The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-04

the vote for Gov. Jacob in 1872 as the
basis of the vote of the Convention, al
lowing one vote for each fifty votes then
cast, and one vote for each fractional
part in excess of fifty. This basis gave
to Brooke Q, Calhoun 8, Doddridge IL,
Gilmer I, Hancock 7, Harrison 38, Lewis
90, Marshall 80, Ohio 81, Peasants 7,
Richie 20, Tyler 10, Wetzel II, Wood
SO; total 290.
The report was adopted.
Mai. Moore, Secretary of the commit
tee on Credentials reported the list of
delegates entitled to seat in the
Convention. AS there were no contest
ed seats the report was adopted without
the names being read.
: The report of the committee on Per-
manent Organization was read by d. F.
Pugh, of Tyler, which was adopted.
... PERMANENT OFFICERS.
Presdent-Wm. E. Stevenson, of
Wood.
ce-Presidents-Hon. J. II. Atkinson,
Of Hancock; Major NJ. B. G. Wright, of
Ohio; Col. NJ. S. Hall, of Richie; Col. J.
R. Brown, of Wetzel; Major Lee Hay
mond, of Harrison.
.Secretary-A. w. Campbell. Assist
ants-O. G. Scofeld, P. W. Morris and
Z. Lowrey.
On motion of Mr.. Blair, of Wood, the
Convention then proceeded to the nomi-
nation of candidates.
Mr.. Schultz put in the nomination OF
A. w. Campbell, Of Ohio.
Mr.. j. r. Hubbard, Of Ohio, nominated
General Nathan Gof, Jr., of Harrison
county. He made few remarks about
the gallant and honest young man
above mentioned, and was of the
opinion that if nominated he would
use all the energy and capacity
he possessed to insure his own success,
which no one doubted, of course.
Mr.. Hall, of Wetzel, addressed the
Convention from the stage, and said he
arose with pride to present the name of
Charles F. Scott, of Richie, as a candi-
date. He spoke of his services while a
member of the House and Senate, to the
State and Republican party, and then by
some remarkable figuring went on to
show that this little, but great, individual
had made a change of 200 votes in his
district, which WAS an evidence of Mr..
Scots popularity. He closed his re-
marks by eulogistic peroration on the
virtue and honesty of the rising young
statesman.
Mr.. Hornbrook, of Ohio county, said
he rose by request to nominate General
B. +. Kelley. He spoke of him as one
of the first defenders of the Union, and
that he had been collector of this district
and had always been an honest and up
right citizen. He further remarked that
if he was speaker he would say the same
thing about General Kelley, that his
friend Mr.. Hubbard, had said about Gen.
cral Goff. Mr.. Blair, of Ohio, seconded
the nomination.
A member of the Hancock delegation,
whose name we did not learn, nominated
Rev. J. 5. Pomeroy, Of that county. Mr..
j. y. Campbell seconded the nomination,
and said that while the Reverend gen.
tleman had mingled in politics he had
not been dcmoralizcd, or in other words,
while he played with the pitch he Ind
not been defilcd. The young man from
Hancock then proceeded to dcmolish the
unfortunate public printer, and it is said,
that for the first time during the day Il
silent smile of satisfaction stole DER the
face of the "Ex-Goveruor" who presided
over the Convention.
Mr.. A. W. Campbell, of Ohio, nomina-
ted j. II. Atkinson, of Hancock, and recon-
as peculiarly suitable and well
qualified candidate, because he was an
old time AboitioniSt.
Mai. Moore, of Harrison, in a stirring
speech, seconded the nomination Of Gen.
Golf. He said he came to the Conven-
ton for the purpose of nominating the
most available candidate and he con-
sidcred General Golf the man. The Ma
jor did not state whether money consti-
tutcd availibity or not.
Hon. II. S.White, of Marshall, second
ing the nomination of Mr.. Scott, spoke
of the gentleman in the highest terms for
his faithtulness to his party and availa-
bility as a candidate.
Mr.. Hornbrook made few
eulogistic remarks in seconding
the nomination of Mr.. Campbell
and said he would spend more time and
money to secure Mr.. Campbell's or Hon.
Daniel Lambs election, than any of the
gentlemen that had been nominated.
Mr.. Schultz spoke highly Of Mr.. Camp
bell, and called him the father of Repub-
Itcanism in West Virginia. He did not
inform the Convention as to who the
other parent WAS.
Mr.. Campbell arose and said, while he
thanked his friends for what they had
said, he was not candidate and would
not accept if nominated.
Mr.. Blair, of Wood, presented the