The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-07-28
WHEELING W. VA. FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 1876.

McLsin, J. w. Crscrsft, John Love
George c. Sturgiss, j. T. Hoke, j. n
Wisner, q. w. Smith aud Richard
Burke. Adjourned for dinner.
About half past twelve the Ohio county
delegation reached the convention hun
cry and weary, for they had gone to sea
with hundred barrels of beer without
either crackers or cheese.
Anernoon Session.
1t is understood that the Committee on
Resolutions have q serious time with the
Capital question. The Third district are
clsmorous in their demands to have the
resolution rejected by the Democrats at
Charleston inserted In their platform
They have wrestled with the question
both in and out of the committee, but it
has thrown them every time. So far
John Hutchinson, George Sturgess, and
this class, advocate it on the ground that
It will
Catch Ignorant Democrats
in the Third dist riot, while the Republi.
cans in the other parts of the state would
know it meant nothing.
On the reassembling of the Convention
a gentleman, announced as General
Grovenor, of Ohio, addressed the crowd
until the committees were ready to re-
port. His denuncistion OF the Democ.
ratio House of Congress, for its investl'
cations of the loyal thieves, was wither.
ing.
The Committee en- Permanent Or
ganizstiOn
reported for President, A. w. Camp.
bell, and one vice-president from each
Senatorial district. G. w. Atkinson, OF
Kanawha county, was made secretary.
Mr.. Campbell, on taking the chair,
was greeted with cheers, and he returned
thanks to the convention for the honor,
but in view of the late hour, he would
decline to make any extended remarks,
but would proceed promptly to business.
The Committee on Basis OF Represen-
iatiOn
made a majority and minority report.
The first, in favor of taking Grants vote
in 1872 as basis, the other allowing ten
votes for each member of the House OF
Delegates, TO which each county ls en-
titled. The majority report was amend
ed by giving each county two additional
votes. Adopted.
At four o'clock, the committee on reso-
lutions not yet being ready TO report,
Chester Hubbard came forward to occupy
the time of the Convention.
He Arraign ned the Democratic Party
with not being in sympathy with the
common school system; with Gripping
the university; with failing to induce
immigration into this State; with fasten-
ing upon the people an effete County
Court system. He then reverted to ma
tlonal politics, claiming that it is in the
power of the Republican party to carry
the State this fall.
The Committee on State Executive
Committee
reported A. w. Campbell, John r Hub
bard, John S. Witcher, George G. Stur-
CESS, Fenelon Howes, Judge Hoke, and
others as State Central Committee. The
report was recommitted, with Instruc-
tions to report an Executive Com
mittee of five, one from each Congress
sional district, and two from the state at
large.
Speeches were again called for until
the Committee on Resolutions were
ready. Senators Boreman, Flick and
others spoke.
After FIVE o'clock the
Committee on Resolutions
made q majority report through ITS chair.
man, Governor Stevenson as follows:
The Republicans of West Virginia in
convention assembled, do adopt the fol-
lowing
and ask for it the candid and careful con-
sideration of the people Of the State, We
arraign the Democracy Of this State on
the following charges:
Nearly Six years ago that party came
into power, under the most solemn pledges
to economize and reform. 1t has not re-
deemed single promise then made, but,
on the contrary, has increased the taxes,
multiplied the number Of paid oficisis,
raised salaries and wasted the substance
of the people.
Itimposed upon the people constitu.
ton un wise in its provisions and inimical
to our best interests, and which has al
ready cost us half q million of dollars,
which, BY its ineongruities and vague
ness of language, has been con-
slant source OF conflict between
the legislative, executive and judicial de-
partments OF the government, thereby
necessitating the expenditure Of large
sums OF money as lees to lawyers, To as
certain the separ ate powers of each
1t has given us mass of legislative
jsrgon, uninteiligable to judges, lawyers
and litigants, and endless litigation ss
the result
1t has changed the road law so as to
make it oppressive. in consequences Of its
unjust Determinations, and IN the appli-
cation of its provisions TO befog lawyers
and road surveyors alike.
In the re-establshment Of the anti
qusted county court, It hss rendered our
judiciary system costly, cumbersome and
oppressive. II has eItorted large sums
OF money from the people and spent the
same in the construction Of penitentisry
unnecessarily large, that II might Gil it
with importstions Of convicts found guilty
by the federal courts in other states,