Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-22
DEMOCRATIC TINE.
Nominations Of the Democrats of Dodridg,
County.

Nominations Of the Democrats of Dodridge
County.
Special Correspondence Of the Re9iSLer.
WEST UNION, October 19.-The DemOe-
rscy of Doddridge county covered them
selves with glory to-day. In pursuance of
the call of the Democratic Executive Com
mittee, the Democrats of this county met
in mass convention, one thousand strong,
to nominate candidates for delegate to the
Legislature and County Commissioner.
The committee was called to order by
Mr.. Gaines, as temporary chairman, and
the editor of the Record as secretary. By
report Of the committee on permanent Or
glnizatiOn, the temporary organization
was made permanent, with the addition of
any Democratic editor present as assistant
secretary.
On being escorted ID the chair Mr..
Gaines thanked the Convention for the
honor conferred in being elected to preside
ut this the largest Democratic Convention
be had seen for years. He cOunseled mod
Grafton, and asked the convention to place
in nomination men who would lead the
Democrats of DOddridge County to certain
victory. After the adoption Of ringing
platform the Convention proceeded to NOM
mate candidates for the Legislature and
County Commissioner.
Judge Chap Stewart was nominated by
acclamation, aroused the widest enthusi-
asm, for delegate to the Legislature, and
in a speech of great power Judge Stewart
thanked the Convention for the unexpec-
ted honor conferred.
Mr.. A. c. MeGee was nominated by ac-
elamation for County Commissioner. On
motion the Convention adjourned.
The Democracy of DOddridge county
had come from their farms and workshops
to welcome the next Congressman from the
| First District, Hon. John Brannon;
unfortunately Judge BranRon did not re-
ceive the invitation of committee to speak
at the convention in time to be present,
the invitations conflicting with prior en-
gagements. Mikado GOff, the man who
would not have the nomination on any
terms who wrote con6ding letters to Capt.
Dovener that under no circumstances
would he be candidate, but who still
accepted the nomination that he well knew
would be his, spoke here few days ago.
His speech was divided in about equal
quantities Of high protective tariff, Repub-
lican purity of administrations and wav-
ing the bloody shirt. He failed to arouse the
enthusiasm OF former days. Intelligent
Republicans all over the First district
know that Gen. GOf' has ridden rough
shod over the best men and trusted leaders
of the Republicans OF the First district.
However, the Democrats hada glorious
reunion, notwithSt anding the absence of
their gallant standard bearer, Judge Bran
non. Hon. Ira C.. Post, candidate for the
State Senate from this district, was intro
duced by the chairman to the convention.
Mr.. Post spoke for one hour and half.
lie handled without gloves the administra-
tion of the Republican party both State
and national. By his quaint humOr and
sedge hammer blows at the Republican
party's policy he brought down the house.
Mr. Post said he had made canvass Of
Gilmer, Calhoun and Richie counties, and
that the Democracy of those counties were
fairly ablaze with enthusiasm, reminding
him OF q Presidential campaign, and that
he was going to get there.
Mr.. Post said he WAS sorry that the Re-
publicans had not nominated some young
Republican for the State Senate; one who
was not identified with the diSfranchise-
ment and proscriptive policy of the Repub-
iean party in this State. He did not like
to discuss such record. But the Re-
publican party had placed in nomination
for the State Senate in this district the
man of all others who champiOned both as
Judge and legislator the disfranchlse-
ment and proscriptive policy of the Re
publican party of this State.
1t is ACKNOWLEDGED by Republicans that
Judge John BrannOn will carry the First
district, and in Judge Brannon the First
district will have a representative the
equal of any in the Fiftieth Congress.
Judge Stewort will undoubtedly carry
Doddrigde county. The Democracy OF
Richie are enthusiastic over Greed Collins
nomination for the Legislature, and will
carry the county with rush, have
travelled over large portion Of the First
and Fourth districts, and the indications
are that the Democracy will Sw eep both
these districts in November.