Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-09-25
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.

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The Congressional Convention of
the Second Congressional district,
met ut Keyser, Sept. 0. The chair
man of the District Executive Com
mittee, N. N. Hoffman, Esq, called
the convention to order, and intro
duced as temporary chairman Hon.
Marshall Hagans, of Monongalia.
Mr.. Hagans, in neat speech accep-
ted the honor, and G.. L. Gosorn, of
Grant, was elected Secretary. The
usual committees ON Credentials,
Resolutions, Order Of Business and
Permanent Organization were
chosen, and the Convention adjourn
ed to meet at / o'clock.
After the reassembling of the
Convention the Committee on Per
manent Organization reported,
making the temporary organization
permanent, the other committees re-
ported, the report of the Committee
on Resolutions being unanimously
adopted, and the Convention pro.
ceeded to ballot. The balloting was
pretty much all one way. Barbour,
26 for Flick. Grant, IL for Flick ;
Hampshire, 8 for Flick: Jefferson,
10, Marion, AZ, Mineral, 90, Monon-
gala, AZ, all for Flick, Morgan, for
Flick, PendletOn, Ia, Preston 30,
Randolph, ~, Taylor. 90, Tucker, z,
all for Flick. Then Berkeley gave
her 81 votes to Flick, and Morgan
gave the whole 16 to Flick, and
amid great enthusiasm, the nomina-
tian was madegunanimous by accla-
nation.
A committee was appointed to
wait upon Gen. Flick and escort
him to the platform. He was intro
duced By the chairman and address
ed the Convention in a telling
speech of about fifteen minutes,
eliciting frequent cheers and APP.
plause. The Convention then ad.
jouIned.
The following are the resolutions :
ResOtced, That we deplore the de-
feat of James G. Blaine and the
election of Grover Cleveland to the
Res0lued, That we condemn the
present administration for its vacil.
lating policy at home and its
subserviency to English diplomacy
abroad.
ResOlced, That we unqualiiiedly
condemn the action of the President
of the United States in vetoing the
many bills passed by the last Con-
gress for the relief of the brave sol,
diers wounded, manned and dis
abled In the struggle for the pres
ervation of the Union.
Res0lred, That we believe in the
protection of American industries
as principle, and are opposed to
national legislation tending in the
direction of free trade; and we
therefore condemn the vote cast by
the Democratic representatives from
this district in Congress, in favor
of the measure known as the
Morrison Free Trade bill.
Resolved, That inasmuch as the
workman is of greater Importance
than the work, we are opposed to all
measures that would tend to place
the intelligent and honest laborers
of this country on level with the
pauper labor of Europe. We believe
it is the first duty of the govern
ment to take care of its own citizens
and that it may do this effectually,
it must protect the laboring class,
the bone and sinew of the nation,
from ruinous competition. 1t is, to
this end, the bounden duty of the
government to protect the laboring
class from the greed of soulless,
grasping corporations, by legislation
against the importation OF paupel
laborers from any and all countries
Resolued, That it is duty ilnpos
ed upon Congress to regulate com
merce between the States; and VIC
demand the passage Of the Cullun
bill, as amended, SO that the people
may be relieved from the burden o
unjust discrimination in freight
rates imposed by the great railroad
corporations of the country, and the
railroad companies inhibited from
charging a higher rate for a shor
haul than for a longer one; and W.
deprecate and condemn the actor
of the Democratic majority in Con
gress in refusing to grant to The
people the relief so much desired
and needed.
ResOlUed, That we demand tina
the rights of American fishermen il
Canadian waters be maintained b,
our government with dignity an(
we condemn the cringing attitude o
the present administration in dealing
with this important question
Resolced, That we deplore the fac
that Democratic majority in Con
gress defeated the Blair Education
al bill, and we demand that it or +:
like measure be passed by the mex
Congress.
ReSolred, That we hold that tn,
public domain is the heritage of thu
American people, and therefore W.
are in favor of issuing patents TO
the public lands to actual settlers
citizens or intending citizens, only
We believe that from this time non
resident aliens and especially non
resident alien corporations SHOULD
be prohibited from acquiring title t.
lands in this country.
Res0lUed, That we are in favor o
the protection of the wool CROWN.
interest by the restoration Of thu
duty of 1867, or an equivalent
Keyser Echo.