The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-08

Editors In,ellIgsneer.
In accordance with notices scattere,
over our county, the Greenbackers, OIL
yesterday, met in the court house to sc
lect delegates to the State Convention
After preliminary meeting in the morn
ing to appoint committees, the Convention
adjourned until p. N.
The reliables Of the party were present
Here and there over the court hous'
square, and in little knots about the streets
could be seen members OF the organization
discussing, no doubt, the distressed con
dition OF the country, and the impending
failure of the resumption OF specie pay
ments and the ruin that would result tc
the people at large should 1t be success
Col. James Basel was here, dressed in q
hunters suit, asif TO make game OF both
OF the other parties.
There were two things, at least, that
made the members OF the different parties
look forward with interest to the after.
noon session. One was the desire to hear
the celebrated (?) F. r. Tavellick, as Mr..
Spencer Sturms called this speaker in in
PRODUCING him TO the audience, the other
to know whether or not there would be a
fusion.
A permanent organization was effected
by electing Spencer W. Sturms, OF Marion
county, Chairman, and Mr.. Piersall, edi.
tor Of the Parkersburg Standard, Secretary.
Resolutions, in substance as follows,
were adopted:
First-That We approve of the princi.
pies enunciated by the Greenback Con-
vention at Washington.
Second-That the course OF the gallant
Weaver in Congress meets the approba.
ton Of the Greenback party.
Third-That on the 18th day OF june q
County Convention be held 10 nominate
county officers.
Eleven delegates were selected to attend
the Charleston Convention on the 26th
inst.
Mr.. Trayellick, on being introduced,
spoke about two and one.halt hours. He
had great fund OF anecdote and timely
illustration. The first hour Of his speech
was devoted almost exclusively to de.
Of his travels, OF the lands he
had seen, &C., &c.
In the remainder OF his speech he
by his own expression, the dis
advantage OF the State bank systems, and
he endeavored TO show the fallacy OF a
metallic basis for our currency. He
showed that all nations in time Of war re-
sorted to credit, and then he objected to
the cost and footing the bills in
time OF peace. He spoke OF the misery,
poverty and death that he intimated might
be prevented by Greenbackers.
Mr.. Travellick is speaker OF consid-
erable humor, and many OF his jokes were
accepted as law and gospel by the Green
back friends, especially as gospel, for cries
were now and then heard OF amen"
And the meeting took such religious
turn that Of course collection was taken
at its close, to support the Standard at
As to fusion, there was very little evil
dence OF it on yesterday, and / presume
but little probability Of 1t in this county.
II fusion means 3 surrender OF Republican
principles, then we should be opposed to
It now and always, and adhere to the priEci.
Piles that have given our party success in
the past. II fusion means an alliance in
this State for common purpose, to secure
4 respite from Bourbon rule, and correc-
ton Of some OF its evils, then the Green.
back and Republican parties may do well
One thing is very evident, and that is,
the Democrats are doing their utmost TO
prevent fusion.
Col. Dan Johnsonis in town fixing his
fences for Congress. Some one asked him
yesterday II he wasn't candidate for Con.
yress, and he replied, "Barkis is willin'."
We thought SO, and he's been willin' for
at least ten years.
Col. Campbell was here the early part
Of the week looking after his Congression.
al interests. y.