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


sire tosSy be has tune very warn triecds,
AID 3 TIy goodly number Of Marshall
eozny citizens are extremely ArxiOas
hat be may b The ehhice Of ihA conTen.
tion- Ihey know his iIGaencs, hey
ksoT how nAziuly he stood up Ia The
senate, and they know be wa with
tken al tie time" And while be faith
fally advocated the principles Of ihe Re-
p1o.scan party, ADD Stood firm AID tyus
~ 81 dm9 and under ~ circumstances,
be took very good care 70 give % o9snss
70 any one Hence, pot oaly IN oar SEC
tioa, bat throughout the whole district,
30 far - / an acquainted, be i oos o! the
best nsa Of the STATE.
While l simply desire 70 correct, lesi s
VTooE impression might 90 out with rel
GREECE 70 The wishes d he delegates Of
MArshAl, | would Bsy Gen. Coz and oh
4 en- have warm friends thru
M J z Hooton, Of hArshAl replying,
said iheGe seemed 70 Be 8 misundeEstAnd.
ing Of bis remarks in rGfereuce 10 Gsp
COT. He did 10; say Cot va he ehJtoe
Of AArshsll, bat SAid there NeTs great
many Republicans there Nb9 W01A Tay
gladly v0ts loE Gen. GJt. Il did not
say this. Ii u what meant 70 say.
MH. Hoo.ns proceeded 70 reier 70 what
had bsrs said Of his brief residence in
Ms.hAll, when the Chairman interpreted
the suggestion that such line oil remark
vas hardly g9msne 70 the matter before
the Convention.
Mr.. Hooton responded that 81 any rSts
be was VirginiAn BY birth and had neYH
lived outside the State. His fstheI before
him had always lived on this Soil, and his
grAndiGther before him He-RAS . citizen
Of The State Of West Virginia TO the man.
ne' boEu.T [Applsuse BE believed be
was - so1nn . Republican - there Wa
In this COnTentiOa, and be believed be
bSd cone [ton pretty good Republican
stock BE had one thing 70 boast Of: his
old father (C0L Charles Hootou, late Of
RoElesburg) who 10 day VA Eleeping in
his grave, 81 the last Republican ConTen-
ton held in PhilSIelphiA wa hoDored By
the 5tAte Of WeE Virginia IN being made
one Of the Vice Presidents q that Con-
veutou. The reflections indulged In (by
Captain Pipa) he thought uncAlled for
and faI.ietched- -
Mf. o. G Scofeld, o! Wood, aid he for
one would like % listen 70 these pgtEiotie
g1shes from DOW until midnight, but time
vas getting short and some Of them
would want 70 90 home tonight He
moved that the Convention now proceed
70 ballot - -
The motion Ess agreed TO and the Tol
vas called with the following result Of
the
FIRST BALLOT. r.
i BrooH C3va:y-s votes for Atkinson.
ClUIouH-Not represented.
DoddridSS -l3 Tor Scott.
GlmIT-7 Tor Gof.
RInepeE-s for Pomeroy.
H1rrIW-3S for Gcf
LsE1-Eot represented.
karahag-s Tor GCf, Il for Scott, 5 for
Kelley, 8 Tor Atkinson. .
0Rio-2I for COZ, 10 for scott, 10 for
Kelley, 8 for Atkinson, 10 ior Campbell.
PL1HGHu-Not represented.
RiteAn-20 Tor Scott.
JpLT-19 tor LOOMS.
! WstsS!-S Tor Gof, for Scott, 4 for
] LOOMS.
WITS for LOOMS.
Rood-5 for Gof, 3 for Scott, 8 for Kel.
ley,S ioE Atkinson, 8 for Poneruy, 10 iOr
saaarq,y-Gof n, Scott "a. LOOMS
70, Kelley IS, Atkinson IS, Campbell 10,
P0meroy II. Votes cast PAL. Necessary
70 choice 121.
Mr. Hooton, Of Marshall, moved that
after the next ballot the lowest candidate
\ be dropped
NJ. T. J. Blair, Of Ohio, objected. Del.
egstes could not be restrained By sny
such resolutions from voting for the OBJ
ject OF their choice -
Mr.. Geo. Edwards, Of Marshall, moved
TO table Nj. Hooton's motion, but the lsi.
Ter withdrew il.
The Convention then proceeded to the
SECOND BALLOT.
Br5OlE-7 70. Atkinson and Two for
| Scott
Dbddnd2s-IS for Scott
GIlmeT-7 for Goff.
RGn1oak s. for Pomeroy.
HarTlIoH-SS for Gof, Applausel.
Aarst1R-l4 for Scott, 10 for Gof, !
for Hanson CrBwell, 4 Tor Atkinson,
for Kelley.
Ohn-i for Campbell, II for Poneroy,
| II tor Atkinson, 14i Tor Scott, 81 ior
Got (ApplGuIel.
Rlehu-1s for Scott, 2 for Looms.
IyIsr-l9 for Loomis
| Rt5&-3 for Hanson CrisEell, for
Col. 4 for Scott
Wood-35 for Loomis.
RR!-5ior LOOMS.
!Summ1Ty-97i for Gof, 65f for Scott,
65 Tor LoomiS, l2f ioF Atkinson, 81 for
Pomeroy, for Criswel, l Tor Campbell,
Tor Kelley.
A nomination was reached In the
THIRD BALLOT.
Brooh-7 for Scott, 9 for COT.
D2dirdce-1S ior Scott
GtM1-7 for Scott.
RaHeoeE IS Eor PoneToy. (0ne q the
delegates said be wanted 70 vote for
Scott, but the vote wn finally casI IS
until
HGrf.on-Ss for COT.
Aaysbal-IS for Scott, u for Goa.
i Oho-40 for COT, Is for Scott, for
Campbell, Tor Kelley.
RitetI-ls Tor Scott, 2 for LOOMS.
I$r-I9 for LOOMS.
RetaG-7 for Gof, 4 fer Scott.
WITS for Loomis
Roo5-(Hon J B. Blair withdrew the
!, nominAtion Of Judge LOOMS and cast the
So votes Of Wood Tor GofA
6oYE NOMINATED.
|. Mr.. BlGiTs announcement was greeted
with voctferous cheers BY the friends OF
Gof, the vote Of Wood giving him the
nomination. II was 8 moment Of great
excitement throughout the Convention.
Mr.. n g. Hall Of Richie, who had nom.
mated Gen. GofPs leading competitor,
Mr. Scstt. Iose and moved that Gof's