The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-08
TENTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT
Republicans Nominate Hon. A. G. Eilncal
80 'ruolynr Cnuntv

of Tucker County.
Special DtSpGleh to TIC IatelltG,ncer
BUcKuANNoN, w. Va, Sept. Tho
Republicans oil this, the Tenth Senatorial
district composed OF the counties Of Bar
bour, Taylor, Randolph, Lewis, Upshur
and Tucker, met in convention in the
Court House at 1880 o'clock this morning.
DR.. Matthew s, Holt, chairman Of the
committee, called thoconvenlion to order.
Capt. A. NJ. Pouudatone nominated NJ. I.
Hall, Of Barbour county, for temporary
chairman. On taking the chair Mr.. Hall
said he supposed the reason he had been
chosen was because he would not make q
speech and he would not disappoint
them, and announced his readiness to
proceed to business. NJ. s. Holt nomi.
natedIA. B. Clark, oi Buckhannon, as tenn
porary secretary. Daniel Baker, OF Ram
dolph, moved that all tho Republican
editors be made assistant secretaries. A.
NJ. Poundstone moved that the following
committees be appointed: One on Per-
manent Organization, Credentials, Reso.
lutions aud Basis OF Representation. Car.
ried.
The following gentlemen were reported
for the various committees: Permanent
Organization, Rev. James Teeter, Of Bar.
bonr, Henry Walter, Of Taylor, D. r.
Baker, OF Randolph, ]. s. W. Dean, Of
Upshur, J @. FELTON,, OF Tucker, and g. O.
Danser, Of Lewis.
On Credentials, G. NJ. Kittle, Of Bar.
bour, DR.. L. L. Wilson, Of Grafton, George
Buckley, OF Randolph, DR.. ], P. Miller, OF
Upshur, ]. o. FELTON,, OF Tucker, and DR..
William LeyGold, OF Lewis.
Resolutions, Spencer Dayton, oil Barbour,
L, NJ, Laiollette, OF Taylor, Miles King, OF
Randolph, A. NJ. Poundstone, oil Upshur,
s. I. Purkey, Of Tucker, and William L.
Dunnington, Of Lewis.
TIE RESOLUTIONS.
The resolutions adopted are:
WHEREAS, The Democratic party in its
efforts to obtain control OF this State, in its
conventions, from the stump and through
the medium Of the press promised To
lessen the expenses OF the Judicial, legis-
lative aud executive departments, and
after coming into power instead Of fulfill.
ing said promises vastly increased those
expenses, and thereby materially In.
creased the burden OF taxation 40 will be
1een by reference to the legislative appro-
prlations.
WHEREAS, 1t is fundamental principle
OF our government that the people have q
right to ortain the organic law under
which they live, and the Democratic
Legislature having ignored that right In
its refusal 10 submit to q vote Of the people
the prohibition amendment to the Con.
stitution, therefore,
resolved, That wO favor the submission
OF such an amendment 90 that the same
may be determined by the suffrage Of the
people, as to whether or not II shall be.
come part OF the organic law.
RESolvsi, That we favor an amendment
OF The Constitution Of this Slate 10 exempt
from taxation all agricultural productions
grown directly from the soil, and the. pro.
ducts aud increase In the number Of live
stock produced within the State during
the year preceding the day on which tho
aBsesament ol taxes commences and 10.
naming uAsold on that day In tho
possession Of the original owner or bis
agent, aud the exemption from taxation
Of all manufactured articles and products
OF mechanical skill and labor produced In
the State during the ssino tine and re.
naming unsold on Faid day In the hands
OF the producer or his Rgent,
RcSOiUsd, That we most heartily con.
demn tho DemoCfAllC party Of ths State
for iLs extravaganza, itg .vaCillatlon on
every important issue bsiore the people
and lie double dealing during the whole
TINA that IL Ina had control OF this State,