The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-11
GREAT MEETING AT COOPER
INSTITUTE.
COnkIing's Convention Repudialed.
President Hayes and His Policy
Endorsed
BY The Representative Men Of The
State.

New YORK, October l0.-The great
hall OF the Cooper Institute was filled In
every part tonight by substantial bust.
ness men, bankers and merchants, Ii re.
SpOuSe 10 the call for meeting 10 en-.
dorse the efforts OF President Hayes to 70.
store Union and harmony 10 the whole
country, bringing back civil service TO
its early efficiency and purity, and 10 ex.
press the diSapprobation felt at The action
Of the Republican State Convention for
placing the people Of the State in posi-.
lion towards the administration at once
false and injurious. Long before half.
past : o'clock the hall was filled, "a was
also the platform, on which were seated
many ladies. On the platform we're II.
@. Stebbin5, f. G. Cowden, J. Watson
Webb, Alvin p. Mann. John A. Stewart,
George ?. Bradford, F. Clarkson, L. F.
Shepherd, Charles Pullman, Dexter A.
Hawkins, John 9. Holbrook, Jas. Selig.
man, Jackson S. Schultz, G. Parker Han.
dy, Anson g. McCook, E. f. Thorn, s. B.
RuggIes, ProE. Theodore Dwight, VIM. Z.
Dodge, ex.Gov. Solomon and Others.
At s o'clock Geo. VIM. Curtis took his
seat on the platform amid the most en-.
thusiastic applause.
Henry G. Stebbens called the meeting
to order and nominated Prof. Dwight, Of
Columbia College, law school, as chair.
man. The announcement was received
with cheers, and Prof. Dwight came for.
ward and made a short speech.
The Chairman then read long list Of
Vice Presidents and Secretaries OF the
meeting, among them were W. G. Bryant,
Noah Davis, VIM. L. Dodge, E. Morgan
Jackson, S. Schultz, WhiIelaw Reid, Dan.
iel E. Sicklea, Wm. B. Hoffman, K. L.
Kennedy, Joseph II. Choate, S. II. Wales,
Alex Slater, David Babcock, Jos. selig.
man, Samuel b. Ruggles, John Jay, Wm.
Guion, VIM. L. Fausher, John Algeo and
many Others.
The Chairman then introduced the
Hon. George Curtis TO the meeting, and
the applause lasted fully Eve minutes.
Mr.. Curtis spoke eloquently in sup.
port Of the President and his administra.
tion, and declared that the late State
Convention Of New York misrepresented
the patriotism and principles Of the Re.
publican party. He concluded as fol-
lows: President Hayes stands on a plat
form Of justice, Union, National fraterni-
ty, and gold currency, and civil service
reform and we stand by him. It Is a
platform OF one plank, wide as a conti-
nent, az sdeep as the beating Of the Amer
lean heart aud it bears thelegend;he serves
biS party best, who serves his country
well. The speaker retired amid thun-
ders Of applause.
As soon as it subsidized the following
resolutions were read and adopted The
citizens OF the Metropolis have felt neith-
er commercial disturbances nor political
disorders; neither prosperity nor the
effects Of good government can exist any
where in tile Union without bringing to
them immediate evil or good, therefore,
be il
Resolved, That we rejoice in the recent
and unquestionabIe evidences that every
clause OF the constitution, as it is now
is to-day accepted by an
overwhelming majority Of the citizens Of
The United States.
ReSoIred, That we recognize and op-
prove the 6rmness and fidelity with
which the President has kept his public
pledges and those Of his party as TO the
civil service reform; there is no prece-
dent in the history Of our country for
this voluntary act Of self reformation by
4 party in power; we tender to the Pres
Ident aud his able and patriotic friends,
our heartfelt sympathy and support.
Resolred, That the country has reason
to congratulate itself on the occurrence
ot 20 many physical and political events
favorable 10 the restoration Of a more
whOlesome.and abiding prosperity than it
ever before enjoyed; the bene6cienl re-
suits OF the tidal wave that is to !iit us
above our present distreSses might be de.
ieated were not our National Admins.
Iration so unsec,ional, so determiu-
ed on reform and so earnest
IN its desire to unite men Of
all parties in common, patriotic and
endeavOr to build up true re.
union, a more manly style OF politics
and loftier AmerlcAnism than We ever
displayed to the world.
Resolved, That we recognize in the can.
iidates nominated by the late Republi.
can Convention men Of integrity and
capacity for the places for which they are
named; they are in no way responsible
Ior the errors Of the convention, but are
on their fitness and merits, TO the
hearty support Of every Republican. We
endorse them in good faith and will sup.
port their election by every honorable
means in our power.
After an address by Ex-Governor
Solomon, adjourned.