The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-29

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HNlaxton; Doddridgc, John Donehoo
Harrison J. F. JciIers; Lewis, W. H. As
pinwall; ; Braxton, J. D. Sutton.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Committee on Basis Of Representa-
ton reported US follows the apportionmcnt
OF delegates to each county, according tc
the vote for Coll In 1882: Braxton, Q
Brooke, O.; Doldridgct !; Gilmcr, 9; linr
rison, 10; Hancock, 5; Lewis, II; Mar
shall, 22 Ohio, 10; Tyler, II; WetGel, 8.
Col. Caldwell here called up from the
table his reports Ms chairman Of the COM
mittce on Credentials, and moved the
adoption Of the minority report, defending
his action In II speech Of great vlgor and
intelligence. lie claimed TINT unless il
were adopted it would disiranchise large
number OF Ohio county delegates.
Mr.. Marshall, OF Hancock, favored The
adoption OF the majority report.
On call Of counties the minority report
was adopted by very large affirmative
vote.
The Committee on Rules and Order Of
Business recommended the use Of The
rales so iaras applicable Of The last House
OF Delegates. The committee also recon.
mended the order OF business to be first,
Congress; second, Elcetor.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
for the platform OF the convention the
resolutions adopted by the National Re.
publican Convention Mt Chicago, and by
the State Convention at Parkerburs.
H. SoMiSATlSG SPEECHES.
The roll Of counties was then called and
not till Ohio county was reached was any
response made. Col. G. B. Caldwell, who
had been selected to nominate Mr.. ". p.
Hubbard, said: ave Ohio county men
were originally all Golrmen and IN expla.
nation OF why We changed might be in
order We camG hero to-day III favor OF IL
different candidate. say We were ut first
for General Gotl, but since we have rccGiv-
ct SO many letters from that efficient and.
illustrious Congressman We have general
~ come to think that he Is mott candidate
for denomination and would not accept it.
General Coli was telegraphed to and writ
ten to time and again relative 10 this mat
ter and his invariable reply was and has
been that he was not otacanhlIAteAnd would
not accept IL nomination. Col. Caldwell
here read number OF letters or various
dates from General Goil, IN all Of which he
most explicitly declined TO allow the use
OF his name, and in one OF which he urged
the recipient to assist in huntin. mp an
other man TO make the race. "N"riOl,s
other men," continued Colonel Caldwell,
Photographed to General Goif relative to
his denomination, and in response the
General teic.raphed rciusals to their peti-
tons. One letter bearing date Of July 9TH
says: 4 must decline the lHe OF my name
before the convention. Please inform my
friends and say my dcclinationis positive.
Notwithstanding I'LL these declinations, |
wrote to General Golconcerning the mat
ter and received as 4 reply, tlsa. he tGoH}
had not changed his mind; that he would
do anythin. to aid IN The canvass except
to accent denomination, saying you
will do me Il favor TO say that Icanllot and
will not be II candidate
r. ONO coUNTI'S VOICE.
With these assurdtlacs, therefore, Ohio
county, II county that rasts one-iourth Of
the Republican votes Of this district, CON
filling in assurances and urged By friends,
has concluded to name nnotllcrman iortlc
position now held by Gen Cot. Itisd due
to this convention that it should not be
placed in false position by'placing Gen
eral Coffin nomination. 1t isulSo due to
Mr.. Hubbard that he 4lt0Nll not be placed
in a false position in this matter, ltis also
due to General GOT that he be not PLACED
in 4 false position by being compelled to
reject 4 nomination that he cannot accept.
This, therefore, is the re.on why, Ohio
county places another man innomination.
Il availability is to be considered the
gentleman whom | will present can poll
more votes in Ohio county than any other
man in this Congressional district. In the
great struggle OF 1850 he was the only man
on the Ohio county ticket, from President
to constable, who was elected. II you
send him to Congress he will make Il Na.
tional mGn, and that very quickly. His
parliamentary knowledge is very large.
Ills prc-emincnt abilities will enable him
to develop IT'S your representative in Con-
gress without serving that apprenticeship
which las been follnl necessary in most
power and ability Of this gentleman is
such that the highest encomlums may be
paid to him without any charge OF eXtr.v-
d, ;anee Of slatement."
Col. Caldwell, In closing, paid Mr.. Hub
bard several very high compliments that
elected the warmcst applause.
GENERAL GorF's NOMINATION.
DR.. Courtney said, in nominating Cen
cral Coil: 81 am rot IN orator, nor am l
accustomed to public speaking, but wish
the attention OF the audience for Il mo-
mcnt. ! claim that ! AIN here to-day in
the interest OF Tyler county Republicans;
in the interest oi Republicans OF this Con-
gressional district; in the interest Of the
Republicans oi this State, and while ]
feel it my duty TO express myself in oppo-
sition to the gentleman who has already
spoken, not certainly in reference to his
candidate, whom he has SO ably and in
tclligently placed before this convention,
yet, gentlemen, ! feel that the Republicans
Of this district need Il different man than
the one nominated to carry lis TO victory
this fall. feel ii the SUCCESS OF the Re-
publican party is u fact in the coming
October election certainly we must put
the present incumbent in Office. (Grea,
applause.) I take it for granted that
Genera! Golf will not to-day desert the
Republican party III this district, and /
hope that his convention will express
their opinion by castir. their vote unani-
monsly 'o:day for General Coli" (Great
cheers and cries OF COT" i,""GoT.") :,
sEcoSDING Goff, .G'l
II. S. White, Of Narshall, seconded the
nomination OF Genera! Golf in ashort
speech o; considerable iorciblencssand e:;-
preston. He reada letter from, his prin-
cipal bearing date OF August 5, III which y
half implied promise to make the run was
detected. -: 5gl.
.a prcL,SArloSs poS'r nEcllSn.