The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-08-31
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| Pofls uS 10 lNvor American labor wherever
It comes In competition with foreign labor,
and hasopenedup the pathway OF humanity
80 that the highest positions In the giit OF
me people are offered 10 the humblest
CITIZEN. In renewing our fidelity to Repub.
lican principles We specially pledge our.
selves to the policy OF protecting American
labor as conducive to the best interests Of
all the people; TO the mainte.
nance o. our public schools as
the palladium Of our liberty
and tho Safeguard OF our government: to
the protection OF adopted citizens ut home
or abroad equally with those Of native
birth; to civil service which shall secure
the best administration Of the government;
to free and unrestricted ballot, so that
every citizen may cast his vote as he
pleases and have Il counted MS cast
= We favor the aid OF the General Govern.
ment to works Of internal improvement, as
the rivers and harbors OF the country,
thus facilitating and cheapening commerce.
We believe II to be the duty Of the Gen.
eral Government 10 aid the cause OF popu.
lar education TO the extent OF its constitu.
tional ability. We demand that the Nh.
tional domain should be devoted TO free
homes for the people. Weremember with
gratitude those who imperiled their lives for
their country's preservation, and demand
that the pledges made to those who died
that the country might live, rs well rs those
who survived 10 enjoy the bless.
ings their valor won, shall be
redeemed by ample pecuniary aid and
generous emolumcnts We heartily en-.
dorse the administration OF the General
Government as conducted by President
Z. a. Arthur and his Cabinet, and while
We de!rlore the great calamity that deprived
as OF that noble patriot and great states.
man, james A. Garfield, We rejoice that
the affairs OF our country are still faithfully
administered by his successor in Office.
Finally, We deprecate all sectional feeling
and tendencies, and as evidences OF our
falth and practice We pledge our utmost
efforts and invite all good citizens OF the
State to unite with us In placing West Vir.
einia on the roll Of Republican States, her
honored birth place and rightiul heritage.
NOMINATION OF Gorr.
The chairman announced after the
adoption Of the resolutions, that nomina.
tions for candidate for Congress were
now in order. Whereupon the roll OF
counties was ordered to be called. When
Brooke was called latter Braxton) a dele.
gate yelled out for Gol. Thecry was then
taken up and the entire Convention re.
echoed the magic name. Hustled, OF liar.
rison, himself prominently thought OF for
the position, added fuel 10 the fire OF en-.
thusiasm by announcing Golf as the couu.
tvs choice. c. d. Hubbard answered
for Ohio county, and Hans. Criswell, of
Marshall, promised GOO majority for The
nominee. Smith, OF Tyler, said that there
was one name that cheered the hearts OF
the Republicans in that part OF the district,
the name of Golf, and they wanted him.
Mr.. Hart, OF the New Martinsville Mes.
senger, responded for Wetzel and promised
that Good" things should come out Of
that Democratic Nazereth this time.
AT this point the convention seemed 10
get tired Of the formalities OF the roll call,
and broke out into enthusiastic yells for
Golf. Col. Sterling, OF Wheeling, there.
upon moved that General Golf be nomi.
mated by acclamation rs the choice OF this
convention. This motion was seconded
as one man by the delegates, and they
made the Court House ring with their en-.
thusiastic cheers.
GoFr's SPEECH.
General Gor being in the vicinity OF the
Court House was sent for and brought in,
and as he worked his way TO the rostrum be
was greeted with voley OF enthusiastic
cheers. AS soon rs the house quieted
down he arose and made short speech to
the delegates, expressive OF his sense of the
high honor they had conferred upon him.
His remarks were brief, but eloquent and
ferveIit, so much SO that brother Alec Tur.
ner, OF Wheeling, who sat in the front row
OF seats, was moved 10 calculate Amen in
good old regulation style. As the General
closed, the convention again indulged itself
in n round OF cheers for the nominee.
THE CONVENTION.
1t can be said OF the convention that as.
sembled here to-day thatit was composed
largely oil the best men in the party. 1t
was eminently a representation OF the
intelligent and respectable masses who
compose the Republican party OF the First
Congressional District OF West Virginia.
The proceedings were harmonious and en-.
thusiastic from first to last, and the feeling
on all hands was to pitch in and win this
contest by putting forth every exertion in
each county OF the district. You may de-
pend that this is the feeling that the dele
gates will carry home to their constituents,
and this feeling will take possession Of the
muses. when the ball is opened.
TIE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
The following Congressional Executive
Committee was announced, viz: G., W.
Atkinson and Hugh Sterling, OF Ohio coun.
ty; o. S. Marshall, OF Hancock; o. l.. Holli-
day, OF Marshall; O. W. O. Hardman, of
Tyler. +. A. Robinson, Of Harrison, and J.
W. Woiiindin, Of Lewis.
COUSIN HANS.
After the Convention adjourned met
Cousin Hans Good, who had Just arrived
from Weston, and I asked him how he
liked his competitor. Hans said that "he
was M honorable and distinguished man."
This was somewhat evasive Of my question,
but | forSave mNcountryman for it,feeling
that he was sorely touched over It, and
would rather it had been somebody else.
EIGHT HUNDRED MAJORITY.
Harrison county promises 500 majority
for Golf in this contest Some say it will
reach round ! 900. The question asked
here is: What will the Panhandle do +?
G. D. Hubbard said in convention that it
would give Golf a majority. And so say
We all. ,I t'f
KEELEY AND HIS MOTOR.
He Makes still Another Promise About
The Thing.
PnILADELpnIA, August 3O.-The Kelley
Motor Company held meeting last night