Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-04
CHOSEN.
Union Labor Men Nominate a
Full Ticket.
A NEW PARTY In THE RING.
s. q. Plerol Heads the Combination For
Governor.
THE pLATRORM OF PRINCIPLES.
The Rest Of the Nominees Man for Almost
Every Office in Sight and Few to
Go ArOund-The Old FusiOniSts
Scoop the Platter Clean,

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Scoop the Platter Clean,
Special Telegram 10 Tie Register.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, May 3.-From
early last evening until noon to-day dele
gates from oil sections of the State have
been coming into the city for the purpose
of participating in the Union Labor State
Convention, which met at 10 o'clock this
morning. The Convention was called to
order by 8. H. Piersol, editor of the Stan
dard and Chairman of the State Executive
Committee, and after stating the object Of
the coming together, he nominated W. R
Neal, farmer, from Wood county. for
temporary Chairman. Mr.. Neal made a
few remarks, thanking the Convention
for comforting the honor upon him. He
said there never was time before when
there was so much unrest among the labor
ing people OF the country as now, and that
the tims had come when they would have
TO take care of themselves, and he hoped
that it would be the pleasure of the con-
vention to nominate good men for the
various State officers. He said that there
was never time when the farmers did
not have money 10 loan until now. Ii
had been sapped up by the Shylocks.
DOWN TO WORK.
At the conclusion of the address, J. G
Thomas, of Kanawha county, was made
temporary secretary, and j. F. Jackson,
of Wood county, assistant
On motion of J. W. GoShorn. the Chair
appointed the following committees:
Committee on ResOlutions-J. X.
Thompson, J. II. Burt, J. G. Thomas, J.
F. Jackson.
Credentials and Basis of Representation
j. w. GOshorn, DR.. A. r. Barbee and
Henry Stevenson.
Permanent 0rganization-J. Z. Stealey,
George Robinson, W. Hayes.
Alter consultation, the following reports
were made by the several committees:
Your Committee on Basis of Representa-
tion beg leave TO report as follows: The
basis of representation to be two delegates
at-large from each county, and one
delegate for every one hundred votes
cast for General Weaver in 1880. Barbour
county delegates, Berekeley 3, Boone 3,
BraxtOn 3, Brooke 3. Cabell 3, Calhoun 3,
Clay 2; Doddridge Q, Fayette 4, Gilmer g.,
Grant 2, Hampshire 2, Hancock g, Hardy
3, Harrison 10, Jackson 3, Jefferson 3.
Kanawha 19, Lewis 4, Lincoln 4, Logan :,
Mcdowell 2, Marion g. Marshall 9. Mason
6, Mercer 5, Mineral 5. Monopgalia3, Ohio
4, Pendleton 9, Peasants 5, Preston 4,
Putnam 9, Raleigh 3, Randolph 3, Richie
6, Roare 4, Summers 2, Taylor 3, Tucker
., Tyler 2. Webster 2, Wetzel 2, Writ 3,
Wood Q. Wyoming 2.
A STRONG Party PLATFORM.
The Committee on Organization maze the
following report; That the temporary Or
ganization be made permanent.
First-We, the Union Labor party of
West Virginia, resffirm the Cincinnati
platform adopted February 81, 1887, and
pledge ourselves to its hearty support and
entire endorsement.
Second-On questions Of State policy we
declare: That we favor the enactment of
such laws as will cause the operator to
pay the miner for all meIchantable coal.
Third-In raising the revenue necessary
to carry on the State government the
property of corporations shall have no ad-
vantage over property owned by individu-
ais.
Fourth--We favor the extension and
perfecting of our educational laws to the
end that its benefits may be more widely
diffused among the masses Of the people.
Fifth-We favor such changes in our
road laws as shall secure marked i'm
provement in the roads of the State. Un-
der present management and laws, there
is deterioration instead of improvement !;
good roads are necessity, and without
them we cannot hope TO make that ad-
vancement in wealth and prosperity we 50
much desire.
Sixth-We favor the estab lishment Of q
State ...
BUREAU OF IMMGGRAT ION,
under law with liberal provisions, that
shall secure the advertisement to the world
of West Virginia's inexhaustible resources,
and secure its wealthy and thrifty, ener-
getic, moral people to settle in our midst
and be Of rs.
Seyenth-We favor the enactment of
such laws in general as shall so change our
laws as TO place them abreast of those of
the most populous and prosperous States
of the Union; that shall remove the last
vestige of aDtiquated moss back laws that
hamper commerce, retard development,
keep out capital, stand as menace to i'm
migration, and chain her destiny to the
past, not the future.
Eighth-Resolped, That we charge the
representatives of the people in the last
Legislature with bad faith and cunning,
when they passed the child labor and the
two weeks pay bills, and made no provision
for their enforcement
Niuth-Resolred, That the passage of
the Miners bill at the last session of the
legislature, containing the conspiracy
feature, is a blow at organized labor, and
was passed designedly for the purpose OF
over.swipg those who are connected there
with.
PIERsoL FOR GOVERNOR.
On motion of J. W. Goshorn, the con-
veption proceeded 10 nominate candidates
for State officers. V. A Gates, in very
complimentary manner, nominated s. II
Piersol, OF Wood county, as a candidate
for Governor. Upon motion the nomins-
ton was made by reclamation. Mr.. Pier
sol, was called to the stand and in re-
sponse, thanked the convention for the
great honor conferred upon him by making
him the standard bearer of the
party in the coming campaign. He prom
isei the convention and the Union Labor
party that he was opposed to fusion and
had fought it from the beginning. He
does not believe that either of the old par
ties has any principle to fight for; one is
iu, the other is out, and the spoils are all
they have to fight for. Mr.. Piersol told
his hearers that if all the laboring men Of
the State would vote for him next Novem-
Der, he would be the next Governor of
West Virginia.
The following resolution was offered:
Whereas, we consider the position Of Su-
preme Judge as nonpolitical We there
fore deem it inexpedient to make any nom.
nations. The resolution was carried.