Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1888-08-10
TIE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
One OF the Largest and Most
Harmonious Gatherings
Ever Held in Wayne
County.
A TICKET PLACED IN THE
FIELD COMPOSED OF EN-
CELLENT MEN.

'fo u fCttt ofo OfCftJ
Wipe out tie Element Tia,
Has Been Controlling the Pol
tics of tie County for Years
WIZ Money and Whisky.
Pursuant to a call of the County
Executive Committee, the delegates
selected by the several districts met
at Wayne G. III. last Monday to
nominate candidates for county
officers. The convention was called
to order by VIM. Shannon. Chair
man of the County Executive Com.
mittee, who was elected Temporary
Chairman, at ii o'clock a. NJ. L.
/. McDougal was then elected
Temporary Secretary.
On motion the chair appointed
the following committees:
On Resolutions, L. L. McDougal,
]. X. p. Workman, John Bartram
]. a. York, Rufus Pack and Geo.
Il. Justice.
On Credentials, Thos. Skcans,
Harvey Bloss. John Kinds, 6. w
Stephens, ]. b. Smith and Allen
Craft.
On Permanent Organization, J.
z. Wagner, b. Newman, Jesse
Hooser, Moses Napier, ]. ID. Atkins
and l.. c. Queen.
The convention then took a recess
until | o'clock, p. NJ, in order to
allow the committees time to pre-
pare their reports.
The convention was called TO
order at o'clock p. NJ. On motion
I. b. Mcclure was elected Assist
ant Secretary. The committee on
resolutions reported as follows:
ResOtved, That we approve the
action of the County Executive
Committee in calling a convention
to nominate candidates for county
officers.
=. That we heartily endorse the
action of the National Republican
convention held in the city of Chi
cago which gave us as candidates
for President and Vice President
those noble, patriotic, true Ameri-
cans, Benjamin Harrison and Levi p
Morton.
B. That we condemn Cleveland
and the Democratic party for en-
deavoring to legislate in favor of
Free Trade and foreign nations and
against the interests of American
manufacturers and workingmen.
4. That we invite all who are
opposed to rings, cliques, money
and whisky controlling elections
in this county to aid us in forever
stamping out of existence these
evils.
5. That we recognize in Prof.
I. b. Mcclure a man who is well
qualified for the office of State Su-
perintendent of Free Schools. and
that the delegates from this county
to the Republican State conven-
ton are requested to use all honor
able means i'll their power to secure
for him the nomination for that
office.
Committee on Credentials report
ed regularly constituted delegates
IN this convention as follows:
Ceredo District F. caves, r.
I. McDougal, Thos. Skeans, jas. z.
Wagner and Chas. Fortune.
Union-Wm. Drfoe, ]. K. p.
Workman, Geo. Piles, VIM. Shan
nor, Leroy Campbell J. b. New.
man and Harvey Bloss.
Butler-Johnson Thompson, mo.
Gilkerson, Jno Bartram, Flank
Jesse Hooser, Oliver
Stith and Jno Kinds.
Lincoln-J d Atkins, ] b
Smith, no York, ] n York, An.
1erson Pack, .Ino Lowe and Jno
w Copley.
Grant-Rufus Pack, Allen Craft.
l. { Queen and Johnson Queen.
Stonewall-Moses Napier, 6 w
and Geo r Justice.
The committee on Credentials
also recommended that each dele
gate be entitled to a vote on all
questions arising in said conven.
ion.
The committee on Permanent Or
5anizatlon recommended that the
temporary organization be made
permanent.
The reports Of all OF the commit
ees were unanimously adopted.
Nominations for House Of Dele
yates being in order, the roll of The
districts was called, and when IN
on was reached J -. Newman
placed Alfred Thmp in nomination.
No other candidates being named
Mr.. Tharp was nominated by accla
nation.
For Sheriff, J p. Waymer placed
n nomination X a. Billups. and
VIM. a. Defoe named Philip Hat
en-. Mr.. Billups having sent let
er Of declination to the convention.
which was read, his name was with
irawn, and the convention pro
,eeded TO ballot. The vote stood
iatten n; Dan. Wright 8; H..
Bloss 2.
Mr.. Hattcn having received q
Of al the votes cast was
declared the nominee for Sheriff.
James McQuiu was the unani
nous choice Of the convention for
County Commissioner and his nom
nation was made by acclamation
rs was also the nomination of Ru.