The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-01-17
DEMOCRATIC STATE CON-
VENTION.
Action of the State Committee.
To be held AIT Nlartinsburg. July
2Sth--Delegates TO the Nm
liouaI Convention 10 be
selected by Congress
sionnI nistrict Con.
ycutiOus.
Special dispatch to the Wheeling Regis,erl

Special dispatch to the Wheeling RegisterI
PARKERSBuRG, Jan. Z.
The State Executive Committee
of the Democratic party of West
Virginia, composed of one member
from each of the twelve Senatorial
Districts, met in this city to-day.
There were present NJ. Reilly, Esq,
of Wheeling, Chairman; j. w. Gal
laher, of Marshall, Secretary; David
II. Leonard, of Parkersburg; Win
field Scott, of Clarksburg; j. II. Get
finger, Martinsburg; Il. b. Davis,
Keyser; w. NJ. Dent, Newburg;
George M. Bennett, Weston; Ran
dolph Stalnaker, Alternate for A. G.
Snyder, Lewisburg; j. II. Goshorn,
Charleston, II. r. Howard, Point
Pleasant.
In addition to the members Of the
Committee, there were few other
prominent Democrats who had been
invited for consultation.
The committee assembled at 10
o'clock this morning, Mr.. Reilly in
the chair. The utmost harmony
prevailed, and the business was dis
patched with Mr.. Rcilly's well-known
celebrity.
The first business acted upon which
is of interest to the public, was the
suggestion made by the editorial in
Tuesdays Register, in regard to the
selection of delegates to which this
State will be entitled in the National
Democratic Convention. 1t is un-
derstood that the National Conven-
ton will be held early in June, and
this was regarded as too early for
the placing of State ticket in the
field. 1t makes the State campaign
too long and exhausting. Neither
was it deemed wise by the commit
tee to hold two State Conventions, in
view of the difficulty of getting rep
resentatiyes from all sections of the
State together at one point There
fore, it was deemed best for the peo-
pie of the respective Congressional
Districts to assemble and select each
three delegates to the National Con
vcntion, leaving the tenth delegate to
be selected at large by those in turn.
This plan met with general concur
renee, and was adopted.
In view of the fact that it is next
to impossible to get full meeting
of this committee,it was deemed best
to fix time and place for holding
the Convention, whose duty it will
be to nominate the next Governor,
Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney-General
State Superintendent Of Free Schools,
and member of the Supreme Court
of Appeals, who will administer the
government of this State until the
4th of March, 1885; and, also, to
nominate the Electors who shall cast
the vote of this State for a Demo
cratic President, next winter, at this
meeting. After a comparison OF
views as to the time the Committee
settled upon Wednesday, the 2Sth
day of July Having committed
themselves to tho hottest season of
the year, they cast about for the
coolest place in the State to- hold it.
Clarksburg was spoken Of, but that
place was thought to be too near the
Ohio river to catch the full effect OF
the mountain breezes, 50 Martins
burg, on the blue waters of the Po-
tomac, the home Of the courteous
Faulkner, was selected.
Some further business looking to
a future organization of the party,
which may not be laid open to the
public gaze at this time, was trans
acted. The members of the commit
tee and the visiting statesmen were
handsomely entertained while here,
and leave with the most kindly feel
ings toward the principal men in
our city.