West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-07-11
A LARCE AND
HARMONIOUS CONVENTION!
THE DEMOCRACY OF THE
COUNTY Is UNITED.
ONE OF THE LARGEST AND
NOSE ORDERLY CONVEN-
TIONS EVER HELDIN
THE COUNTY,

democracy OF Preston county met In Mass
Convention in Freeland's Hall. at Terra
Alta, on Saturday. July h, TO choose
delegates to the State and Congressional
Conventions, which meet IN Wheeling. Ju-
~ % and Grafton, July, ed, respective
". The Convention was called TO order
by WIN. G. Brown, Jr., Chairman If the
County Executive Committee, who named
DR.. VIM. NJ Dent as temporary Chairman.
w. J. L,v,lle was chos, II tenn orary Sec
rotary and Ii g. Hyde Assistant Score
tary,
The Elk cutive Committee suggested
th ten delegates be appointed from each
msgisterial district to represent the couu-
ty in the State Convent: N. The Execu
tive Committee further recommended that
these ten delegates also be appointed to
the Cor greesional Convenii N. On mo
tion of =. j. Urogan he report of IN, Ex
ecutive Committee was adopted. ii. G..
Worihingt"n moved that the temporary
o'g n: z ,liun be made p, rmanent. CARR
ed.
The following gentlemen were made
Wee Presidents If the Convention: G. T..
Gl,n", Imcc Porg,, NJ j. ID. S'emple,
Col. J. A. f. Martin, DR.. j. G. Kcmble,
Capt. G. d. Furbee, Or. Manown, 5. GIL,
S. ID Berry, seph Ri ger, Geo. De.k
ems, John. W. Guscman.
p Crcgsn moved that each district
their own u gates To the State and Con
OCCASIONAL Conventions. Adopted. The
districts r ported the following lie # del
gate
KINGwo-D.-Dr. Mrowp. G J Sh IT
er, G j A F, Martin, r. ]. Or gan, J.
5 Hunt, WIN @. Brown, Jr., Jno, II.
Brown, }, seph Jackson, Jas. II, Cprrull,
Lee Kussar'
Y.N-C,m. e D. Furbce, p. f. eau.
field, Dr.. VIM NJ. ID ut w II Anderson,
Joseph Guseman, Jacob Weaver, John A
Clark, +. VI. Andrews, John S. T.. Bell,
John CIR gar, Sr
PORTLAND C + Vckcry, y. p. VIII t.
Il j B F lri x. j. G Mayer, Gil W..
l.. Washington, Ii Worihirgtpn, Thos
J # 10, Flank Rihy, j. Is Fugle, p. A.
FIX.
PLkAsAsr j 'sel h Rhg T, Joseph
HarIm n J. A Miller, NJ i-sball Wolf, J
G.. Harm d, John Je. kim, j. Miller, W
I. G'bs n, II Il Harmed j b. W,lf
RtEo. DR. Il NJ. W,st, DE-. j. e..
K"ml IL, s. F. Brown, II. j Dunn, j. w.
Comb', Geo Muligrr, PAuick G,ancy,P
4. C"uiff, j d. Howe, j J. CouiG.
CNIoN.-B. Il. WrtriDg, G. w. White,
j. w. Shsff,r, l. A. Shrifer, ID. Stemple
Jr.. l.. o Siemple, A. L,n'z, David
Wiles, Lloyd LNntz, Thos. Star zn4n.
GRANT Jonas Fraukhcus,r, Flank
NJ Krr, J. II. Ds4hl, w. IL. McGi bbins
l7s Guseman, Jacob FIaLkhouser. A
M'chaU, John Evans, jacob d ahl II
Gribblr.
VAILtY.--J NJ, Corroll, VIM, D Berry,
j. w Gu,emaD, J. S Lpsr, A, +. Boelcy.
Gay FaiIf x. Eneli B,yce,A. ) uck. 5. b
l. ar, II, W. Hu ldl SOC.
Ou motion f Gus. ]. Sh fer the
list Of d l"gales wss sdop'ed. Jam II.
Carroll moved that Chairman, Secretary
and Assistant Secretary be added TO the
lis, OF deltg is. Carried. II. &. Worth
irgtou then iLlrot uc,d the following res
olution:
WHEREAS, | g Ralp' snyd,r, a eli, zen
Of Preston County, ard M anseTving AID
consistent - m' crat, is candidate for
the flee of State superintendent ~ Fn E
S-bOuls aid has made a thoTorgl cauvass
Of The State in the Interest # Democrscy
and himself; thur fore, be il
REs LyED Th.t this G invention rscnm.
mend Mr.. RalPiispJder ~ gentleman
1riby the posilion he setks aud Dlso
recommend him 70 all the del, rates II the
B'ate Convention as gpnl-man whom
we think will adYs' &c the inter .sis OF our
educational Institutions. who The Demo
cracy has fosiered for thirteen years, and
ss one who well Insiltain the reputation
Of CO.. State for the Industry and purity
80 hor ,rhlk. , 0gc,.ta
Wm O. Brown, &c., OFF, 90 an
amendment 70 Wur;hington's resolution:
RssoIygD, That the d,lrga,c3 to fhe
state Convention are instructed 90 cast
tbeif vote 10 body Tor G. Il lphsnyd r
for State superintendent Of Fee Schools.
Carried.
The Chair announced IL there was moth.
ing further before The Convention, mo
ton to adjourn would be 10 order. P.J.
Crogan snd Cyl w. l. Wasbif gton were
call on 10 address the convention. BIth
RenIl msn made ringing spe,chc Gro
gan spoke bri o. bat pointedly, ard was
cbcor,d 10 The echo. Col. Washington de-
livered an eloquent spe CD. lie was ire
qucniiy Interrupted by applause and
cheers.
A tugresti d that three cbeert ne given