Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-07-01
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altered since In her devotion to that
grand old party Of freedom. II isa good
omen that we hold our convention here
where We have met upon previous &C.
casions, and the tickets then nominated
were victorious. II 10 my pleasure 70
now announce that the convention 10
ready for business"
Campbell No. 2 Has the Floor
He then placed In nomination., for
Temporary chairman, John A. Campbell,
Of Hancock, who Was elected by sccla'
The temporary chairman said
at In not what will BIO said here, but
what Ia done that will be recorded In the
annals Of history. ] can but acknowl'
edge the compliment which the conven..
tion Was bestowed upon the county OF
Hancock by electing ma to preside over
this magnificent body" lie then struck
out upon national issues; speaking OF
the certainty of the electiOn oil Garfield
and Arthur; Of the enthusiasm that
permeated all parts Of the Republican
party, and of the corresponding Dc
preston in the ranks OF the Democracy:
lilo reviewed the history oil the radical
party from its advent into power down
to the present; waxed eloquent over
the nation with u big n; 90
nounced the Democracy az the
party of slavery, and continued with q
regular old.time war hurrsh. Then he
tore the Democratic party to pieces. lie
reviewed it's history for the past twenty
five wears and its record on the money
question; its opposition for river aud
harb,r improvements nj one time anu
its iavoring them now. lie instanced
the large sums appropriated for the
rivers Of West Virginia. Last year, he
said, the Democracy made u light on
the proposition that the Federal army
WAS dangerous to civil liberty, and last
week they nominated u man the very
incarnation OF military rule. lie then
gave a biography Of Gen. Garfield from
Risyouth down to the present, sayins"he
will he made President Of the United
States, and following In the wake OF
New York and Pennsylvania, lot us TALL
into line with our little State"
Business Begun.
J. A. Gibbons, Of the Point Pleasant
Monitor. was elected temporary secreta-
nv, and r. j. Fague, OF the keyser Echo,
and Dawson, Of the kingwood Journal,
~ assistants.
IIagans, Of Monongalia, moved that
the temporary officers be made the per-
manent officers Of the Convention.
As John T.. was too hashiul Ia put the
motion, his cousin, Archie g., took tho
chair and ruled the motion carried.
&. u. Hubbard thought 1t best to have
the usual number Of ornaments called
vice presidents appointed, and No the
Senatorial districts were called and each
named one man to act IN that capacity.
The call Of the roll Was interrupted by
the Secretaries, whogo tired writing on
their knees aud demanded aloud desk,
stand, or something oi that kind. None
came, however, and tho business went
on.
The regular order Of business general
" adopted bv such bodies, M far
M the Committee on Creden.
tails and Permanent Organization IL
concerned were done away with, IA
there were no contests, and the perma
nent organization had been effected.
During the discussion oi n motion to
the above effect great confusion relgned.
4 number oi delegates were bowling at
the same time aud the president got
somewhat muddled aud mixed up. Bill
Hubbard crawlcd up To- the chairman,
jerked his coat tail aud gave him little
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, which helped him
along Somcw hat.
The roll oi counties was called and
names oi delegates were sent To the
clerks. q. W. Atkinson, Federal oih'
Ger, responded ~ u delegate from Mcr-
Ger, and afterwards from other Coun.
ties, which caused considerable merri.
ment Some fellows down in the Third
district represented half "A dozen c0un-
ties each. Richard burke, for instance,
responded as the repr, sentative oi about
half Of that district.
The delegate from each Senatorial dis.
trirt Was appointed Ia constitute u com.
mittec on resolutions. The basis of
representation wa- the same ~
that adopted at the Wheeling
convention f; that IL, one vote
for every twenty-five cast for Hayes
aud one Tor each fraction Of more than
half that number.
The rules oi the House Of Delegates
were adopted for the government OF the
Convention.
The committee on resolutions wa
then reported ~ follows;
First District @. ID. Hubbard.
Second--George Edwards.
Third-G. W. Morris.
Fourth John A. Hutchinson.
Fifth. I. Mcnagcr.
sixth j. q. Cracrait.
Seventh--G. W. Atkinson.
Eighth Richard Burke.
Ninth ,Ino W Mason.
Tenth K : Bcrkshirr.
Eleventh j U, lOkr
Twelfth j. y Wisncr.
J. 7. llokc, Of Mineral, moved the
following, which was adopted
Resolved, That the state Executive
Committee becomposed ut ~ members, ]
from each Scnaturaial District TO be Nc.
lectcd by the representatives at such
district; aud said Executive Committee
are further empowered 10 select u sub.
COMMITTEES, composed oi three or tive
msmbrrs in their discretion from their
body or other wise To be the active ex-
ecutiyc committee Of tn" state.
The State Executive Committee Was
named ~ follows:
First Dlstrict-G. w. Atkinson. OF
Ohio county.
Second-A J. Stone, Of Marion.
Third Maj Lee Raymond, OF Harri.
son.
Fourth-W. T.. Stevenson, Of Wood.
Fuith p. II. Willard, Of Mason.
Slxth-James II. iiuling, Of Kan.
awha.
Snventh-D. W. Mather, OF Cabell.
Eghth-A. q. Tibbeis, Of Monroe.
Ninth--S. L. Mccormick, OF Taylor.
Tenth-W. &. Mc,irew, OF Monroe.
Eleventh--Thoma X. Csrskadon, Of
Min raj.
Twelith-W. II. II. Flick, OF Berkeley.
At half.past ~ o'clock, on motor, the
convention adjourned for dinner.
Amer Recess
Shortly after . o'clock the convention
reassembled. The President read q tel.
egram from John \. Wilcher, an Office
holder at Washington, and once q rep
resentatlve from the Third district In
Congress. He regretted his inability 10
o,,and ,.,sha,l than sticcaaa and vs al