The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-13

NJ mid D.triet-J. H. Riley, of Jackson
, n R.msdslI, Of Wayne, and L. A
Iris, Of Eanawhs. ,,
lltrsates-A. G. Tibbets, Of Monroe @
,.s.sp %, spoford, Of oabell, and ]. h
I.ss, Of Lincoln.
r,oubIIean Convention Yesterday.
Z. i Ma na.t be said in justice to truth that
.+,,I,y's State Republican Convention
! s,t by any means a harmonious
'sSI,es. 1t was not unlike the cele-
ri S.s.s Convention of the Democracy
q, q, ali day and all night at Charleston,
,s,rba county, in 1875, and not wholly
sstnil,r to that later and still more cele-
,..J Convention held at New Martins.
4. IN we!sel county, in the summer OF
~ ~ Il vas sufficiently divided in views
.s,b. ~ pOduu opnaudi of selecting dele
=. TO the Chicago Convention to make
!, i.IiIerations at times very lively and
raip,. Thesam old bone Of contention
Stbr divided SO many Conventions, as
! b right OF Congressional districts to
..4tl,sir own delegates, independent OF
4 p,jority sentiment Of the Convention
a, Whole, came up yesterday and was
.at,e Of a long, weary and at times a
M bitter wrangle. The proceedings
sak 70, themselves as to their character,
ri ss can Ouly say that as a Republican
ianlI, having the interests and success
dh. party in West Virginia deeply at
Ist, We sincerely regret them. But re-
nj ss useless in regard to political
r.veutions, for be they ever SO respect
M constituted, as the one yesterday GER
saIy was, they are bound to present
txe; Of tumult and disorder when such
: ~c.dOn for contrariety Of views arises
4 anne up yesterday. The question
,s,.hsr a State Convention can over
i,,,h Congressional district is one that
arit, Of any amount Of debate, as was
s.vn in the endless discussions Of yes
sd,y. The rule followed among our
Oh neighbOrs at their State Convention
sColunbus, wherein the friends Of Sec
ssu Sherman were in an oyerwhelm-
i, majority, was to recognize the
aht Of the two districts that
Id elected Blaine delegates to
Sje,gu to be represented by anh,sher.
n, mea. The resolution passed by the
Cs,,ention, while it instructed the dele
asal large to vote for Sherman, simply
those elected by the Congress
i,.ll districts to vote for him, thereby
the right Of the two districts
bsl.et men Of their own choice.
he rule announced at Cincinnati In
iEB, BY the Chairman Of the National Re
ESisau Convention, recognized the tight
d The Congressional districts to break
nv from the instructions Of q State Com
raton and vote for the man ot their
aaa.
III call Of the Chairman of the Ma
trL Republican Committee is in the
Elaring words:
Republicans, and all who willco-operate
tth them in supporting the nominee oil
s,pty, are invited to choose two dele.
Ea frum each Congressional district
ID tour at large from each State, Two
ssn each Territory and two from the pis'
at Of Columbia, to represent them In
be convention"
lrasmuch as several OF the Congress
iarll districts in Pennsylvania imme-
titely proceeded after this call to select
sesates to Chicago, 1t must be presumed
ht they understood It to be an invitation
them to select their. delegates as
s9'ssentatives Of the sentiment prevail.
lsin the boundaries Of said districts, and
b tact that these district delegates are
'E asserting their right to vote differ
aty from their instructions by the State
snvsntOn, shows that they still hold TO
y night Of district choice.
The contest in the State Convention
atsfdAy was complicated by the reading
ias call Of the State Central Committee,
IAeh was cited by a delegate to prove
sG the West Virginia Convention, what
Ts' might be the doubts in other cases,
ID reserved the right to control all
4 delegates going TO Chicago. The call
ads as follows:
4 State Convention, to be composed Of
septs' regularly chosen by the Repub-
an voters Of West Virginia at their &C
Stoned places Of meeting, is hereby
lllsd to meet in tns city Of Wheeling
Wednesday, the 18th day Of May next
IVA. ", to select ten delegstes 70 IeR
! '.siIt the party in the National isepupll
y Convention that meets in Chicago pn
Y ,,sMaesday, the End day Of Juue follow
y . choose candidates for the Presiden.
lad Viee-PresidAncy Of the United
twas contended that the Language EN-.
'syed in this call was an unmis.aEable
Ssaidon Of the right Of the conyen'
20 assembled In pursuance OF 1t, to
'set the delegates rs q unit from the State
ID 1t was easy to see that the argument
A great deal Of influence on the mem
itG They therefore proceeded at one
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