The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-24
THE CoNvENTIoN.
Tho Wonderful UnAnimity of tho Body-Thb
T.cket PleRssH all.

Tho Wonderful UnAnimity OF tho Body-Th
T.cket PleASsS all.
SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept. 23-The secont
day Of the New York State Republican
Convention opened cold and stormy
During the night there were many con
ferencea. The Committee on Resolution
heard several delegations during thl
night, and worked till late hour. Thl
Chaplain of the Senate, Rev. DR.. s. V
Lsech, urged the committee to take (
square and bold stand on the temperance
question and recommend constitutions
amendment regulating or prohibiting the
liquor traffic. Some members Of the com
mittee favored the proposition but the
great majority were opposed to lormnlRt
ing any temperance plank.
The hour Of assembling appeared TO be
rather early for the msjority OF the dele
gates. They strolled TO the hall very slow
", and 1t was not until half-past ten that
the chaplain offered prayer. Immediate.
" thereafter ex-Assemblyman David
Healy, OF Monroe, was voted permission
% address the Convention in behalf Of
labor interest. He warned the Conven-
tioR that mere promises were useless-the
Democratic Convention that meets to.
morrow might outbid the one that ad'
journs to-day"
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
General Sharp rose at the close Of Mr.,
Healy's address and moved that the Com.
mittee on Resolutions be- instructed to
consider the points raised BY Mr.. Healy,
and, II deemed advisable, embody them
in the platform
The Chairman OF the Committee on
RESOLUTIONS, Colonel George Bliss, replied
that the platform had already been agreed
upon. lie believed that the laboring men
would find on reading 1t that ths points
raised by Mr.. Healy had been fully recog
mixed. The Committee on Resolutions
then reported the platform. When the
clause was read relating 10 the preference
Of office to be given ex-soldiers, Corporal
Tanner, OF Brooklyn, inquired If that
meant that il the soldier passed an exam
ination that proved his competency, he
should be appointed, even II the college
graduate Of yesterday should pas at q
higher figure.
SIt does" quickly responded Col. Bliss
"f the soldier passes 80 and the dude
stands 100, the soldier gets the place" a."
[Great applause aud laughter.
Many passages in the platform were ap-
piauded, notably the one referring TO con-
vict labor. The platform was unanimously
adopted.
export had 2l4 and Carr los, loss fol
Carr OF about 10 votes. Dfexel's friends
wers sail 10 be sure to go to Davenport.
The official vote on the irst ballot was aa
follows:
DAvenport...... All
seward 81
Warren.................. III Morton..... ......."
EvartS
DFexe.. ............... l2Cornel....
Total number OF votes cast, 09S; neces
sary 10 choice, S47.
TIE TICKET.
A second ballot was then ordered, but
before the result had been footed up Mr.
Arkell, who has been managing the Drexe
canvas, announced that Montgomery
county would cast It's vote for Ira Daven
port. Lewis county then changed her en-
tire vote to Davenport, as did also Jetfer
son, and finally, amid the utmost enthu
siasm, the nomination Of Ira Davenpor
was made unanimous.
After the frat place had been thuI
filled the entire convention commenced
yelling, "Carr" for second place, when hi
name was advanced, and he was at once
nominated by acclamation for Lieutenant
Anson s. Wood, OF Etanklin county
was nominated for secteiry ot State BY
acclamation.
James W. WadsWpEth, of Livingston
county, was nominated faleomptroller BY
acclamation. ,.SS
The ticket was ooIGpIeted Is follows
State Treasurer, Major ohGries ulrich, Q
New York; Attorney General, Edward B
Thomas, OF ChenanRo county; Stat
Engineer, VIM. r. Van Rensselaer,.
Adjourned Tit,e die.