The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-23
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tensively advertised, has come and
gone, and snow only thing of the
past. leaving to many only legacy
of blighted ambition. Candidates
whose faces . few days ago werc
wreathed in smiles, and whose hope
aud Conscience sat high ON their
Skrones and looked complacently
down upon their supposed less fav-
ored competitors, now wear instead
a sad and solemn frown. While it
is true that some of the defeated
candidates showed no symptoms of
great surprise or chagrin, others
could not be comforted and "put
ashes on their heads and refused to
cat meat for many days"
Several of the unsuccessful candi-
dates walked about with down-cast
eOuntenance and seemed to be re-
Peating the old hymn:
my soul is like rusty lock,
Oh, oil it with thy grace;
Oh, rub 1t, rub IT, rub it, Lord,
Until see thy face"
Seriously, we sympathize with
many of the defeated candidates, but
they can draw consolation from the
fact that it is better to have been
beaten in the convention than to go
through a long and tedious cam
paign and then be defeated at the
polls in November, as the ticket
nominated last Saturday will be, as
sure as election day rolls around.
The convention was one of the
most noisy, disorderly and uncon-
trollable that ever assembled in this
city. The chairman could do moth
ing with his gavel toward securing
order, and was compelled to resort
to his hickory cane which he used
so vigorously as to send the perspi-
ration down his face in a way that
reminded one of allow the Waters
Come Down at Lodore."
The assemDlage was called to or
der by Hon. ], B. Menager, who
made one of his characteristic @claim
all with confidence speeches.
G. 7. Morris, of Graham district,
was called to the chair as temporary
chairman, and R. E. Mitchell was
made temporary secretary; the or
ganization a little later was made
permanent, and after appointing the
usual committees the convention
adjourned until after dinner
On reassembling in the afternoon
the various committees made their
reports and the body at once pro-
eeeded to business
Dir. George Poffenbarger, of Ar
buckle district; Mr.. ]. II. Adkins,
of Lewis, and j. C. Porter, of Glen
denim, were placed in nomination
for Sheriff. No choice being made
on the first ballot, Mr.. Adkins with
drew, and the second ballot elected
Mr.. Pofenbarger.
For Prosecuting attorney, the
names OIL. T. Pilchard, ]. a. Glib
bons and ]. L. Written were pre-
scented, and Mr.. PiIchard was nomi-
mated on the first ballot.
The following named gentlemen
were the successful candidates for
the other Offices:
For House of Delegates, T. L.
Davies and ]. V. Stern; for County
Commissioner, C. J. zuspan, for
Assessor, LIST district, Park Gardner,
I'd district, R. L. Barnett; for County
Surveyor, A. L. Borgess..
This wound up the business of the
convention, and without waiting for
a motion to adjourn, the crowd
rushed peIl-mell from the building,
the janitor burned a bunch of rags,
and convention was over.
NOTES.
Among the resolutions adopted
was one favoring the pensioning
of all Union soldiers. Great Scott,
what cheek Why, every old sol
dicr in the building knew that hun
dreds aud thousands of deserving
soldiers had to await the incoming
of Democratic administration be-
fore their claims were recognized.
The Democrats are jubiIant over
the Republican nominations.
The bloody shirt was given a few
faunts.
1t is said that one of the nominees
was so elated that he tried to shake
hands with one of the dummies in
front Of Frfedman's clothing store.
Squire Rollins in nominating
Written, declared him "a young man
of limited means great expectations