The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-01
THE SECOND DISTRICT
W.vArcoNaREss,oNALc CONVENTION
VI tho Republican PArty-nou. =. y. Rsyuold,, Of
Mineral Cnaiy ths s,asdAre B.anr-Hon. i
~. HsEitas Nominee for Ei.cior. 4.
An iAtmontous GAthtrilK, l

. Mineral Ciuaty tbs s,aadAre BeAssr-Hon,
. ~. HszitAs Nominee for El,c,or.
Aa Harmonious dA.h.riAs.
Special Bspdth 10 he IAttuigner.
: GRAFTON, W. Va, July 3l-This It'll
town Is fairly alive with people to.ds,
The Second Congressional District Reput
llcan Convention and John Robinson
circus being the attractions. Farmers iror
the interior OF this and adj di'iniug countir
who came into town and are blocking tb
sidewalks, upon hearing OF the sc!io.
at Parkersburs are, II anything, ou:
doing the en.husasm that prevailed a
Parkersburg, and the universal opinion /
that Bourbon rule will soon be thing 0
the past. 1a5 =, st'-7. : :
The counties in the district are full,
represented, and It did not take Ion 2 ior III,
Convention to get down to work. n
The selection Of a. G. Dayton, of, Bar.
bour county, ss Chairman . Of &thsS tam,
porary organization and G. T. Reilly, a,
temporary Secretary, were 80 appropriate
that * Governor Pierpont moved tina,
the temporary organization be made the
permanent organization, which motion
prevailed. 6 = a.0I71,0--
The same committee chairman ths.
acted at the State Convention comprising
the Second district counti,s 8, was selected
by general consent. The basis Of repre-.
sen'a'ion was thu. adopted by the Par.
kersburg convention. Upon a call for
nominations three gentlemen were pre-.
sented belors The convention, in as foe
speeches, perhaps, as had ever been made
ln that line III tue district, especially ths,
OF John J. HeIz.lf, who. nominated John
W. Mason, which nomination was receiy. d
with appliance similar to that st Parkers.
burg when Judge Max veil was nom,na,.d d.
Mr.. Mason appeared before the conveu.
ton and asked that bis mans be nut con.
slderud, and requested that the gentleman
who had placed him betore the convention
withdraw him. He pledged bis suppor. 10
the nominee, and sald that when the inns
for work arrived te would hand the kew OF
bis clhce to his wife, and Tith his coat off
would not Cease work till the Republican
ticket was elected by tax ridcen and op.
pressed people.
Mineral county presented 10 the Conver-
ton fol Congressional honors, Mr.. Frank N.
Rtynolds, whose qualification, were No
ella Doratey and plAlnly presen,sd 10 the
delegates by Mr.. T. Z. Carekadon tost The
Effect Was plainly noticeable up, II the a.
proving mods and pleas!ng counteuances Of
the delegates.
MIR. Charley Shlnn presented to the con.
vsn.lon Tnomss @. Miller, Of Marion, in
short and pleasing speech, and ,hs nomi.
nation Of Mr.. Miller Mas seconded bv
"BJsss" Lewis, the old color ed orator ot
Marion, who grew warm and said many
happy thirgs.
Prcf. J: K. Clifford, Of Berkeley, placed
Mr.. J. Nelson Wisner in nomination.
George Z. Curry, OF Jefferson, second ths
nomination in a five minutes speech.
The speech OF tx Governor Plerpont in
secondtug the ruomluation Of Mr.. Miller
wrs The speech OF this day. The Governor
began an airsigument Of the Dsmoctatic
party, and belng fresh from the scenes
ut PErkersburg he was thorouphlv
warmed up. HIS questions as to VT sther
ths people were w.llipg longer to submit
TO the Bourbon Iuie were happy IN tntr
conception aud cutting in their.snswer.
Alter paying his attention to the p,esen,
member OF Congress from this district, and
his course in fostering the interests OF Eny-
land 10 the detriment Of our uwn nation.
and especially our own little S ate, rich in
her mineral resources, he paid 4 hand
some tribute to the qualifications OF Mr.
Miller.
Af:er a few more speeches, compliment
ary in their character TO the candidates be-
fore the convention, q ballo. WAS ordered.
Alter call OF the counties and before the
clerks had counted this votes. changing be.
gan by the delegations which elected Mr..
Reynolds, and oeto.e the vote was sn-
uoquced by the Secretary the names Of Mr.,
Wisnsr and Mr.. Miller were withdrawn End
the nomination OF Mr.. Reynolds made by
acclsmation.
Tee greateet enthusiasm prevailed, and A
committee being appointed ior the purpose.
Mr.. Reynolds was soon brought b,i,re The
convention 0nd thanked it tindl7 for the
honor bestowed. He touched upon the
main Issues OF the day and handled the
tariff question in manner indicating that
Mr. Wilson and his free trade theories and
record will be 90 completely tossed in the
canvass that not even fragment ct E,e.
land'a champion dispenser of ideas viii b.
LETT III
Mr.. Reynolds remarks were received
with such decided burst OF enthusiasm
that there was no mis'tkin2 the position OF
the Second distrlct Republicans on the
tariff issue. va @
The convention then proceeded to elect
Presidential elector, vhiuh resulted In
the nelection Of Mr.. John J. usizsll. OF
Morgan county. - we
Uaon motion of Mr.. George F. Evaaa,
OF Berkeley, the platforms OF the National
aud Parkersburg conventions were unsni-
mously adopted.
Tne following committee was 80.
pointed to act in conjunction with the
District committee; ~
J. b. Butt, Jefferson county,
J I. Ri!uy, Berktley county.
G. T. Goshorn, Mineral county
A G. scherr, Grant couaty. :
J.H Hswthorn, Preston county, !.
A. G. Dayton, Barbour county.
n y. Hoffman, Mononogalis county,
L @ Powtli, Msrion COUNTY,
franklin Field, Morgan county.
D. R. B sker, Randolph county. 5s5i
A. II. Tnayer, Tayl lor county, -. : : - 80 J
Mr. Ptauk N. Reynolds, the nominee OF
the convention WIS botn near Prunty.
town, Taylor county, In 1913 He worked
on his fathers farm until about i years ef
age, when he entered the Mouongalia
Academy, at Morgantown, W. Va, from
which he graduated. Ho studied law in
the Office Of the late Jndee Banker, at
Mor9antown, aud was admitted to the bar
in 1865 and commenced the practice OF law
a. Ny ser, W. Va, in 1866. He has be. n
engaged i,nthe practice u law in Mineral
and adjoining counties ever since. lis
has h.ld the Office Of Prosecuting Attorney
Oh Grant county for the last tw.lys years,
having been elscted tiirts yesrs in succps.
sion Prosecuting Attorney OF Mineral
county, and haa been Mayor OF Keyeer and