Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-14
THIRD DISTRICT
Republicans Choose Delegates to the Ma
IiUnai Convention.

iUnai Convention.
spcria' T7legraas to The S,u,day Eegistcr
CHARLESTON, May l2.-Ihe Republican
delegates OF the Third Congressional Dis
trict met in tie Opera House at ll:l5 this
morning for the purpose Of selecting dele
gates 20 the National Republican Couyer-
tioH.
The convention was called to order hy
4 Burlew, C,airmaH Of the Third Coz
gressional District Republican Committee.
Barlow stated tie object of the convention.
after which Col. j. W. NJ. Appleton, OF
Monroe county, was selected Temporary
chairman, and on motion A. II. Malone,
KRuawha; l. f. McWhCrter, aud all Re-
publican editors present were constituted
secretaries of the convention. Ga motion
of A. Burlew, the chair appointed five
members OF each Of the following commit
tees: On Credentials, Permanent Organi-
cation, and Resolutions.
The Chair named: On credentials, T..
J. Wilson, Fayette; John Hewitt, Mercer;
A. c. Gladly, .Rlleigh; Samuel Hawk,
Summers, and Neil Robinson, KsnRwha.
Permanent Organization and Order of
Business: WIN. Wyant, Fayette; Hiram
Lewis, Clay; J. J. Swope, Monroe; John
A. Barber, Jr., Monroe, and J. II. Brown,
Kauawha. Resolutions: A. Burlew,
Kanawha; Martin HILL Nicholas; Ash
Prince, Raleigh; W. S. Mckinney, Kama
wha, and j. IL. Gaines Fayette The
conver ton then took recess but did not
reassemble until nearly an hOur after the
time set. The first order Of business was
to receive reports from the committee on
permanent organization and order OF bust
meas, which was
First, that the temporary organization
he made permanent; second, report OF the
Committee on Credentials; third, report Of
the Committee on Resolutions; fourth,
nominations for two delegates and two
alternates to the Chicago Convention, to be
chosen sepa ratoly, the majority of all the
votes cast necessary TO choice. Adopted
The Committee on Credentials reported
the names Of those delegates who were en-
titled 10 sit in the convention. The basis
of representation was as follows: Boone
county (, Clay /, Fayetle Is, Grcenbrier :,
Kanawha -, Logan ,, Mercer :, Monroe
10, Mcdowell 3, Nicholas i, POcOhOnta2
4. Raleigh :, Summers 9, Upshur II,
Webster ,. Wyoming /.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
a lengthy paper Condemning the admins
tratiOn OF President Cleveland and de-
nOunCiug the Democratic party and laud-
ing the Republican party to the skies. 1t
asked that tax on liquors and tobacco he
abolished; that hureau immigration he IS.
tablished, and That the reiIs OF gwCrnmeut
BE- placed in the hands of the Republican
party.
Grsenbrier county was not represented,
her delegates failing to show mp, but pow
er was delegated to George J. Thompson,
of FAyette, after some discussion, TO cast
the vote Of that county.
Nominations being in order I. G..
Mann, Of Summers county, put in NOM
IngtiOn the name oil Rev. II. c. Payne,
coiured, Of FAyette county. While making
the nominating speech, DR.. s. ). Staun-
ton arose ard moved that the election Of
Mr. Payne b. made by GcclamatiOn. Nj.
PAYNE was chosen as a delegate 10 Chicago.
He was called on the stage, and in q short
-ptlch thanked the convention ior the
honor. lie praised the party Tor villa! It
had done tor the colorGd race.
20 II Gath ~ /" DNDyu tD
county, EOminat!0g speeches We're limited
to five minutes the name Of W. $. Ell.
wardI, of Kanaw5a, was PIT in nOmlna
'iln by Neil Robinson. r. q. Mann nom
mated NJ II. Cdllaway, OF Summers
7. G.. Wilson, Of Flyctte, dominated }. ii
Gaines, OF Fayrt,e J. w. Malcolm nOm'
mated Col. j. s Cunningham, Of Kama
wha. George j. Thompson nominated
John Cooper, OF Mercer ! i. Clark, o
Upshur, nominated J. p. Miller, OF th'
same county.
The first ballot resulted as follows Et
wards, BOB Galloway, none; Gaines, none
Cunningham, ~; Cooper, 50; Miller
none. Total number, 49,; necessary u
choice, 90. Cooper having received the r.
quircd number Of votes was decldTri eicG;
Cd. On motion Of T. G.. Maun, Of Sum
mers, TIE election ci NJ. Cooper was made
unanimous. liz was called 10 the stage
aul Thanked the convection for the honor
The question Of selecting altrrnI'e~
c1miu. up, Nj. BJrcw nominated &!mn"
MrGlas>on, o. Charcstou; :. Charmaa
nominated !. 5. Mcdonald, cf Carleton
J. II. Hunt nominated II l.. H'ggas, Of
Charleston; II i CLARK, Of Upsl"r, nom,
mated his lr.cGd J. i. Miller, OF Jpshnr.
Further nominations were closed and tGe
convention proceeded to ballot, which
resulted "a follows NcG!aasoG, II
Mcdonald, .; Miller, -. Number votes
cast 49,; Necessary to = choice 81. On tnt
second ballot the vote stood: McGias,cn
F Il Mcdonald - Mr.. Mcdonald Was de-
cla-ed elected, ha having received the nee
cssary number of votes. He wa7 elected
IS Labor organization representatives pre-
sumably to appcase the labor element.
. Ga motion OF 4. ii. Malone. !. p. MI.
Ter, Up,hur county, Was elected second al
ternate by acclamation.
4 resolution recommending Judge J. II
Brown TO the State Convention and dele
gate 1T large was adopted.
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