Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-09-25


adopted.
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
The committee reported the vote tC
be allowed the various counties As fol-
lows, based ON the vote for Governor in
lSsS: Braxton l., Brooke ;, Doddridge
II. Gilmer T., Hancock >, Harrison %,
Lewis l6, Marshall Is, Ohio 10. Tyler II
and Wetzel %. Total. 1872.
The report was adopted.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Chairman John \. Howard presented
la report recommending that the tem'
porary organization be made permanent,
and the recommendation was unani-
mOuSly adopted.
THE NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The Committee on Executive Com
mittee, through +. p. Mcneil, its Chair
man, reported the new Executive Com
mittee for the District as follows:
BraXtOn-D. A. Berry.
Brooke-Henry Zilliken.
bod ddridge-FillmOre Snyder.
Gilmer-Spencer Collins.
Hancock-R. VI. Cunningham.
/ HarriSon-Amos Payne.
! LewiS-Lewis Bennett.
Narshall-D. A. Dorsey.
/ Ohlo-F. 2. Jepson.
Tyler-F. d. Mccoy.
Wetzel-J. c. McEldowney.
This report was unanimously adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
The report OF this committee was not
quite ready when called for, and the
/ Convention took an informal recess for
a few minutes while the report was be-
| ing transcribed. the band filling the in
terval with music. The committee not
reporting after the lapse OF ten min
Iutes. Mr.. Howard. OF Ohio cOuty, moved
that the Convention proceed to the Sc
I lection OF candidate for Congress. Ira
/ c. Post. of Harrison, was 1oppoSed to
I the motion. He said il would not be
right to proceed to the selection Of Il
candidate without his knowing upon
what platform he was to stand.
Mr.. McGary, of Lewis, was also OPP
posed To the motion. He said that on
| former occasion 4 candidate had been
nominated by the Democrats OF this
District. before the platform was Sc
lected. and the result was the Repu6-
licans carried the district by an over
whclming majority He was op posed
10 again sounding the tocSin OF defeat
i'm that particular manner.
At this juncture Chairman braddocN
Of the Committee on Resolutions ap-
peared with the platform, and MI HOW
ard, saving as he had accomplished his
obiect-that Of putting in the tlme-he
would withdraw the motion.
The resolutions were then read aS iol-
lows
TIE PLATFORM.
The Democrats OF the First Congressional Dis
frif.t i'm Convention assembled. do make anu
declare the following platform OF prlnclpies'
We declare our adherence 10 the prin-
ci.les If the Democratic party as laid down
in the platform adopted IN ISIS, by the y "a
tional Democratic Convention at StL0uls
. We favor a tariff for revenue, and de-
maud that the revenue collected shall De
M Greater than necessary for the ecOnom-
iral administration Of the Government,
and we especially dcnOunce what IS com
monty called The Mckinley Bill, which,
while il increases the burdens OF the
farmer ana others, does not furnish mar
kDT Tor an ADuAAlNltAA haANtANA Va AsA4AA NA ts.
rel OF pork.
3 What is called by the Republican
party a Eprotective tariff, being a tariff
nnrelv and solely for protection, without
regard 10 the necessities of revenue, is uu-
constitutional. contrary to the principles OF
natural Justice, and an invasion Of the
rights Of private property.
1 We especially denounce that feature
Of the Mckinley bill which seeks 70 reduce
revenues by making the tarih prohloltory;
thereby enabling monopolists 10 demand
exorbiiant prices from the farmers and
otber consumers Of their products, the ten
dencv OF which is 10 build up monSPones,
trusts and combines to the financial injury
- .be masses of the people. especially to
the laboriug man aud the agriculturist
;. That we denounce the 6ill pending ending IN IN
he T.od-e bill. and the tyrannical rules
adopted by the present Congress az tne nc
bidding Of its Speaker, as perverssiosn sa,, "
the Constitution, as revolutionary ana u"n-
gerous 10 the liberties Of the people