The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-09-13
The Senatorial Convention At
BuchhannOn-General Geo. A.
Jackson, OfIewis County, Nom
mated by, bY,Acelnmtlti0n-High
Old time nt Weston ON Receipt
Of the News. ~


Editors IntelllSenccr:
l had the pleasure OF attending the
Senatorial Convention for the Ninth
Senatorial District, at Buckhannon, on
the Sth inst, and believing that the read
ers OF the INTELLIGENCER teel deep in
terest in the result Of the election in this
district, which, as Woofindin, ofthe Deai.
oerat, says, has BEEN sagerymandered In
such a way rs 10 be DemocrStieaimost
beyond redemption" concluded TO drop
you line in advance OF the official report
Of the proceedings Of the convention.
The convention assembled ut the Court
House in the morning, and, after q lem.
porary organization and the appoihtmeht
OF committees, took recess until one
o'clock. ~
|. fOn re.assembling hei Committee on
Permanent Organization reported George
Ross, OF Lewis county, as permanent
chairman, and A. B. Clark, Of Upshnr
county, as Secretary.
After the reports Of the committees
were disposed OF and nominations beipg
called for Major Fenelon Howes, OF Bar:
bour county, put George A. Jackson, Of
Lewis county, in nomination, and no
other name being presented TO the con-
yention he was nominated by acclama-
tion amid great enthusiasm, and to the
utter confusion and surprise Of some Oi
the Democratic, brethren who had cothe
in expecting 70 see "some fur" as they
expressed il, and they did see fun, built
was our laugh, and the long faces OF the
unterriiied, many OF whom participated
in the "Philippi fraud" as they lodged
out Of the conrt room was sight long TO
be remembered.
Loud calls were made for Major D. p.
T. Farnsworth, who responded in q
speech over an hour in length, in which
he presented the record OF Major Math;
ews, the Democratic candidate for Coy
ernor, and the party he represented, IN
its true light. He-also made q happy
allusion to the great number Of Demo
Gratis who were changing their gates" on
tie good, strong and substantial Repub.
lican gate.post.' ~ - ~
Major Teeters, Of Barbour county, and
DR.. d. s. Pinnell, OF Harrison county,
made short and ,pithy speeclle4 which
wsrstwell received and greeted-Sithdre.
quent applause. -.
AL the conclusion OF the speaking,
about 8 o'clock, the chairman, after
congratulating the convention on,ahe
exceedingly pleasant and harmonious
manner In which the business before
them was disposed Of, and bespoke for
their candidate an assured victory in s0c-
tober declared the convention adjourned,
It was regular. field day for the Re
publicans and warmed the. hearts Of oil
lovers Of good government and true re-
form. ~, = a.
Here tonight the enthusiasm as un-
bounded, and on every side are heard
|shoubfor Goh, Hay and Wheeler, and
jackson. ~ q. /. 4 ssssll
The nomination pf our esteemed towns
man, Geo. A. Jackson, seems to give gen.
eral satisfaction 70 the people, and you
can set old Lewis down for 800 majority
for him In October. ~ g;st.s
The Weston band setenaded General
Jackson tonight, in response 10 which
he made few pointed remar ks and
promised TO let them hear good report
from him hereafter! suo .... =
The band, followed by. a large crowd,
then proceeded to The office Of the Weston
Democrat, and loud calls being made for
Wooffindin he responded in a shortspeeeh,
in which he toll, the people thatyNb be
had been assailed on all sides in conse-
ouence OF having severed his connection
with the political party he had recently
been associated with, YET he felt conscious
OF having done nothing but his duty to
himself and his country, and had received
no reward, nor did he expect any other
reward than that which would beIfen-
dered by the verdict Of his people af the
polls in October. lrlyiy E0smg n T..
Amidst loud cheering our genial apd
talented young friend fnom sGilmer
county, Robert i. Fleming, ,,yas called on,
and In a ten minutes speech, full OF the
true ring, he called on the people to rally
TO the support OF Gof'a and the whole ticket
State and National, and keep onr. county
in the hands Of its friends. :;
Lewis county il awake to her true in
terests and must not be counted as among
the doubtful" but you canset US down
for handsome md ij0fily onthe, ,sideot the
great Republican party who do not only
preach but praaiee tue rtffm:ti .ch
REPoRrER,l