The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-10

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with the Rebel who Shot Him.
Bank Presidents "Feruenst" th'
Silver Bill.
Ra,oslly Bankers Bearing the Cross
POLITICAL NEWS.
Kentucky Senatorship.
FRAsKFoRr, January 9.-The secon,
ballot, In joint session, for Senator re
suited: Williams 80, Lindsay so, Nc
Creary 23, Boyd Republican, l3. Their
were two absentees.
THIRD BALLET.
Third Joint ballot: Williams 81
Lindsay 81, McCreary 81, Boyd Is.
Two more ballots for U. s. Senator wer
taken at Frankfort to day, resulting
Williams and Lindsay 30 each, McCreer.
%, Boyd (Rep9 u.
THE HAYts MEs vs.. CHANDLER.
Bos1os, January Sat the meeting o
the Republican State Convention, held q
Concord, n. H. last night, it was mani
fest that there was a strong pro.liaye
element in the party; strong feelinI
against Chandler was expressed by tn
delegates, while 1t was claimed by Chand
ler,s friends that there had been an or
ganized effort TO crush him, secret meet
ings having been held for that purpose
and that various prominent men hat
been driven into il. At the meeting
speech was made by
Xxi .sENA1oR PATTERSON,
who though indorsing the President
doubted the adysability OF introducing
the matter into the Convention, as ther,
was a disagreement upon 1t. .
Speeches advocating either the concili
atory palicy or the positive endorsemen
OF Hayes were made by General Steven
and oihers.
A. Il. Luck and ". W. Tappan .eyerc
| " attacked Chandler who Ia delegate
Chandler spoke at length, criticisini
the action OF the President BE spoke 0
the attacks made on him by two nava
officers, Harrigan and Luck, and init
mated certain Irregularities on th
part Of Luck while in Office. Luck re
torled by calling
CHANDLER A POLITICAL TRAMP,
and charged him with dishonorable con
duct as a lobbyist.
Moore and Tappan then spoke; th
latter was quite severe on Chandler.
Maior Tarr made the closing speech
and 10 speaking Of the Southern polio,
said that be was willing to shake hand
with the man who shot bullet througl
his arm.
CONNECTICUT LEGISLATURE.
HARTFORD, January 9.-The Legisla
ture met to-day. @. Il. Briscoe wa
elected Speaker Of the House, and Olive
Hoyt President pro tenn. Gov. Hubbard
delivered bis inaugural.
NEW HAMPSHIRE REPUBLICAN, cosvEs
Tros.
CONCORD, N. A., January 9.-The Re
publican State Convention met to-da.
with @, II. Bell President. B. F. Prescott
was nominated for Governor by accla
nation.
A STRONG AND BOLD PLATFORM.
Upon reassembling at 2 o'clock, Gov
Prescott appeared and thanked the Con
,An,;nn In n hrisf apaech
The following resolutions were adopted
without opposition:
Resolped, That the Republicans Of New
Hampshire reaffirm and readopt the Gin
cinnati platform, which pledged the part!
| to these declarations and principles to
wit: The United States Of America is I
Nation; the full protection Of all citizen
| in the full enjoyment Of all their right
permanent pseifcation Of the Southern
section OF the Union; redemption ot o. :
notes 10 coin by continuous and stead.
progress to specie payments; that sena
tors and Representatives who may b
/ Judges and accusers should not dietat
appointments TO officer; the invariabl
rule for appointment 10 have reference !,
honesty, fidelity and capabilities OF th
appointees, leaving to the party In powe
those places where The harmony and yigo
OF the administration requires its polio
TO be represented; the depreciation Of al
sectional feelings and tendencies; speedy
thorough and unsparing prosecution an,
punishment Of all who betrAy otticia
trusts; opposition TO land grants to corpc
rations and monopolies; the adjustmen
OF the duties on revenue so as to promot
the interests ot American labor and ad
vance the prosperity Of the whole people
Resolved, That we recognize the para
mount duty Of President Hayes TO rende
these high and solemn professions aetus
and living realities, and while We admi
honest differences OF opinion In respec
TO past acta, we approve his patriotic an
sincere efforts TO keep faith with tn
people and secure to the whole countr
blessings Of just, efficient aud homes
Republican administration.
!, RooIped, That We condemn as recrean
and ruinous the second attempt Of th
Democratic House Of Representatives !
destroy the Resumption Act and thu
render abortiye years Of anxiety, waitin
and praying 10 make the greenback dol
lar equal to the gold dollar in It's capaeit
to reward labor and pay public creditor
Resolved, That We disapproye and DE-
noupce any legslation, open OF diagniset
tending to repudiate the public debt, l
whole or In part, that we deem chang
in the standard Of values by making
deprecated silver dollar legal tende
for all public and private Indebtedness
violation Of the rights Of property,
repudialion Of government contracts an
wrong done 10 labor, criminal In It's nj
ture and dishonorable to the nation an
we call on the President 70 use the veto,
II becomes necessary, as did his eoursgt
Gus predecessor to shield the Nations
; honor from legislation that threatens
J wound and blast Ii.
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