The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-07

In Ionrereucs-Not the Required rum.
ber Pr'Hent
ALBANY, July 0 A conference OF the
Republican members oil the Legislature
was held In the Assembly Chamber this
evening. The subject Of the conference
was the vacancies In the United States
Senate caused by the resignation Of Conk-
ling and Plat. The call for the confer.
enCe contained the following:
"We, the eundersigned Republican mem.
bers Of the Legislature, do hereby agree
that when sixty.fvs or more Republican
members Of the Legislature have signed
this paper we will attend conference oi
such slgners to act with oil other
Republican members who may join
US and at such conference proceed to vote
viva voCe for candidates to I'll said vacAn.
cles, and when two candidates shall have
each received fIty.iour votes cast in
said conference, sIxty.6ve or more
voting, we will make said candi.
dates 80 receiving such number Of
votes our candidates OF the next and
each succeeding meeting Of the joint as
sembly until the said candidates shall be
elected, provided one candidate shall be
from each Of the principal divisions Of the
Republican party"
The roll call showed there was not The
required number Of members OF the
Legislature present. Mr.. Hamilton said
that 10 view Of the fact that there were
not sixty-hve present, % provided for
under the terms Of roll call he offered The
following:
WHEREAs, The vacancies in the repre-.
sentAtton Of this State In the United States
Senate, which, IN view OF the attempted
murder Of the President aud the conte,
quences which may arise thereirom, rem.
der II the imperative duty OF the present
Legislature to gil BY the election ol two
Republican Senators, and the people de-
mand tha. we shall not adjourn till we
have performed this duty.
WHEREAS, Such differences OF opinion
have existed among Republican members
ut the Legislature Aa to have prevented
an election after FIVE weeks voting, aud
,WHgREAs, We desire 10 disCharge our
duty, to promote harmony aud subeetve
the beat intefes's OF our country, State
and party therefore
Resolved, That we do cordially invite all
the Republican membevs of the Legisla'
ture 10 meet and participate with Us In
the conference In order that al under.
standing, honorable 10 the party. may be
reached concerning the candidates 10 be
presented to and supported In the Joint
Convention.
RtSO'pti, That with the view OF having
all the Republican members Of the Legis.
latnre present for the purpose Aforesaid
this c0nierence do now adjourn 10 meet
iu the Assembly chamber, Thursday, ID
ly 7th, atSP NJ, aud tina. this preamble
and the resolutions be read In joiu con.
vsntion OIL Thursdsy.
In the discussion OF the resolutions, Mr.
Skinner said be thought that II this Legis
lAture would 20 on and elec; two Sens.
tors II would have q great deal 10 do with
helping the President 10 recover
from the blow the assassin hat
given him. Senator Woodin BAit
he too believed that the election Of two
Republican Senators will do more good
for the President than any pbysiclan'I
potion. This battle must be fjught ou
here, and not at home. II is time W
should febuke that wicked spirit WhiCt
has brought the President 10 The
brink tf the grave. II was that which hat
found vent 10 pistol. He had fall laitt
In being able tomorrow e light 10 do some
thing which would be credit 10 the Leg
islAtute, | Z. .g
Senator Woodin urged harmony. As
aemblymau Rainss spoke ID the SAM
Spirit. Ex Speaker Alvofd said there wetI
\ no meu with the exception Of the tesignlbI
Senators, whom the people would name
but be would vote iot. .HickmAt
thought II strange that the Repub lean
we're able 10 get toRsthet slx,y.three, tet
more than the m1jority Of all In the leeie
laIufe, and could not reach result In thi
Senatorial question.
HamiIton's resolutions we're soon after
wards adopted, and the conference I'D
burned tlll Thursday evening.