The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-23
'otes 10 D3 Tor Senator lewis.
THR sTRAIeHTouTs VICTORIOUS.

6s votes to 0s for Senator Lewis.
THE srRAIeHTours VICTORIOUS.
The victory Of the straightouts over the
Readlusters, though by a majority Of only
FIVE, highly elated that wing of the party.
Ex-senator Lewis, the defeated candidate
for the Craftsmanship, introduced General
wickham, amid wild cheering, asking for
him the cordial support of bis friends,
and saying he hoped to see the Demo-
cratic party dead and buried. He pro.
posed Grants name for President, which
was loudly cheered, and said with him
they could break up the selid South.
General wickham also declared for
Grant on assuming the chair, and said
tha. although there were shades oi,differ.
ence in opinion; he was sure there would
be no difference in the support Of the
Chicago ticket, and was confident that
they will all unitein placing Virginia in
the line Of Republican States.
The Convention then adjourned until
O'Clock. gsa133 HES .SS
The first business OF the afternoon ses-
sion was offering resolutions; first, endors.
ing General Grant; second, instructing
the Chicago. delegation to vote as q unit
for Grant; third, announcing the inexpe-
diency OF now naming an electoral ticket,
and empowering the State Central Com.
mittee, hereafter TO be appointed, to call
o convention ON the 2sth Of July to nomi-
nate such ticket. The resolutions were
referred to q committee, and on the last
will be the tug Of war. sfti=s5ss
THE REVOLUTIONS.
The following are the resolutions in full
as reported by the majority Of the Com.
mittee on Resolutions, two minority re-
ports being also reported:
First-That in U. S. Grant We repose
absolute trust; his honesty, fidelity to
duty, varied experience, patriotism, and
his efforts to secure the integrity, prosper.
ity, grandeur and perpetuity OF our COM
mUn country by uniting its people and al
laying sectional strife, all point TO him as
pre.eminently the candidate under whose
leadership progressive and law abiding
people may unite and defeat the machine.
~ Of the Bourbon spirit which neither
learns nor forgets. ~.
second-That the delegates from Vir-
ginia, to the National Republican Con-
vention, are hereby instructed to vote as
unit for U. s. Grant for the nomination
for President, and to use their earnest and
united efforts to secure his nomination.
Third-That whereas this Convention
was called specifically for the purpose Of
consolidation, National 1a1apa taa nnIv a nd II
isdeemed inexpedientt to make an electoral
ticket at this time, tie State Central Com
mittee, TO be hereafter appointed, Is here.
by empowered and directed TO call State
Convention, to be held at Richmond, on
the 2sth Of July next, for the purpose OF
nominating an electoral ticket. =.
Fourth That the Republicans OF Vir-
ginia earnestly request Hon. James g.
Blaine 10 accept the position OF candidate
for Vice President, and they believe the
conjunction OF those two honofed and
distinguished names upon the same ticket
would prove invincible. q
Aud be 1t further resolved, that we
pledge the earnest support OF the Republi-
can party OF Virginia to the Chicago
nominees.
The following was offered as q minor
ity report and substitute for the third
section:
Rrsolred, That we believe It will be to
the interests Of the Republican party to
place before the party full Republican
electoral ticket at this time.
Five members Of the committee signed
this report. . {
The second minority report offered by
three members OF the committee is as fol-
RssOlred, That this convention proceed
to nominate all electoral ticket, leaving
the selection Of each elector to the dele
gates from that district, and the State
Central Committee empowered TO receive
designations and fill vacancies, and we will
support the electors in favor the Repub-
lican nominee, -.,,..s.5
The discussion on the motion to recommit
excited, and promises to hold the conyen.
ton most Of the night.
THE yERneNr DEMOCRACY