The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-02-18

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since the political redemption Of the
State from Radical misrule, will be
held. The voters Of the State win be
called upon to choose: Electors to
vote for President and Vice President
Of the United States; a Governor of
the State; u Judge Of the Supreme
Court Of Appeals; a Treasurer Of the
State; an Auditor Of State; an At
torney-General; a member of Con-
gress in each of the Congressional
districts of the State; a full House OF
Delegates; together with one mem
Der Of the State Senate from each
Senatorial district; upon which Leg
islature, when assembled, the i'm
portant duty will devolye of electing
a United States Senator, torepresent
West Virginia in the higher branch
of Congress for six years; in each
Judicial district Of the State Judge,
who shall hold his Office for the term
Of eight years.
In each county Of the State the
voters will be called on to choose;
One President of the County Court
One Prosecuting Attorney;
One County Surveyor;
One or more Assessors.
In each Magisterial district Of
each county: Two Justices of the
Peace and one or more Constables.
1t is clearly within the power Of
the Democratic party to choose the
Electors for President and Vice Pres.
ident, to fill all the State offices, tc
elect the members of Congress, a ma.
jority Of both branches of the Legisla
ture, and to fill q large majority o.
the minor Offices.
In view of the fact that great dan.
ger to the form Of government estab
lished by our fathers exists, as evi.
denced by the efforts of the Republi.
can party to centralize power in one
man-carried SO far as to threaten
the country with third term can.
didate for President of the United
States, thereby establish a danger.
Gus precedent, one which in the
opinion of our wisest and best states.
men, will ultimately lead to the
adjustment of the Presidential cleo.
ton, and result in Imperialism; and
in order that the Democracy of West
Virginia may effectually cooperate
with their fellow-Democrats in other
States, to prevent the consummation
of this great conspiracy against our
present form of representative gov.
eminent, we recommend thorough
organization of all the voters in the
State opposed to it, and to that end
we urge that the County Executive
Committees in each county proceed
ut once to organize their several
counties by magisterial, school and
election districts, to fill all vacancies
that may exist in working commit.
tees with active. Jealous and perse
vering young m en- allied to our cause
We need them to aid the veterans
who have stood by our cause in the
dark struggles of the pasSs, The mem
Der of the State Executive Commit
tee for each Senatorial district is al
in counties where there isGc
County Executive Committee in ex.
istence, to appoint one for said coun.
ties, who shall be appointed by the
Democratic voters Of said county in
County Convention assembled or
otherwise.
That the County Executive Com.
mittees when fully organized, pro.
coed to appoint an active committee
of five in each magisterial district,
whose duty it shall be to organize
their several districts by school and
election districts, provide for the
formation Of clubs, the listing of all
the voters in said districts, with the
politics of each voter designated, and
giving their post-office address.
We believe this preliminary organ
ization will be beneficial in awaken.
ing an interest in the voters of each
magisterial district in the State, SC
that proper and efficient delegates
will be selected to attend district,
county, and State conventions, upon
whom the very responsible duty is
placed of nominating good and trust
worthy candidates for the various
offices to be filled, with the work Of
selecting candidates well performed,
our party success may be considered
almost assured; and with an interest
aroused in the minds of each voter,
good selections of candidates are most
sure to follow.
After the selection of our standard
bearers at the State Convention on
the 2Sth day of July next, the further
duty will devolve upon this commit.
tee, or their successors, of arranging
further in detail our State organiza.
ton, conduct of the campaign, and
the more important plans for secur-
ing a full attendance of our voters al
the polls.
As the National Democratic Con-
vention will be held some time prior
to our State Convention, the follow
ing plan was adopted to provide rep
resentation in the same from West
Virginia:
Resolved, That the Democratic Con.