The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-31
THE MASS REPUBLICAN CONVEN.
TION. f. y

Not Large but s'HighIy" Respectable
-ADpofntment Of Delegates 10 the
Conversational Convention NO
Nominations made to the Legisia-
lure.
In pursuance to call from the Coun-
ty Executive Committee for mass Con-
vention of Republicans and "all others
opposed to the Ellenboro nomination
between two and three hundred persons
assembled at the Court House on Satur-
day morning. kramers brass band was
employed for the occasion, and after
having blowed vociferously for some
time in front of the temple OF
Janus, the crowd wended their way IN
to the court room.
In looking over the crowd that had as
senbled in the building, it was at once
apparent that none but Republicans
would participate in the proceedings OF
the Convention, as very few Democrats
were present, and they were merely
slookers on in Venice" As will be OBJ
served by reading the proceedings gwen
the Convention was run by republicans
in the strictest sense of the word, so that
part of the call in regard to 'all Others
Supposed to the Ellenboro nomination,
was Joke; or if not, it looked very much
like trial with the defendant left out,
or II family meeting to settle
up:an estate, with..the principal heirs un-
invited. As II Republican convention,
however, the body was respectable, in
tclligent and harmonious.
The Convention was called to order by
Caleb Sylvis, Chairman of the County
Executive Committee, and on his motion
Thos. Hornbrook, Esq. was elected tempo
rary Chairman. Mr.. Hornbrook came
forward and made "A few characteristic
remarks. in which he alluded to the
stormy times in the early period Of the
war when he was called the wheel
horse in politics. He said he was only
''poney" now, but h" was willing to
work as hard As ever.
Mr.. Frank Johnson wa, then elected
temporary chairman.
Mr.. Blair moved that the chairman
appoint committee of ten, one from
each district, on permanent organization.
The motion carried. and the following
gentlemen were appointed:
Washington, Vim. Hastings; Madison,
John Bishop; Clay, VIM. VI. Curtis;
Centre, }. K. Hubbard; Webster, VIM.
II. Travis; Richie, Capt. Richard Cow"n;
Richland, VIM. North; Liberty, \. Nc
Culloch, .Jr.; Triadelphia, John E.SiSSon.
After short absence the committee re-
turned and reported the temporary otti-
GERS as permanent officers and the report
was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. HornbroOk thanked the Convcn-
ton for the honor conferred upon HIM
and made a short speech III which he
slnshed around without regard to whom
he hit and told some very whoIc>om"
truths which was not at all palatapIc Ia
his political lrethrca. He war; 81
the Convention to nominate good, sound,
healthy delegates to the Congressional
Convention, so that an honest man might
be nominated. He then said he was dis
gustcd with the thievcry in his own
party, and he wanted to weed it out.
He said if a good man was nominated for
Congress he was with them, but he
would not support a scalawag. After
putting in a word or two for tenn
pcranec, dig at the treating candi-
dates he concluded by saying
he would not speak his sentiments freely
upon this occasion, for if he did it
would offend c-fourths of his Rcpub-
lican friends.
On motion of Mr.. Peterson, the com
mittcc on Permanent Organization was
appointed committee 10 nominate dele
gates to the Congressional Convention.
and We're INSTRUCTED 10 report five dele
gates from each district. The committee
then retired for consultation.
The President suggested that during
the absence of the committee some of the
prominent gentlemen present address the
meeting. Calls wcr" made for the
HON. e. u. HUBBARD,
who responded in somewhat lengthy
speech He said he knew it Wa, Gus
tomary for speakers to apologize for the
misdccds of the Republican party, but
for himself he had nothing to apologize
for. He then proceeded to tell an oft
told tale about the convention that MS
scmblcd in Richmond just before the com
mcnCcmcnt of the war He told what Col.
Wilson had not done and allowed tito De
inferred what hc did do Mt that Govern
tion &c