The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-09
CHARLESTON DISPATCH
An ALL Day and All Night
- - Session. ssA'9
The Convention Refuses 10 Ad-
journ atMidnisht.
Matthews Nominated For Gov.
''.-' ernor.
The Capital Resolution Voted
Down.
An Imitation Minority Report,
Tha Platform AZ AtIonfed.
An Imitation Minority Report.
The Platform As Adopted.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 8.
Special to the 1ntelligeueer.l
The Democratic Convention met In the
Wigwam prepared for its accommoda.
tion at 10 o'clock this forenoon. Col.
Alexander Campbell, OF Brooke, Chair
man Of the State Committee, called the
delegates to order, and nominated L. K.
Cofran, Of Taylor county, for TEN.
porary Chairman, and ]. Fl. Car.
roll, Of Preston county for Sec
retary. Committees were appointed
rs follows: On Credentials, on Basis of
Representation, on Permanent Organiza.
ton, and on Resolutions. After these ap-
pointments the Convention took a recess
until o'clock in the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met pursuant to the
order of adjournment. The Committee
on Permanent Organization reported for
President the Hon. Dan Johnson
Of Tyler. county, ex-President Of
the Senate, who, on taking the chair,
made brief partisan speech. The name
Of ]. Bernard Peyton, late Clerk OF the
House Of Delegates, was reported for
Secretary Of The Convention. After this
organization for business, the other COM
mittees submitted their respective re-
ports.
MAJORITY AND MINORITY REPORTS.
The Hon, John J. Davis, Of Harrison
county, submitted the majority re-
port on resolutions, after which
Henry s. Walker came forward with
his minority report. 1t took ground in
favor OF rag-money, la Bill Allen, and
lin favor Of submitting the per-
mancnt location Of the Capital to
a vote Of the people Of the State.
On II motion to adopt this report
as the sense OF the Convention, Walker,
McGinnis, Of Cabell, Bill Burdett and
Soapfal Simpson, vehemently spoke in its
favor, demanding that the Convention
yield to the Third district. On the other
hand, Sprigg, Of Hardy, Lucas, of Berke-
ley, John J. Davis, OF Harrison, spoke
warmly and strongly against its adoption.
| EXCITING DEBATE.
The debate was exciting and il was with
great difficulty that the President kept the
speakers in order. The previous CUES,
tion was finally ordered, and the motion
to insert the rag.moncy resolution Of the
minority report in the place Of the 6nan
cial plank Of the majority was lost by .
vote Of l76 yeas to SO5 nays.
MOTION TO ADJOURN.
i A motion was then made to djourn the
convention to Martinsburg,but was ruleC
ont Of order. Next motion was made
to substitute the report Of the Minority
as whole for that of the Majority
Pending this motion an effort was made
, 10 divide the rag.money and Capital re-
moval clauses, but a motion TO this eiiec
was ruled out Of order. This was constru
ed as victory for Walker, as it was cleal
that nine out OF Ten Of the committed
were for soft money, and in order to &c
the rags they would haveto swallow th'
Capital resolution also.
CAPITAL REMOVAL DEFEATED.
Upon the question Of substituting th'
| minority for the majority report call o
D the Convention by counties was ordered
3 amidst much excitement. The vot,
. stood, yeas 22S and noes 26O. Thirty o
, the noes were from the Third district
Walkers friends claim that ,hes'
votes have killed off Hereford for Con
: gress. ... .....
, MAJORITY REPORT ADOPTED.
A vote was then taken on the question
} Of adopting the majority report, and sac
: report was adopted by yeas $50 TO noe
,, l79. This report reads as follows:
!, |. That the Democratic. .Conservatiy,
party OF West Virginia ia not two partieI
In alliance, but Is and shall remain on
Homogeneous party, thoroughly united ant
, harmonious in It's principles, Its aims
.. and its organization, and thatit is the dut,
OF all its members TO discourage ever.
4 effort to disorganiEe or divide IL by an!
a reference 10 local questions, personal an
l imosities, or political divisions upoi
a matters now either obsolete or whicl
;. ought to be subordinate to the more vita
, issues Of the day. 5r =.
9. That the great principles which, il
3 In our opinion, underlie and must sus
i tain the National Democratic party, 0
1 (which we are an integral part, are Il
i restriction Of the Federal government I,
It's original sphere Of action, and to tn
). powers prescribed and limited by tn
Constitution. (2) the Independence 0
the Supreme Court OF the United State
against intimidation and undue influence
on the part Of the coordinate debt
OF the genereral government. (3) Sub
ordination Of the military to the civ
ii power; (4) the equality and constitu
= tional self.government OF the States
:, leaving to each Of them the solution 0
4 questions and difficulties arising therein
subject only to the Constitution OF tn
i United States.
81 0. NO uCCupthkIou VI esato tSthAtVt y,
United States forces except in aid Of civi
authority, on demand OF the Governor, q
d the constitution prescribes.
Q. Reform Of civil service in nsuch man
ner that honesty and competency shal
again be regarded in the selection Q
Federal officers, and that such officer
}, shall not be permitted to interfere witt
|, the freedom Of felections, nor be subjecte'
u to contributions to further the politica
& aims Of the appointing power.
! 7. Complete and universal amnesty 10
i all those who participated In the clvi
1 war on basis Of mutual reconciliation
n such as the spirit Of the age demands an,
tho prmanency Of our institutions re
= quirC.
a AnslO.saxOn liberty, viz; No suspensio
IS Of the writ ol habeas corpus in times G
| paanAs trial hv n tnry ~ 1ha vfHinAp