The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-09
RELLAmE CONVENTION.
Nomination Of the Hon. VIM Law.
renee Tor COngresS..C0l. McCo0k
declined TO be Slaughtered.
BELLAIRg, August 5.

BELLAIRE, August 0.
Editors Inlelllgencef; l1yat rf-
The Democratic Congressional Conyen.
tion came 10 order at P. N. Col. g, W.
McCook was chosen Chairman, and
Thos. NJ. Thompson, Secretary. The
counties were represented as follows !:
Belmont, by AZ delegates; Harrison, 81;
Jefferson, Cd; Noble, 20; Guernsey, 25.
The following gentlemen were appoint
ed a Committee on Resolutions: VIM.
Lawrence, Of Guernsey; ], VIM. Arnold,
Of Harrison; w. Il. Trainer, Of Jefferson;
]. R. Belford, Of Noble; R. E. Sweeney, OF
Belmont. ..a4.Is '.u
The counties were then called upon for
the nomination for Congress. Belmont
proposed no name. Guernsey proposed
the name Of Newell Kennon.
Al this point Belmont asked the priv.
lego OF Withdrawing for consultation,
which was unanimously granted. After
few moments absence the delegation re.
turned, and in few eulogistic remarks,
Mr.. Taylor presented the name Of Hon.
Geo. W. McCook, which was received
with great applause.
Gen. McCook, in few emphatic re-
marks, totally and finally withdrew his
name from before the convention, saying
that he came for no motive but to do this.
Noble being called upon, seconded the
nomination Of Hon. VIM. Lawrence.
Belmont county, through Mr.. VIM.
Armstrong, presented the name OF Ross j.
Alexander, Of that county,
1t was then moved that the convention
proceed to choose the candidate by call
ing the counties. Carried. .
Mr.. Alexander, pending the vote Of
Belmont county, withdrew his name from
before the convention, giving as a reason
that should he receive. the nomination he
could no. do justice to the canvass.
Mr.. Eaton asked q second leave 10
withdraw for the delegation from Bel
mont. Granted. Some one in the con-
yention here suggested rather audibly
that the Belmont delegates be granted
leave to withdraw permanently
During the absence Of the delegation,
the Wallace cornet band, by request, fur
n:shed the convention with piece OF
music.
Mr.. Trainer, OF Jefferson, in response
10 numerous calls, addressed tho conyen-
lion for few minutes. The statement
that II the country were to go on as it
has for the past twelve years another
Centennial would never dawn upon it,
brought loud applause. It is perhaps
not surprising that Democrats should
delight TO hear such aprophecy, although
the next Centennial is rather distant
realization OF their hopes. The balance
OF his remarks were taken up with an
eulogy on Tilden, "a man who spurns al
corruption"
Mr.. Foreman, OF Noble, was called up.
on, and responded in few remarks in
the same vein, such as "Reiorm a syn
onym for Democracy; Tilden God;
Hayes a Demagogae aud a Ounce" Dur
ing the course OF his remarks some dele.
gate made as vulgar suggestion
Us was ever heard in public, and it
seemed to please the convention better
than any other thing in the course Of the.
meeting.
The Belmont delegation having re-
turned at length, the report Of the Com:
mittee on Resolutions was called for, and
presented. The resolutions, which IRE
as follows, were adopted: sos
Resolved, That this convention endorse
and fully approve the platform Of princi.
pies as laid down and adopted by the.
State and National conventions OF the
Democratic party, and in the expositions
OF the same as made by Messrs. Tilden
and Hendricks In their letters Of accept
ance.
ResOlred, That the passage Of the act Of
1873 whereby the standard silver dollar
was demonetized, was without the knowl-
edge OF the people, and that it tends, by
the elevation Of the-standard by which
values are measured, to unwarrantably
| increase the burden OF the entire indebt-
edness OF the country, and that therefore
said act OF 1873 should be repealed and
the double standard in gold and silver
should DO re.established.
Resolred, That the Hon. L. Daniord in
his votes in Congress against considering
the question Of restoring the standard
silver dollar as legal-tender, and his
vote against the repeal Of the clause Of
the Resumption Act which provided for
the forced resumption in 1879, has mis-
Represented the sentiment OF his district,
and the people should retire him from
the .ollice he now holds and send repre-.
sentative 70 Congress who will better re.
feet their views. ... .
The delegation from Guernsey asked
leave to retire, which was granted.
The following names were announced as
the District Central Committee:
Belmont-W. J. Kelly.
Jefason-T. G. Atkinson.
GUensey-Jno. kirkpatrick.
Noble-Jno. II. Amos. III
Harrison-W. q. Arnold.
At this juncture, Hon. VIM. Lawrence
emphaticaily withdrew his name in favor
Of Mr. Kennon. Mr.. Lawrence's, though
brief, was the ablest Of all the speeches.
The vote Of the counties was then
called. Belmont asked to be passed.
Harrison cast 81, Noble 81, Jefferson 20
for Mr.. Lawrence in spite Of his with.
drawal. Guernsey alone cast her votes,
%, for Kennon. When the result was
known, a Guernsey county delegate asked
to change the vote Of bis county 10 Law
renee, thus making his nomination nnan-
imouS. As
Mr.. Lawrence accepted the nomination
with singular promptitude, and made an
other address, as able but not as enthu-
siastic as his former. Indeed, there was
all along lack Of willingness to sacri-
fec themselves, upon the part Of tho can.
didates proposed.
After brief remarks by Mr.. Trainer,
Of Jefferson, Mr.. Burton, Of Guernsey,
Mr.. Alexander, Of Belmont, "three cheers
for Tilden, Hendricks and VIM. Law.
renee" were called for, after which the
convention adjourned.