The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-16
gates duly aceredited. Report adOpt.

gates duly accredited. Report adopt.
ed.
Committee on Order of Business
reported the following: lsti nomina.
ton of two candidates for the House
of Delegates; I'd, the nomination Of
County Commissioner; Sd, appoint.
ment of delegates to the Congress.
iohal Convention; 4th, delegates to
Senatorial Convention; 9th delegates
to State Conversion; 9th, Resolutions,
7th, appointment Of County Execu.
tive Committee.
Report adopted.
On motion of Rankin Wiley, jr.,
the Rules of the House of Delegates,
so far as applicable, were adopted for
the government Of this Convention;
The Chair then announced that
nominations for the House of Dele
gates was in order.
Whereupon, Rankin Wiley, IT,;
nominated Jacob Roush.
DR.. W, S. Hoy nominated Josephus
McMillin.
James Capehart nominated John
NJ. Eckard.
W. c. Whaley nominated H. R.
Howard,
F. NJ. Roush nominated James H.
Sayre.
Henry Fisher nominated Jubal
Melton.
DR.. J. W. Hereford nominated Jas.
L, Knight.
On motion, one candidate was
nominated at time.
The roll Of Districts was then cali.
ed.
Three ballots were taken, and on
the third ballot Mr.. Howard having
received a majority Of all the votes
cast, was declared nominated for the
House of Delegates.
Being loudly called for Mr.. How.
ard responded in short speech &C.
cepting the nomination, which was
substantially as follows:
That he appreciated the eompli.
ment paid him by the Convention
and returned his thanks for the same;
that he accepted the nomination,
and while he was a Democrat, he
would, if elected, be not only the
representative of that party, but Of
the whole people of his county, Dem.
ocrats, Greenbackers and Republi.
cans alike; that whatever measures
would conduce to the interests of the
people of his county he wonld labor
Ffor persistenly; that upon the quest
ion of prohibition, he would without
saying whether he was for or against
it, as that was not before the people
lat this time, define his position as to
submitting an amendment TO the
constitution of the State, by merely
remarking that one of the fundamen.
tai principles Of Democracy is that
all power in the government is vest.
FED IN and derived from the people,
and therefore the people had the
right (and which right should and
Ought to be respected to petition
their servants, the lawmakers, for q
redress of their grievances, this be.
ing Democratic doctrine, he would,
if his people petitioned for it, vote
for bill submitting the question 10
the people, the sovereign power Of
the land. In conclusion, that he
would, if elected, be always found ad-
vocating only those measures that
would rebound to the interest of his
people, without regard to party. age,
sex or color.
Nominations were then made for
the second delegate, as follows:
Geo. Daugherty, nominated John
NJ. Eckard.
DR.. Hereford nominated James L.
Knight.
On the first ballot John NJ. Eckard
receiving majority of all the votes
cast, was declared the nominee of
this Convention; being called for he
came forward and accepted the nom.
ination.
On motion, both nominations were
made unanimous.
The nomination of County Com
missioner being in order, the follow
ing gentlemen were placed in nomi.
nation. John w Stecnheroen John