The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-09-16
Preston County.

Nomination of Hon. Vim. G. Broom and
James H. Standardization in favor
Of Capita! reHl0Ual.-Speech of Hon. o
N, Bishop.
At the Republican Convention held in
Klngwood, on the 9Th, the Hon. W. G.
Brown and JAS. q. SHAFFER, Esq, were
nominated for the House Of Delegates.
The Convention also passed the follow
ing resolutions:
WHEREAS, This Convention hears with
pleasure that their sister county Of Mon
Ungalia proposes the name OF r. L.
Berkshire as their candidate for State
Senator; therefore,
ReSolred, That we heartily endorse the
action, and will greet our sister county
with rousing majority for him.
ReSolCsd. That we will support no man
Tor that office who Is not in favor Of the
removal OF the Capital from Charleston.
The Hon. G. NJ. BISHOP made speech
before tho Convention, in the course oil
which he referred TO the records OF the
Republican and Democratic parties in
West Virginia, as follows:
And what has been the record Of thai
party (the Republican, In this State? II
lisa noble one. During its lease OF auth
GRITTY 1t placed on every hill top school
house, where the rich and the poor, the
high and the low, could meet on one
common level-Where the sons and
daughters OF the humblest citizen-could
be educated as well as those who "lared
sumptuously every day." While it was
In power In this State 1t gave you an Ir.
reduclble School Fund oil 5000 900, as well
as distributing large sum OF money all
over the State every year Tor school pur.
poses.
The Democratic party charges that
Republicans left them debt to pay.
They do not agree exactly as to the
amount. The Auditor said 1t was $780,.
600, but Senator Henry G. Davis said il
was $a2, O00-R slight difference oil thirty
thousand dollars
But, gentlemen, what Is the iactS The
fact is we left them money In the treasury
between $50, 900 and 10000. / know
that ! am correct. The books OF the
Auditor will show it-and they did show
1t. But how have the Democratic party
fulfilled their pledges to the people
They promised you biennial sessions oil
the Legislature, but they have given you
rather semi'annual sessions, costing IaI
more per session than was ever known
under Republican rule.
They wanted new Constitution. They
asked Governor Stevenson how much Il
would cost. he said between $4,000
and 100000. The estimate was ridi-
Culed, and they appointed committee tc
make another estimate. And 1t reported
the cost at not less than $4,000 nor more
than $4,000. And thus the people by 9
partisan call were hoodwinked into call
ing Constitutional Convention. Wha'
has II costS Nearly, iinot quite, 100000
With the New Constitution they eavG
you the County Court with It's operpiel,n
ing expenses. 1t Is an indisputabl,
fact that the Board Of Overseers of thu
Poor Is costing the county as much as die
the Board Of Supervisors, which trans
acted all your business.
The speaker paid q brief notice to tn
cost OF the County Court system, AM
closed by pronouncing high eulogluu
on our Free School system. he paid n
taxes as freely as he did his school taxes
God bless the childrenI Educate them
and make them good and useful citizen
Of our little mountain state. Warm sp
plause. s.....