The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-05
SECOND DAY
or the Republican National Con
yentiOn. j.
Permanent Organization ... Chair
nian NcnderSon's Speech.
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Manner OF His Reference to the
"ar Candidates.
Widest Enthusiasm when Blaine
Si was Mentioned.
Tho Building Echoes with the
Chccrs Of the Delegates,
Prolonged to Such an Extent us to
Interrupt the Speaker.
VnriOus Npmorinls nnl RnanlutfOna
Manner OF His Reference to tho
Candidates.
Widest Enthusiasm when Blaine
Eis was Mentioned.
Tho building Echoes with the
Cheers Of the Delegates,
Prolonged to Such an Extent US t
Interrupt tho Speaker.
Various Memorials and Resolutions
nu. Presented.
After a Short and Uncventtinl Scs.
sion the Convention llecesses.

Chicago, Juno Al was somethiu,
alter II o'clock when the Convention VA
called to order. b.
Prayer waa offered by Rev. John II
Barnes Of the Firat Presbyterian Church
In the course Of which he spoke Of the vas
moral and political changes which th,
nation has undergone IS indicated by Ii,
presence ol him who now so wor.hlly pre-
sided over the convention, and he asked q
blessing on The race and the Common
wealth and the cause which that gentleman
represented. lie prayed that when The
convention had dissolved 1t would have
presented to the sutTnge ol the nstion 10,
the highest Office In the peoples gift, q
candidate who In peraonnl character and
In devotion to duty, In loyalty to American
institutions, In courage and experience and
wisdom should worthily succeed 10 the
chair OF Warrington, and thus help the
nation to become not only more prosper.
GUS and jos! and peaceful, but also to be
an inspiration and blessing to the s,rug.
CLING peoples Of mankind.
ANOTHER TEMPERANCE MEMORIAL.
James A. Gary, Of Maryland, presented
memorial and asked tha. it be read. l,
WIS from the President and Secretary oil
the State Temperance Alliance Of tha,
State, embodying the resolutions passed by
that body May 9Th, appealing to the Con.
ysntiopB OF the Republican and Democrat.
ic parties 10 enbody clause distinctly rec,
ognizing prohibition, and to nominate can.
dldates in accord Herewith, and say yipg tha,
II neither recognized this principle the
memorialisiS would vote for neither
and that II one Of them did 90 then the bal.
lots Of the Alliance would be cast for the
candidates Of that party. tTlf-IS
A dRisr or RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Masssy, Of Delaware, offered a reso.
luton referring to the Committee on Res.
olulions proposition to enlarge the time
Of the Presidential office to six years and
to render an incumbent oil the oflice incl.
igible 10 reelection.
MI. Ewing offered the following:
Resolred, That hereafter, in the selection
Of district conventions, the basis Of repre-.
sentation ol the several counties, parts OF
counties and wards bs the came as thai
which at that time prevails in each dis.
trict respectively for the nomination Of
Republican candidates for members OF
Congress, and wherever majority OF the
counties or sub.divisionp, containing not
lees than one.half the population ot the
district, shall regularly write in the cali
and conduct Of the convention The action
thereof shall be valid. Referred.
Mr.. Plumb, Of Kansas, offered a resolu.
tion against the ownership ol lands III this
country by foreigners, rs System opposed
10 the doctrines Of the fathers, Referred.
Mr.. Hawkins, of Tennessee, offered q
resolution pledging all the delegates to sup.
port the nominee Of the convention, who.
ever he may be. This resolution Caused
considerable debate, which Is given else.
where.1 l,., Is -
Mr. btebbins. Of Ariz,na, presented a
resolution to the effect that the appoint.
ment OF Territorial officers by the Presi.
dent OF the United States should be from
actual residetts Of such Territories. Re.
lerred 10 the Committee on Resolutions,
A delegate from CAliirnis preeented q
resolution to the eGec. that the Commits.
sioner Of Agriculture be made Cabine,
officer. Referred to the Committee on
Resolutions.
A woman suffrage resolution was sub
misted and referred to the Committee on
Resolutions, ~ EUn .I \