The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-22
A. A Il. Lewis; Gilmer, J. 7. Wltherr; Bra1'

Observation-Disclosures, ]. Cunningham;
Brooke, W. Y. Dowpt; Ohio, A. D. Garden;
Marshsll, Dr.. G. W. Bruce; We.zel, A. La.
bell; Tyler, Jamea Stealey. Doddridge. u
Oanr: Gilmor, ]. S. Withere; Bra1ton,
Ellis Singleton. Lewis, Msigs Biaud; Hsr.
rison F. ]. etealey. N ~
f., observation-disclosures, 9. B. Turner Ohio,
., ]. B'ngell; Marshall, Alex. Dorsey;
Welzel, Sap Hall; Tyler, @. E. WI.
liamson; Harrison, N. W. Ball; Dodd.
ridge, J. n. Blair; Lswip, j @. FcRlebras;
Gilmer. r. r. Marshall; Braxton, A. h.
Camp. :" a I
Committee on Executive Committee-
Brooke, W. II. Billings: Ohio, John
Waterhouse; Marshall, J. L. Calver;
We'zsl, y. +. Martin; Tyler, G. 0. Smith;
Harrison, + NJ. Turner; Doddridge, +, M.
Davi.; Lswis, II. Lan0tor; Gilmsr, s. A.
H4yt; Brsxton, Martin Mulyay, -.
As boon as the mmjttees were appoint.
cd the convention adj ,urned till $50 p. n
gts.. i AFTERNOON SESSION.
"A. D. Garden, Chairman Of tho Com.
mittce on Credentials, reported that the
committee had decided not to admit prox.
les but had decided In favor Of the admis.
sion Of alternalts. A delegate from Brax.
ton county presented . memorial from
delegates from that county unable to at.
tend, asking that proxies be admitted, rs
some regularly appointed delegates had
been unable to come. 49,.
The memorial wa, not signed, but wes
submitted by Mr.. Corley, OF Rraxton
county, who held proxies Of twenty.three
abaent delegates. The memorial wac
offered as an amendment and wss aim oct
unanimously. voted down. ..--|
The Committee on Basis OF Represen Ia.
tlon reported It's es.imase Of admission Of
delegates bsa-d upon the vote for Gov.
Jackson in 1881, and ia as follows: Brs1
ton, II; Brooke, 8; Doldridge, 8; Gilner, 0;
Harrison, lG; LswIe, II; Marshall, l5; OHIO,
l0; Tyler, ., Wezel, lG; total, li5.
The Committee on L rmanent Organizn.
tlon reported as follows: President, j, J.
Woods, Of Ohie; Secretary, g BTarner, of
Brooke; Vice P.ssidents, G. L Siugle,o,,,
Of Braxton; ". H. Billings, Of Brook J.
V. Blair, Of Doddridgt; John Cunningham,
OF Hancocs; VIM. Hood, Of Harris u;
Henry Lan'oid, oil Lswit; VIM. Cecii, al
MarshRll; Louis Dslbrug!s, OF Ohio, G d.
Smith, OF Tyler; NJ r. Grouse nf Wezsl.
= The Committee on Rules and Order OF
Business reported aa follows: The rules OF
the Houee OF Delegates shall govern as far
applicable. The convention shall dis.
nominate candidate for Cangress; second,
candidate Tor District Elscsor; third, man.
bers Of the Executive Committee.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
THE Committee on Resolutions, in im:.
tatton OF the example eet by our noble
standard bsarers Cleveland and Hendricks
IN their Letters Of acceptance, reported as
follows: - h
Resolved, That the platforms OF the
National aud State Democracy be aud the
same are hereby affirmed and adopted as
the platform Of this convention.
Resolved, That this convention most
cordially endorses the nomination CT Clsve.
land and Hendricks and the entire SAFE
Democratic ticket"
g.. NOMINATIONS.
Before any nominations vera made Mr..
Robert Phillips, Of Ohio county, made e
motion that all speeches should be limited
10 ten minutea. 0g..ls ,l5
a call Of counties was then proceeded
with. When Braxton county WIS called
Mr.. Corley rausd NJ. T. Frame, ore of her
sons, and pledged him the biggest ,nsjo
ity Bra1ton ever gsve any ono man. .
Brooke county, through Mr.. j. O. Palmer,
nominated Prof. W. K. Pendle!on, OF B ,.h-
any, in tasteful little speech, claiming
that he would carry his dis:rics by its old
time majority, and Brooke county by two
hundred ms 1risy. Dr.. Pendleton, he said,
would be the worthy SUCCESSOR OF Philip
Doddridge, who fifty years ago represented
Brooke county in Congress.
Gilmer county, through Mr.. John S:
Withers, named John Branuon amid
great applause. Judge Brannop's grest
claim upon the party he said, was
his denuncislion OF Know Nothing sn
in the old Virginia upper and loser
Houses Of Legislature. Judge Btannon,
he claimed, wss the only man who
could bind up the broken elements of the
Democratic party, and lead it uysin 10 sud
den and certain victory. 9EE
When Marshall county was called Gan
eral BuHhrod Price named Lswis 8. New
man as farmer and man who religiousIy
goes 10 market twice week. The General
paid quite grscsiul tribute to MI. New
man. ,4g' ~, fs.,s l.4.7
Mr.. a. B. Smith, OF Tyler, named Col.
D. D. johnson and Gen. NJ. Cfcuse, Of
Welzsl, seconded the nomination, saying
be WAS the frat man in this 'Copgreeaiion.
81" District to eacrifce himself for the good
Of bis party. an s5as r5 ~ lls|
The 6rs, ballot resulted na iollowa:
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