The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-04
The Republican State Convention al
Saratoga, Yesterday.
ConkIing, as Temporary Chairman
Makes a Speech.
A Good Ticket Nominated and a
Model Platform Adopted.
The sCsptrs Has Not Yet Departed
from the House of Roscoe.

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Senator Conkling, who on entering til
hall was loudly applauded, was unani
D mously chosen temporary chairman. H
thanked the Convention for their kind
ness Rnd said: 81 like to receive IT as al
omen Of harmony in all the Convention
proceedings, to be crowned by popula
success. l congratulate you on the auspi
cious promise for the party and the repub
, lie. Threatening dangers now appear II
public affairs. First, the pretense Of Stat
rights; second, imitation; third, disposi
ton to trample on the liberties OF q par
OF the people," The Senator referred Il
the resumption Of specie payments, ant
said, "0ur finances, II let alone, will b
safer and better than they have been fol
many years"
The Senator proceeded 10 discuss the is
sues at some length. His reference 10 the
evil man, meaning Grant, his veto OF the
act intended 10 check and defeat reSump.
ton by repeating the law fixing It's date
was greeted with vocefrous applause.
Following resumption has come re.
newed business prosperity, and all that Ia
wanted is to keep off the hands OF schem.
ing men, non interference with business
by legislation and all viii be well. Re.
publican aseendency means the main.
tenance and resumption OF pros.
perity. The pretensions Of States
rights once more raises It's head.
1t declares that there shall be
no free elections. There shall be no fair
count The majority Of the two houses OF
Congress atits late session took the Gov
ernment by the throat aad threatened to
strangle 1t to death unless the President
would sign bills which he knew 10 be un-
righteous and unjust. Tory laws, which
have stood tor more than eighty years
were prostituted. This was In order to
give license TO unlawfnlness on election
day. The army was manacled not only on
all days, but on that very day when it
should be most ready 10 act in support OF
National liberty. This was all for the pur-
pose Of strangling elections in behalf OF
the brutal Candidate. Four Southern
States are certainly Republican by large
majority and two more are on the same
side, II their votes could be recorded,
But there will be no contest in the next
Presidential election in the South. Every
vote will be registered for the Democratic
candidate. This done only forty.seyen
more votes will be needed. New York has
thirty-seVen OF these votes, and thus a
great responsibility rests upon her. The
action Of New York this year will 90 far
toward deciding this question. Referring
70 the party differences in the past Mr..
Oonkling claimed that all Of them had
been settled, and the party was unit.
NOW, oil Republicans stand together on
every living issue. New York, imperial
as she is, must this year go to the head of
the Republican column. To this let us
now and here pledge ourselves.
After the appointment OF the customary
committees a recess was taken,
REAssEMDLISe.
The Convention, having reassembled,
ex. Collector Arthur, chairman OF the Com.
mittee on Organization, presented the
name OF VIM. A. Wheeler for permanent
President. On being conducted to the
chair, Mr.. Wheeler made short speech,
In which he said the policy OF seeking to
starve the government into submission
to the rebellion was initiated at Fort Sum
ter, and the attempt was renewed by the
Democracy in the late session. The
speech was general arraignment OF the
Democratic policy and record during and
since the late war; eulogizing the Republi-
can party ,andappealing to thenecessity for
continuing the latter, in power in order to
maintain aud ENFORCE the results achieved
by the sword, and TO SECURE protection to
every citizen In every right regardless OF
his color, condition or locality.
Charles E. Smith, chairman OF the Com.
mittee on Resolutions, presented the fol-
lowing platform, and it was unanimously
adopted:
The Republicans OF New York, pledg.
ing ourselves anew to national supremacy
equal rights, free elections and honest
money, declare these principles.
THE PLATFORM.
1.-The Republic OF the United States il
Nation and not a league. The Nation Is
supreme, with known constitutional
sphere; It Is girded with power to guard
its own life, TO protect its own citizens, TO
regulate Its own elections, and TO execute
its own laws. The opposite doctrine Of
State sovereignty is the baneful mother Of
notification, secession and anarchy. Re-
publicanism stands for National supremacy
in National affairs and State rights in State
concerns. Democracy stands for State SOW
ereignty with its own twin heresy, that
the Union Is q mere confederacy OF States.
Second-To refuse the necessary sup
plies for the government, with q design OF
compelling the unwilling consent OF CO.
ordinate and independent branch to odi.
GUS measures, Is revolution; 10 refuse ap.
preparations for the execution OF existing
and binding laws Is nullifcation. We ar.
I raign the Democratic Representatives in
Congress as guilty both OF revolutionary
attempts and pullifying schemes, and we
subvert the constitution and to strike at
the existence OF government ITSELF -
Third.-The safety Of the Republic de-
mands free and pure elections. A Demo.
cratic Congress has attempted dictation
by caucus, by threats Of starving the Gov.
ernment and months Of disturbing agita.
ton, to break down the National election
laws. We denounee this effort as con:
spiracy to overthrow the safeguards OF free
suffrage and to open the ballot box to the
unchecked domination OF the rifle clubs oil
! the South and repeaters Of New York. We
declare our uncompromising opposition to
any repeal OF these just protective laws,
and the Republican Senators and Repre-:
sentatives In Congress for their resistance
, to this attempt, and President Hayes for bis
veto messages, deserve and receive our
hearty approval.
). Efhe Republican party neither iusti-
J fies nor tolerates military interference with
elections; 1t seeks only to protect the bal.
lot box from the interference OF force and
fraud; 1t repels the false charges and pre-
tences Of the conspirators who, while pro
Tossing free elections everywhere, sustain
. mob law in the South, and while fnyeigh'
ing against troops at the polls 10 protect
citizens, refuse TO prohibit armed clubs
from surrounding the ballot box 10 intimi
, date them, and while affecting that the
soldiers bayonet will oyerawe free elec
tons, remain silent when the assassin'l
bullet seals the fate Of politics and indie