The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

list could not be procured from the Secre.
tary in time for this ISSUE Will be pub
lisbed hereafter ,-REp The nomination
Of candidate for Congress being next 10
order, Mr. James f Lewis, of Kanawha.
nominated Hon Frank Hereford, Of Mon
roe. Capt. George j Walker, Of Jack.
son, seconed the nomination.
Mr.. Warth of Kanawha, stated that be
was authorized by Mr.. James NJ. Laidley,
whose name had been mentioned 10 con.
nectiou with the Congressional nomination,
to say tba, be did not desire bis name to
20 before the Convention. There being
no other candidates before the Convention
the nomination Of Major Hereford wascar-
ried unanimously and by reclamation.
A committee appointed for the purpose
having informed Major Hereford Of bis
nomination, be appeared upon the stage
and was received With great applause.
lie said be bad just been informed that he
was to be the next Congressman from this
District. The time had been when
Democratic nomination in this District was
not equivalent to an election That time
was now past The obstacles to Demo.
cratic succpss had been removed and the
party was new, and would remain triumph
in West Virginia. He counseled
united action on the part Of the entire
Democratic party. Many Of those whom
he addressed were particularly interested
10 the success of friends who bad been
placed upon the State, District and county
tickets. 1t was only through united action
that all could DO elected The success Of
the Democratic party aud its consequent
usefulness to the people, depended entirely
upon the completeness Of its organization
and the fidelity with which i, was kept up.
1t was, therefore, the duty Of all to ignore
their personal disappointmcn:s aud to &C.
quiesce in the will Of the majority. as ex-
pressed though the National, State auc To-.
cal Conventions ofthe party.
Major Hereford said he accepted bis
nomination % token Of the confidence Of
the Convention in his fidelity to the inter-
ests Of his constituents. and the principles
of biz. party. He thanked them for this
evidence Of their good will and hoped that
the time would never come when they
would regret their action. .
The speaker then proceeded to explain
the various bills Of local interest for which
he had labored during bis term The bill
for the survey of,be Kanawha, and also
of,be New and Greenbrier rivers had pass
ed. and be bad procured from the Secretary
Of War assurances that the surveys would
be promptly commenced and vigorously
prosecuted After the completion of the
surveys, the improvement Of the Ranawha
would certainly and rapidly follow. An
other bill for the completion Of the James
river and Kanawha canal was being press
ed with the most aattering prospects. He
proposed to labor increasingly for the com
pletion Of this great line as national work.
aud had received such assurances Of sup
port as left him 10 no doubt as to bis ulti-
mate success.
HI had succeeded in procuring from the
Committee on Public buildings and
Grounds, unanimous report 10 favor ofap-
propriating $780, 900 for the erection Of a
Custom House and Post.ofice in the city
Of Charleston. The pressure Of business
at the close Of the session bad alone
delayed the passage Of this appropriation.
lie bad 90 doubt it would be made within
very few weeks after the next meeting Of
Congress. Major Hereford closed by ad.
visiug all to go to work for the support Of
the entire ticket aud its triumphant cleo
ton. Applause Nominations for Dis.
trict Elector being next in order, Mr..
James W. Kelly presented the name Of
E. Sehon, Of Mason. Mr.. r T. Harvey
nominated Colonel W. H Hogeman Of
Kausvbs. Colonel Hogeman withdrew
bis name, and MIR. Sehon was nominated
by reclamation.
Mr.. L G Ricketts,, Of Cabell, offered
a resolution pledgi6g the Democracy oftbe
Third Congressional District to 40 earnest
support Of the nominees Of the Democratic
State Convention at Parkersburg, and Of
The Democratic Congressional Convention
at Charleston.
Colonel Hogeman hoped the resolution
would not prevail. twas we'll known that
there was some dissatisfaction 10 this sec.
ton with a portion Of the Petersburg
ticket. He therefore thought it uuwise
aud improper to adopt a resolution pledg.
ing the Democratic party Of the district to
its support
Mr.. Walker, Of Kauawha protested
against the violation Democratic usages
implied in the acceptance Of one part Of the
ticket aud the rejection Of another. The
action of few who we're dissatisfied with