The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-08
The pI.,enlins West yirgInInn.

Approval Of the course OF the three
dissenting West Virginia delegates in the
Chicago Convention continues to be ex'
pressed by the leading journals OF the
country. These expressions come from
sources uninnuenced by the following OIL
either side, and far removed from the
theatre where the exciting scenes were
enacted. The Springfield Republican ad'
ministers a rebuke TO the Massachusetts
delegation and commends the stand taken
by Messrs. Campbell, Mccormick and
Burnley, OF this State, in the following
language:
4 humiliating spectacle was presented
by the National Convention Of the Re
publican party making pledges to Lord
Conkling 10 vote for the nominee. James
freeman Clarke or President Chadbourne
should have been there to stitten the sup.
pie knees OF Massachusetts.
Massachusetts,! God forgive her, she's a-kneelin'
With the rest.
Three plucky men from West Virginia
had the heart to make brief protest, and
one cited in his defense his own hundred
speeches for Hayes to Coukling's none.
Somebody should have risen to quote the
principles OF party iealty as laid down by
the Massachusetts Convention
"The duty OF all Republicans Loyalty to
support the candidates OF the party, and
the duty OF nominating conventions TO
present candidates who are acceptable TO
all Republicans. are reciprocal duties Of
equal force and obligation"
And 10 have dared tho convention 10
turn out any delegate who stood upon
that ground.
The New York Herald, paper that has
lately been pressing Grants nomination,
In speaking OF ConkIiug's attempt to read
the three West Virginia dissenters out Of
the Convention, says:
The narrative OF Yesterdays transac-
tons is simple and brief. The morning
session was opened with debate upon a
metaphysical resolution, drawn by Mr..
Conkling, declaring any delegate un-
worthy TO hold his seat who should not
pledge his honor lu advance 10 support
the Presidential nominee OF the Conven-
tiou, "whoever that nominee may be-"
This was adopted with only three Olsen.
ting votes, and the utter inutility OF it was
speedily demonstrated by Mr.. Conkling's
abandonment Of an attemptto unseat the
three diSsenters.
The New York Tribune approves Of their
course as follows:
The most striking feature in the proceed.
ingI yesterday morning was the rude les.
son taught the Senatorial bosses. The
free minds OF the prairies rutlle their
dignity deplorably. These undisciplined
delegates neither shrink from their frowns
nor hesitate to hit back and with freedom
and singing force that amaze them. Mr..
Conkling came In again yesterday, as
usual, for the first and the hardest blows.
He has been ill.advised in being persuad.
ed TO put himself forward on every ques.
ton little and big, and when he under.
took TO crack the party whip over a
veteran soldier OF the Republican skirmish
line, like the honored editor OF the Wheel.
ing INTELLIGRNCER, the etort he provoked
cut to the bone.
Mr.. Whitelaw Reid, editor OF the above
journal, was present in the convention
when the episode occurred, and tele.
graphed the following to his paper. After
describing the opening scenes he says;
1t was time for Mr.. Conkling to extri-
cate himself, II ever. As he rose he was
received with storm Of Kisses from all
sides Of the house. Regarding all this
with the same Calmness as he received
the applause and cheers which greet his
entrance every day, he said he wished to
inquire whether the chair had understood
that the three delegates from West Virgin.