The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-08
THR DELEGATES CHOSEN
To the State and District Con-
yentions of the Republicans.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
And n Good Set of Delegates Chosen,
As well as an Unusually Efficient
Committcc-Tho Committee
Increased to Flneen.

The delegates at large from West Viz
ginia to the Chicago Convention of June
10, at which the Republican candidates
for President and Vice President will be
named, are to be chosen at State Con-
yention at Fairmont on May 16, and the
delegates from the First District at Lit
Teton the day before. The Ohio county
delegates to these two conventions were
chosen yesterday afternoon in the Police
Court room, and the list is good one.
The new committee chosen at the same
time is as good body as Ohio county
ever had.
The convention was called to order
promptly at 9 o'clock p. IN. by the Chair.
man Of the County Committee, Mr..
Ralph Whitehead, who without remarks
called for nomination for Chairman OF
the Convention. Hon. N. i. Scott
named DR.. T. H. Logan, who was select
cd with enthusiastic unanimity, and
greeted with applause when he advanced
and took the chair.
Expressing his appreciation OF the
honor conferred upon him, he congratu-
lated the convention that the issue in
the opening national campaign was so
well defined and so important. The Re-
publican party's position was eloquently
referred to us one unassailable by its OPP
ponents. 1t is the party OF the poor as
well MS the more fortunate; of the work.
ingman as well as the capitalist. On the
platform oi3protection and equal rights
Tor all, the party will appeal to and draw
from, not only its own supporters, but
the voters OF the land in general. II
Mr.. Blaine enthusiastic cheersl il Mr..
Blaine, whose eminent fitness for the
Presidency even his enemies admit, for
bids the use OF his name, the party has
Sherman [cheersl and Harrison lap.
plause1 and Gresham [applause1 and
Hawley, [hearty applause] any one Of
whom, or OF u number OF others, would
do honor to the country us its President.
Renewed applause. Withanother ex-
preston of his thanks, DIR. Logan closed
amid applause, and declared the conven-
ton open for business.
On motion of DR.. Caddle, Mr.. B. S.
Allison was chosen Secretary.
The roll OF the districts was called,
and the delegates duly accredited from
each were reported, the list being the
same rs printed in yesterdays 1STELLI-
GEScRR, except that in Clay district Jos,
eph D. Elson's name was substituted for
that of DIR. Jepson, who declined to
serve; in Centre that OF Il. w. Dunaway
was substituted for Balzer Schotts. In
Richie district tho tic between Messrs.
Conrad Bremen and Harry Seybold was
decidod by Mr.. Scybold withdrawing.
In Liberty the delegation was W. Il.
Curtis, A. w. Darling, George P. Max
well, w. NJ. Dunlap and John L. Dun
lap, and in Richland, Capt. William
North, Alexander McColloch and II. p.
Carter.
Col. George B. Caldwell moved that
each district delegation name the mum.
Der OF delegates to which each district
was entitled on the basis fixed by the
State Committee, one delegate for each
100 votes cast for Blaine in 'S4 and one
for each additional fraction of 100 over
50. This, however, was found TO give
IS delegates in all, where as the county
having east 1875 votes, is entitled TO
but Al delegates in the LittletOn and
Fairmont conventions. A proposition
was made to drop the fraction in that
district having the smaller fraction OF
100 over so, but this was found to mean
Madison, which opposed the motion so
warmly that it was withdrawn. Dir.
Caldwell's motion was then adopted.
This gave the districts their delegates
no fnllnWs.