West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-04-25
OUR STATE CONVENTION.
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL
AS TAKEN FROM REGISTER,
Samuel J. TILDEN INSTRUCTED
FOR. THE CONVENTION HARMO
NOUS.

The State Democratic Convention
met here this morning for the pur-
pore Of sending the delegates to the
Presidential convention at Chicago.
The convention was called to order
At 10 O'Clock g. m,by D. II. Len GARD ,
Chairman Of the State Executive
Committee. Judge r. S. Brown, Of
Jackson county, was made temper
airy chairman and ]. B. Peyton sec
rotary.
a resolution to appoint a New
State Executive Committee was de-
feated and the old committee retain.
ed until the next conyeution-for
nominating State oFcialp. Ex-
United States Senator Frank Here
ford, OF Monroe county, was made
permanent chairman and w. B Col.
ston, editor OF the Stategmen, oil
Berkeley county, permanent secretary.
The convention adopted the follow
ing resolutions
Resolved, That Samuel J. Tilden
10 our first choice for the Democratic
nomination for President.
That we favor ,Srifi for revenue
limited 20 the neoessitios Of the gov
eminent economically administered
and 50 adjusted in it's application az
TO prevent unequal burdens, ecoour
age productive industries at home,
and afford just compensation to la
Dor, but not TO create OF foster mon
opoieo."
Thet our convicts shall DO 40 era
ployed as to prevent their competi-
ton with bonest labor.
That every citizen Of our State sLal.
bear his just proportion Of the bur
dens OF government and no more :;
and thia under Appropriate legisla-
ton. AS there are honest differ
epces Of opinion growing out VI the
tax clause of the constitution aad
the legislation pertaining thereto,
such differences should be deferred
for sucL fuaI decision by the courts
and tie people and appropriate leg
is!stIou thereon. To this end If the
courts shall hold che tax exemption
act OF 1881 TO be unconstitutional
We favor the admission Of a coustItu-
tiondl amendment to the people to
enable them IN their sovereign ca
paciiy TO decide what property ahall
be exempt from taxation.
Tbst tie education of the masses
10 productive of good government
and general prosp Gritty, We therefore
heartily favor the maint,inance Of
our free school system aud its ele-
walton to the highest attsinable
standard of.exceileues aud efficiency
That we see with satisfaction the
beneficial results to large body OF
our cItlz3ns from recent eLac lments
Of Democratic Legislature estab-
fishing a system for he inspection
and ventilation Of mines, and we be-
Iicve it to be in the interest OF safety
and OF lie.
That the general b.t,ls Of the
people for the restoration Of cou5ti-
tutiouaI government and honesty in
the administration thereof shalt not
cease aud we invite while We wage
it against the combined powers Of
money and monopoly, the cooper
alton Of all our cluzus who favor
good government throughout the
Union aud realize the dangers which
threaten our constitution.
Delegates nt large.
The convention voted that the
delegates at large NUT live in the
disric'o they represent and the
election Of these resulted as follows:
First district, Hon. LEXIS Baker
Second district Hon Joseph Van
Meter Third di0uiolB F. Harlow;
Fourth district p. II Leonard.
The different distriots met 10
Congsonon ia The evening and
e'oc'ej their delegates n tol.ows 49,
laT Disr-E. D. Mcdonald, OF
Wstzs. couaiy, AMI W. d. Lively, Of
Lewis.
2sD. DIST Heory G.. Davis, Of
Mineral, aal G u. Wells, Of M.-
rion.
Bird DIST Frank UarafoyI. Of