The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-28
CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS,
Short Horse Soon Curried-Wilson Nomi.
mated by Acclnmntion.
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Short Horse Soon Curried-Wilson Somi-
mated by Acclamation.
Special Dispatch to The lnttili9endcr.
kEfsER, W. VA, August 27.-The Sec
ond District Democratic convention met
in the court house at 10 o'clock this
morning, and the delegates were called
to order by Hon. @. Wood Daley, Chair.
man Of the Congressional Committee,
who named ". L. Key, Of Randolph
county, as temporary chairman. On
motion OF Mr.. Stewart Walker, of
Berkeley county, the Democratic edi.
tors present were made secretaries OF
the Convention, with G. ". Boyer, OF
the Martinsburg Statesman, as the read
ing secretary. Mr.. Daley, of Mineral
county, moved that the delegates from
each county appoint members of the fol-
lowing committees: On Credentials, on
Order OF Business, on Basis OF Representa-
ton, on Permanent Organization, and
on Resolutions. The motion was car.
ried and the committees appointed, the
following being the Committee on Reso-
lutions: B. D. Gibson, Peter Harper, @.
W. Daley, 7. B. Yates, w. X. Cham
bers, s. W. Walker, F. H. Harman, P,
A. Conif, DR.. J. W. Johnston, Z. D,
Talbot, J. B. Grove, John Cornwall, G.
E. Wells, and NJ. Peck. The conyen.
ton then adjourned until o'clock D. m.
On reassembling in the afternoon, the
report Of the Committee on Credentials
was read by the chairman and was
adopted by a unanimous vote. The
Committee on Organization recommend.
ed that the temporary organization be
made permanent, and on the motion oil
D. W. Gall the report was adopted. The
first real enthusiasm OF the day was
when Chairman Wood Daley, OF the
Committee on Resolutions, began the
reading Of the report. Nearly every
declaration was applauded, and at the
conclusion the report was heartily
adopted. Following is the report:
THE PLATFORM. "
The Democrats Of the Second Con
gressional District Of West Virginia, in
convention assembled, reat1irm their de.
votion to the principles OF the party,
endorse the platform Of the late Demo.
cratic State convention, and the platform
adopted by the last Democratic National
convention, and further declare: "a,
First-Weendorse with just pride the
very able and faithful course of oul
jealous representative, the Hon. W. L
Wilson, touching the great public ques
tions that have been brought before
Congress for action, and We especislly
commend him to the people OF the dis
trict for his brilliant record in behalf O
the farmer and laboring man agains
class legislation. rCf n. 'R".'
Eecond-We favor q tariff for revenue
and demand that the revenue collected
shall ho no greater for an economical
administration OF the Government econ
omically administered; that the burder
OF taxation upon the necessaries OF life
shall be reduced, and especially tia
somo relief he given to the farmers o
the country who, from being tho mos
prosperous class Of our people, have
under twenty-five years Of war tariff
taxes become the most buldeoed ant
suffering class. g' 5'JE
! EERpeT!oN o. TARIFF DEMANDED. :
And we especially deuouule yaat /
commonly called the Mckinley bill
passed by the Republican House Of Rep
rssentatives and pending in the Senate
which, while it increases the burdens 0
the farmer and others, dogs not ,turnlsl
a market for an additional bushel o
wheat or barrel Of pork; and We deman'
such legislation as will enlarge rarhe
than restrict tho market for farm pre-
ducts. g q ~ L.A ~
We denounce especially that featur
OF the Mckinley: which socks to reduc
revenues by making the tariff prohibi
tory, thereby enabling msnuisCtIrels
demand .exorbitant prices tot thei
prodycts and TO build up monopolies t
form trusto and eonbineg to the tinancis
injury and suffering Of the great mass {
our people, especially to the labor an
agriculture OF the country; and We d.
mand that the reduction OF the reyenu
4 shall be by d proper and fair reductio
OF the tariff taxes, and not by their ii
crease to a prohibitory point, and tht
such reduction be made in spirit
!, fairness to all interests, including farm
Ing, mining, LABOR and manuiacturin
: and in accordance with the principles
the platform adopted by the last Dem,
!, CRATIC National Convention. AZ lIl
t FEDERAL ELECTION BILL CONDEMNED.
Third-That We denounce the iniqu
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