The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-27


Rev. r. N. Brown, OF the Gravel Hill
Presbyterian church, opened the session
with prayer. His petition was feeling and
Appropriate, and his reference to the death
Of Dr. UpdegraF was touching. 4.
John NJ. Cooke, Esq, OF Jefferson county,
was named rs Temporary Chairman, and
Mr., v. D. Craig, of Guernsey, as Temporary
Secretary. On motion these officers were
made also the permanent officers OF the
Convention. u ..,{,.,
Alr. Cooke, on assuming his position,
spoke us follows: u 1r,,-,Ga,,
THE cnAIHMAS's SPEECH.
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION:
The honor conferred upon me and my
county by the Congressional Committee, in
selecting me to preside es Temporary Chair.
man OF this convention, desire to express
my thanks. &rlyfqy -Is&fj
esteem It as very high honor, for in
looking over this large Conventian, and in.
TO tho laces OF misrepresentation men from
the five counties that compose the old Six.
teenth and present Seventeenth Congress-
lonal district, feel assured to-day, no mis-.
takes will be made. Applause
Never In the history Of our party we're
higher responsibilities, and at the same
time grander opportunities presented, than
are cast upon Us at this hour. ~
Hardly have the noise and hustle Of the
late political conflict passed daway-through
the removal by death Of the Representative
from these Congressional districts,lthe Hon,
Jonathan 7. UpdegratI, that honored citi.
zen Of Jefferson county-than we are again
called upon to enter the arena.
That the late conflict was disastrous TO
the Republican party, it Is useless to dis.
guise; but TINT that disaster did not arise
from the inherent strength OF the oppos-
itionior weakness Of our own party, is COLI
ceded, but from dissensions In our own
ranks caused by unwise and too jealous
advocacy of.the interests OF particular lead.
ers. 1t is now high time that the party
should call u halt In this suicidal policy.
and when that halt is called the Repubii.
can party, bya single stroke, will regain
all it has lost. [Ch0ers.]
Bvan unforeseen and unexpected Provi.
dence, that duty has deyolved upon this
Convention. The candidate We put in
nomination to-day should receive an
overwhelming majority at the election on
the Second OF january The whole State,
yes the whole Nation, is looking to It's to.
day. The people--the:. people Of the Re-
publican party-demand that these untay.
onisms among the leaders sbonld cease,
l feel confident in saying that there will
not be single name presented to this
convention but what the party
can rally around as standard bearer,
Then, my iellow-citizens,- whoever is So.
lected, let every personal and individual
consideration sink out OF sight, aud while
the work Of reconciliation and good will
goes on in Pennsylvania, let the shout 20
up from this Convention, rs OF one man,
TO your tents, 0 Israel" and in he
coming contest, the first after The disaster,
we will show the State and Nation that the
grand old party which We have been
taught to loye-the party OF Lincoln. OF
Grant and OF Garfield. still lives in the af.
fections OF the people. ['Vild applause.7
| now declare the Convention opened
and ready for business.
COMMITTEES CHOSEN.
Names OF members OF the respective
committees were then called for from each
county, aud the committees constituted as
follows:
On Credentials: Belmont county, Thomas
B. Hanlon; Guernsey, Jonathan Rhodes:
Harrison, ]. W. Cassell; Jefferson, Charles
REYNOLDS; Noble, G. Blakelv.
On Rules and Order OF Business: Bel
mont, G. W. Carroll; Guernsey, Jas, John
son; Jefferson, George Mccoy; Harrison,
J. NJ. Scott; Noble, John l.ennox.
On Resolutions: Belmont, DR.. J.. AZ,
Todd; Guernsey, Alfred Weeden; Harrison,
S. S. Hamilton Jefferson, Jos. Jordan:
Noble, E.. II. Archer. -. p,
G. W. Carroll, Of St. Clairsyille, moved,
in order to facilitate business, that the
Rules and Order OF Business adopted at
the gainesville convention be made the
rules for this convention: This provoked
considerable discussion, and noone seeming
to know what thoserules were, the motion
was unanimously voted down. 2i W.
Mr.. Brown, Of Guernsey, moved that the
candidate. .reeeivinga majority oithe votes
cast in this Convention be declared the
nominee OF the party for both the yacan.
cies, called the long and short terms. This
caused more discussion, some objecting
that it vas an unsurpation of the duties OF
the Committee on Order OF Business. n.
Mr.. S. II. Lee, Of Bellaire, moved as a
substitute, that the Committee on Rcsolu.
tions be instructed to report IN order ior
the nominations. q t-,f.
Mr.. ]. C. Gray, OF Martins Ferry, moved
to amend, by instructing the Committee
TO report in accordance with Mr.. Browns
motion. '+-"
The whole matter was finally deferred
by Dir. Charles Baltzell, OF Beliaire, rising
! to the point OF order that until the Com,
mittee on Credentials had reported it could
not be known who were legally members
OF the Convention. The Chairman ruled
that the point was well taken.
WA. Hunt, Of St. Clairsville, moved
that the Convention take recess until P,
NJ, at which time the reports Of committees
should be heard, and the chair declared
the motion carried, though there was
large and loud vote on both sides.
At the opening OF the afternoon session
Prof. J. L. Robb was chosen us Assistant
Secretary, on motion Of the chairman Of
the Guernsey county delegation.
RESOLUTIONS.
DR.. J. NJ. Todd, chairman OF the Com.
mittee on Resolutions, offered the follow.
ing report, which was adopted:
! hesotHlj 4uut llls CONVENTION re1lllrM
the principles Of the Repn blican party, and
point with pride to its glorious record 3
| Rtsolred, That in the death OF Hon. J. 4.
Updeeraa' the Republican party has lost
one OF its truest, ablest and most eloquent
advocates, and that we regard his death rs
national bereavement, by which society
loses one OF its brightest and most substan.
tial members; the poor benefactor; the
world Il man. s te- & n, Z
Etsoiyd, That to the family and friends
OF DR.. Updegntr We tender our. sincerrst
eonIolence in their recent great bereaye.
ment. i, 4&$El, ,,,t.-s ll5s
| Rsolwa, That a copy Of these resolutions
be presented to the family with our tender.
est regards 5.
| nt'ah-i SOME PRELIMISARIEs. ~ Nj
The Committee on Rules and Order OF
Business, through its Chairman, Judge G,
W, Carroll, made its report, which recon.
mended that the rules Of the lower House
Of the General Assembly OF Ohio be made
| fhc rifles of the Conventfon and TINT Tim