The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-01

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common in the state, whereby coun.
" delegates to state and district
conventions are instructed 70 cast
the votes Of the county for partica.
lar candidates, Is open To many Sc.
rious objections, in that 1t gives
rise to fraud aud unfair dealings;
to conventions packed 10 the inter.
est Of particular parties; depriyes
opposing candidates Of ihe repre-.
sentatiyes to which they would
otherwise be entitled; produces com
plant and dissatisfaction; disor-
ganiles the party, and tends to the
defeat Of lis candidates; that we
condem this practice as being at
war withlhe usages, principles and
best interests of the democratic
party and should be discontinued
by oil who have It's success at heart
Voted down.
THE NOMINATIONS.
Then came the nominations, and
as the Counties were called E. W
Campbell Of Cabell, put Mr.. Gibson
| in nomination and was seconded
by Wayne Ferguson of Wayne and
Lynch Of Roane.
Hon. G. P. Simpson, Of Mason,
placed in nomination Mason's fay.
orite and gifted son, Hon. Charles
E. Hogg. This speech, in our OPP
inion, was the best effort Of his
life, aud showed Its effectiveness
later on in the Convention, 10 ,lhg
nomination of Mr.. Hogg,
L. T. Tayener, Esq, Of Wood
placed Judge jackson in nomina'
ton, in most excellent speech, a
credit alike to him and his candi
date.
Immediately after the pomina.
ting speeches we're concluded the
balloling commenced.
The result Of the first ballot was;
Gibson p; Hogg 81; jackson IS, 10
round numbers.
The succeeding ballots were an,
nounced with about the same re.
suits, yaryinga few votes, until the
18th ballot, when there was some
flirting with the delegates, when
Chiffon showed to the front, receiv.
ing As votes, TO 80 for Gibson, Sc
for Jackson; "a for Hugg, and Leo.
nard Of Wood, and Yinson Of
Wayne, each a fraction Of a vote.
The 18th ballot about the same
as the first, and SO continued until
the announcement Of the 2Sth bal
LOT, when it being midnight, and
the lamps had burned OFT, an ad
jonrnment was taken until Wed.
nesday morning at 8 O'clock.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
The convention rs.assembled at
0 o'clock and got down to work
balloting:
10Th ballot-Gibson p; Jackson
60; Hogg 46; Chiffon ]
Both ballot-GibsOn, 10; jackson
60; Hogg 80.
8l.t ballot-Gibson "A; Jackson
s.; Hogg 40; Chiffon /.
82l baIlot-Gibson 70; jackson
68; Hogg IS; Chiffon !.
S3d ballot-Gibson 70; Jackson
81; Hogg Al; Chiffon /
34,h ballot-Gib.on 81; Jackson
GO; Hogg 20; Judge Brown 81.
35th ballot-Gibson Is; jackson
SIS; Brown IS; Chiffon IS.
3G'h ballot-Gibson So; Jackson
go; Hogg 81; Chiffon "a.
S7th ballnt-Gibson IA; Jackson
SO; Hogg II; Chiffon /.
During the call Of the counties
pending the SSth ballot, Mr.. Glib.
son, APPEARED upon the stage and
addressed the convention, thank
ing the Democrats for the horrors
they had heretofore conferred upon
him, and also his friends who had
so loyalty stood by him in this con
test, and announced his withdraw.
al from The race, releasing his
friends from any further support Of
himself, leaving them free TO vote
for what candidate they pleased.
Immediately Mr.. Simpson, the
Chairman of the Mason County
delegation jumped to his feet and
being recognized by the Chair, ask,
ed permission to change the vote
Of Mason county which had given
II of her % votes tn Jackson
Then Mason changed her % votes
to Hogg. Wayne followed with 10