West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-17


anticipated as the result will show,
so that what little opposition there
might have been TO him early in the
morning, was smot hered long ere
the convention assembled.
At III A. NJ, JOS. Sprigg, Esq,
Chairman Of the Congressional Ex-
ecutive Committee called the meet
ing to order, and Temporary organ
ization wss effected by placing Hon.
VIM. @. Clayton, of Mineral in the
chair, and making Geo. +. Sargent,
OF Barbour. Secretary. All Demo.
cratic editors present were made
Assistant Secretaries.
Mr.. Clayton then assumed the
duties OF emposry Chairman, which
he preceded Oy few graceful re-
marks In the way Of thank for the
honor conferred.
The business on hand was reached
at oHoe by Mr.. Payne of Preston,
moving that each county appoint a
committee of one to act on the diff
ferent committees The motion was
adopted.
THE COMMITTEES.
Permanent OrgaDization-Gr
NJ. d. Nevi.; Marion, l.. b Haywood;
Tucker, Il Harper, Taylor, r. NJ
Hanshaw; Berkeley, Sllver;J ders0u.
G. +. Gloss; Hardy, J. w. Gilk;n-
son; Monongslia, X. S. Lantz; Up
shur, q. S McWhorter; Pocohontas,
g. w. Reynolds; Psndletou, w. G
Clayton; Webster, G. P, Sergeut;
Barbour, j. II. Woodford, Jr, Pres
ton, j II Wilson; Hampshire, A
Hie't, Rosne, J II Harding; Min
eral, Col 7 E McCoole.
Basis Of rep, ssntation-Tncker
John M Hair; Berkeley, L. S. Oden;
Jefferson, J . Holmes; Hardy, 9
o Maupin; Monongalia, Vim b
Minor; Upsher, L T Corder;
Poc2hontas, Geo w Reynolds, al
ternate; Pendelton, w @ CLAYTON.
Webster, B l. Butcher; Barbour.
W S Woodlord; Preston, c L
Brown; Mineral j T Pearce;
Randolph, b l. Butcher; Grant, A
w William; Marion, G J Wells.
Committee on Credentials.-Grant,
j Michael; Marion, j f Conway;
Tucker, John Jones; T,ylor, A j
Nuzum; Berkeley, Col Fl Silver;
jefferson, j Holmes; Hardy. d o
Maupin; Monongslia, j L Fleming;
Upshur, G G McWhorter; POGO
1ontas, Geo Reynolds; Webster,
u Sergeant; Barbour, Capt
r. liott; Preston, DR., WIN M Dent;
Randolph, r G Powell; Mineral,
W Hutton; PendIeton, o SHAY;
Morgan, w G Clayton.
Committee on Resolutions-Grant,
E g Baker; Marion, + Smith; Tuck
er, b HarPei; Taylor, j T McGraw
Berke ley, A Oden; Jefferson, Jas
Il Grove; Harry, JOS Sprige;
Monongalla, JOS Moreland; UpsheI,
j K Kidd; Pendleton, w C CLAY
ton; Webster, B l. Butcher; Bar
66our, S l. Regar; Preston, F.
Martin; Hampshire, II P G,lkioson:
Randolph, V B Trimble; Mineral,
Col j Johns.
All the counties in the district
were represented either by reg.
ularIy appointed delegates or alter.
mates except Morgan.
Mr. Raymond moved that a recess
be taken until one o'clock NJ
Adopted.
The Convention was called to order
on time, and the reports OF Com.
mittees called for.
The Committee on
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
reported for President Archibald
Oien, of Berkeley; Vice President.
Jonathan Poe, of Tayl Secretary,
George P Sargent, of Barbour;
Assistant Secretaries, S L tlowmoy
of Hampshire. G III Vandiver OF
Mineral, and Fl Clay Hyde of Pres
ton.
The report was adopted, and
Messrs J T Pearce and LEROY
Coffran were appointed to conduct
be permanent chairman to hls seat,
who, in assuming that grave respon-
slbiity, essdyed to express his
thanks to the Convention for the
honor, but his difidence got the
better OF him alt5gather.
The handsome chairman's features
plainly indicated how overwhe med
be Was, but he very gracefully ex-
tricated himself by cutting short
further effort TO address the assem-
oily. / note this episode at length,
because Mr. Oden Is both ready aud
able to express himself well under
ordinary circumstances, and because
10 Is refreshing TO see, once in
while, instances of such diffidence.
Vice President Poe was invit ed to
occupy and escorted 10 the rostrum
Mr. Brown. OF Barbour, took occas or
TO call attention TO Mr. Poe az being
the oldest Democrat IN the Conven-
ton, he having been born in July.
1900 and be had voted the
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
hfty-seven y-aIs. a. p specimen Of
| genuine Democracy, It would do the
younger members Of the Convention
no harm TO look upon him and fol-
/ low bis example.
The report Of the Committee on
/ Credentials was next called and
adopted. The reading Of names OF
delegates was dispensed with.