The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-10-06

Man Who VIII Defeat Miller
OF POca for Commissioner
A Large and Enthusiastic
Crowd OF Democrats Address.
cd BY Hon. g. p, Simpson
The Patrick Henry OF w esl
Virginia, .slnd Leuis Barn
hard the Orator Of Putnam
Reported for the RrGlsrstl
Pursuant to call the Putnam
County Democratic Convention con
vened at the Court House, satur
day, October End, for Che purpose
Of nominating a member for The
Legislature aud County Commits
sioner
Early in the morning the town
began to gil, people coming ii
from evory direction, and when
the bell rang the Court House wa
crowded with a host Of Democrats
all determined to see the tickel
nominated, elected.
The Convention was called tt
order by Clarke Atkison, who call
ed the Hon. Rufus swit1er to The
chair. W. A. Alexander was chos
en- Temporary Secretary and thil
Organization was made permanent
On motion Of Dr. Carpenter, Of
Poca, the Basis Of Representation
was made the same as that Of the
Congressional and Senatorial Con
ventions.
The several Committees on Rep
resentation, Order of Business and
Resolutions were appointed, after
which the Convention toOk an in
Permission Of fifteen minutes
After the Convention was called
to order the several committee.
made their reports.
The Committee on Order of Bus
mess reported the following
Nomination of a member of the
House of Delegates, Commissioner
and members Of County Executive
Committee.
The Committee on Resolutions
adopted the Resolutions adopted
by the Congressional Convention
at Point Pleasant, August 24th
1886. Committee on Resolutions
Sam. Burton, r.. W. Watkins, D.
B. Walker, Lewis Craig, J. +. Bow.
yer.
7. c, Atkison, of Buffalo Dis.
trict, Thos. A. Markham, of Scott,
we're put in nomination for mem.
bers of Legislature. Mr.. Atkison
receiving IS votes was declared
the nominee of the Convention.
The next thing in order was the
nomination Of Commissioner
The names of ]. W. Frazier, Of
Teasy's Valley District, W. H.
McAlisler, Of Currey and I.ucian
Martin, Of Puca, were presented,
Mr.. McAlister receiving 80 votes
on first ballot was declared the
nominOe'of the Conventions
The following named gentlemen,
one from each District, we're select.
ed as members Of the County Exec
ntive Committee: J. ?. Thompson,
Of Curry District; W. S. Burton. Of
Teasy's Valley District; NJ, V.
Brown, of Buffalo District; ]. II.
Stewart, Of Scott District D. A.
Thomas, Of Union District; Lewis
Bowling, of po,a District.
After loud calls for Atkison, Mr..
Atkison went to the front aud
made short speech. He is most
intelligent man and will make an
able member of the Legislature.
He ia man Of sterling qualities
and knows the interest Of the PEG.
pie Of his county and will advocate
them. He will not only have the
support of his own party, but that
Of the Greenback element, which
together insnres him success,
Lewis Barnhardt, Of Buffalo,
amid the cheers Of his friends
mounted the rostrum and in a few,
well chosen remarks, that the Re
publicans here dare not refute.-
He spoke Of the speech delivered
by Matt, S. Hughes in behalfOf the
Hon. John A. Hutchinson; and
compared Mr.. Hughes to the I'D.
vance agent of Barnum's Circus.
He stated how Mr., Hughes was a
voucher for Mr.. Hutchinson's char,
acter. Mr.. Hughes stated to the
people here that Mr.. Hutchinson
was a Moderator in the Baptist
Church, and that he knew so little
of the way of the world that any
school boy in Putnam coun:yOould
beat him playing pins or dominoes.
Mr.. Barnhardt said Mr. Hughes
might trulhfully have added that
Mr., Hogg could defeat him at the
game for Congress. Az the close Of