West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-05-09


ties left the hall rapidly, and very
few remained for the funeral ora
tons. The Dawsonites yelled and
jecred the McCormickites as they
left the hall, and many of them us
ed profano language to express their
wish that they might 60 and never
return. Chairman Postmaster JUL
us Scherr raped for order. Senator
Dawson arose and said he wished To
offer esolution that ''clauso one"
be so amended that they could fire
Chairman 5. p Mccormick, and
his warning band of followers out.
This brought Col. Rigg to his feet.
He protested in the name of decen-
cy and fair play that Mr.. McCor-
mick be given fair show and sec
what he could do in the way of in
creasing the majority in the county
of Preston. The Senator called the
Colonel's attention to the fact that
Mccormick was not representing
the majority of the Republicans of
this county. This ''riled" the Rev.
John W. Hlardesty, and he proceed
ed to score the former chairman,
who until quite recently never
thought 1t was good idea to fire
the chairman whenever you hold
convention. This brought the
lrondale orator, U. $. Davis. to his
feet. lie gave vent to his eloqucnce
in grandilogent style, and caught
the convention on the hurly-burly
of time and landed it into the may
waltz of glec. He grated on his
tilial affection and admiration for
the Republican party until Senator
Worley, Editor Dawson, Postmaster
Scherr and Corduroy Lanham,
which eager Stanhagen pronounced
the Dawsonite mascot, shed tears
that they were free from the McCor-
mick bondage. Orator Davis soar
ed through the Mccormick hair
with the greatest of ease, and when
he got through there is no hair
vigor which could restore the hair
to the Mccormick scalp. The
question was called for and being
put to vote was carried by a vote
OF 93 to Q. 1t is only justice to say
that the Mccormick men had left
the hall and the Dawson men had il
all their own way. Had the Nc
Cormick men remained they could
not have amended "Clause one" as
1T required two-thirds vote. After
Chairman Postmaster julius Scherr
announced that the amendment TO
"clause one" carried, he said, "The
various delegates will proceed to
select committeeman for their re-
respective districts. They proceed
ed rapidly, as they were very anx-
ious TO doom chairman S. =. Nc
cormick to political perdition for
stealing the postoflices away from
them.
The following gentlemen were
elected DIR. NJ. II. Powell, DIR. II.
f. Lanham, julius Scherr, J. NJ.
Chichester, j. A. Lenhart, s. l..
Cobun ". A. Watson and Henry
w. Glover. The committe got to-
gether and organized by electing
Frank NJ. Thomas chairman and
Neil j. Fortney secretary. This is
a rip-snorting anti-McCormick COM
mittee. On motion of Senator
Dawson the chairman and secretary
OF the convention were instructed to
certify to the State executive COM
mittee the election of the new Re-
publican executive committee. On
motion the convention adjourned.
SIDE sPLITTgRs.
The animals were wild and wool
ly.
eager Stanhagen looked on Sc
rencly while the animals frisked and
frolicked and paved the earth.
Knight of Labor, Harvey, is won
dering what the Republican party
mean by Protection to American
labor"
Chairman Mccormick declared
Chairman Postmaster julius Scherr
"a natural born reyolutionist, and
a man who would lead a mob of
anarchists"
A. VI. Moore declared he would
never have supported d. NJ. Squires