The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-22

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Special Dispatch to the Intelligoncer.
CLARKsBuRG. WA. July?l.-The
showers of rain last night and this
morning did not in the least dampen
the ardor and enthusiasm of the Re-
publieans OF the Fl.st congressional dis
tr!ct, who met here to-day TO name the
man who will represent them in the
next Congress OF the United States. The
event was great enough to bring out the
First Regiment band. which discoursed
pleasing music and certainly sustained
Its envlable reputation on this occasion. Z
The vast concnursc Of loyal Repuh-
llcans moved by one impulse assembled
within the spacious auditorium Of the
court house, and at II o'clock the con-
vention was called to order by Chairman
Fl. c. Richards. OF Wheeling, who In
troduced an temporary chairman, Hon.
Alex Dulin, OF BraxtOn county.
In his address Mr.. DuIin announced
that this was the first Republican con-
eressional convention he had ever at
tended In his life. This touched re-
sponsive chord In the audience, and the
the hearty and frequent applause which
greeted his utterances.
Chairman Dulin's Speech.
Mr.. Dulin declared that he had once
affiliated with the Democratic party, but
that he had now hung his gate on the
other post: that he had always been a
protectionlst, and that there are places
where 1t costs something to be Re-
| publican.
Mr.. r. Ad. Hall, Of Lewis county, was
elected temporary secretary. On passing
| to the regular order OF business, Hon.
L. NJ. Wade, of Braxtor. offered a reso-
lution endorsing the action OF the st.
Louis convention. the candidacy OF Nc j
| Kinley and Hobart, the financial policy
OF the party and Congressman Dow
ener's course while In Congress-. He
| then moved that this resolution take the
| place OF the report OF the regular COM
mlttee. t..s
Mr.. Campbell. OF Ohio county, rose
and moved as n substitute that the reso- y
| luton be referred to the committee on
resolutions This motion being seconded Z,
and put to vote, carried. The different
counties then proceeded to choose man. =
bers to represent LGem on the various
| committees. The resolutions commits
| tee was composed OF the following. Har-
| rison county; Quinn Mlnter; Gilmcr
II. Il. Currie; Wetzel. DR.. J. F. Roger;
| Brooke, Samuel Jacob: Braxton, ]. D. &
Sutton; Ohio, George b. CALDWELL; Dod-
dridge, r. Richards; Lewis, George C. Es
| Cole: Marshall, J. c. Parkinson: Tyler,
W. II. Smith; Hancock, Samuel Bran
| don. QE
The temporary chairman announced
where the different committees would
| meet, and on motion, the convention
was adjourned until o'clock p. p.
Tho Resolutions.
On rcassemblng the committee on
resolutions, through its chairman.
George B. Caldwell, made the following
report:
Resolved. That We unreservedly and
| enthusiastically endorse the Republican
national platform adopted at ST. Louis *
| on the seventeenth day OF June. 1896. Z
| from start to finish, and the nomination
| of William Mckinley and Garrett A.
| Hobart for the presidency and vice pres
| ldcncy OF the United States respectively.
That we desire to express our highest
| appreciation Of the able and consclen-
tious services of our gallant congress-
| man, Hon. B. B. Dovencr who has &
| achieved results In the national house
| record In the war was glorious: his de-#
| votion to the interests OF West Virginia
| in securing large appropriations for the
| Improvement of her rivers, his defense
| Of her union soldiers and his patriotic \
| stand for protection, reciprocity and Il
| sound money, stamp him as that typo \
| OF American manhood In whose hands a
| our interests are always safe. 35a
We oppose the importation Of cheap
tN1N ~ t.N,,lk ~,
our American wnrkmcn and we further
oppose all indiscriminate immigration
and favor the strict enforcement Of our
laws on that subject. expressing ouc-5
selves as favoring only the immigration
| OF such persons aS will adapt Themselves =
| to our laws institutions and customs. h
and become good and useful citizens, in-#,
tcrcsted In NIL things pertaining to our
moral and material welfare. III
Resolved, Tint the Democratic as
| saultS In Congress on tho wool growing
| md other industries OF West VirSlniii
and on the financial stability of our &
| country, have received md should, and
will receive, the censurc OF all patriotic <
citiZLnS: and we most earnestly de-
| plorc and cmphatically dCpounce tho 4
| anarchy advocated In tho Chicago plat J
| FORM. -f +..s .t+ jaii
The report was enthusiastically re- u
ccivcd and adopted unanimously. Nj II IN
| Dorcncr Nominated by Acclrmation.
The roll Of the counties was then call
ed for nomination FOR a candidate for,
Congress- BraXton county being called /
| deferred To Col. ]. L. HOot&n, OF Mar-Ss
shall county. On coming to the front
In response to this call the gentleman (.
from Marshall was wildly chcGred. In n 4
speech brimful OF energy and ololuenca.F Y
he nrraignrd the Democratic party, rc-55,
fcrred TO Bryan's uttcranceY about = Z
"cross of gold and declared that It were Is
better said n cross OF silver wlthSan@
| apology to Judas lscarlot, +. s5!G: 5!!333
In conclusion Mr.. llootcn Snld:A" "GCN-H
tlcnlcn OF the convention. ! now have 4.
n great pleasure to perform. ] want tos$
say to you TINT the first time TIM dls!4
tingulshcl gentleman who will be Il
| placed In nomination here to.day was Il
named for Congress-, ! had the hpnor$5
TO present hla nOn,c. The ilrst time hn X
was nominated + had the honor; tti piGs.5SS n
eide over the convention that nominated y
him, I have that faith In him to-day
that always had. He has never hes q
trayed that trust, Gentlemen of the con-
ventlon." concluded the speaker, amid y
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