Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-13
sTALWART coNcLAvE.
Action Of Boss camsron's Subjects
Yesterday.
Oyertures Made to the Independents -Anoth-
er Victim Of the Scioto Disaster
Found-State Educators in Ses-
sion at Kingwood.
THE RECORD OF A DAYS D0INGs.

PHILADELPHIA, July l2.-The Republican
State Central Committee met this morning
nearly one hundred members being pre-
sent, constituting almost full represen
| tation.
Chairman Cooper, upon calling the Com
mittee to order, explained that the call fol
the Committee meeting was made under
resolutions adopted at Harrisburg June
2lst, which stipulated that the State Com
mittee should use all honorable means tc
the end that harmony might be restored in
the party. A proposition suggesting that
both the Stalwarts and Independent tickets
be withdrawn was submitted on behalf oi
the Young Republican Club, but it was
suggested that before the Committee dis
cuss any proposition it would be we'll that
the candidate on the regular ticket be
present.
Candidates Headed by Gen. Beaver
entered the hall, where they were warmly
greeted 1t is understood several PROPOSE.
tions looking to harmonizing existing trou-
bles in the party, were submitted. Among
them one by Chairman Cooper, which sets
forth that the vote of the members of the
Republican party shall be taken dt prima-
rles to decide whether the regular or the
Independent nominations meet the approx
al of the party.
Another proposition was for an entirely
new convention, under rules recently
adopted by the nominees, which body are
to be candidates, When the committee
was appointed to invite the presence Of
candidates who arrived with those gentle
men, they presented a letter signed by all
those occupying places on the ticket, in
which it was set forth that candidates
would gladly place themselves in the
Hands Of the State Committee;
that they would submit their claims to any
test deemed wise by that body, and would
be willing to retire from the ticket, il such
course is necessary.
Ex-Judge Pettis Crawford then submit
ted the following propositions, which were
to be placed before the Independents for
their consideration and acceptance or re-
lection:
First-That both tickets be submitted to
the popular vote Of the Republican party
at primaries.
Second-That the Republican party at
the primaries select a ticket by popular
vote, the primaries 10 he open for the can
OI any htpuUllCdu WHdIsOtNcF,
whether on either OF the present tickets or
not.
That
New Convention
under rules adopted by the Continental
Hotel Conference of Stalwarts and indie.
pendsnts; be held OH the fourth Wednesday
in August The rules to govern said con-
vention to be prepared by Ey.Chief Justice
Agnew, Hampton, L. Carson and Francis
B. Reeves.
Fourth-That the new convention not
TO be later than the fourth Wednesday in
August. 1t was decided that the Chairman
of the State Convention be empowered to
present these four propositions TO the In
dependents, any one Of which is accepta-
BILE to the Regulars. The committee then
appointed a finance committee and an ex-
ecutive committee to carry OH the cam
paign.
Adjourned.
Position Of the Independents.
PHILADELPHIA, July 12.-The Independ-
ent Republican candidates and other lead
ers met again tonight at the residence OF
Col. VIM. McMichael, candidate for Con.
gresham at Large. 1t was learned to-day
that last night at the conference at
the same place, Senator Stewart, candl.
date for Governor proposed tnat all
candidates on both tickets should withdraw
and should be ineligible for nomination by
the new convention constituted in accord
ance with independent rules. His PROPOSE
tion did not meet with favor, and IT was
concluded that it was not too late to think
of Withdrawing the Independent ticket.
Tonight the feeling among the lndepend-
ent leaders appears to be the same. They
say no provision will satisfy them which
would not prevent the nomination Of a
Cameron ticket.