Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-31

whose attire relieved the dieary monotony
of black coats and white shirt fronts visible
from the reportorial tables.
Pending the calling of the convention to
order, the Opera House band rendered the
"Slar Bangled Banner" the delegates OF
the convention rising to their feet and
greeting the first few bars with three
hearty cheers, repeating them when the
air was finished,
At 2:SO the gavel fell, and business was
resumed,
The Chair-In calling the Convention ID
order | would caution the delegates to try to
be unlike the late Democratic Conven'
| ton at Wheeling. Cheers. l notice
among the audience His Excellency, Gov
ernor Jacob jackson, and ex-Governors
Boreman and Pierpoint. respectfully In
yite them to the platform and appoint the
following Committee to escort them to the
Chair: Messrs. Hutchinson, Mccormick
Mason, and Moore.
Ex-Governor Boreman-Heartily appre
ciating the invitation respectfully decline
preferring to sit with my delegation and
take part in the business transacted. Ap
plause.l .-- -
A voiee--I move that John A. Campbell
of Hancock be made chairman of the Con
Yention, 4, I5vernor Foreman having de
clined Cheers and cries of"good boy
and put him out
The mistake was explained, and the wors
went on. .--. --.... 80
The Chair-1s the Committee on Creden'
tials ready to report? .. =
The Chairman of the Committee-We
are not yet ready.
The Chair-Is the Committee on Perma-
nent Organization ready to oreportH
The chairman of the committee beg
leave to submit the following:
For President of the convention, George
F. Evans, of Berkeley
Secretary, c. s. Howell, of Ohio.
Assistant Secretaries, r. B. Robinson,
G.. d. Jones, H. W. Dean and G. T.
Goshorn.
The Chair-The question is on the adop-
ton of the report. So many as favor it
will say aye. Those opposed, no. The re-
port stands adopted. will appoint the
following gentlemen to escort the chairman
elect to the platform: Messrs. C. B. Hart,
CO.. {. l.. Buttrick and G. W. Atkinson.
The chairman made his appearance, and
when the applause had subsidized spoke as
follows:
Mr.. Evans Speech.
Gentlemen OF West Virginia and ladies Of
West Virginia. The people are assembled
here for The purpose Of selecting ticket
in November next The work before US is
no easy one. When we have placed our
ticket in the field we must put our should
ers to the wheel and work hard for it.
Every delegate here must do noble work in
this great campaign and every lady in the
State must speak kind word to her beau
in behalf of the Republican ticket We
are here for business and will MOI deiain
you. The Chair is now ready for busi-
ness.
Routine Again.
The Chairman of the Committee on Gre
dentinls-My committee begs leave to sub
NIT our report as follows: The First and
Second Senatorial Districts are fully repre-
sented; in the Third district the counties of
Calhoun and Gilmer are unrepreseSted; the
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth districts are fully
represented; in the Seventh district Logan
county is nos represented; in the Eighth
district Greenbrier and Pocahontas are not
represented; in the Ninth district Nicholas
and Webster are not represented; in the
Tenth district Tucker is without q represen-
tatiys; the Eleventh district is fully repre-
serted; in the Twelfth district the counties
unr L. nd NH mt
ed; the thirteenth district Is fully repre-
sented
A delegate from Gilmer-0ur district is
fully represented but some Of ON counties
have not vet reported.
A wraRgle here ensxed, in the course Of
which it came out that q number OF coun-
ties represented in the convention had fail
ed to make report to the chairmaD of the
committee.
The next business was the report Of the
Committee on Basis on Representation,
which was submitted as follows:
Your committee beg leave to report that
it has fixed upon as basis the vote cast
Cor Garfield in 1880, allowing one vote for
each 100 cast at said election, of fraction
thereof in excess OK 80. This entities each
county to the following vote:
Barbour, 8; Berkeley, Is; Boone, 2;
Praxtou, 5; Brooke, 6; Cabell, >; Calhoun,
3; Clay, 2; Doddridge, 8; Fayetse 10; Gil-
ner, ); Grant s; GFeenbrier, 6; Hampshire
3; Hancock 6; Hardy, 2; Harrison l6;
jackson, 10; Jefferson, 10; Kanswha, q;
Lewis, 10; Lincoln, 9; Logan, |; Mellow
eIl- l; Marion, 10; Marshall, %; Mason. 10;
Mercer, /; Mineral, s; MouoDgalia, lS;
Monroe, 8; Morgan, 7; Nicholas 3; Ohio
80; Pendleton, 4; Peasants, 5; Pocabon
tss, 3: Preston, 80. Putnam, 3; Raleigh, 3;
Randolph, 1; Richie, II; Roane, s; SUM
mers, 6; Taylor, l3; Tucker, 2; Tyler IL;
Upshur, 10; Wayne, 7; Webster, /; Weszel,
3; Writ, 5; Wood, %; Wyoming, 2
The Report Adopted.
Tie Chair-The question Is on the adop
ton of the report.
Mr.. Caldwell, of Ohio-I move to ex-
clude fractional votes in bslloting.
After some discussion the motion was re-
iected by an overwhelming vote amid loud
applause.
adopted.
The Chsir-The next business is the re-
port of the Committee on Rules and Order
of Business. Is the committee ready to re-
port.
The secretary read the report as follows:
The Rules.
First-We recommend the adoption OF
the rules governing the last House Of Dele
gates, as far as may be applicable.
Second-We recommend that all speak
ers be limited to twenty minutes time, and
in case of second speech upon the same
question, the speaker shall be limited to five
minutes
Third-we recommend the following as
the order ofbusiness:
/. Reports of Committees.
2. Nominations for Governor.
3. Nominations for Superintendent OF
Schools -
: 4 Nominations for Auditors.
. 5. Nominations for Treasurer.
6. Nominations tor Attorney General.
I. Nominations of two Judges OF Su-
preme Court of Appeals.
8. Nominations for electors.
FkASK BURT,
Chairman of Committee.