South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-16
Democratic state Convention.
CmArLssroN. Jaue 8.

number OF nearly 1000, assembled in
State Convention in the capacious wig
wan erected for the purpose in Charles
ton. A temporary organization was CT
fected, with Cofran. OF G ration, as Chair
man. and Jas. III. Carroll, Of Kingwood.
as Secretary. The usual committees
were appointed. after which the Conven.
1 ton took a recess until T. VI.
/ AFTERNooS SESSION.
On the assembling Of the Convention
at o'clock. Mr.. Cofran in tho Chair.
the Committee OH Credentials reported
the names Of the delegates present. AS
there wcro nearly one thousand delegates
we omit their names. Fifty-onc coun.
ties were fully represented. and three.
viz: Morgan, Upshur and Mcdowell,
were without representation.
| PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The Committee on Permanent Organ
ization reported for re na
Transformation. ID. ID. johnson, of
Tyler county.
VICE PREsIDENTs-First Senatorial
District. ii. Pendleton. of Ohio.
Second Senatorial District-V. l..
Cockaync, Of Marshall.
| Third Senatorial District-D. MEG re.
gor. of Richie.
Fourth Senatorial District--W. =.
Thompson, of Wood.
Fifth Senatorial District. p. X. Il.
| Smith. Of Mason.
Sixth Senatorial District-Jocl Ruff.
ner, OF Kanawha
Seventh Senatorial District-Ira J.
| McGinnis, Of Cabcll.
4 EirE%l, :,
Bcckley, Of Raleigh.
Ninth Senatorial District-H. S. Viii.
son, Of Taylor
Tenth Senatorial District. III. Car.
! roll. of Preston.
Eleventh Senatorial District. L.
Peerce. Of Mineral.
Twelfth Senatorial Distrct-M. s.
Grantham, of Berkeley
SECRETARIES.
j. Il. Peyton, OF Grecnbrier, Secreta.
! ry; j. G. Mcclure. of Wood, T.. A. Gun.
! ningham. Of Pcndletou and joseph .Plv
male, Of Wayne, Assistant Secretaries. :;
! On motion OF Senator Dennis nj
Grccnbrier, 81 committee of.two, Mcssrs
Dennis and j. j. Davis, was appointed
to inform lion.' ID. d. Johnson of his
election rs permanent President :of the
! Convention, and to conduct him to tho
Chair. This duty was performed; and
Mr.. Johnson responded in an appropri.
ate little speech on assuming the duties
of the position.
! STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The committee appointed TO recon
mend one person from each Senatorial
District Of the State, TO act on tho State
Executive Committee, reported rs fol.
/ lows:
First Senatorial District Michael
Reilly, OF Ohio.
Second Senatorial District-J. w.
Gallagher. OF Marshall.
! Third Senatorial District-Jo!,n Ba.
sill. OF HARRISON.
! Fourth Senatorial Dfstrict-D. II.
| Leonard, Of Wood.
Fifth Senatorial District--H. II. How.
ard, Of Mason.
Sixth Senatorial Dstrict--W. +. Cos.
horn, OF Kanawha.
Seventh Senatorial District. J. Nc.
! Ginnis, OF Cnbell
! Eighth Senatorial District-A. c. Sny.
! der, of Greenbrier.
Ninth Senatorial Distrct-G, w. Der.
melt, oil Lewis.
Tenth Senatorial District w. NJ.
! Dent, of Preston.
/ Eleventh Senatorial District-T. ID.
! Davis, of Mineral.
/ Twelfth Senatorial District. Ii.
! Gcttinger, OF Berkeley.
PLATFORM.
A majority of the Committee on Res.
olutions made the following report
. through their chairman, Hon. John J.
Davis, he accompanying the submission
with the remark that he subscribed to all
the proposed platform except the third
resolution
ReSoiced, /. That the Democratic
Conservative party Of West Virginia is
not two parties in alliance, but is and
shall remain one homogeneous party.
thoroughly united and harmonious in its
principles, its aims, and its organization.
and that, it is the duty of nil its mem
bcrs to discourage every effort TO disor.
ganize or divide it by any reference TO
local questions, personal animosities, or
political divisions upon matters now eli
thcr obsolete or which ought to be sub.
ordinate 20 the more vital issues OF
the dav.
2. That the great principles which, in
our opiaion, underlie and must sustain
the National Democratic party, of which
VIC are an integral part, are % rcstric.
ton Of the Federal government TO its
original sphere Of action, ana TO the
powers prescribed and limited by the
Constitution. ~ the independence OF
the Supreme Court of the Uuited States
preserved against intimidation or undue
Influence on the part of the coordinate
departments Of the general government.
l3) Subordination of the military 90 the
civil power ~ the equality and con-
stitutional selfgoyernment Of the States.
leaving 70 each OF them respectively thc
solution Of questions and difficulties
arising therein, subject only TO the Con.