Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-22

Signed. II. A. fECk, CnarmAu
J. E. MILLIAUER,
80 Secretary Committee.
The report was unanimously adopted.
The Chair-The next business is the re-
port of the Committee on Permanent Or
ganization.
The chairman of the committee, Mr..
Turner, read the report as follows:
The Committee on Permanent Orsanlza'
ton report for permanent chairman hon
J. J. Woods, OF Ohio county, and the follow
ing Vice Presidents:
C. +. Singleton, of BraXton.
W. Fl. Billings, of Brooke.
J. V. Blair, of Doddridge.
J. S. Withers, of Gilmer.
John Cunningham, of Hancock.
Wm. Hood, OF Harrison.
Henry Langford, of Lewis.
VIM. Cecil of Marshall.
Louis Delbrugge, Of Ohio.
G. d. Smith, of Tyler.
N. R. Grouse, Of Wetzel.
And for permanent secretary c. b. Iur'
ner. OF Brooke, and for assistant secretaries
the representatives of all Democratic news
papers in the district present at the con.
yentiOn.
Respectfully submitted,
z. NJ. Turner, Chairman.
W. W. TR NNON, Secretary.
The report was unanimously adopted, and
the chair appointed Messrs. Turner, of Har-
rison, Lively of Lewis, and Palmer, OF
Brooke, as a committee to escort the chair
man elect to the platform.
When Mr.. Woods had appeared, the tenn
porary chairman introduced him to the del
egates, and after returning his thanks very
briefly, Mr.. Woods called for the secretary
and his assistants to come forwar1 and
business was proceeded with.
The Chair-ls the Committee on Rules
and Order of Business ready TO report
Chairman LewisIMy report is ready and
has been sent to the stand
The secretary read the report as follows;
The Report.
The Committee on Rules and Order of
Business respectfully report the following
resolutions
Resolved, That the rules of the West
Virginia Legislature, as for as applicable,
be adopted for the government of this con-
vention.
Resolved, That the order of voting shall
be by counties called alphabetically.
Resolved, That the convention proceed,
First-To nominate a candidate for Con-
gress.
Second-An elector for the First Con-
gressional District.
Third-The election Of an Executive
Committee. A. A. LEWIS, President
r. r. MANHULL, Sec'y.
The report was unanimously adopted.
The Chair-Is the committee on resolu-
tions ready2
The report was sent to the platform and
read as follows:
Committee en- Resolutions.
The Committee on resolutions in imita
ton of the example set BY our noble stan
dard bearers, Cleveland aud Hendricks in
their letter Of acceptance report as follows:
Resolved, That the platforms Of the Ma
tional and State Democracy be and the
same are hereby affirmed and adopted as
the platform of this convention.
Resolved, That this convention most cor
daily endorses the nomination Of Cleve-
land and Hendricks, and the entire Demo
cratic State ticket.
R. R. MARSHALL,
Chairman.
J.V. BLAIR,
Secretary.
Chas. D. J. Bingell, J. Fl. Camp NJ. W.
Ball, Jacob KobbYard, D. W. Williamson
d. A. Dorsey c. B. Turner, Sep. Hall.
Committee.
The report was adopted.
The Chair-The next business is the
nomination of candidate for Congress.
Mr.. Phillips, of Ohio move that nomin-
ating speeches be limited to ten minutes.
A voice. move to amend by making it
FIVE minutes
The amendment was carried and nomi
nations called for.
The clerk proceeded to call the roll, and
when Braxton Was named, Mr.. Corly in a
brief speech named
Mr.. NJ. 7. Frame
as a candidate who could roll up a majority
in Braxton greater than that which would be
accorded any other man.
When Brooke was called, Mr. Palmer
took the platform and in an eloquent speech
named
Prof. W. X. Pendleton
as man the peer of any gentleman in the
State in all that went to make up an ideal
candidate. A voice-"give in his name. ]
"Yes will give you his name, and when
you get it, you will be as proud
of it as we are. have only only FIVE min
utes to give it to you in, and God knows |
cannot detain you very long. If you can't
sit and stand it that long you had better 20
down stars and cool of in the rain. My
candidate has never betrayed any trust
reposed lin him by the people
Of West Virginia. Time.l AS
Superintendent of schools he gave no cause
for SORROW to his friends, and for q quarter
of century be has stood as the honored
and respected head Of the chiefest institute
of learning in the state. 1t used to be the
boast Of West Virginia that she
had given birth to Philip bod
dridge. now name William
(. Pendleton as man worthy to be the sue
cessor of that distinguished citizen, Cheers
and promise you that if it shall be your
pleasure to select him as your leader. he
will redeem the First Congressional Dis
trict from our enemies, and will roll up an
old time majority for the ticket" Cheers;
When Gilmer county wss called J. s
Witness came forward, and in q stirring sd-
dress named
Judge John Brannon-
Eis candidate he said. had never been de.
feated, and if placed in nomination to-day
he would carry out his record BY redeem
ing the First Congressional District The
name Of Judge Brsppon was greeted with
loud cheers and clapping Of hands, showing
the distinguished candidate to be th'
favcrite of a large proportion Of the con
Yention. ,
Gen. Price took the floor when Marshal
was reached, and made an earnest appea
for the recognition of his county 8 fsvorite
Lewis 3. Newman.
'Mr. Newman is farmer" he said, "wh'
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