The Committee on Credentials hav
ing reported, the Committee on Perms
nent Organization presented the follow
ing list of officers which was adopted
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
President-W. E. Stevenson.
Wee Prssidents-lst District. Henr,
Wallace; ID, F. H. Pierpont; Sd, Chas
Hooton 9Th, VIM. Powell; 5th, W. V
Vernon; 9th, George Clark; 7th, ID. Z
New Whorter; sth, .. w. Mather; 9Th
C. Newton; 10th, Joseph Ritter; llth
Joseph B. Fayman.
.Sscretaniss-A. F. Gibbens, j. W
Mason and R. S. Gardner.
Mr.. Kitchen, the temporary char
man, was then about to proceed witt
the business of the Convention and hac
called for the report of the Committee
on Basis of Representation when 1T wsI
suggested that his official functions hae
ceased, and that it was now Governor
Stevenson's turn TO run the machine
The Governor came forward, being
greeted with some applause as he as
cended the platform, and proceeded tc
thank the members OF the Convention
for the honor, &c, &c. He stated that
the Convention had been called for the
purpose of electing delegates to the Ma
tlonal Republican Convention to poml-
nate candidates for President and Vice
President of the United States. The
Republican party was now in the mi
nority in this State but the minority was
not only a respectable but a powerful
one. He then eulogized the Republl-
can party for its past course and sum
med up its protessed glories by saying
that it's first great act was to abolish
slavery; the second was to save the
Union; and the third was to reconstruct
it, He thought that the party in West
Virginia was not yet dead. and believed
that the day was not far distant when
it would resume the reins of power
He hoped that the time was not far dis
tant when its opponents, the now dom
inant party, would make such mistakes
as that the Republicans might come in.
He believed that some such mistakes
had been already made aud he advised
the Republicans, wherever they were
strong, to hold on to the power they
already have, but in the counties where
they were weak the proper course was
to divide and conquer.
After the Governor had concluded his
speech, Of which the above is but
meager outline, the Committee on Basis
of Representation made report pro-
viding that the basis should be the same
as that for representation in the House
of Delegates, and that for each delegate
in the House the counties should have
twelve votes in the Convention.
A very large sized cat was apparent
in this meal tub, as it gave to the gen.
tlemen holding the proxies cfthe Third
District and representing very small
fraction OF the actual Republican vote
of the State an undue voice in the Con
vention. Major Newton, representing
not more than one thousand Republi
cans, would have about 120 votes in
the Convention, while the 1000 Repub'
licans of Ohio county would have but
SO. Governor Pierpont denounced the
report of the committee as manitestly
and grossly unfair and moved that the
!, Republican vote for Governor in 1870
be adopted as the basis. Captain Wal
lace said that the committee had beer
unable to obtain a correct copy o.
either that or any other vote of the
State, and made their repor
as the best that could be
done under the circumstances. Mr.
Wells lit into Governor Pierpont in
lively style by saying that if the repor,
Of the committee be so unjust, unfair
and iniquitous as the Governor had
pronounced it to be he (Pierpont) had
been guilty of a great wrong in per
mitting representation in the Legisla.
ture to be based upon that plan. His
remarks were considered sufficiently per
sonal to justify his being called to order
bv the Chairman, though it is a little diff
cult to see what application they had tc
the matter under consideration. Mr.
Koonce hoped that Mr.. Pierpont's sub
stitute for the report of the committee
would not be adopted. The Republi-
cans Of his county (Jefferson) needed
some encouragement; they had had 8
hard time OF it and had been greatly
troubled by the rebels; and although
there were not very many of them ht
thought they ought to have the same
voice in the Republican Convention
that their delegates had in the Legisla
ture.
After a great deal OF unnecessary de-
bate upon the subject; unnecessary be-
cause it was not at all likely that any
vote would be had in the Convention
except en- masss, giving to each mar
present voice directly proportioned tc
the strength of his lungs; vote was
taken on Pierpont's substitute. Th'
roar of voices was pretty evenly bal
anced and division was called for
The count vas announced to show 81
ayes and 80 nees, 30 the proposition
was lost and the report Of the commit
tee was adopted.
Mr. Sylvis, Of Ohio county, then OF
fered the following resolution:
WHEREAS, 1t is alleged by the politi
cal oppouents OF the Republican part.