The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-24

ZEN. Harrison, in the words Of the Chair.
man Of the delegation, 100 full, round votes
ioF Jonathan Il. updegraf" jefferson,
10 votes ior updegrah. Noble, q ioffI
DalEell, Making total oil IVA yotest o.
which Updegraff received 14l and pAi.
DR.. Updesratf was declared the nemi.
nee. and Messrs. Hunt, Golfer and DOL.
llpgsWorth were appointed commiuee t9
notify lie Doctor Of his nomination and
invite him into the convention.
Pending the return oil the COMMITTEES,
an elerlIon for nominee as member Of the
National Electoral College was proposed.
in a call OF the counties Tor nominees,
m Todd, Of Belmont, rose IN his shirt
slseyeS, Abiding TO this, IS he called 4,
ssenins dlscourtesy, be said Il was only
an ole which he desired, oil TO follow
reneatedIy before the close Of the cam.
naIvn. He put In nomination j. NJ
ewia. EsQ,, Of GAINESVILLE, accompanying
The nomination with few ringing 70.
marks, the best calculated TO warm up and
enthuse the convention Of any during the
session.
4 delegate from Guernsey county
nan ed Capt W. NJ. Farrar, Of that coun..
~, saying that be believed In the eternal
fitness Of things, and he thought y would
be an exceedingly appropriate thing for
the convention 10 Choose IS It's represent
alive on the Ohio electoral ticket the man
he named, who had been member Of
Gen. GatfIeld'B staff during the war. JET
iepon county named Hon. Lorenzo Dam
ford. OF Belmont county. and Noble Geo
". TAYLOR, of that county. Hon. A. X.
Smith presented tho claims oil Noble, say.
| Inv .ishe was small, but abe was great in
her litlleness," He appealed TO the con.
yention. TO recognize the claims Of his
county, saying she had never had any
recognition In the district, and she was
now in danger, by redistricting Of the
State, OF being least under the dark shades
Of Monroe "Help us" he said "ior
this Is our last lingering CLEAN Of hope"
laughter, and signs oil sympathy.l
Several Oi the nominations were ably
seconded. and 1t being discovered that Mr..
TAylors position as United States Post
| master untitled him 10 serve as elector, his
name was Withdrawn and that Of Judge
Ollie substituted.
A ballot was then taken, but pending
the vote MeSsrs. updegratf aud DalEeli,
escorted by the committee, entered;
Cries Of "Updegraff" at once began, and
the audience applauded wildly.
Four ballots were taken before choice
was arrived at for elector. On the fourth
ballot Lewis received IS votes, Farrar o.,
and Ollie "a.
The nomination OF Mr.. Lewis was then,
on Motion Of Mr. Taylor, Of Noble county,
made unanimous.
tue cLAMoR ToR uPpEsRAYF
again broke out, and in Difference to the
general demand, Col. Poorman introduced
the candidate to the convention, and after
the enthusiastic cheers with which he
was greeted had subsidized, DR.. updegraf
said:
uPDEGRAFR's SPEECH.
NJ PE,ident and Gentlemen Of the COnren.
ton:
1t would DO injustice to myself and in.
gratitude to you to profess Indifference to
this renewed evidence Of your approval and
confidence. In accepting this nomination
| | desire to express to you and those you
represent my grateful sense Of tho honor
and obligation Of the trust and still more
Of the general unsnimity with which 1t is
offered. To represent in any degree sat
istactorily this Sixteenth district with its
great and diversified interests, with its vast
and varied industries, with tts high aver.
uge Of intelligence, and its large popula,
ton Of patriotic and Independent people,
| is indeed an exalted trust. Thus lar you
have given me generous lenity and even
some measure Of your confidence, so that
IN any event / can but be forever your
debtor. But to the utmost Of my ability
| shall strive not TO abuse the ltbsrality OF
That confidence. 1t would urge any Rep
resenta,iye TO his best endeaver to know
| that be has 40 constituency such dis.
trict, and again thank you.
!, R'llow. Republicans, probably no man
bs s'i has evor ,,,, .',onied a campaign or
an election OF greater importance, o. o.S
iraught with more far.reaching results
than the one Just now before US. Zap
plause Il Is an omen Of good that every
year the best citizens OF our country realize
more and more that wise and just civil In.
stitutions are the only sure basis Of social
progress or national prosperity, oil educa.
tional elevation or religious freedom. Jap
plAuse. Circumstances give TO the cleo
tion Ia ibis State not only commanding
interest but q national Importance. Ohio
Is TO be the battle ground OF the first great
conflict Of this campaign. Applause
The eyes and hearts oil the whole nation,
from the cabin In the swamps Of the South
to the great commercial marts oil the East,
| from tue great lakes 10 the Pacific, are
turned here aud anxiously await the voice
ni this mighty Commonwealth. A Dem
oCratic victory In Ohio would be not only
State dishonor but national disaster.
Hearty applause.1 But, my friends, no
such calamity will come TO pass. Renew
ed applause We shall have full discus
sion and u full vote, aud In Ohio that al
ways means Republican victory. APP
plause A IS 600 majority in October
will become the nations rallying cry in
the great battle Of November.
Then the harmony and enthusiasm
with which the Chicago nomination has
filled the canvass have become both in
spltAtion and omen Of success. The lead.
ership Of Garfield, man Of masterful
greatness -one OF the grandest' men who
ever walked the highways oil power Vo-
ciierous and long continued applause j.
means the solid and serried ranks oil the
whole Republican host-stalwart and
scratchsr, German liberal scholars, SOL
diers and statesmen, Curtis and Conk-
ling, Logan aud Halstead; the press, the
pulpit aud the people. 1t means Ohio
and New York. 1t means Connecticut
and New Jersey and Indiana. Itmeans
not only the promise but the potency OF
victory. Applause. Since the Chicago
Convention, Il there Is dissatisfied Re-
publican, lie has so far kept his secret and
made his concealment 4 success. II any
one man living typiies fully In his life the
grand possibilities OF genius and purpose
and character developed in free schools,
and by free institutions, that pan's name
Is james A. Garfield. His whole career,
from thu poor orphan boy to the laureled
soldier, from the carpenter shop to the Sen.
ate, from tho school at Chester 10 the conyen-
ton At Chicago, his whole lie Is full OF ro-
bust American nGnllness. Cheers With
varied culture, with supfeme qualities,
with illustrious achieved results, and
perilOus opportunities, he has held his
ioothOld firm always on the heights Of
rpsolute, self RELIANT honest, manly life.
he Is sill poor, though he could have
;:Sotked himself into millions" rs Don
Piatt, a political opponent truly says.
with all his great natural gifts he Is q
Herculean worker. Only year ago, In q
eulogy on a colleague, be said no man
ever bad gained or ever ought TO achieve
q high position In the House Of Represent
tAliveS without resolute, patient labor. In
that House General Garfield leaves behind
him many strong men, but not another
who can WELD bis WaIEiGk sword. His
colleagues will long remember the aismay
with which his opponents heard his order
OF battle, and his Republican associates,
Ennalli u Liz rrraIin M. a rEa innnnnL al thn