The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-27
LETTER FROM BELLAIRE.
Congressional ConVen'
ttoplProceedings and Resolutions

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the absence of Mr.. Cope. Belmont
county was represented by thirty-three
delegates. Among the delegates from
Jefferson county was a colored gentle
man named D. S.sBruce. Z This is the
first of his race that has had the honor of.
filling a like position in this district.
]. NJ: Ozier, of Guernsey county; W.
r. Heron, of Harrison, and w. A. Hunt,
of Belmont, were elected secretaries.
By motion of d. D. I. Cowen to APP
point from each county Committee on
Rules and Regulations considerable dis
cussion arose. One gentleman gave as
| his opinion that it was unnecessaryrto
adopt rules and regulations. Mr.. Heron
intimated that certain questions ought to
have an expression of opinion from the
Convention. Mr.. Cowen moved to lay
the motion on the table. This was
objected to by several, but the question
was called. Mr.. Heron arose and re-
oucsted that the objections should be
! stated, also that temperance should have
/ an expression Of opinion from the Con-
vention. Some discussion followed this
! proposition and then the question wa
put before the Assembly andthe motion
to lay on the table was lost, and the ques-
ton to appoint a Committee on Rules
| and Regulations was carried.
! The Committee on Credentials, which
was appointed, reported each county fully
represented in the Convention. The voters
at County Conventions having authorized
the delegates to represent them. The
committees on organizing, on rules and
regulations were heard and received.
| The committees were composed a. fol-
! lows:
On Crcdcutials-MOrrisM oston, Guern-
rev county; w. A. Walden, Jefferson
county; Lewis Lcrrton, Harrison county;
! J. L. Anderson, Belmont county.
On RuleS-William Smith, Belmont
county; ". Il. Hunt, Harrison county;
J. NJ. Ozier, Guernsey county &. W.
Brosu. Noble county; j. H. Blynn, JEFF
scrson county.
On Resolutions-Charlcs Hare. Noble
county; W. B. Heron, Harrison county;
j. ID. Taylor, Guernsey county; Joseph
Beatty Jefferson county; VS.. kennon,
! Belmont county.
Mr. Knox was then called to the chair
and was greatly applauded, and in
short speech of five minutes, rendered
his thanks to the Convention, and spoke
of thefourishing condition Of the State
and country under Republican rules.
He was applauded several times. The
committee on Organization and Creden-
tials then appeared. Mr.. Luke, of Har-
rison county, nominated Hon. Lorenzo
Danford as the Republican candidate for
! Congress His nomination elected much
pleasure, and by the full assent of the
! Convention, he was rcnominated. a
committee was appointed to solicit the
presence of Hon. DanfOrd in the COnvcn-
ton, and in short time heappcared and
was loudly applauded, and was introduce
ed as Capt DanfOrd, the next represen-
tativc OF the Republican party of the
10th district. Mr.. Dsnford then took
his place on the-platform, and in speech
of an hour and ten minutes cngrossed the
attention ofthc Convention. He return
ed his thanks fOrs the honor conferred,
and then proceeded to discuss some of the
political questions .'cf the day. In his
! opinion the Republican party was us
much Of necessity now as when the
hordes of rebellion were gathering
against the union; that every law govern
ing our civil rights were Republican
measures, and opposed by the Democrat
ic party Other questions more nearly
concerning the people of the 10th dis
trict were then discussed. Concern
| ing revenue he spoke for sometime,
spirits. tobacco, banks and bankers COM
prise all the taxes paid by the Sixteenth
District in the matter Of internal reye-
nue.. Ofcourso he advocated protection.
He sympathised in the demand for cheap
transportation on railroads, but does not
think this will be sufficient to give the re-
lief they ask for. Tariff WAS not pro-
lection to capitol, but to labor. He voted
against the reduction of the currency,
and was in favor of what is called the
44th bill; he also voted against imitation,
believing that if Congress would let the
/ currency alone the people would get
! along, and also speaks Of the time when
, the grccnbaCk will be worth Its face in
gold, dollar for dollar, without any help
or interference by Congress. He rcpudi-
atcd the subsidising of railroad corpora
tions as Republican principle. The
Republican party is Il party Of not only
peace, but mercy and kindness, and he
intimatcd that if he Democratic party
should come into power, there is one
! thing that we may reasonably expect:
that every distinction nowmadc between
the "bluc' and the gray will be can
ccled. If YOU pay your soldiers pensions
why not pay ours etc, etc. The only
thing noticeable in the speech Of Hon.
Danford was that Grant nor the third
term question was not spoken Of nor
limited at. We cannot understand why
this was so carefully avoided.
The report of the committee on Rules
aud Resolutions was offered and received
and the committee discharged.
1t WAS moved and carried
that their report be adopted rs the scnti-
mcnt of the whole Convention.
| Resolved lst, That the Republican
party has proved itself worthy Of the
confidence of the people, and is the
party on which they can rely for such
wise, safe and progressive legislation AS
! the interest and welfare of the country
/ from time to time demands
2nd. That the party having guaranteed
liberty, suffrage and citizenship to all,
! without regard to race or color, by con-
stitutional amendments should now re-
ceive the enjoyments Of equal rights be-
fore the law by just and equal legislation.
3rd. That We heartily endorse and
commend the course of the present Con-
grcss in repeating the salary law, in re-
! ducing expenses in the department, in
enforcing the honest and economical adj
ministration Of public affairs, and in
searching out, exposing and Furnishing
dishonest public servants.
4th. That intemperancc is public
evil against which society has a right to
be protected by law, and We favor every
practical means, moral or legal for it,
overthrow, and the elevation Of practical
temperance men to places Of public trust.
5th. That We will organize this Con-