The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-13
VOLUME XXVIM.-NUMBER g22.

following:
Resolued, That ten delegates be selecte,
by the convention to represent this Stat
] in the National Republican Convention
which will assemblein the city Of Chicago
on the I'd day Of June, 1880, and that Il
the selection Of said delegates three shal
be chosen from each OF the Congressiona
district and one from the State at large
All delegates TO be selected by this Con
yention as whole. ''
ResOluei, That this Convention do nov
take q recess for thirty minutes for con
sultation. .-ttIf
A minority report was also made By
two members from the committee on per
manent organization, rules and order o
business, who respectfully submitted thu
following;
Rssotued, That in the established usage
OF our party each Congressional district
Is entitled to select two delegates tc
represent each district in the National Re
publican Convention to be held in Chicago
on the Cd Of June, 1880, and recommend
one delegate at large for the State.
Mr.. Cracraft read the call for the Ma.
tional Convention from yesterdays INTEL.
LIGENcER, as in his opinion sustaining the
minority report. The clause upon which
he laid the most stress was this: "Republi-
cans and all who will cooperate with
them in supporting the nominees OF the
party, are invited to choose two delegates
from each congressional district, and ionr
at large from each State" He thought
this was conclusive in favor OF this minor
itys position, and called tof any one VINO
thought TINS was an UNFAIR pfopoeiaon %
stana up ana say 10:
Whereqpon mT. Dovener, OF ohlo coun-
w arose IN MS place anu s.flking 2 Ora
matte attitude, exclaimed, "Mr. onMrman,
mere ne Isl. .,
me president thonght MT. Oracraits
posluon was iaise one, othefVlse tne
10 vnSeas ss.aroi ais.g;n,. sns as "eA nsSe mes ~
DR.. Hall wanted to know II II was the
idea that the district delegations should
respectively name their men, subject to
nonenar enfe .bas
acceptable we will ratify the nominations.
and IF NOT we will nominate men who are
acceptable. We mot only propose to in
struct for Blaine, but also 10 send Blaine
menIn =, -
Some delegate added: "send them all
from Ohio Gountyp :. - 8
,oLai Dt; na aenoahcea hc sae me, me.nUa pro
vile Consressional Convention, Laugh.
teri
Finally Mr.. Mason read the State call
in support OF the Blaine mems position,
and after this the substitute was voted
down. The original resolution offered by
Mr.. Mason was then ammended by add.
ing clause calling for 10 alternates, and
pending the action on this recess was ta-
ken until 1880 p. N. when the Convention
was called to reassemble at the Court
House.
Evening Session.
According to adjournment the Conven-
ton reassembled at the Court House at
1880 NJ. Hon. Q. D. Hubbard called the
Convention to order and stated the busi-
ness that was before 1T, and called on the
Chairmen Of the Congressional Districts
70 report tne names o. aIe.og she uelega.es a1 ~
.alse' ,'ass ahu tne uis'iics eelesa'es aseeeu
uPon' .- ,,u.
=, FIRST DISTRICT.
The First district was called upon to re-
port, and Col. W. B. Curtis, of Ohio coun-
ty, Chairman OF the District Convention,
rose and reported as follows:
Delegate at Large-W. ]. Burley, Of
Marshall.
ob;a nnGr.1 agg Mcola ~ ~ Ha,r
SON county
Alternate at Large-C. q. shattuck, Of
Wood.
plstrict-J Archer, Of BROOKE, anu
". j.. don, OF harrison.
upon mouon OF oaptaln otacrait' tne
report was aaopted.
SECOND DISTRICT.
Hon. John W. Mason of Tavlor county,
cho;rmor of .ha n;.,ric, corvan,;on onh.
0na'tisu nan. y. .ne Dtss'.os oon'eii'1on' ouo
mi.tea tne iolloWihg report:
delegate AZ Large-samuel + Mcoof'
mick, Of laylof county.
District pe!egates-1. l. ;aoke' oi MN
era asas.a ana =, NJ d. nagans' q Hn0Hgaa Fi;ok
Of BeTkeley ~
District.J. O. Mctirew. OF Preston and
S. W. Hall, Of Marion.
Upon motion the report was atopted.
ru,pn n,sTp,cr
o. Go - :, c,Sl o.-,S-.. -.
oapt. oFacralt, Oh onatleston, rose When
the Third District was called upon TO re-
port, and squared himself for speech,
which he nrefaced bv The following ex-
PLANTATION: DE said notice had oeen gwen
that the Third District delegation would