The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-04-23


just compensation 70 labor, bur not.
tocreale or iUster monupulips
II. ThRtour cpnvicts shall be 81
employed topreyent their com.
petition with honest labor.
10. That every citizen of our
State shail'beaf bis justpgpportion6
|pfthe bnfdensofB oyeruinent and
nomorei andthis unIer appropri.
ate legislation. Tothis end. ifthe
Courts shallhold the tax exempt.
ion act Of1SSl 10 beunconstitution.
al, We favor The submission Of a
constitutional ameHdme1t 10 the
people, 10 enable them, in their
sovereign capacity, TO decide what
property shall be exempted from
taxation. In the meantime as
there are honest differences ofopin.
ion growingontof the tax clause
ofihe constitulionand the legisla-
ton pertaining thereto such differ.
ences should be deferred for such
final decision by The courts are
The people and approptiat. . ilerisla.
ton thereon.
10. That th.s education Of the
masses Y productive Of good gov.
eminent and general prosperity.
We therefore heartily favor the
maintenance Of our free school sys.
TEN and its elevation to the high
es! attainable standard Of excel
lenCe and efficiency.
IL. That we see with satisfaction
the beneficial results To- a large
body Of our citizens from recent
enacments Of a DemocraticI segisla.
ture establishing a system for the
inspection and Notwithstanding
and we believeit TO be iRSthe in.
tertss Of safety aud Of life.
Is. The laboring man having an
equal right with capitalists and
employers toform peaceabls associa.
tons and combinations for the ad.
vanCement Of their own interests,
we favor their protection by law in
the free and peaceable exercise Of
such right.
10. That the great battle Of the
people for the restoration Of CON
stitutional Government and homes
" in the administration thereof
shall not cease; and we invite
while we wage it, againstthe COM
bined powers Of money and mo.
nopoly, the cooperation of all our
citizens who favor good govern
ment throughout the Union and
realize the dangers which threaten
our Institutions.
20. Rcsolrd, That Samuel ]. Til
den is our first choice for the Demo
cratic nomination for President.
Mr.. ST. Clair called for u vote by
counties on the motion 10 strike
out the 10Th resolution:
Ayes-164.
Mac Ate
The resolutions we're then adopt
ed.
On motion of Mr.. St. Clair, of
Fayette, one delegate from each
district was elected to represent
the State at Chicago.
Lewis Baker and Thomas Obi
en-, of Ohio county, were put in
nomination from the First District.
Charley Caldwell, of Wood, nOmi-
mated Mr.. Baker, Mr. Gallagher, Of
Marshall, nominated MIR. O'Brien.
Jos. y. Clifton, Of Lincoln, second
ed the nomination Of Mr., Baker.
Vote, $50.
Baker, 800.
o'Brien, 236.
Mr.. Geo. Molfett, ofUpshur, plac.
cd in nomination f,om the Second
District, VIM, N. Clements,' JEFF.
fersop, Mr.. Chas. Caldwell of Wood,
seconded Mr.. Clements nominal.
ion. Mr.. John J, Davis placed in
nomination Hon. Jos. Vanmeter,
of Hardy.
While the vote was being taken
Mr.. Caldwell moved that tho nom
ination Of Mr. Vanmeter, be made
unanimous. Carried.
Col. VIM. H. Hogeman, Of Kama.
wha, and B. +. Harlow, Of Green.
brier, we're placed in nomination
from the Third District. A ballot
was ordered and taken which re-
suited as follows:
Harlow, 29l..
Hogeman, 2SS.
Mr.. Harlow was declared elected.
Hon. D. II. Leonard was elected
by acclamalion from the Fourth
District.
Adjourned at 7:55 P. Nj, with
three cheers for Tilden.
The First Congressional District
elected the following delegates to
represent this State in the Chicago
Convention: W. E. Lively, of
Lewis county, and Ed. Mcdonald,
ofWetzel.
The Second District: Chas. Wells,
of Marion county, and Hon. H. G.
Davis, ofMineral.
The Third District W. Mollo.