Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-09-27

counties 10 the following votes I'm the
I Convention:
Braxton, II; Brooke, ;; Doddridge,
. IA, Gilmer. ;; Hancock, :; Harrison, 96;
Lewis, rs; Marshall, %; Ohio, is; Tyler.
rs, and Wetzel, il. Total vote, l95;
necessary to elect, 9S.
The Committee on Credentials recon-
mended that proxies be thrown out, and
submitted the usual list of delegates
from each county, which were read in
detail by the Secretary, while the Con-
vention stood the intlictlon As best 1t
could.
ARACHEr OVER PROXIES.
When the reading was concluded,
Editor Richards, of Harrison, moved to
reject the recommendation as 10 proxies,
and he pointed out that the Chairman
| himself was neither q regularly APP
pointed delegate nor alternate, and had
no more right to sit in the Convention
than the gentlemen on his right aud
f. left. who held proxies from regular
delegates. His motion was greeted
with applause. Mr.. Laury, of Ham
cock, moved 20 adopt the report, and
the Chair tried TO rule this motion out
because 10 had not been seconded.
/ This brought ON discussion,
during which Mr. Richards said
he made his motion i'm the interests of
. fair play. The Secretary said the COM
mittee's idea was 20 bring i'm as dele
gates men coming from county where
a resolution had been adopted making
Ian citizens from the county in attend
aucc at the Convention delegates, and
l the Chair came iu under that provision.
/ The matter was hotly debated by McSSrS.
/ Hugh Sterling. Hugo LooS, IL. ;. White.
ID. G.. Brady. and others. While Mr..
I White was on the floor, he taking ground
with Mr.. Richards, he was frequently
| interrupted by cries of question, and
order" and few stray hiSSeS were
10 be heard. The Chair succeeded in
obtaining order after he had said he
would pound all day but what lac would
get at least a degree of order, but the
/ Convention soon grew diSorderiy again
and brought ont % plea from the
Chair for order. and am admOnitiOn that
there was no necessity for splitting
hairs. Finally, as means OF getting
out of the suarl Mr. Richards with
drew his motion. Dr. LOughcrty, of
Harrison. then moved 10 adopt the re-
port of the committee. Mr.. Edward
moved 10 amend by dropping oct
the clause relating TO proxies. The
Chair then made the remarkabl,
ruling that no other motion
would Doe entertained until il had been
disposed of. This brought out how
from the Convention. and the Chain
took water ON 70. In the resulting
debate on the proxy business, DIR. Laugh
ertv said ne had two proxies, and VI. ;.
Holt said he had five, but both were OPP
posed 20 proxies. IL. ;. White thought
Ian proxies ought TO be rccegnizcd, and
General Duval said he held proxy, and
he would like TO be recognized. Tn,
LEGISLATURE had declared ho was not
citizen aud had thrown out his vote. east
Iat the last election. and he would like to
Ihave a home somewhere. G.. I. Me
Combs said he had q proxy, but he aid
not believe 10 was right 20 have regular
nv accredited delegates give out proxies
tO Dee voted in manner directly opposite
% the ideas and Intentions OF the dele
gates The question ought 20 be- me
and settled, and If 10 was not the RepuO
|Hcan party would have To take a back
seat. He charged that proxies had beer
manufactured right in the Convention
/ hall In the interests OF certain candi
dates. He didn't care who it hurt ol
what hardship 10 worked. Right wa
. right, and ought 90 triumph, come wha
might A delegate from Hancock spoke
mvSteriouSly of five cent proxies anC
. five dollar proxies and thought they
had better an Doe done away with. Great
ing something OF q sensation.
The question was then put, and Mr.
o. Richards amendment was showed
Iuuier.
The Chair-The Chair decides that the
B. proxies have gone humming. The qucS
tiou is on the adoption OF the report.
The report was adopted unanimously
THE PLATFORM.
The report Of the Committee ON ReSO
tions was then handed i'm. and read a.
. follows:
We. the Republicans of the First Con
. l-ressiOnal district, i'm convention assem-
bled. hereby reaflirm our adherence 10 the
national platform adopted at Chicago %
p l>>>. and congratulate the country on th'
unparalleled prosperity which has FOLLOWED
the administration ofthe government under
the able true and conservative policy
Of President Benjamin Harrison
We avOW our adherence 10 the platform
adopted 0y the Republican party in con
b. ventiOn assembled 90 Martiusburg II
August. and. with the policy of Protection
To American industries, under the brOaC
shield of American law Will plant
, school house and church in every valley
aud railroads and manufactures in por
( tiOns of the State where they are unknown
With special pride do we endorse the
b. Mckinley tariff bill, knowing that II l'
best adapted 20 develop the prosperity moi
, only of West Virginia but the entire ma
tiOu.
We congratulate the Republican party
! that Thomas Is. Reed occupies the Speak
er's chair. and that he is prominently the
{ right man i'm the right place man who
, knowing the rights of the humblest, stands
. firm for the principle that the vote OF
black man iu the South and the white mar
of,the North shall be counted as cast-on'
vote for each. no more and no less.
We heartily endorse the action OF Con
3 eressman George W Atkinson, whos'
b every vote and official act has been lor th'
Z advancement Of the Republican party ant
has tended 70 fulfill its pledges 20 the peo
pie Of the entire country.
We renew our pledges 70 care Tor th'
disabled and destitute soldiers OF the lal'
war for the Union, and point with PRIDE t'
the performances of Republican memoer'
b of the Fiftv-frst Congress as an evidence
tO the soldier that we have proved our
) faith by our work
r The report was adopted.
NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES.
O. At twenty minutes past two the Chair
q announced that the nomination OF can
IdidateS was in order, and the roll oil
: counties was called. When Ohio coun
tv was reached, Mr.. b. 5. Allison took
the floor. lie said il was probable the
b nominee of the convention would come
from Ohio county, and in behalf OF
majority 0i the delegates from thai
county, hc desired TO put candidate 10
, nomination. Several Ohio county gen
uemen would be named; and the speak
er had no word to say against any one OF
them: an w,re his personal friends
and N he could he would send them al
b 10 Congress. But since that was impOS
sfble. he. on behalf of Ohio county, de
sired 10 select the best man OF all q
b come before the Convention. He mad'
; the point that Ohio county citizens
p knew the Ohio county candidates best
g. and the candidate who came TO thl'
Convention with majority of the coun
o. Tvs delegates behind him, was the man
: FOR the place. Among the good men, h'
, was the best.-the foremost lawyer ~
. .l.. st.+e q man of ability. OF force. ol