The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-28
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
TO THE DAILY LNTELLIGEN0ER
CONVENTION.
The Largest and Most Enthusiastic Ever
Held In the State.
THE CAPITAL RESOLUTION.
Goff Nominated for Governor by
I. AccIamation.
State Ticket
OF PRINCIPLES.

PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES
PARKERsBURG, July 27.
Special to the IntelliHencer.
The Republican State Convention me
at II A. NJ. and organized by electinJ
Judge G. W. Smith, OF Cabell county, tenn
porary Chairman and Messrs. Burke, o
Monroe county, and Morris, Of Ritchi,
county, Secretaries.
Nearly every county is represented
The Third District delegates came on /.
chartered boat bringing with them brasl
band and upwards Of one hundred dele
gates. The greater portion OF the FRS
District delegates came upon the steamer
Courier and on account Of fog did not ar
rive until noon. The Convention Is ont
Of the largest and most enthusiastic evel
held in the State. Judge Smith in taking
the chair made an able and earnest speech
The regular committees were appointed
and the Convention adjourned till 2 P. N
The Committee on Credentials reported
about 500 delegates present.
The permanent officers are A. w
Campbell, Of Ohio county, President, and
Vice President from each Senatorial
District. G. W. Atkinson, OF Kanawha
was elected Secretary, and all the Repub
lican editors present rs assistants.
The Committee on Basis Of Representa-
tion reported as the basis the vote fol
President Grant in 1872. A minority re-
port was made favoring ten votes for each
delegate in the Legislature. The ma
jority report was adopted.
Col. Grosvenor, Of Athens, Ohio, being
present, made an able speech for Hayel
and Wheeler. Speeches were also mad.
by G. D. Hubbard, W. II. H. Flick, K. Il
Freer and Hon. A. I. Boreman. The
speeches were enthusiastically received,
The Committee on Resolutions made
majority and minority reports, the differ
euce being on the Capital resolution
which was defeated in the Democratic
State Convention at Charleston.
An excited discussion took place over
the Capital question, which was partici'
pated in by large number of delegates.
A vote was taken by counties, with the
following result: 1876 votes in favor o.
submitting the question to popular vote
and 1892 against. ...
: ..t' is' 1920 p. NJ.
The following is the resolution on the
Capital qucstion adopted by the COnven'
ton: s-t
The continued agitation and discussion
by the Legislature Of the location Of the
Capital OF the State, without the posi-.
bility Of arriving at any final or perma'
nent conclusion, is detrimental TO the
best interests OF the State, expensive In
the loss Of time that should be devoted to
legitimate legislative duties, and has a
corruptlng tendency In promoting q
spirit Of trade and traffic in local legisla.
tion and appropriations. These consid.
erations and. others demand the settle.
ment Of this question, aud we hereby
pledge olrselvesto secure the permanent
location Of the Capital In accordance
withthe willof o majority OF the voters
Of the State at the polls. = -,
sThe'following gentlemen were selected
as the State Central Committee, viz
Thos. q. Loganapd a. W. Campbell, Of
Ohio county; J, 7. sHoke, Of Mineral
county; D. H. Willard, Of Mason county
@. O. Cole, Of Wood county; q. W. Atkin.
son and J. s. Cunningham ,of Kanawha
county.
The following is the State ticket nOmi
mated:
Gopsnm-Nathan Gof, of Harrison, by
acclamation.
Slpt. isekools-F. H. Crago, Of Marshal.
Auditor-C. NJ. shinn, OF Taylor.
1feanrr-Moses Frankenberger, Of
Kama wha. 80.
Attorney Gensral-Jno.A. Hutchinson,
OF Wood. =
JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS.
For Judges Of the Court of Appeals
". H. Il. Flick, Of Burkely county, and
Z, L. Berkshire, Of Mongolia county, one
each for twelve years and Judge
R. s. Brown, Of Jackson, for the
four years term. The two first were
chosen on the first ballot and Judge
Brown after two ballots. These compet-
itors were MessrS. Allison, Of Ohio coun-
ty, Davis, Of Greenbrier, and Judge Thos.
Harrison. ,,y
The balloting for the State ticket was
completed at half past II o'clock, and
now at midnight the convention Is bal
loting for Electors at Large on the Presi.
DENTAL ticket.
The Commietee on platform submitted
the following report which was adopted:
The Republicans Of West Virginia In
convention assembled, do adopt the fol-
loving
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES
and ask for It the candid aud careful con.
sideratiou Of the people Of the State. We
arraign the Democracy Of this State on
the following charges:
Nearly six years ago that party came
intopower, under the most solemn pledges
to economic and reform. It has not re.
deemed single promise then made, but,
on the contrary, has increased the taxes,
multiplied the number Of paid officials,
raised salaries and wasted the substance
of the people. .,-,- SIX
ltimposed upon the people oOnstitu.
ton unwtsa in its proviSions and inimical
to our best lnterests, and which has al.
ready cost US half million Of dollars,
which, BY Its incongruities and yaguene,s
Of language, has been . constant source Of
conflict between the legislative, executive
and judicial departments Of the govern.
ment thereby neeessitating the oxpendi-
ture Of large sums Of money as fees TO law.
yess, TO ascertain the separate powers Of
each.
It has given US a mass Of legislative
jargon, uniutelligable to Judges, lawyers
and liigspts, and endless litigation as the
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