The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-30
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SECOND DISTRICT.
& .,,,rSIIcan Congressional Convention
Y ,PtCrsnberry Summit Yesterday.
:. Frank Burr, of Martinsburg'
" Iv,ninatsd on the Ninth Ballot.
cr,ynsrnY SUMMIT, August 20.

Cr,ynErny SUMMIT August %.
,,g,,oa iorthc InteIlisrnccr'
Z, rs St,o,nl District Congressional ,,,i Con
W., me-, At rhi. place to-day. Tho as
o-5ss va. not large, only about hal
-, .rn,i,.. being represented. 1t wa
,Sl.ri enough from the attendance that
H, -;,,,ion was not looked upon as th'
'..i,,Isg, i,, of an election. And yet Their
'I.'., Y. .reral gentlemen and their friend
',r',,.n,lwiIIinsto ", taSethe chances, ant
'r ,lir,ly there WAS Il spirited contest
IN, % ronination, no choice having beer
u, anil the close Of the 9th ballot, a
NH time Col. Frank Burr, Of Martins
~, "a, chosen rs the standard bearel
J,se party against the Hon. Benjamin
r.,Iltn Martin, the Democntic candidate
''y,r,mrr.pondcnt, along with three OF
,.,,,bs, Individuals, arrived here on the
'.sl.;.bt train last night, and found quar-
:, =, the parlor floor Of the Summit
S.. ,be sleeping capacity OF mine host
Tosanaon hayinsapprently been over
mI Iby the delegates who had arrived at
,.,,,Ii,r hour Among those early ar
~ ver Col. George Il. Latham and
y,!s,,nr ban farnsworth, OF Upshur,
M ,ongUiih Lawyer TOtten, cOnstitu-
ii he Ielcsation from that county. |
4, bppl ten. Nclsc Hoffman, of the
v,,anorn Pat, early on the ground,
,,,,4a,ipg the great and solid Republic
n, oaniy oiom Nononsalia all by him
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bkthehaJit at the Summit House to
,m brakiaa early, and so by the time
Asn bal clcycrly warmed the morning
auS, down to breakfast. This gave
an earv start for the business OF the
b, ad ina:hluch as the convention
s. aa meet until after dinner
&sr VI plenty Of time to sit round in
a.,hyk ,ad discuss the situation. This
IsT1ia turned mainly upon the plat
Embbe adopted, and particularly upon
ZOE rtrnback resolutions that Mr..
EnHOth had brought with him from
h hBl Of rphur. These resolutions
TN ihe only anticipated jar to the har-
pavd the Convention, inasmuch as the
dsdeleatrs seemed 10 he acquiescent
slke ,pifit and tenor Of the Moundsyille
Hfbm, which was diligently read and
splel ior an hour after breakfast in the
SlaHn, Of the Wheeling WEEKLY INTEL
lkpCR, good supply Of which was on
bEolhd.
lbut O'Clock number Of delegates
FlrsL ium the East, the list including
Ha v. II. Il. Flick, Col. Schlcy, Col.
FnE I'VE, Frank Patterson, Col. Frank
kr aHl Capt. FL. Moore. When they
sibnakiast tlc reading and discussion Of
lk phliOm received II new impulse.
In, vas sill the same hOmOgeneity OF
ts5ns as tealrls acquicScence in the
lsDiNile platform, and Mr.. Farms
nh vas sill the solitary grcenback
n ithougll frl0rt went round that
(A Shley, Of Jefferson, had u predilec-
be IN the same direction. Some OF the
lnshNn visited Mr.. Farnsworth at his
tgSap stains in the Summit House, and
Atcl with him on the currency, bur the
dNlaiOr is q gentleman who takes Wig
esholl Of proposition and hangs on
ptTilh all that force Of character for
Ihhheis 30 well known. so he clung
: b, Nenlack resolutions and carried
ltE into the platform committee room Of
@UnNentiOn, where they we're disposed
dalhe negative. '''la7 u,
llEsnOt until the arrival Of the noon
nm laiithe last Of the expected delegates
1HTed- indCven then they were not nu-
stiaS Among the last arrivals were
!$l ". Mason, Of Grafton, and "DOc."
iilf, q faiHnOnt. II wils decided to eat
n sHy dinner aud then get to business.
SSSCasmight be the clarion notes OF
l& summit House dinner bell summoned
eNhl RpNst which was to give us
Nsish iot The important work OF the af.
sisGh- The meal ended, the teeth all
Nd nd The CigarS all smoked, the pro-
.ao q delegates wendcd their way to
GH Public School building at the west
!9En, the second story audience
gayhirhhal been appropriately fitted
4hthe OCCASION.
snev from the windows Of this cool
u R'aNat hall, east, south and west,
haAy charming. The green noun
fenmSe aid fell in every direction,
IN aud there were cultivated farms
aesea, | had never seen the place
!, ~ v country Mound about to so good
sNlataee before. No wonder visitors
sls aeFe TO seek health and quiet. It is
T'lStiTe spot, But enough on this
y. ~ oqrbusiness is not sentiment but
~, - therefore I'VE return to our
M FLICK IN TIE CHAIR.
ss! s'hoaS having come to order, Mr.. A.
sTle' ~ OF Marion county, u member Of
sli iiCagI1eSional Executive Committee,
Vir II Convention to businessby nam
i- %Dn' ": y. II. Flick us temporary
bs bun' ihls was good nomina.
IS Nl. Flick Is not only
-, ~ @ brains hut Of avoirIupois. and
,s,s. s,lllf completely. Before filling Il,
i,S;s,' SsL' & Ne male short speech, the gist
n I al, ! as That while truth was mighty
/ NDt rS"l I prevail, yet in order to prevail
S5SJ ".,e ave ipe course to run and be
bSS .I aRt must not he hid under q
tisss,,a'l a. 4ai therefore We should regard
Ri,I,,,,s.aa ! a the opening Ofa canvass
IN, = 70 ie characterized by great nc
~, is ~ y =, ,sne,Iy in the way Of getting IN,
II Il \ " ale day PROPERLY before the peo
hSS 4, W. W.. NtSld District. The people
tSty M, Ss,,ttxill hear the truth gladly, bu
NJin,s " tasat II in order to 10 able Il
SReNt, ne CnalT from the wheat, and 4
q Il Icy ~. Oat duty aS Republicans 10 dt
gSso,I power To lay the facts Of Nh,
VA Situation al .if - ~ y"