The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-03-28
STATE DEaTOCRATEfs EXEC
UTIVE COMMITTEE.
The Most Important meeting
Since 1854.
Call for District Convention 10
Send Delegates 10 So. Louis.

setttr4aCtOl,Y uleeIlDgS OF the Demo-
cratic State Executive Committee
held since the campaign of '84 as
sembled at Parkersburg, March 20,
all of the members except ]. g.
Montgomery being present. The
members of the several districts are;
list district, T. S. Riley; I'd dis
trict, c. r. Oldham; Sd district, r.
5. Blair; 4th district, ID. II. Leon
ard; 9th district, v. S. Armstrong;
9th, Taylor Vincent; 18th, B. II.
Oxley; Sth district, J. G. Montgom-
Fery; 9Th district, ID. G. Gallaher;
10th district, j. x. Smith; 18th dis
trict, d. III. Camp; 18th district, T.
b. Davis; 18th district, ]. G. Holmes.
The committee met in a private
parlor at Hills Central at IL o'clock
a. m, and after coming to order
Chairman Leonard offered his dec
lination. 1t was withdrawn for the
present at the request of the com
mittee, who desired Mr. Leonard to
act with them until the more i'm
portant business had been transact
ed, as his experience and advice
would be needed. After some time
was absorbed in the exchange of
opinions the following resolution
was adopted:
RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS, The State Democratic
Executive Committee of West Vir-
ginia deems it expedient to select
delegates to represent our State in
the Democratic National Conven-
ton, to be held at st. Louis, Mo-,
on the 9th day of June, 1883, by
and through conventions to be held
in each of the Congressional dis
tricts of this State; therefore, be ii
ResolUed, That the Democratic
conventions be held in each of the
said Congressional districts, at the
time and places hereinafter named,
to select three delegates each, one
of whom in each of said districts
shall be delegate at large; and also
to select one alternate for each of
said delegates represent this State
in said National Convention; and
when said delegates shall have been
so selected they shall be duly ac-
credited as delegates to represent
this State in said National Gonven-
ton; and at said Congressional con
vention each of the counties com
posing said several Congressional
districts shall be entitld to one vote
therein for every 100 votes, or
fractional part thereof over 30 cast
for the Democratic candidate for
Governor of this State at the elect
ion held in 1884, and the various
County Executive Committees are
requested to take such action as
may be necessary to have their
counties represented in said district
conventions.
The date of holding said conven-
tons is Tuesday, May 9Th, 1888.
The pleaces are:
First Congressional District
Wheeling.
Second Congressional District
Third Congressional District
Charleston.
Fourth Congressional District
Ravenswood.
STATE CONVENTION.
The next important business was
the time and place for holding a
State convention to nominate State
officers.
The first question was the date.
a short, sharp campaign was the
prevailing opinion. Mr. Oxley f.
nally moved that the time be fixed
for August sth. Mr. Camp thought
it would suit his people if it We're
later, and amended it by fixing the
date for August 18th. This date was
adopted.