West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-07-12
structed.

9eniion offered the report OF the
committee on resolutions. The res
clutions were written by Mr.. T.
He srmaus, cashier OF the Kingwood
National Bank, and are as follows:
WHEKEAs, The Republican party In
1903 succeeded i'm sbolishing Gas we fond
ly hoped forcyer) tho old fogy syst IN OF
boupty scourts in our new stat !; lever
TIA less, the Democratic party upon con.s
ing into power, and ia the race OF oft-re-
peated promises of retrenchment and re-
form, hastily brought ack the dead car
cass to life again, TO the great det irnent
OF tire people, in the increase OF taxation
and In the fostering OF strife aRd litiga>
ton betweeL neigh5ors: and,
WHEREAs, The said Democratic party,
notwithstandip its said promises OF re-
form, still clinging to its antiquated coun-
ty court system, and while pretending to
abolish it, has, by receut act Of the leg
islature, only given it a new form r life
in our County, in what is familiarity
known as Hollis County Court Bill : and,
WHEREAS, Believing, AZ we do, that
the effect of the said Bill, instead of less
sonipg our already heavy burden of taxa~
ton, will increase it; therefore,
Resolved, That OF the two systems of
county courts, we prefer the present one,
which Is composed OF tho President and
two associates, to the proposed one to be
presided o er by one man.. who must bo
lawyer.
Resolved, Tha, we hereby earnestly call
upon every voter, without respect 10
party, 10 vote against the ''Holt County
Court Bill >" which was forced upon us by
partisan Legislature for partisan pur-
poses, against the earnest protest of our
two Senators and one Delegate,
RESOLVED, That the Union Republican
party of Preston Is earnestly In favor OF
the adoption of the proposed Constitus
tional AmsndInents to be submitted to
tho pc, pie I'm 1880, by which the bung>
iipg and expensive county court system
as Judiciary, will be superseded by one
that Is safe and efficient, and a much
cheaper and moro efficient mode for the
transaction of the police and fiscal affairs
of the County.
ResotVfd. That we heartily approve the
course of our Senators and Delegate
McCrum in. their opposition to the ne
County Court System for this county.
Dawson read the resolutions.
Dawson, before the vote was
taken on the adoption or rejection OF
the resolut lois. had to go out after
one the district delegations, but the
delegation did not make its appear.
ance.
Mr.. McGrew was called for to
make some remarks upon the reso;u-
tions, but said he had nothing 10
say at that time.
Dawson made no remarks, but the
resolutions we're carried.
DR.. Hall moved that the conven-
ton proceed Immediately to the
nomination ola candidate for Coun-
ty Superintendent. The motion
carried. g7- ''.e..a
Mr.. Fortney offered a resolution
which required the candidates who
submitted their claims to the con-
vention to abide by its decision. Mr..
Heermans thought it wasn't broad
enough. but the resolution carried.
The chairman announced that the
nomination OF candidates was in or
DER
Squire Mitchell. OF Grant district.
nominated pr. NJ. S. Bryts, of Bruce.
ton, which nomination was seconded
by j. Il. Hawthorne.
Squire Wheeler nominated w. s. |
Bayles, which nomination was sec
onded by Francis Heermans, who
said that he .(Bayles) had been
successful teacher, and wound up
his eloquent remarks by saying that
he (Bayles) was "little orphan bow
and the convention ought to nom
mate him.
Dawson got up and stood leaning
upon the general manipulator's table
and said he didn't intend to saw
anything. He quoted portion of
the artful Grafton OF Brutus deliver
ed in the Roman Forum, which
seemed to stimulate him. He grew
eloquent and pathetic. His diction
was pure, his movements graceful.
his eloquencs and logic run down in
streams over the bsr railing, and his
head wagged and wobbled beneat til a
stupendous weight Of wisdom. With
the rapidity Of lightning he poured
forth ideas of'Hreat weight, the most
insignificant Of which, ifit should
enter the mind Of q common man.
would burst his head wide open. He
looked wearisd, gave q cape or two
and fell periodically into his seat
amidst the laundering and enthuai-
astio silence Of the Congregation -
No one starting up a hymn, Judge
Shaw said something for Bayles,
when a certain man Sguires spoke in
favor Of DR.. Bryte, but about the