The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-09-04

dent Eogges;ei thH be lake the stage
Mr.. Sooa came iorEIrt, Gnd being Pre-
seated 10 the CoaTention, said:
PosE NOMINATION sPEEca CT M Scorr,
OF KrTcHR
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me reporter Eould explain Tia, this
Gision 70 the fair membsrahip Va due
70 the Eppe1;Ance 10 the frout Seals AmorR
the members ot number Of beautiful and
dressed lGdieS who manifested
the deepest interest in the pCuceedirEl
l can say to-day, truly, that l shall take
pleasure IN standing shoulder 70 shouldeF
with General Goa. ApplG1se In sAy'
ing this, ! appreciate the hnOor you have
dooe ne to-day, recognized a. have
been iron the oo1nty Of Brooke,
my old home, and IN Ohio, 90
nearly associated With H. and also
by cher paris of The district have
reason 70 be proud d the manner in
which yOu have treated me. BOT only
have BOT SoOght this nomination, bal
have scarcely consented 70 be & candidate,
not having eonversed with the citizens d
the district on the subject desire to-day
70 extend 70 those who hAVe been ny
trieods ny heArdIelt thAnkA Il hSS
been ststed, perhaps strongly, tbs; / have
had IN The hast three or iO1f ye2fs . better
Opportunity 70 zee the condition Of 81.
iAtrs in this Congressional District than
perhaps otherE That may be strong, and
yet perhaps there Is some truth in il !
have been-tortupstely or unfortunately,
! Am not sure Wilhelm such position
- % have BEEN closely sssocisted With
the Democracy Of this district Had the
State ! have watched 81 many Tina
with lear and trembling 70 zee whether
o. not in their m4dnzs and Embition
they were disposed 10 sink this State,
which hsd been 20 grAn3ly stITted in
1853. ] Rave feared u times aud looked 90
l ESy with trembling, when heir ambition
seemed 70 have oveFiesped Constitutions,
legislative enGctments and al the express.
ed opinions Of the safe, for patti
sAn purposes ALONE. regret thai any
great party 10 this State should have 50
acted. / regret, sir, that men who rep
resent themselves and are called respon.
sible, honorable msn, should have taken
action in the Constitutional Convention
that looks alone 70 partisan endE. 1hsVe
been more grieTed 70 find those same
gentlemen, representing As they do, hon
OrSble constituencies in many csses, car.
Tying cot Legislation even Eorse than that
pIpetrAtsd IN the Constitutional Con-
Tention, in G'Sort Of defiance Of the powers
Of the goTsInment, which did not con.
form 70 their Own views They have rob-
bed the Executive Of every power he pos
sesied, and in defending that, - 3 lew Of
% attempted 70 do, ! wish 70 be under
stood - meaning not the man, bat the e1-
ecutiTe powers which stand higher Than
any man that may represent the eIecu-
tive. We have been trodden in the dust
aud insults hesped upon % until We ware
thought unworthy 70 be noticed. But
yet the call Of this Convention to-day i
90 indication, a. Is each respective call
through the coGniy pspers thoroug houl
the Distrct, that the people have recog-
nizsd these wrongs, that they are tired Of
them, and without distinction Of party in
tend 10 put their loot upon il and stop cor
uption from the highest 70 the lowest
grades Of the State, dlslic; and township.
They don't call it township noE; bu;
''district1 / hail this IS an auspicions
omen for good in our district a. well Is
in our State. ! recognize men here as
representatives, and Influential men, not Of
any one party, bat Of principles, which
II hiss been wisely stated here today
override men or parties Ibelieve thai
this Convention, IN in harmonious
sctioe in that steady and perserY-
ing effort thst seems TO have been
manifested 10 seek the best man to lead
Us out of the wilderness, is an omen Of Sue
cess, and that Gen. Gof msy be and, as
believe will be BY your united efforts the
next Representative from this district,
and that he who when an important
emergency springs upon him lodges votes
vii! be lett At home, where he ought 10
be left Applause, OF Col Wilson would
speak nothing III, but only SIS 8 msn
who, when an emergency arises, cannot
be relied on. Such are not the men for
these times. We want men ready, will.
ing and able 10 meet corruption wherever
1t shows itself I doub; sir-Gnd
speak II with as much kindness Of feeling
towards Col. Wilson as any man could 10
this house-il he be q representative
man OF this dis1ict-I am pr-
SuAded he ia not Believing this, 1
believe there are hundreds OF men in the
district who have not heretofore acted
with the party 10 which Gen. GOT belongs
who will be willing TO support him be
Cause he is 8 man worthy 70 occupy shis
position and i'll IL [ApplGuse ] BslieT.
ing this, l believe the district will send
him TO Cougress by large msjority. To
this end there Is work Tor escn Of you 70
do. I rejoice At the success OF any man In
the Convention. delight especially in
the success OF my young friend Gen. Gof,
saying nothing Of the other candidates. /
believe he has the Vigor oil youth with
activity Cf.mind and that ability 70 stump
the district that Will command the Giten.
ton Of every honest man it Applique
There Is = further duty devotviug upon
us, and | take It upon myself, although
young in years, 70 set the part Of adviser.
| believe the integrity OF this State has
been best preserved in the hands Of those
who framed il. Need ! refer 10 the four
years Of administration. Does no, every
man IN the StSte know that 70 day we are
weaker financially, that we have been
robbed by Thousands, and that in the
hsndS OF those In power We are unsAftt Il
dsvolVes on honest, high.minded men 70
work further than in this Convention.
You can work II the polls. The man
who rsmsins 81 home, negative and idle,
simply & spectator, is not tue 70 the tEusI
he here desires 70 place in the hands Of
Gen. COT. Let your wAtchVord be from
this day, success BY our united and indi-
VtduAl efforts. II every man in this Con-
vention adopts that and works up 70 il |
shall have no lear oil Gen. COTS election,
and il you do that there will be mulutudes
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