The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-04
THE REPUBLICAN COMPRESSION.
AL CONVENTION.

A Fair Attendance and rs Much Eli
thusiasm as Could be Expected
Under the Circumstances--NO Plat.
form Needed--General Nathan Goh,
Jr., Of Clarksburg. Nominated
Speeches and Music by the Band.
The Republican Congressional Con-
vention for the First District assembled
at the Opera House in this city yester-
day. The attendance was not as large
as had been anticipated, yet it was very
good, and the delegates, from appearances,
were men OF responsibility and charac-
ter. a.
As we predicted in yesterdays REGIS
TER, General Golf was nominated. This
was conceded early in the morning by
the most of Senator SCOTS friends, who
had more strength than any of the OPP
posing candidate. As thething was believ-
ed to have been successfully "set-up' for
the Harrison county man, the proceedings
of the Convention was not looked forward
TO with any degree of interest, The Scott
men stood close together, and worked for
their favorite up to the last. The 'rural
ROSTERS" claimed that the Ohio and
Wood county delegates fixed up the
programme and carried it out to suit
themselves. They didn't seem to mind
that much though, for they were in
good humor and in the most harmonious
frame of mind.
The interior of the Opera House was
decorated in tasteful manner with flags,
and whoever had charge of the arrange
ment of affairs had completely attended
to their duty. The City Band, under
the leadership of Prof Joe Kramer had
seat. in the gallery, where, also, re-
spectacle delegation of citizens were
seated. The lower part of the house was
principally occupied by the delegates,
and each county had been allotted sec
ton, which was designated bya placard
with the name of the county printed
thereon.
Before the Convention was called to
order the house was nearly filled. The
largest delegations being from Ohio,
Marshal, Harrison and Wood counties.
All but three countics-Calhoun, Writ
and Lewis being represented.
At 10 o'clock the Convention was call
cd to order by George Edwards OF
Moundsvillc Chairman of the Republic
can Executive Committee, who said for
the purpose of ctfccting IA
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION,
he would nominate Ex-Governor W. f..
Stevenson, of Wood county, as Temporal
~ Chairman. This once famous gen.
tlcman then stepped upon the stage, and
thanked the Convention for selecting
him to preside over the dclibcra-
tons of the Convention aS Il temporary
President He then made Il brief adj
dress, in which he referred to the impor-
lance of the election in October, and said
if the Convention was wise in the scIcc-
ton of candidate they would win. He
then alluded to the strong force of Jacob
Democrats that would affiliate with them
as they did two years ago, under the lead
crShip of these two honest men, J.J .Jac"b
and John j. Davis. He said he would not
underrate the struggle they were about
to enter, nor the strength Of the enemy,
but he had no doubt of the result, if the
friends of the cause would work with en-
crgy and carncstneSS. The cX-Govcrnor
forgot to mention the fact, however, that
one of the above mentioned honest men
had pockcted the $1,000 salary grab steal
while a member of Congress
a. W. Campbell, Esq, Of the Mfctii-
grnccr, was elected temporary Secretary.
On motion of Mr.. Blair, Of Wood, the
members of the Press from this district
were invited to seats on the stage.
On motion a committee of one from
each county was appointed on the fol-
lowing committees:
COMMITTEE on CREDENTIALS.
Brooke COuHty-Gcn. |. II. Duval.