Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-05-01
THE STATE CONVENTION.
Report of the ROutine ProeeedIngs-A
Fight Over Instruetions-Delega
Chosen.


Chosen.
Special 10 the Register.
MARr,NsBURG, April 30.-The Rspubli
can State Convention for the selection {
delegates to Chicago was called to order b.
Chairman Atkinson in Floral Hall on tn
Berkely County Fair Grounds at on
o'clock this afternoon. Prayer was offere
by Rev. DR.. Hanke, of Martinsburg. Capt
J. W. Crscraft, of Kanawhs, the choice O
the State Executive Committee, was calle
to the chair as temporary presiding officer
before taking his seat touchiD
appeal for harmony and good fellowship il
the convention. In the deliberations as 9TH
Second district convention in the morning
the Blaine men were largely in the major
ity and applanded TO the echo the mention
of the Maine Statesman's name by tn
speaker. Nominations for temporary Sec
retary being in order the name of Benz
8. Allison, of Ohio county, was presented
and he was unanimously elected. A mo
ton that the convention proceed to tn,
election of Vice President and a member
of each of the regular committees prevailed
and the convention at one thirty took
recess Of ten minutes to allow the dele
gates to make their selections. On reas
the Vice President and commit
tees were announced as follows:
Vice Presidents
First Distrirt-C II Rail
Second District. B. Lewis.
Third District-A. c. Moore.
Fourth District-O. w. 0'Harden.
Fifth District-D. C. Smith.
Sixth District-G. T. Ratclif.
Seventh District-B. +. Gibbons.
Eighth District-Not represented.
Ninth District-John Cooper.
Tenth District-M. S. Holt.
Eleventh District-A. L. Garrison.
Twslith District-John LsrSins.
Thirteenth District-J. Rufus Smith.
Permanent Organization.
First District-C ID. Hubbard.
Second District-W. 6. Meridon.
Third District-John Donahoe.
Fourth District-A. B. Beckwith.
Fifth District-0. G. Frazer.
Sixth District-J. L. McLain.
Seventh District-J. w. Malcolm.
Ninth Districts. NJ. Bennett.
Tenth District-A. B. CLARK.
Eleventh District-W. W. Houston.
Twelfth District-Geo B. Goshorn.
Thirteenth District-J. w. Daley.
Credentials.
First District-Wm. Hewitt,
Second District-E. s. McFadden.
Third District-G. W. Morris.
Fourth District-J. w. Van Vert.
Fifth District-T. R. Hasler.
Sixth District-J. J. Peterson.
Seventh District-Eimos Bright.
Ninth District-Alf Phillips.
Tenth Districts. p. Mccormick.
Eleventh District-Wm. Kelley.
Twelfth Districs-W. S. Beckett.
Thirteenth Distriot-Geo. Z. Curry.
ResoIutions.
First District-George B. Caldwell,
Second District-H. Criswell,
Third District-B. Raymond,
Fourth District-J. A. Hutchinson,
Filth District-Wsrren Miller,
Sixth District, L. McLsin,
Seventh District-J. C. Taylor,
Ninth District-F. P. Davis,
Tenth District-J. P. Miller,
Eleventh District-W. NJ. l.. Shafer,
Twelfth District-F. NJ. Reynolds,
Thirteenth District-J. n. Wisner.
Basis of Representation.
First District-I. H. Duyal,
Second District-J. S. MaClasskey,
Third District-C. F. Thompson,
Fourth District-D. B Givens,
Fifth District-W. w. Riley,
Sixth District-T. ]. Peterson,
Seventh Districts. o. Hawkins,
Ninth District-George L. Courins,
Tenth District-A. G. Dayton,
Eleventh District-J. W. Watson,
Twelfth District-E. n. Babb,
Thirteenth Districts. Il. Higgenbottom
Reports of Committees.
The G. csmmittees being announced by tn'
the convention took recess o
thirty minutes, to allow the members V
meet and confer. On reassembiing tn
on Credentials reported tina
there were no contests in any county II
he State. Six counties were not repre-
sented, The Committee OF Permanen
reported as perAsnent PTesl
lent John w. Mason, OF Grafton. VIC
the list named by the sewers
districts: Secretary, Z; fTy,
Upshur; assistant secretaries, ., AillSon
] w, Butts, james Prince and U. l.; 1os
norm. The Committee on BASIS OF hsPrs
sentstion reported as basis the Sote 10
Gsrfeld in 1850. Messrs. J. Z. Dams, o
Esnswba. and G. D. Hubbard, OF OHIO
,s-a a. snnointed q committee 10 escort th'
ns,n,spsnt cbsirman 20 the platform.
the conclusion Of Mr.. Mason's remark
~ tsk;n0 the chair Assistant Sscre tar!
Rntts resigned and Rev. DR.. Curry, color
"A was substituted. The platform OF prin
rinles was then reported and read as tsl
lows: 49, p,.,,o,m
Arranging the Democratic party Tor
long array Of wrong doing In State an
Ns,iopal affairs; denouncing the House Q
for tsmpering with th
,sriff: fayoring q tariff that will protec
a a..a,;csp workmen am Manufactures
sN.,an5,np the restoration u abe wool tsrii
~ 1851: denouncinR the importation Q
soyeigp labor; commenting the admin:
tystion of President Arthur; fsvoring th
nomination of Blaine and Lincoln; an
issily. which raised no end OF rumpu!
m tbeee words:
"Fourteenth, That the delegates ehoss