West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-08-01
STATE COW ENTI0N.
LARGEST DEMOCRATIC GATH
ERING EVER HELD IN
THE STATE.
A GOOD AND POPULAR TICK EFT
NOMINATED.

the kind that ever asse mbed 10 the
State. Every county in the State
sent large delegations composed CT
the most part Of their best AMI most
prominent citiz ms. At 10 o'clock
on Tuesdaythe Convention was called
to order by Chairman Leonard of the
State Executive Committee and be
named Hon. John Blair Hose as
Temporary Chairman. Mr.. Hoge
made an address upon taking the
Chair and after the usual committees
were appointed, the Convention
adj 'urDed till s o'clock. Promptly
at . the Convention was again called
to order andss lively sessioa snsued
The trouble was occssioned by the
committee on Permspeat Organiz.
ton presenting the name OF George
d. Mofatt, editor Of the Wheeling
Register, for Permanent Chairman.
When Mr.. Moff,tt SAW the bitter
opposition which prevailed ia the
Convention against him he asked
that his name be withdrawn. No
business wss transacted further that
Cay and the Convention adjourned
till Thursday morning.
At 10 o'clock Thursday morning
Judge Roge called the Convent ion
to order aud the Committee on Perm
anent Organic ,tion submitted the
came report as that oil the previous
day except that Hon. John Braunon
was name1 for CHAIRMAN iusteai OF
Mofatt. This rerort was unani-
mously sdopted.and Judge Brannon
took the char amid deafsn,ug
applause.
The Committee on Resolutions
submitted a series of resolutions
endorsing the Chicago platform aud
he platform of the State Convention
held at Charleston. These we're
adopted, The nominations for G ov-
ernor now commenced. Farmer
Snodgrass, OF BerkIey county put in
nomination the Hon. BOYD Faulkner
OF Berkeley county and his nomlns-
tion was seconded by Caldwell ui
Wood County and LiVly oil L.wrs.
Daily OF Mineral county nominated
Hon, Joseph VanMetsr Henry S.
Walk presented the Hon. E.
Willis Wileon and FJutain Smith.
Hon. A. F. Raymond. The fra;
ballot give Wilson 2Ol, Faulkner
224, VanMeter SO and HAymond
80. Gu the second ballot the votes
began to change rapidly 10 Wilson 3
favor and the other candidates with
drew and he was unanimously de-
clsred the nominee OF tps CouvrnLio
Mr.. Wilson WAS waited upon at his
hotel by a$oommIt'eegAPpointeh by
the Chair and, informed Of rvs nom.
nation, He very soon appeared be.
fore the Convention and m ade short
address that was received with ap.
plsuse.
The different candidates for Audi
tor were now put 10 uom:notion aud
the balIotipg commepced7- On the
let aud 2 ballot Cam w. Tnom pSou,
Of Summers county led. O., The 8 /
ballot the counties began 10 change
their ballots TO DuAsy who was noun
mated ~ stampede. NJm nations
Ior Treasurer were now beard. W.
L. Thompson, of C-bell Alex Mon
roe, Of Hampshire, ard j. NJ. Todd
Of ONO, wese nominated. Tusre was
the widest Confusion during the TAX
ing Of the ballot. The result, how
ever, was the nomination OF Tbomp-
son by a fair majority. As it was
now growing duck the Convention
sdjonrned TO meet at Wash ineton
Hal al $50.
Il was fully 8 o'clock when the
house wac called to order. The FIST
regular order was tbs nomination Of
a candidate Tor Attorney General.
Toe different candidates we're ali put
10 nom:ustiou by neat speeches, and
the 6rst ballot gave Caldwell a de-
o'ded victory and The nomination.
The next business was the ssleo-
ton OF Judges o! the Supreme
CooTi. a, @. sryder wss put in
$780, "a