The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-05-12
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
TO THE DAILY LNTELLIGENCER
CLARKSBURG CONVENTION
Good Attendance from All Parts Of
the State.
Ex-Goy. Stevenson Called to the
Chair. ..
A Full Delegation to the Cincinnati
Convention.
A Resolution OF Preference for
the Hon. Jas. q. Blhine.'
Complimentary Remembrance Of Brlstow.
A Resolution OF Preference for
the Hon. Jas. q. Blaine
Complimentary Remembrance of Brlstow
A Number of Resolutions Adopted.


vention Of West Virginia met at Clarks-
burg to-day for the purpose Of sending
ten delegates TO the National Convention
at Cincinnati. The attendance was fully
as large as was expected, nearly all parts
OF the State being represented. a tenn
porary organization was effected by call
ing O. G. Schofeld to the chair and ap-
pointing C. NJ. Shriver Secretary.
On motion Of W. II. II. Flick, com.
mittee Of FIVE was appointed on creden-
tials. The Chair appointed as this COM
mittee, W. II. H, Flick, John R, Hubbard,
]. B. Nay, ]. W. Davis, and C. II. Shat
tuck.
On motion of The, Hon. John s. Carlile,
a committee was appointed on permanent
organization, consisting Of one person
from each Senatorial district Of the State,
us follows: John s. Carlile, E. W. S.
Moore, d. B. Dovener, Q, c. Cole, Louis
Bumgardner, J. s. Cunningham, 2. D.
Ramsdell, Richard Burke, Harmon Sin
sci, Alpheus Garrison, F. NJ. Reynolds,
and J. E. schley.
On motion Of John R. Hubbard, a com.
mittee OF one from each Senatorial dis.
trict was appointed on basis Of represent
alton. On this committee the Chair
appointed John r. Hubbard, ]. E. Hoo
ton, A. G. Moore, D. Pugh, F. R. Hass.
Ter, G. F. Taylor, 2. D. Ramsdell, Alfred
Phillips, 8. P. Mccormick and W. NJ. O
Dawson.
After these appointments, and before
proceeding to further business, the con
vention took recess until half.past ]
o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION. '.....
The Convention was called TO order
pursuant toadjournment, at half past one
The Committee on Permanent Organiza
ton reported the selection Of Hon. Wm
Z. Stevenson, Of Wood county, as Presi
dent, and the following gentlemen as Vice
Presidents, viz: DR.. 7. Ii. Logan, OF Ohio
county; the Hon. Nathan GoG, sr., oi
Harrison county; the Hon. Harmar
Sinscl, Of Taylor county; the Hon
D. D. T. Farnsworth, OF Upsher county
D.. Fl. Willard; Esq, of Mason county.
and Capt. John H. Rossler, Of Kanawhu
county.
They also reported for Secretaries oI
the Convention, C. NJ. shinn, Esq, oi
Taylor county, and W. F. Williams, ol
Harrison county, and for Assistant Sec
retaries, Alvaro Gibbons, Esq, Of Kama
wha county, and Richard Burke, Esq, oil
Monroe county. ....
Governor Stevenson, on taking the
chair, made a brief speech, in which he
returned thanks for the honor conferred
upon him by the convention. =
The Committee on Credentials submit
ted report which was adopted, reciting
the list Of members elected to the conven'
ton. ...... ..s...
The Committee on Basis Of represen'
tation submitted resolution to the effect
that the rate for President Grant in 1877
be made the basis OF ruling in this con,
venticn. This report was adopted after
considerable discussion in preference tc
one submitted by Col. Hasslsr, ofJackson
setting forth that one vote should be Civ
en- for each hundred votes, one for each
fractional part Of hundred, and, in ad
dition, one vote to every county.
On motion Committee on Resolution.
was appointed, consisting Of the follow
ing gentlemen: ]. n. Wisner, J. W. J,
Cowden, D. Roberts, o. G. schofeld, NJ
s. Hall, D. D. 7! Farnsworth, Us. Gun
niugham, q. D. Ramsdell; ]. N. Hagans
+. X. Hassier and Richard Burke.
On motion OF J. W. Mason the conven'
ton proceeded to elect delegates to the
National Republican Convention, which
Is to meet at Cincinnati on the 14th o.
June next. WhereupOn the following
gentlemen were chosen as delegates tc
said convention:
First Did1ct-The Hon. VIM. E. Stew
ensOn, Of Wood, and Gen. Nathan GoF, o.
Harrison. .-f. .
Delegate al Large from Fra Diariei-Dr
Thos. II. Logan, Of Ohio county.
Second DidriA-E. W. s. Moore, Of Ma
rio n, and John E; schlcy, of Jefferson.
AArnatts-(Secoud district IA. NJ
Poundstone and E. $. Truxell.
Delegates al La,9e-The Hon. W. 7
Wiley, Of. Monongalia. Aiternate-Gen
Geo. W. Brown, Of Taylor.
Third Didriet-Z. D. Ransdell, Of Way
no county, and Eugene Dana, Of Boom
county.
1Ahcrnates-A.s. Taylor and D. H. vii
lard. ~
AtLuge-Jas. W. Davis, OF Greenbrier
ALlernate-RiChard Burks, Of Monroe.
Delegate at Large for he Stale Of We
PIginia-R. W, Simmons, (colored) 0
Wood county. z.
On motion, the delegates from the Firs
District were instructed to appoint thei
own ;.alternates.. The same instruction
was passed in the case Of R. ". Sim
mons, the delegate at large. t
| RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
After the selection Of delegates ha,
been completed, the Committee on ResoIu
tons submitted the following report:
/. The Republicans of West virginiu
renew their allegiance to the Repu6lical
party Of the United States, and reafirn
ib principles Of free government rs de
clared and defended by the Patriots O
l77G, and endeated to the'people Of ou
time by the sacrifices Of war and III
blessings Of an assured Union OF the State
based upon universal liberty. .
4 ., The citizens Of the several States Q
tha IIninn ara alan the citikAng Of the m