Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-13
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION


man ui tho state Central Committee To
call this Conyentiop 10 order aud namo
it's temporary chairman la going
through this ionnalty, u gives me plraa-
uro To express my irulingS, "a u Ropub'
liean. IN seeing this large body oi inlol'
l,gvnt mrn lrum all parla oi tho state,
down tu the most distant counties, iuI-
pullrd hy jholr interest Ia aud do-
yut,on tu tho Rrpubllcan party, not
ou' lin tho STATE, hut Ia tho
M -, II 10 not often such
de- Interest," u inanlitsted, ana con-
gratulair you aud rrgard u as an omon
II tho victory which awaits us Ia tho
cOaing contest
AZ lnnkcd over this aSaemhlage this
morning, | Was rumlpdu'l that at this
me, in tho mouth ul May, twenty
years aga, another Convention, coni-
posed ui men itom the old State oi Nir-
ginia. met Ia the old AthruUuta; aud as
| thought III that meeting the Tccollec'
iiun Caiuu avOr lno that "a that assouI'
blago Il waS an open question hother
the city ui Wheeling would not lao that
night ihrwn upru in riot aud blood
shed lhu then DpnoCrat,e organ do
lNhNNtu NNhN HHe'Hih'hkN ~ F"
condiary aud ono that should not
be- allowed lo Aasrmblo on
tho soil Of NiIginia such Was tho lil,.
rTly ~ the people under that tulo,
500 nov the iruliA ui that attempted deS
poi,Hm. They have gene from Que step
tu another uuttl thvy pvImitird nn lib'
vrI,, uu right, 81 dearly burght by tho
rcyuluiiuu They have gune Atcp 10y
stop untll they have pIrctpltaicd upon
us the riyil war aul the rrSull VAS
brought about that We see nov, sitting
IA our midst. men ul African blood -
men luT whom the war Nas made.
SAY that convention VAS ~ tho
lighting ol the ltcs Rt snllhtield, and,
although ~ then pollud bat a irS hun
drcd votes. the grain ui mustard seed
has grown into a great irrn and lho
birds III heaven take shelter Ia ila
brauChrr,
IL will bc nineteen years tu'muTrow
Hinru tho mcVting oi another conycn'
ton. the next lugird step alter tir htHl,
convention CumpuRCd ui the Union
luyya ui IhC state, who mct ~ 1891 1"
arrest lhc nccndIary purpoars nl that
party. Whurv alIu Mas tn ruin the c"dn'
ify On tho l2lh iay ul MAY, lNil, were
Gathered men from all ihu border vuun-
thea brought here hy a Hn,r ul ap'
urrhruaiun hy the iCaT Oi that
pafty which srciu,d dvtcfmlnrd Ia do-
ntru, the country. hut proved unahlr tn
du II luvr myu made their appeal ~
the good mcu and true ui thrac counties,
asking, ly the remembrance ui West
Nlrginms nuihr,ng at the hands ui east
era task uaster. u thu timo had not
come iur tile srparatiun from the old
staio. Al lhe g,'od has ilown lr'm that
convention u u u consequence that
wc aru enabled tu mrvt peacefully Rnd
quietly IA lhla SAINT city, With nune I"
mulyNt. none lu dcuuuuyu lu this
luundatluu pIuuu ol krpunlicanism ~
due what We cnioN iu day. We may
at hunealh our vine and TX tree, aud
there are none iu make ~ airald. When
au aHs, ,mhlagr ui our iurmcu meets
hero there h. uu Que tu AaY u a inrcudi'
ary. iu all this great Union. whore
Republicans rulu, uu man Ia nifirNcn
down. Ihcrra uu ahHoluio freedom. lur
sentiment, there 10 uu rrd Hhlrt aud
shot gun tu ,uVt,r opinion, Tho great
slpry Il the Rrpdblicau party ~ that
ii m a party iur all men ol all opinions,
Our platform !. broad aud there Ia room
tot all.
Nov, again welcome YOU, aud |
agaiu congratulate you lur the inlorrat
yOu have AhuNu "a Uumlug here iu Sc
lnCl dyivsatvs O. the great convention ol
Cniragu. Nhrrc Will hc named, as
yeuly hrlicyr, the next prcAldeut aud
or president ul the United States.
Aud nov take great pleasure Ia
naming the temporary chairman, "a
GOV Wm l. Stevenson, ui faTker,burg
Inr rA.Guyrruur rlmbcd from hia
scat ~ the mii,l ui the MuOd county
delegation, aud thus sounded the kry'
note
ur,ENsoNs ,ppWE,r.
G,1,llrms 81 ia tvRtsah'H,
regard It ~. an honor 10 be- called
upuu L. preside over o. large aud intolll'
gsnt a body ut mcn. BuI NoUr uma IL
Naluahla aud will not occupy u Ia
making auy extended remarks lought
Ia sav. huarycr. that ~ tat ~ the West
Nirgiua Republican party ~ cuneotncd,
IA should have tWu objects ia view ftrHt
the prrseINaiiuu ui an undivided cnuu-
,fy under uur dag and the pVtpeiualtnn
of thoar ptinriYlrs mentioned by Mr
Camvhvll. country strong enough To-
defend It's irrhlrst citizen. without 10
card Ia bis condition ut color strong
enough to suppress fraud IA the North,
the south. the last ~ the West and IN
suppress ANY aud all rrd shirt aud shot
gun policy strong aud huurSt aud hon
Orahlc enough to meet every pledge Il
has ever made to hriug about thc TO
suits No enjoy
second, a. srcurc such consolidation
oi the state organization ~ viii make
the most ,ihytrut canvass, aud viii Ia
yitO the honest men ui every party Ia
unite with us o. Nipc uul ihc last yes,
iisr ut that ancient ant muaa covered
klurhunism under which Ne
nnN Aull,T Aud u can
only bo accomplished by the WAYS
I have Indicated ttTst. hN the union Ut
the Republican party from occAn u
oocau, that will give us IN Chicaso the
man that Nlli best unto aud rlrciriiy the
Republican party aud, ac,ond, 10y such
a consolidation ui the State party A. Nill
make a aIhuTuugh aud sweeping state ~
lufm llos that viii best bc done !
leave to the Ntsiom oi the Convention.
powS TO HUs,SEAs.
john W Mason. ol ft,lOT, seconded
by General Nouhcot, oi Harrison, nom'
mated iot Temporary sc,rctafy ;, w,
Hali, ui Marion, Sho Sas duty sleet~i
J. AZ iinsAns OF Mononssl'A' onsfed
tue tullowtngi
Rs.aai, Tha, hour ssvrtal committees
he appointed. tu-Sit Ga trv'lcutisls,
Permanent Organization Rules aud Or
lef al BasincnA aud Basis ui Representa-
l,on, and Resolutions, 20 be comPosc,i oi
QUO delegate from each ScnatnFiA! lh'
tIict
Captain noyener, Of Ohio, moved ils
adopIioa, Nhich wa unAnimoasly car
net
Mr.. Hagana thea moved 10 take q TO
esnS oi thirty minulca, ~ he thought
lhat time vonld he neoesAAfy ior Goa
Anltatiuu
Nh ScOtt, oi Ohio, IhOaght basinea.
could hc transacted whre they ssro.
Points Oi order we're Taiscd by Cracfait,
\ u ksnauha. aud Northcot ui usrfiaon,
/ on the gfOand OF 40 seoond, but tlio
/ Chair ruled. a. In the House ol Dele
gzis-. that q second sas unaeeosaafy,
i Ahrt SliliSeu, ol Marshall. bad
amended by Substituting twvnV min
ules. the motioa waa adopted and The
copvention took q tocess.
Daring ths neat twenty minutes
there was eonsiderahle habbah, a. the
delegate. skirmished about 10 amd the
proper Senatorial distfict aud ges do~n
" Nork. A. the axpiratioa oi The al'
loliel tune, order Nss resumed. Ths
chair announced the nec~sslty ci an
other seerv,ary aud sam McColloch, o
Ohio. xsa unanimously seseoied.
The iollo.ing committees we're thei
reported,
: oosalFtxk % cAEDkNuALA
fina pisidcs-John A. BtisSs
ssssss , va 4. a.u.A,., s.,,o,
HlI.INn. HaM" nA.kl.