Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-26

John Monroe; Hardy, H. C. Vanmeter
Jefferson, A. S. cambridge; Marion, F. T.
Martin; Mineral, ]. A Robinson; Monon-
gala, s. d. Hirschman; Morgan, w. V.
Kirk; Pendleton, ]. D. Keister; Preston,
/ DR.. W. NJ. Dent; Randolph, E. T. Jones
Taylor, Col. H. S, Wilson; Tucker, L. s.
/ Anvil
ResOlutiOns-BarbOur, j. Hop Woods
Berkeley, Geo. T. KreglOw; Grant, 4. B.
Pugh; Hampshire, B. F. Mcdonald; Hardy,
J. c. Fisher; jefferson, Geo. w. Haines
Marion, c. A. Snodgrass; Mineral, Geo. Z.
/ Price; MOnOngalia, J. S. Hood; Morgan,
A. K. Unger; PendletOn, Sol Cunningham
Preston, ThOS. Startzman; Randolph, l..
ID. ID. Strader; Taylor, ]. H. Holt; Tucker,
| l.. HanSford.
| New Executive Committee - Barbour,
T. J. Il. Brown; Berkeley, JOS. II. Shaffer
Grant, B. l.. Baker; Hampshire, I. r.
Brady; Hardy, J. V. Yanmeter; jefferson,
Chas. II. KOtt; Marion, l.. p. Carr; Min,
eral, c. W. Daily; Morgan. JOS. S. Duck.
wall; MOnOngalia, s. d. Hirchman; Pen.
dletOn, w. c. Hiser; Preston, p. J. CrOgan
Randolph, G. II. Scott; Taylor, ii. S. Viii
son; Tucker, l.. HansfOTd
! Order of BusineSs-BarbOur,W w. Chen
Owith; Berkeley, 5. L. DOdd; Grant, NJ.
NJ. Smith; Hampshire, DR.. J. w. Shull
Hardy, F. C.. WeltOn; Jefferson, John w
Grantham; Marion, J. A. Leeper; Mineral,
Capt, John Sheridan; MOnOngalia, K. T.
Lance; Morgan, A. Il. Unger; Pendleton
Sol. Cunningham; Preston, J. NJ. q. Fair
fax; Randolph, Col. c. J. P. Cresap; Taylel
L. Il. Cofran; Tucker, W. A. Finley.
| Credentials - Barbour, d. W. Shaw,
Berkely, l.. NJ. Shafer; Grant, W. F.
| Dyer; Hampshire, Il. ID. Powell; Hardy,
A. NJ. Inskip; Jefferson, C.. II. Wall,
/ Marion, J. L. Watson; MOnOngalia, J. f.
Dent; Mineral, J. 2. A. Entler; Morgan,
! +. A. Pennen; PendletOn, Sol. Cunning,
ham; Preston, J. II. Carroll; Randolph
b. W. Taylor; Taylor, c. II. Straub
/ Tucker, ID. 5. Minear.
The convention then took recess until
l p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| The Convention reassembled promptly
! ut O'clock. The Committee on Perma-
nent Organization, through their chairman,
reported as officers Of the Convention, Hon.
/ III. G.. Davis, President, and Geo. Z. Sar-
gent, Secretary. The report was adopted.
The committee appointed to conduct the
officers to the platform introduced Mr..
Davis, who came forward and said:
/ GENTLEMEN Your action has Just been
communicated in selecting me rs your
/ Chairman. The honor is very highly ap-
preciated. Our action should be well con-
Sidered, rs the man we select will be the
representative Ofthis District. Applause. ]
There are questions that will call your
attention to briefly. There is the question
decentralization, thequeStion of capital and
labor This is like bird. 1t cannot
fly without both wings Capital is one
wing, labor the other. II one is crippled
the other cannot carry forward the body
polite. There is the prohibition question.
Capitalization OF power in the hands OF
Federal authority. The liberties of the
people are the questions of the hour. Mr..
Davis made several alluSiOnS to the cOndi-
tion of Ireland, which were applauded to
the echo He closed by saying that it had
been said Davis never spoke but he fur
nished the figures. He would not trouble
the convention this time with the figures.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
The Committee on Order of Business re-
ported the usual order. The question OF
whether a majority or twO-thirds of the
convention shall be necessary to nOmina-
ton, WAS left open. Col. CreSap, from
Randolph, was in favor of the twO-thirds
rule. After several questions of order, the
Chair suggested that the report of the COM
mittee be adopted except the question OF 4
two-thirds rule, which WAS done.
The Committee on
BASIS or REPRESENTATION,
reported rs follows That the counties in