The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-12

Each state was to give the name oil q
vice president and member OF the ex-
eCutiVe committee
Among them we're the following;
0hio-Vice president, John Z. Hop
ley; executive committeeman, II. W.
Gardner.
Pennsylvania-Vice president, T, II.
Stubbs; executive committeeman, Ma.
or L. G. McCauloy.
West Virginia-Executive committee.
man, Stephen B. Elkins.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
When the report had been adopted
President Clarkson directed the secre.
tary to call the roll OF States for nomi-
nations for the office Of president,
Illinois was the first to respond, when
Representative 0'Conneii, Of Blooming
ton, Illinois, placed in nomination Wm,
Tracey.
New York came next, placing William
Lynn, OF Pennsylvania, in nomination.
Delegate Campbell, OF New York, nomi-
mated NJ. II, De Young, editor Of the
San Francisco Chronicle.
Wisconsin. Minnesota and several
other states fell in line for the Illinois
candidate, until Ohio was reached. Then,
much to the surprise OF the delegates,
W. !. Squires. who has been making a
strong fight for the presidency, arose.
He said he was Of the belief that the
president should be q man Of national
reputation, and he therefore withdrew
in favor OF Mr. De Young.
Jeremiah Foster, of Pennsylvania, a
colored delegate, came to the platform
for that state and nominated General
Daniel Hastings, OF Pennsylvania.
Now Jersey, few moments later,
withdrew its second OF Lynn, and Sec
onded Hastings.
The result Of the first ballot was us
follows:
W. W. Tracey, 0o2 votes; NJ. II. De.
Young, 404; Gen Daniel Hastings, 4l9.
The total vote was l,7l9. OF these, S59
were necessary to q choice. Tho cleo
ton Of Mr.. Tracey was Immediately
made unanimous. While the vote was
being counted Captain Allen read tele.
grams from General Alger, I. v. Pow
deFly, Fred Douglass, Baltimore Lodge
No. g. Knights OF Reciprocity, and
others. The official announcement from
the chair Of Mr., Tracey's election caused
q storm Of applause that fairly shook
the building. 1t was nearly Ave min
utes before the cheering died down.
PRESIDENT TRACEY's SPEECH.
The new president was escorted to
tho chair and spoke in part as follows:
"GENTLEMEN OF THE CoNvENTfoN:-I
thank you for the honor you have con.
ferred upon the young Republicans of
Illinois, in electing me president OF the
national Republican league. Illinois
has ialtered but once in hor Republican.
ism since the formation OF the party
and inspired as they are by the compli-
ment you have paid them to-day, l can
simply say that the young Republicans
OF the state OF Lincoln, Grant and Logan
will see to it, that she soon resumes
her former place in the Republican
column. It Is o happy circumstance
that to-day the state which pre-.
sented the Republican party with
Its greatest leader, the immor.
tai Lincoln applause should
send the largest delegation OF any state
to the first great Republican convention
ever held on the soil which gave him tc
the world. 1t is wonderful demon,
stration OF that vitality Of tho Republi-
can party that eighteen months before
another election is to be hold Rspubli
cans from Maine to California, and from
Florida to Alaska should assemble in
convention, and in convention, too
representing, as II does, In its member
ship only tho generous ambitions Of the
Republican party to serve tho nation In
every true and faithful way and not
merely the ambitions OF mon and candi'
dates Of party tickets.
"fn the hands OF these young men
rests the future political destiny Of the
nation. We must study how to inter
ost them in our organization and to be
successful must ut all times take ad
vanCed position In the daily increasing
problems OF party, national and local
In word, lot tho one principle that
guides be that forever and tomorrow
shall be q grand and benofcent advance
from yesterday, and thon as the Ropub
licnn party goes marching down tht
ages, gathering renewed honor ant
glory with each succeeding year, thu
young men OF tho National Republican
League will always be in the van,"
A recess was taken until $3.50 in thu
afternoon. At that hour President
elect Tracey called tho convention I,
order
Before going into the election OF q sec
rotary, resolution was adopted OK
pressing tho osteon and extending tn
good will OF tho convention to OK
President ClRrkson and SeCrotar
Humphrey.
Tho election OF secretary aud treas
urer was referred TO tho executive CON
mitlOo
ADJOURNMENT
Tho following resolutions wero re
ported iavorably from tho committe
on resolutions aud adopted:
"sincB tho last itnntional asscmblAgo 0
Republicans thu patriotic citizen
throughout the land have mot an ire
parable loss In the deaths OF X Il
llayos aud James Il. Blaine.
"Thnt q committee OF nlnO DO nr
pointed by tho president to inycstlgat
and report aunually tho condition {
tho Republican party in tho aouthcr
states,
Tho league then adjourned to meet 1
Denver next May After tho adjourn
ruuut each OF tho delegates wcro n
minded OF kentucky hospitality by III
receipt OF Il souvonir bt.tlo Of whisk.
labcledi
i1nG WHISKY tuAT MADE ktSrucEY FANou
"UuNpttNgSta Oh
"ALDERT SCOTT,
uCoihuior oilnlcrnal l,cvenuO fifth district
I Kentucky"