Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-28

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Governmental trio for one flank, while At
torneys Caldwell, Cowden and Doyener off
| set them On the other. The latter had just
returned from an Eastern visit and out OF
one ppcket appeared the end OF q resolu-
ton s&hich looked as though it had been
writtHfon the cars, at pace OF sixty miles
an h61L All of the other war horses OF
local I,pte were. re.present, not to slight Hon.
C.. ID. Hubbard, w. F. Peterson, Jos. Ham
ilsons Abe McColloch and other prominent
personeges. -....
The Convention was not interesting. 1t
was deader than a Greenbackers hopes.
There was not a voice quickened to the
rapidity OF eagerness, not high note OF
enthusiasm, not a sound of approving ap-
plauses From first to last it bore life
like resemblance to a body OF churchmen
met TO pass resolutions of coincidence at the
passi,Sg away of one of the pillars. John
T. Lewis, of Union, Secretary Of the Exec
utivet Committee, called the meeting to
orderand nominated Hon. {. ID. Hubbard
for Chairman
wien the Convention had expressed its
willingness to be presided over by the
stata&pan from Centre Mr.. Hubbard took
the d6air and thanked the Convention for
the honor conferred upon him., The meet
ing, he said, was fraught with importance
to The State, and even to the Government,
aH5 they bad all gathered there with high
-patriotic impulses. -. -
\ Mr.. Beach nominated Will s. Faris for
Secretary, and the Convention was ready
for work. ..r.
WI. w. Cowden moved to appoint a
committee of one from each district to Sc
lect delegates TO represent the county in
\ the convention TO be held at Clarks6urg on
August so, 10 nominate a candidate for
Congress from the First district. The mo-
ton prevailed, and the various districts an
nounced their men.
On motion of Gen. George Caldwell. each
district was entitled to one dele :ate for
each 100 votes cast for Garfield, and me for
every fraction over so. Tue following,
then, was the committee, with the number
of delegates to which each district is enti-
tied:
Richland-G. G. Sawtell delegates, 3
Liberty-Abram McColloch. delegate ss, ..
Triadelphia-J. NJ. Gonter, delegates, 3.
Washington - Joseph Hamilton, dele
gates, 4.
Madisn-Hugh Sterling, delegates I.
Clay-W. +. Peterson, delegates, 5.
Union-Geo. B. Caldwell, delegates, 4.
Centre-Wm Hamilton, delegates, ;.
Webster-W. \. Linbh, delegates, ).
Ritchi, Lott H. Joy. delegates, 5.
The committee thus constituted retired
to make Its selection. In few moments,
Mr. Caldwell, its chairman, appeared with
the report in one hand and an umbrella in
the other. He read the former, as follows:
Richland-Wm. North and +. ConnOly.
.Liberty-J. ID. Whitham and I. L. Max
well.
Triadelphia-S. ]. Boyd, f. L. Kimmons
and +. VI. Atkinson.
Washington--C 7. Hamilton, J. B. Jones,
David Roll and Nm MOrpan
Madison-J. NJ. WOrthcn, Alex. Turner,
Spaulding Wallace, b. B. DOvener, L. +.
ThOma and II. Sterling.
Clay-A. W. Campbell y. B. Scott, ". F.
Peterson. w. J. W. Cowden and John
Clator.
Centrt-C. D. Hubbard Z. W. DuHaway
and Nelson Whitaker.
Union-Henry Hanke, James McAdams,
Frank bwers and Geo. B. Caldwell.
Websrr-W. II. Travis VIM. Hastings,
Isaac Heesc, isiah Stevens and w. y.
Linch.
Ritchip-H. c. Meyer, Adolph Fritz, ].
w. Melus, J. W. Schultze and ]. NJ. Pipes.
On motion of.Captain Dovener, any dele
gate not 8ble to attend, was authorized to
appoint asubstilute, 50 that the delegation
should be complete.
Now was Caleb Sylvis' time. He offered
a resolution, the substance of which was
that this convention regarded Gen. Nathan
Coff, Jr., as the best man in the Republican
party in the district, and it was the sense
of the meeting that he should be nomi-
mated at Clarksburg.
A gallant Repubican viii never ur suIieo
by instructions and this resolution was not
favorably received. One or two voices. said
their owners were opposed to instructions,
which Brought the Lieutenant to his ieet
with the explanation that these were not
instructions in any sense, and that he him
self would attend no convention under in
structOns.
Mr.. Cowden thought they were instruc,
tions and thought the delegation would
feel itself bound by them. But there was
another point There was no certainty at
all, that Gen. Golf would accept the nomi.
nation. even though unanimously rendered
him, and it would put the delegation in the
light of supporting man other than their
choice, should Golf decline.
Then Mr.. Sylvis asked leave, obtained it
and withdrew his resolution. The conyen-
tion, having no further business, ad-
iOurned