The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-29
TIE WORKTNGMES
Hold a County Convention ON
Saturday and Adopt a Platform
OF PRINCIPLES.

afternoon.
At2i O'Clock r. N. tho Convention met
In the court room. The attendance was
very small, not more than twenty-five be.
Ing present.
The assembly was called 10 order by
Mr.. Isaac Barton, who stated that the OBJ.
jecl Of the Executive Committee In cali.
ing the Convention was TO effect a more
permanent organization, and to adopt a
platform Of principles.
Mr.. Samuel Darrah, Of the Fourth
Ward, was elected President and Albert
l.. Wells, also Of the Fourth Ward, Sec.
rotary, by reclamation.
Mr.. Philo Kimberly suggested that a
committee Of five be appointed 10 adopt
resolutions. The suggestion was adopted,
and the following gentlemen were ap.
pointed on the committee: Philo Kim
berly, N. W. Beck, John g, EIaberiieId,
George Crumbacker, |. V. Barton.
The fOllowinggen were appoint.
ed a committee on credentials,
First Ward-M. O'Neill.
Second Ward-Frank 0'Harc.
Third WRrd-J. E. Clator.
Fourth Ward-John Roach.
Fifth Ward-E. Fritsch.
Sixth lVard-W. Cox.
Eighth Ward-0. Wells.
Mr.. Richard Robertson, Of the Fourth
Ward, was appointed Assistant Secretary
Mr.. Thoburn, Of the Third Ward, WAS
called upon by gentleman in the lobby
for aspeeCh, while the committees were
absent, and in response arose and said
that he was not prepared to make any
remarks, Tho object OF the Convention
was not clear 10 him, but II 1t meant
greenbaCks he was with the delegates all
the time. He had cone to the Conven.
tion merely as pupil, and not with the
expectation Of taking an active part in it.
Mr.. t. W. Scott, OF Bellaire, who was
present, was called for, ard coming for.
ward asked the gentlemen Of the Conven.
ton 10 excuse him from making aspeeCh,
as he was entirely unprepared for it. He
would rot undertake 10 address them
without first making some preparation.
The Committee on Credentials reported
the following accredited delegates to the
Convention:
First Ward-John HabefGeId, NJ.
O'Neal, John ONeal, S. ROdenbaCk, Jas.
Robinson, James Riddle, W. o'Neal, Jas.
Roberts.
Second Ward-Frank o'Hare, George
Hollirger, W, +. Gaskins, j. NJ. Confer,
j. i. Clator, NJ. Lhlly, 4. L. Gillespy,
George Robinson, j. G. Smith, Robert
Junkins.
Third Warl--E. Morrison, N. W. Beck,
George McCully, j. II. McFall, T. L.
Kimberly, John Clator, John Downs, ].
W. Kennedy, William Young, John
Fourth ward-Geo. Crumbacker, s. NJ.
Darrah, Casper He'll, John Salisbury,
VIM. Ramp, A. L. Wells, ]. Dean, K.
Robertson, Ed. Clator, John Roach.
Filth Ward-John Roemer, Henry
Richards, Herman Dailor, James Swee.
ney, Edward Ffitsch, Geo. Stein, +. A,
Delbrugge.
Sixth Ward-Jamcs Kelley, John Dem
mig, Patrick Brannon, VIM. Cox, Samuel
Swift, Martin Clancy, l. barton, David
Reese, Thomas Bennett, John McNush.
No primaries were held in the Seventh
and Eighth Wards, and no delegates we're
accredited to those Wards.
The report was adopted, and the com.
mi,tee discharged.
The Committee on Resolutions appear.
ed and submitted the following:
WHEREAS, We, the representatives OF
the various industrial and labor elements
OF society, viz: the working people, the
skilled laborers, mechanics and farmers,
together with those whe favor what is
known as the greenback currency, recog-
nizing, as we do, that We are not proper.
ly recognized in either the legislation Of
the State or nation, or by either Of the
present political parties Of the country as
they now exist, having this day assem-
bled il convention for the purpose Of
periecting an organization broad and
comprehensive enough for all who are in
sympathy with US to unite with US in the
formation Of platform Of principles
upon which all can stand and rally
around our standard, and the hosts who
will carry our principles and banner for.
ward TO victory; therefore,
RtsOlred, That we declare ourselves q
part and parcel Of what is now known as
The National Workingmen's and Green.
back party ofthc UnitedStates.
ResOlrcd, That We are in favor Of the
immediate repeal Of the resumption act,
and OF the abandonment OF the ruinous
contractionPpolicy Of the government as
carried out by r. B. Hayes and his Sec.
rotary, John Sherman, said policy, in our
opinion, being the chief cause Of the idle.
meas and distress now SO prevalent all
over the country.
ReiOlred, That We demand that the ma.
tiOnal government issue full legal tender
or greenback paper money receivable for
all dues and debts, public or private, and
that the present national banks be abol.
ished.
Retotred, That we demand the remon.
citation OF silver, making it full legal
tender for all coin bonds Of the United
States and all other debts, public or pri.
vate.
Re,Olred, That we demand equal and
exact taxation for all, and Of all proper
" by the governments Of 10th the State
and Nation.
RetoFred, That we demand the repeal Of
all and are opposed to any further class
legislation, such legislation being another
great cause in onr opinion Of the ills we
are to-day suffering from, namely idle.
ness, which begets wickedness, which leads
to crimes, such as we have witnessed late.
lY in the destruction Of property and
other crimes incident to the many strikes
which-the country has passed through.
Resclred, That we are In favor Of con.
stitutional amendment or any other feast.
bic remedy to prevent Congress from Civ.
ing away the public lands which are the
common property Of all the people and
not the land.grabbers and railroad kings,
who are making themselves rich out Of
this wealth Of the nation. The land thus
given away in thelnst twenty years would
to-day sell for enough to pay the debt Of
the nation. We therefore, in the name
Of all the people, protest against any
further squandering Of the same.
Reoirsd, That for the sake Of recon.
Cling all antagonistic views, We who are
here assembled, and who sympathize with
this movement and organization, do agree
to unite ourselves into one common or.
ganization for the promotion and ad.
vancement Of the mutual interest OF each