New-York tribune., 1880-06-15
NEw.YoRK DAILY TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, JUNE IS, 1880.

as chairman. and the nomination w1s approved by the
audience with immunity anu ehlnusiasm, aJr neat
little speech, which was applauoed at aInoSV every
Tcse nrcIminarics being attended TO- DR.. T. II. 10,
gan WAS Introduced and on behalf OF tue audience anu
Of the Repuolicans Of the city ana St"'e' "cico" -"
"Gcnticmcn, delegates from West Virginia to the
Chicago Conventions IL is my pleasant duty, repre-
scnIing the Republicans Of the CITY Of wheeling 10 c0l-
vey tN You tncr grateful appreciation 81 tho
services which yOu have rendered In their behalf We
congratulate you and ourselves upon the highly sats
factory result Ot your labOIs; We extend our coIulal
greeting ami welcome upon your return 10 your hoes
Wo are ready slT Re hands with you In bearing
onward to fresh hOnors and victories the renowneu anu
The president then ndvancen and introduced the Hon.
a. W. Campbell calling him he nan %L3 0arrU1 pS
soveTeIGnly under his own hni Ihr audlrnor, "nun %
had oil along been almcs wild win enthusiasm, nov
alry onld itself The vast asSemDlage arose % sS G Oo
person. and gave tree r0uSnG cheers Mnio tho m
waved thrr haiS and the ladies their handknrchleIs
u perfect abHndt II Of enthusiasm. rms was rptlte99
and IT. was tuly nVc minutes prIolc NC a.,
appnsc Sub>1eG sufficiently to admit or Mr' Cahipoch
In the beginning ~ Mr. Campbers speech. he said
"Whrn most uncxprc edly TO him the resolution
introduced Oy Conk lng requiring d ucic"htcs ~ ~
pledge thum>elyc, to support tnc nominee IL was ~
some sense very embarrassing him; but he had SAID
10 he West Virginia delegation that II not one man was
found 20 vote against the resolution before West FH'
einia was car he would vote against II, II he dli so
alone Loud npp'ausc.l Dear 10 MN hs was INC suc
cess OF the publican party whose National ana Stat
nominees nU had never 1hlcd TO support no
felt That no ciud not pledge himself 10 any
Buch thiug he had never Detlr seen convention
IcpuDncdns in whcI u was Thought necessity 10 III liz
snrh rr-ulnIon nuO again in r. publican cen
yrrttu MIR CiuInb Il referred briefly To- tnr episode,
yIng tat tar one the cUnNcn ion who Wl> pre-
cninru,iy open 10 suspicion Of DOitmg WaE lSOS'Oe
Cnnnng because In 1876 hc had been dis>atisfl by
the result o the Cincinnati Convention ana gwen Tue
~ IN very weak support, making hui on" Spt'ch:
Mr Campbell, said his acInu wa no because he du no not
cxurct L. sppurt tar nominee 81 IN" ConVrhlioh LOT
e ri hos f. JUS Ice TO the principles he hed nc
CUud do otherwise.
Mr. G. ". Atkinson read the following: =. ",
We, this pubic manner, tender To ihe west VIZ
Iuit del, at n our graceful HcknoW rdgm"utE Of thrlr
faithful rlorts IN assisting io secure h' triumphant re-
suits that uuicd assembly. We Dcii'Nr htt lbe Chl
ra-n C.uVcnt'o!. wt- ilr Au>riZ ln thr p"Iltlt@"I
t,tr Nation. :hrrc drcidr that th' hrHlnil'th
pliy Is ssOn6cr thdn any lndlY ual member u llS VI
gan ItiluH.
WIS likewise dec .drd that no one M IN or comDl'
tin Of men however great tuy may be In influence III
carct or ~ roGurnte. rIght to force ne hnh-
ina ION uf Il ticket upon h' mass o tHr parry. nv
u.i. fulr' W..S tii 10 ret forever; ana III" IF-
crIr was drrid'd trust, for all time 10 romr tl'l
each dist rIrt shall hereafter nave power
- s. .rct it~ cgc@ to TIE National loh\rhl'oH'. III
d.p-n,rut g., SIZE W'dt> o! IN rhy %! tine N"lc N"'-
o, ,nrl .rh nialoi D., opinscH tp the wishes
uI The delegates uf rarA Ui the sdh ulHlfItts'