The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-06

asking lOHSIeHs 10 co-OpeF1te Win lle EA
ecutive in remedying by law the abuses o
appointment and removal in Civil Service
The Chairman: The resolution will y
to the Committee on Resolutions.
An EXPLANATION FROM SHARPE.
General George II. Sharpe explained tht
conference held last evening between fac
tions regarding the organization OF tho
Convention to-day, und u failure TO agree
He said that ut an early hour this morning
the gentlemen with whom they had beer
comforting informed us that no part Of The
plan proposed could be accepted unless the
Committee on Contested Seats, which We
had proposed, to adopt US part OF the plan
was discarded, and u committee should bt
organized, which should consist OF nine
gentlemen on one side, and seven on the
other. Without desiring to say one word ol
recrimination about the gentlemen, those
who acted with me felt It was better
for us to come here, and in u manly
way submit to the decision OF the COnven.
ton. Applause. have only one more
word TO add. That is for the kindness, the
courtesy, the cOrdiality OF the Republican
temper with which the gentlemen OF the
other side met us in the consideration oi
oil questions. We shall ever be thankful,
We might well have desired that that larger
convention, with whom they consulted
might have been influenced as though they
might be by some Of the arguments that
were presented. We were Oyerruled. We
are not here TO complain. We are here to
state the reasons OF our case, and to say
that we arc all together for the success OF
the Republican party, [applausel ..
At 1880 the Convention adjourned until
$50 p. NJ. The several committees will
meet this afternoon and the contesting dele
gates will be heard.
JOLLY GOOD TIME.
The Convention was dilatory in reassem.
bling, and at S:l5 the delegates and onlOOk-
ers Joined in sing "AIarching Through
Georgia and other airs, national and
comic. Finally George William Curtis
name was called, and the chanting changed
to cheering, but this in turn gave place to
more songs, local politicians coming out
strong in popular airs, Finally Senator
hidden addressed the chair and @id II
wMld like to inquire II the Committee on
Organization Is ready to report. II SO, We
would be pleased to receive the report.
Ilusted-That committee Is ready to re-
port II this Convention Is ready to receive
their report.
Chairman.- Chair would state that
the Convention has not been called to or
der heretofore because the Committee on
Contested Seats arc not yet ready to pre-
sent their report. | understand their re-
port Is very nearly ready. Next in order
d; business before the COnventionis the re-
ccipt OF the report OF the Committee on Con-
tested Cases. When that report is received
and acted on and when all the members OF
the Convention shall have been duly
seated then the Committee on Organization
will report and then my duties as tempOra-
ry chairman will cease. have no other
duty to transact and there is nothing else
for the Convention to do save to await the
report Of the Committee OIL Contested Seats,
which will be ready in few minutes.
EVENING SESSION.
Al SOL the Convention was called to or.
der.
Chair:-The first business is the report
Of the Committee on Contested Seats, Ii
that committee rcadyP
Wooden:-Ies, Mr.. Chairman and gen
tlemen OF the Convention. The Committee
on Credentials have given patient hearing
to all parties who appeared before lis
claiming seats in this Convention in all
contested caseq, and as our work proceeded
1t was committed to the care OF our friend
Bliss to write down the result OF our delib-
erations, and have been looking at it up.
side down [laughterl and downside ZIP
[laughterl, and 1t is the worst specimen oil
handwriting that | ever raw in my life,
loud langhterl And confess that while
| remember Nll that was done, | could not
read one single word. IAughter]. am
going to hand Il to him to read. Renewed
laughter.
Bliss.-The Convention will pardon me
for suggesting that Wooden, OF course, does
not understand how TO turn anything up.
side down. [TAughter.1
The report was then read, and by 1t Al.
bert Daggett, Of Brooklyn, who has opposed
the Conkling people, was given u seat In
the Convention.
Others Of his side from Brooklyn were
also awarded seats. The passage in the re-
port upon Oneida district is rs follows In
the first district OF Oneida your committee
report by vote Of II to that the sitting
delegates are not entitled TO their seats
but that the following delegates are en-
titled to their seats. Samuel j. Lowry
Samuel H. Campbell, s. A. Millard, N. X
picrcer. In the Second district Of Oneidt
your committee report that tie sittin:
members announce that they make ne
further claim to their seats, and that the
following named persons are entitled Il
seats. Samuel Campbell, NJ. +. Cady, Wm
j. Clark and Samuel H. Fox.
In the Third district, Oneida, your com
mittee report by vote II to 9 that the sit
ting members are entitled TO their seats
by vote Of 10 to |, the delegation, headet
by ex-senator Sloan, and known as anti
Conkling, were awarded seats; sitting dele
gates and contestants from the Fifteenth
district, New York City, were both declared
not entitled to seats. The9e contestant
are leaders Of the anti-mnchine Centri
Committee. The report closed as follows
Your committee by u vote Of 10 to recon
mend that this Convention refer TO thI
State Committee with tile power the subjec
OF re.enrOllmeht and reorganization In oil
or any Of the districts in the city oil New
York.
A motion being made TO adopt the re
port, Bliss asked d division Of question o
10 much as relates 10 the resolution, and Il
the recommendation ut the close.
TIE NEW YORK DISTRICTS.
Tie Bliss request prevailedand the chai
said the question Is now upon the iina
resolution.
Mr.. lIliss-Deiore that Is put I have Il
suggest to the Convention and Chairman
this That the final resolution will draw
out considerable debate and will consum,
some time Of this Convention. Is Il no
better 1t should lie over until the notnna
tions are made and other more genera