Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-05
CAMER0N'S CLAN
CAPTURES THE PENNSYLVANIA CON
vEhTl0N.
Delegates Instructed for Grant and to
Vote as a Unit-Sicsly Struggles
Of the Blaine Men-Ihe
Ticket and Resolutions.
First Blood for Grant.

! First Blood for Grant
HARRIsBURG, Pa, February 4.-The
Republican State Convention met in the
Opera House at noon, and was called to
| erder by Chairman Hooter, Of the state
Central Committee.
5 IL. Miller, of Mercer, moved that
Russell Errett be appointed temporary
Chairman.
General Albright moved to substitute
the name Of &. Y. Lawrence.
A vote Was taken and resulted, Errett
los, Lawrence ga victory for the
Grant people.
1t was decided that a committe OF one
from each Senatorial district be appoint
ed on resolutions and committees on
contested seats aud permanent organi-
zatipu were also appointed.
John Cessna Offered arGsolutlOn thata
committee Ut nine be appointed to report,
subject To- the approval OF the COnven-
ton, the list of the delegates, with their
altcrnates 10 the Chicago Convention
| and the list Oi electors, after consulting
with the delegates from the various dis
| tTiCtS.
Mr. Stewart, OF Franklin, offered an
amendment. us follows:
X SDiJ,d, That committee Oi one
| from each Congressional district, whose
! duty it will be to report 90 the Conyen-
| ton the names of four delegates at
large to the National Con-
vcutiou and two electors
at large; that 1t will be the duty OF the
committee 10 report also list Of dis
trict delegates To the National Conven-
| ton, who are To- hc chosen by delegates
from the respective districts, including
| in their report the names ui those per
sons who have already been chosen rs
delegates from their respective districts
10y the action ui the people thereof
Both OF these resolutions, however,
were Withdrawn, and the convention
| too 4 recess tor an hour.
Threats and Counter Threats,
NEW NoRE, February "A special 10
| the EranHJ Posi- from Harrisburg says:
Senator Cameron was about the hotel
all night endeayOriug to arrange COM
promise, but his effort has been OF no
avail, except in a few individual cases.
! Cameron insists on carrying out hIs
| original plan OF instrUCting the delcga-
| ton 10 vote as 4 unit and To vote for
| Grant. Through hs hcutcuants, this
morning, Cameron freely makes the
| threat that, ii the Blaine men 20 on
| with their tight IN the convention, not
| Blaine man will be- allowed IN Chicago.
The delegation oi Blaine folks make the
counter threat that in that event they
will gu back To- their districts and elect
delegates by the popular vote Ot the
party, aud appeal directly 10 the Chicago
Convention Tor recognition. They say
this would destroy the moral force OF
the Cameron packed delegation.
After Recess
Upon reassemhling, the Committee
on Contested Seats made report which
was adopted.
Mr.. Ccssna's resolution was rcintro.
duccd, and Mr.. stewart at once moved
To- amend 1t a. indicated before recess.
Mr.. Stewart spoke earnestly in favor Of
his amendment, basing his argument on
the fact, as hr put il, that the convrn-
ton had no more right to nominate del
cgatcs to the Chicago Convention than
il had To- select Congressman to repre-
sent the people Of each district.
The amendment Ui Mr.. Stewart was
lost by vote III 100 to $50, and then the
resolution as originally offered was
adopted.
Instructed for Grant
The following was then introduced by
Mr.. Kerr;
R,soltfd, That the delegates elected to
the Republican National Convention
from this State are hereby Instructed 10
support for the Presidential nomination
General 1. :. Grant, and 10 vote as n
unit on all questions that may come be-
fore the convention.
MIR. Stone, Oi Crawford, offered the
following amendment 10 the resolution.
"That while We pledge ourselves 10 the
support OF the Republican party, We SEE
no guOi reason iOr abandoning the posi-
tiuu taken by the party in our own and
other states ~ 1876, OF opJsltiOn To the
third PRESIDENT term, and We hereby
endorse and rcatlirm the resolution
passed by our state Convention, held
IN thus city in 1870. on this question
Senator kcrr argued in iayur OF his res
olution, and traced the course OF the
Democratic party as it appeared to the
Republicans. He thought Gen. Grant
was the proper aud only man who
should get the nomination, and con-
cludcd his remarks with an appeal 10
all To support him.
cen. Albright replied TO Senator
Keus remarks He beloved that
Grant was sincere in all his under
takings and had done great service, both
civil aud military, but lac did not think
he was the only man who could lead
the Republican party 10 victory. lie
did not believe there Was any danger
to the country Ia third term, but he
believed that Wasburne, Sherman or
Blaine could carry the Sutlrage Of the
people Tie did not believe IN instruct
ing the delegates to Chicago iur any
uau.
The resolution Vas further opposed
by General Koontz, Mr.. Darlington, of
Chester, Mr. Harvey, OF Clinton, and
Wolf. Of Union, while Mr.. Moreland, OF
Allegheny, and Bingham, Of Philadel-
pLia, favored 1t.
The speeches OF the anii-Gaut
people we're All from a Blaine point OF
view and no other names besides Grant
and Blaine were mentioned at ali ex-
cepti in the remarks Of Gen. Albright.
Mr.. Stone, after arguing strongly IN
favor Of his amcnimenment to the TesO-
luton oi instruction, finally withdrew
it. and Mr. Strong, % roga, offered an
other one. to-wit: To strike out the
name OF L.. :. GraHt and insert that Of
James q. Blaine. On a'ynte by yeas
and nays Mr.. Strong's amendment Vas
losi by - 10 l54, several OF Blaiue's
people voting against Il on the ground
that il was not proper To instruct the
delegation for any one.
The question then REQUIRED on the
original resolution, or rather that part
u \. ,,I..I s,.,r,,.t.A tha (,ht.a9o t.l.A-