Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-25

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ton of the gentleman from Harrison;
iGreat cries cheers and uproar. VIII
not detain the convention moment. L
desire simply to say that when the commit
tee made its report, yesterday, desired, tor
harmony, to secure an unanimous endorse
ment of the report, not deeming that report
to involve any quarrel among Democrats.
In the same spirit and the same sentiment
now second the motion to adopt this re-
port and hope it will be unanimously
adopted. lCheers.
The Chair-The question is on the adoP
ton of the report. AS many as favor 1t
will say AYE.
STORM OF AYES
resounded from all over the house. =,
The 6hair-Those opposed will respond
lave"
Dead silence followed. -
The Chair-The report is adopted.
Col. Wilson, suggest the appointment
of a committee to escort the President elect
to the chair.
The Chair-I- viii name as such COM
mittee Messrs. Hereford, of Monroe,
Leonard, Of Wood, and Monroe, Of Preston,
The committee escorted Judge Branpon
10 the platform and when the cheers which
greeted him had subsidized, the chairman
elect spoke as follows:
Speech of the Permanent Chairman.
GExrLENES OF THE. CoSvESTIoS-You
have assigned to me the task of presiding
over YOUR deliberations. 1t is not a luxur-
ious indulgence, but / have now, as always
in my past history, rendered q dutiful
obedience to the order of the Democracy
and am here to perform my duty to the best
of my ability. indulge the hope, when I
consider the brilliant prospects Of the Dem
ocratic party, that no gentleman will be so
unmindfnl Of the interests Of this grand
party as to indulge any diScOrd,
or who can find it in his
heart to do anything calculated
to withdraw the earnest interest, in any part
ofour State, of the Democratic party in be
half of the nation. | do not desire to de-
tain you, in the discharge of your solemn
duty and do not believe precious time
should be wasted in empty words. !. only
ask you to aid me in these duties and to en-
courage you in the observance Of order in
your deliberations Let me insist that
acrimonious discussion Of any question will
result in disaster. Assuring you Of my
honest efforts to fully perform my duty, |
invoke your aid aad encouragement.
Cheers
At the conclusion of his remarks the
chairman of the committee
pC,D Tur uIInRITY RrpoRT
as follows:
1.-THE rules of the last House Of Delegates
as far as applicable. are recommended for
the government of this convention.
at shall require majority Of any couu-
ty to demand the roll of county
I'VE recommend that the nominations be
made in the following order:
"First-Governor- '..
STANDARDIZATION.
Third-Treasurer.
Fourth-Attorney General
Fifth-Judge Of the Supreme Court
long term.
Sixth-Judge of the Supreme Court
short term.
, Seventh-SuperinteH of Free School.
Eighth-Two Presidential electors at
large. b. +. MARTIN,
Chairman.
7. NJ. WOOD,
Secretary.
The Chair-The Convention has heard
the report. A motion to adopt is il
order
Mr.. Foster, of Marion-I desire to pre-
sent minority report. Sensation.
The Chair-The gentleman will read his
report.
Mr.. Foster read lengthy document, the
substance ofwhich was desire to
CHANGE THE ORDER OF VOTING,
so as to bring the Superintendent of Free
Schools Immediately after Governor. GresT
confusion followed After some moments
the Chair SUCCEEDED in making himself
heard and said:
The Chair decides that the substitute is
not german to the majority report.
Disorder.
Mr.. Foster-I desire to withdraw my re-
port Cheers
The CBair-Then, gentlemen, the ques-
ton is shall the report Of the Chairman be
adopted Those in favor will vote AYE"
opposed no" The report is adopted.
The next business is the report of the Com
mittee OH. Resolutions.
The PlatfSzm.
Colonel John W. Harris. Of GreeRlrier
County, responded to the call for the report
of the Committee on Resolutions, and Sead
the following from the stand:
The COMMITTEES on Resolutions, appGnt-
ed by the DeIsOcratic State Convention as
sembled in the City of Wheeling, July %,
1854, beg leave to report as 0llows:
Whereas, The Democratic Party of West |
Virginia, in convention assembled in the
city of Charleston, has so resently declEed |
its principles and policy upon all matters
Of State interest aSto render Il Innet eSRrv
that there should be any further dcclira-
iOn of its VIEWS upon any Of these qEes-
tions.
And Whereas, The DemOC-stic Party of |
the United States in the ci1 of Chicago,
has fully met
THE HIGHEST wENTS AND SEPARATIONS
of the people in comprehensive declaration
Of its principles in relation to all questions
Of national character, LEAVING nothing to |
be done by the Democracy Of the State ex-
eept to approve and ratify the work of that |
Therefore, be is resolved First that the
Democratic party Of West Virginia, by its !
N convention assembled, !
adopt and ratiiy the platform promulgated
at Chicago By she Democratic National
Conyen son whSRh assembled in that city on
the Sth day Of July, 1854, as containing the
true enunciaSSea of Democratic doctrine
and Just and merited arraignment of the
Republican party for its manv abuses of
power and its inaccessible delinquency IN
the performance of the public trusts which
have been placed IL its hands,
Resolved, Secondly, that we
APPROVE AMP ESDoKsE
the nomination Of Grover Cleveland for the
Presidency, and Thomas A. Hendricks for
the Vice Presidency of the United States,
and confidently appeal to the Democracy OF
Wes, Virginia to support both ticket and
platform with that zeal and earnestneSs
which has ever crowned their efforts with
success.
The Chsir-The next business is the pre-
sentation Of candidates for Governor
The SecretaryI desire to read the fol-
lowing from Mr.. Blair =:
Resolved, That speeches presenting candi-
dates he limited 70 fifteen minutes.