The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-15

and that an opportunity 70 vote
upon such change when demanded,
Should mot be withheld from them.
We are therefore in favor Of The
submission Of q constitutional
amendment prohibiting the manu-
ffactuFe aud sale Of intoxicating
Liquors within the State. :
6. To the end that acheaperand
more effective mode Of collecting
taxes may be adopted we are 10
favor Of the establishment Of q
county treasurer and the payment
Of taxes at the Court House.
7. We are also In favor Of the
election Of assessors BY magisterial
districts 20 that the enormous
amount Of personal properly that
now escapes the assessor may be
made to bear Its equal and uniform
burden Of taxation, andthus relieve
The over taxed real estate Of our
county.
+! s. We regard the proposed erect.
ion ola new Asylum for the insane
nfthe State as a movement in the
direction Of necessity and humani.
| ty, aud feeling q natural interest
in securing It's location in our own
county, we hereby instruct our
candidates for the House Of Dele.
gales, il elected, to use all honor.
able means to secure its location al
Mason City.
8. In addition tn these matters Of
local interest and Importance and
as q further creed Of political ptin
ciples, we hereby adopt the Demo.
cratic National platform Of 1884.
Mr.. Rankin Wiley, Jr, offered
the following resolution, which
was unanimously adopted:
Resoluel, That we heartily en-
dorse and approve the administra.
ton Of Hon, L. w. Wilson, Cover.
nor Of our State.
The following resolution was of.
fered by Mr.. Geo. W. Tippet., and
was adopted without a dissenting
voice, amid deafening applause, at.
testing the popularity and the high
esteem in which our gallant Con.
gresional standard bearer, is held
BY the Democrats Of Mason county;
Resolved, That we most heartily
endorse the nomination Of Hon. 6.
E, HOgg, as che Democratic candi.
date for Congress in the Fourth
District Of West Virginia, and that
we hereby pledge him our hearty
and loyal suppurt, and that we will
use all honorable means TO secure
his election.
Nominations for Member of the
House Of Delegates from above the
Kanawha, being in order, the call
Of the Districts was made, and
when Lewis was reached, Hon. ].
]. Bright, prerented the name of ].
S. Spencer, in a beautiful aud ell
oquent speech.
IN, Borgess., Esq, Of Graham,
nominated Dr.. L. F. Rousb, and s.
W. somerville, ESQ, nominated j,
W. Windun.
During the call of the roll the
names Of Messrs. Windon and
Roush were Withdrawn, and Mr..
Spencer was nominated by accla
nation.
Being loudly called for he came
forward aad in a brilliant and well
worded speech defined his position
fully on all questions, and accepted
the nomination. When he had
concluded, Hon. G. P. Simpson, in
a speech glowing with eloquence,
on bebalfof Mrs. John R. selbe, pre-,
sented Mr.. Spencer with a beauti.
full boquet, which be accepted, and
returned his thanks in happy and
complimentary words.
For Member of the House Of Del
egales from below Kanawha, Pat.
rick Gahen, Esq., placed in nOmi
nation the name Of Jas. B. McGuf
fin, aud 10 doing so made a short
and neat speech, which elected a
good deal Of applause.
Rankin Wiley, Jr, Esq, in a
fOrcible and pointed speech placed
before the convention the name Of
Dr.. Thos. +. W. Grover, Of Hannah.
Roll called, and Mr.. McGuffin,
receiving a majority of all the
votes cast, was declared the nomi.
nee for the House Of delegates from
below the Kanawha.
Being present Mr.. McGu(in &C.
cepted the nomination in a happy
little speech.
For Commissioner for the short
term, Levi Roush, Of Graham, was
nominated.
For Commissioner for long term
Buryell s. Smith, Of Union, was,
on motion, of DR., W. s. Hoy, nom.
mated by reclamation,
Mr.. Smith accepted the nOmina.
tiOn in a very pretty speech, and
we are only sorry we cannot quote
his speech in full, but the pressure
upon our columns this week, for.