The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-22
The Democratic State Conyen-

Riley, of the State Executive Com
mittee, who named Senator Chas.
J. Faulkner, for temporary Chair
man; and ]. B. fancy, of the Wheel
ing Register as temporary Secretary.
AFTERNOON.
The committe on permanent or
ganization, reported Hon. G. j.
Faulkner for permanent Chairman;
andR E Horner, of the Parkersbug
Sentinel for Secretary, with all the
Democratic editors present as as
sistant Secretaries.
Committee on Basis of Represen-
tation made the following report,
giving the vote of each county is en-
TITLED to as follows:
Barbour, IA; Berkeley, IS; Boone,
6; Braxton, 10; Brooke, 8, Cabell 20;
Calhoun, 8; Clay, A, Doddridge, 10:
Fayette, II; GiImer, 10; Grant, B;
Greenbrier, 16; Hampshire, II; Han
cock, 5; Hardy, IL; Harrison, %;
Jackson, 10; Jefferson, %; Kanawah,
81; Lewis, 10; Lincoln, II; Logan,
Ia; Marion, 81; Marshall, IL; Mason,
%; Mercer, IL; Mineral, IL; Monon-
gala, u; Monroe, Is; Morgan, 5;
Mcdowell, 4, Nicholas, 8; Ohio 46;
Pendleton, 8; peasants, Z; Pocahon-
tas, 8; Preston, IL; Putnam, IL;
Raleigh, 8; Randolph, IL; Richie,
ID; Roane, 10; Summers, II; Taylor,
IL; Tucker, 5; Tyler, 10; Upshur, 8;
Wayne, 10; Webster, 6; Wetzel, 20;
Writ, 9; Wood, 26; and Wyoming,
The report of the committee was
adopted by reclamation.
The committee on order of busin-
ess reported as follows:
1. Nomination of governor.
2. Nomination of auditor.
3. Nomination of treasurer.
4. Nomination of superintendent
of schools.
5. Nomination of attorney gener-
al.
6. Nomination of two judges OF
the supreme court.
z. Nomination of two presidential
electors at large.
The committee suggested to the
convention that the state executive
committee fill the vacancy on the
national committee, caused by the
resignation of Hon. William NJ
Clements.
The committee on credentials pre-
sented n resolution to the effect that
no proxies be allowed voice OF
vote in the Convention, except from
those counties whose county con-
ventions so instructed.
On i. call of counties this resolu-
ton was adopted by a vote of $50
ayes to 2O5 nays.
Senator Kenna, Chairman of the
Committee on Resolutions, submit
ted the following resolutions as the
platform of the State Democracy.
When the Senator appeared and be-
gan to read he was met with an
outburst of applause;
PLATFORM.
"The Democratic party of West
Virginia, in convention assembled
extends its congratulations to the
party and the people upon the con
ditions upon which the country APP
proaches the Presidential election OF
1888. For nearly a quarter of a
century the Republican party adj
ministered the affairs of the Federal
Government. Disregard of obIiga-
ton to the rights and welfare of the
people, hypocrisy and shameless
prostitution of governmental powers
to pratisan ends, markell the period
of its incumbency. 1t declared by
repeated platforms for the suppress
sion of Mormonism, and yet Nor
manism grew to its present proper
tions under Republican admins
tration. 1t provoked by it's part
san agencies the constant agitation
of the Indians on our frontier until
millions of public money were ex-
pended in the prosecution of indian
wars which honest administration
would have averted. 1t prostituted
the army to political uses at the
polls and the Department of Justice
by its marshals and supervisors to
overawe and intimidate the ballots
of freemen. 1t drove our commerce
from the seas and welcomes to our
shores the twin examples of pre-
tended protection in foreign built
ship under the English flag. 1t
paid millions of dollars for the re-
pair of ships in excess of their or
iginal cost, and left the country
without navy and without ocean
or harbor defense. 1t
soUANDERED WHOLE EMPIRES
of the peoples land on private cor
porations, and emphasized its prodi-
gality of other peoples property by
sealing the gift with nearly hun
dred millions of the public money
in cash. 1t pursued system of
class legislation and subserviency
to the money powers until the best
country in the world was filled with
tramps, made by law out of the
honest laborcrs, and millionaires
manufactured by law out of Repub-
lican partisan and favorites. 1t
perpetuated the exorbitant taxation
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