The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-07
THE GREAT CONVENTION.
Saturday Nights Exciting Scenes.
The Fires Of Oratury Lighted, and the Little
Pieces All sald-Rlaius, Grant, Window,
Sherman, Washburns and Edmunts
Nomlnated-The Baloting Begins
This Morning.

TThe forenoon and afternoon proceed.
ings OF the Chicago Convention will be
found on the third page OF this ISSUE
To the Western Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 5.-The convention as
sembled at 7:15 P. N. The Secretary read
ing. c,o 1,,o 1851
To he Honorable Als President Of The Rpab'
ltcan National [onrsnttoa'
DEAR sIR-The gsvel which lies upon
your desk possesses historic associations
and interests. The head Of the Savel IS
made from a piece OF wood taken fspm
the home OF President Lincoln LapplauseI,
which he left to accept the Presidential
chair, and TO that home he never returned.
The handle OF the gave is made IRON
cane grown on the Mount Vernon estate,
to which Washington returned when the
people OF our country could live in peace
and possession OF all their rights under the
Gag OF our country. May | ask that you
will accept this gavel rs memento oil one
ot the most interesting conventions In the
t''''N' - JAMES +. RoOr.
On motion OF Mr.. Hale. the roll OF States
was called, that the announcement oil
members OF the National Committee from
each Stste might be received, as follows;
Alabama--Paul Stroback.
Arkapsas-S. W. Dorsey.
California-i1orace Davis.
Colorado-JoIn l.. Routk
Connecticut-Marshall Jewell.
Delaware-Christian Febiger.
Florida-Wm. l.. Hicks.
Georgia-James G Devoe.
Illinois-John A. Logan.
Indiana-John G. New.
Iowa-John +. Kunnell.
Kansas. Martin.
Kentucky-W. O. Bradley.
Louisiana-Henry q. Warmoth.
Maine-Wm. P. Frye.
MARYLAND James A. Gary.
achusetts-George +. Hoar.
Michigsl-James Y. Stone.
Mississippi-Geo. g. Mckee.
Missouri-Chauncy 7. Filley.
Nebraska.-Jss. W. Dawes.
Neyada-John W. Mackey.
New Hampshire Vim. Z. Chandler.
New Jersey y-George 4. Halsey.-
New York-Thomas O. Plat.
North Caroliua-W. 2. Cassaday.
Ohio-W. O. Cooper.
Orepon-D. G. Ireland. VI
Pennsylyania-J. Donald Cameron.
Rhode Island-Wm. A. Pierce.
South Carolina-Samuel Lee.
Tennessee-Wm. Rule.
Vermont-Geo. W. Hooker.
Vir0inia-Samnel NJ. Yost.
West Virginia-John w. Mason.
Wisconsin n-Elihu Enos.
Aforementioned O. Mccormick.
Idaho Geo. L. shoup.
Montana-A. FL. Beattie.
Sew Mexico-S. B. Elkins.
Htah-C. W. Bennett.
Washington Territory-Thos. 7. Miner.
Wroming--Ioseph L. Carey.
Minncsota-E. II. Sabin.
Dakota-Newton Edmpnds.
The Question OF the chairmanship has
bean referred to the new committee, with
nower to designate who shall fill the place.
p0Ait Aiter an uuimportant discussion about
the time for making the Presidential nom
| nations, the roll OF the States vas calico.
When Michigan was re9ched, governor
JOY took the platform and said:
GOV. JoY's SPEECH.
MR. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF THE
coNvyxr;os-I shall meyer cease 70 regret
that circumstances have been such as 10
impose the duty upon myself 70 niake MAKE, y
nomination OF o candidate 70 TINS cohven'
tion. have ben absent from the ceun'
try for the past two months, ana arrived iss
home but Just before this convention;
Since the convention has been IN session, u )
have been employed upon the hoor slL tne
time. II, therefore, words OF mine are re-
ported Tor the candidate who shall be pro-
posed they will benefit him but little. |;
will, however, bring him before the auai.
ence, the convention, ln 10 briela manner ,,
as possible. That It will be sbr;y Rrlei VIII,
> / presume satisfy the convention and tne
: audience, because We are now all impanens
, ior'the' voting It wss In 1850 l think,
that then Young man, born In 10 inc olu
keystone state, but resident in the STATS
, of Maine, entered the House OF Represen'
Z tatiyes, It was time when the SKY wa
, lowery, when the horizon was hlIeo
with clouds indicating q tempest. ~ wa
lust before the war. The cloudS eno
the tempest burst upon the country, ant
Al ,-ar ensued which ragged for four years
FortnEately for the United states tHsI,
! was at the helm Of the ship OF state tn'
I risht man, and 1t was manned with thl
D r;vht crew. After the whirlwinds oil wa
a Ihad ragged for four years tho clement 0
strength Of one Of the contending partie
gave away, and peace at length settle
down upon the country, Then ensue.
p the contest for reconstruction, and 1t occu
v MED nearly three or four years moro
n During all Of that time that young man
: always true, always brave, always eloquen
y applied his talent in all the debates, anI
" in all the procedures which were neceSss
~ either TO carry on the war or to brin
IA about reconstruction upon O proper basil
When reconstruction had been secured
{ and during the period Of those controye
OF sizes his reputation had been emerginI
70 growing, towering, until Of lsst when, !