The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-19
JUDGE MAXWELL

JUDGE MAXWELL
Ronomlnnted for senator on the First IInl
lot-The Convention Harmonious.
special Dbpa.th 10 MI In.tllioeneer.
WEST Union, Sept. 18-The Thir,
district Senatorial Republican conven
ton met hore to-day. ". s. joiner
Chairman Of the Senatorial Executive
Committee, called the convention Il
order in rattling speech, In which HI
impressed upon the delegates the neces
sity OF complete harmony and closed by
advising them to nominate a candidate
who on election day would make The
Democrats think they were struck by q
blizzard, n cyclone and an avalanche al
at once. Ills speech was received with
much enthusiasm.
He then appointed Romeo II. Freer
OF Richie. temporary chairman and ".
+. Richards, Of Harrison, S s. Stewart,
OF Ritch.e, and A. A. Bee, Of Doddridge,
as temporary secretaries. Mr.. Freer &c.
cepted tho appointment as temporary
chairman In neat speech, In which be
thanked them for the honor conferred
upon him.
Mr.. Kelly, Of Richie, offered reso.
luton that the chair appoint the
usual committees. This was amended
by Mr.. Lynch, Of Harrison, who
representatives on tue several commit.
tees. The resolution Us amended was
passed.
A motion was then offered that each
county name u member OF the Sena.
torial Executive Committee for the en-.
suing year. This motion was also car.
ried and the following gentlemen were
appointed: Harrison, u. ". Lynch;
Calhoun, J. s. Wooiter; Gilmer, John
W. Holt; Richie, G. X. Pierpont;
Doddridge, ]. ". Gribble.
The convention then took n recess
until l p. IN. TO allow the committees
time to do their work. On reassenbling
at one o'clock the committees reported
in their regular order. the reports Of
each being adopted with very little dis
cussion. The Committee on Permanen.
Organization reported in favor Of max.
ing the temporary Chairman and Sec.
retary permanent. The Committee on
Credentials showed "a delegates entitled
to a vote in the convention, 50 votes
being necessary for choice. The Com.
nittee on Resolutions presented through
their chairman, General Northcott, the
following set OF resolutions which were
received and adopted amid great cheers:
WHEREAS. rhe Republican party has had con.
mol o! he Government OF The United Stakes
since 1860 and III It's iucipency met and con.
qurrcd one Of the mos. slganlic rebelli0uS
known 10 the wor u. and since tnat time has
conducted the country 70 state OF uucxamplcd
prosperity. furnishing the people with the oest
currency tn the world xid protecting aad fJsser
lug Hll manilcr OF industries, showing by the
past what we may expect OF II In the future. lu
all the past It has been confronted by the Demo
cratic party" party OF obsolete Ideas. lld which.
WI While opps,lls aud oIjecting to the roli'y OF
would ..oudnec to the happiuess mud prosperity
OF the American people proylNg itself party
that nourishes exp0dei traditions FATHER lhuu
living ISSUES, therefore,, -l
fitst-"e, the Republicans Of the Third Sena.
toriAt distrcto! West virginia in convention US.
s"mbic1. renew our fralty 10 the Republican
principles.
second-we heartily endorse the admiuIstra.
ton OF President Harrison and the Republican
Congress IN the enactment OF lha MckIn tariff
bill, the silver bill and all important measures
aud the manly aud efficient c0ur.c pursued by
the Hon. Thomas u. Reed, speaker OF the House
Of Representatives, In thwarttng the efforts Of
The Democratic memtc!s TO present legislation.
the proceedings OF the Republican members OF
the last Legislature In iavor Of the free ballot
aud iair count honest returns and certificates
oi election 10 none but those who arc elected by
the people.
FnnIih-We utterly condemn the ueiarlous
conduct OF the Democratic members OF tn. L.g. |
isature In overriding the will OF the people iii |
refusing 10 uecluteA a man elected who had ic. |
the State, aud We would Not fall to express our
ad.uirai!on Tor Governor Wilson Ia hts abbievid.
ti0n OF the word twelve. |
Fitlh-Tha. We recommend to our Republican
brethren Of the State Of West Virginia that they
cndcavor 10 work with htrmony Tor the success
OF the party at the coming November election.
Nominations were then declared in
order. J. n. Wolverton, Of Doddridge,
nominated and r. Il. Freer, OF the same
county, seconded the nomination, G.
W. Farr, Of Doddridge. Both gentlemen
made eloquent speeches in support OF
their candidate.
G. N. Snodgrass nominated and E. W.
Dodson seconded the nomination OF A.
d. Meadows, OF Gilmer.
Hon. G. W. Lynch nominated and
Lot Bower and General Northcott sec
onded the nomination Of Judge Edwin
Maxwell, Of Harrison.
The first ballot stood 36 for Maxwell,
q for Farr and lG for Meadows,
Judge Maxwell having received the
necessary humber OF votes was declared
the nominee OF the convention, and on
motion OF J. N. Wolverton, OF Dod.
bridge, the nomination was made unan.
imous.
Judge Maxwell, who was at the Grant
House, was notified OF his nomination,
aud he came to the hall and accepted il
in a spirited address, during which he
showed why he had allowed his nau,e to
be used; that he thought he had unHn.
ished work to do and be desired to dc it.
His speech was received with loud up.
plause.
G. W. Carr was then called on for
speech. He responded, paying an elo-
quent tribute to the honor and ability
Of Judge Maxwell, and pledged the
hearty support OF himself and his friends
to help elect him. l.-r
The feeling after the convention was
over was that the next Senator from the
Third district had been nominated here
to-day, Notwithstanding the cry Of the
Democrats "that We must have u farmer
and not lawyer to represent us for the
next four years." which is to be their
war cry this campaign.
Democratic primtrios In Harrison. w.
Special Dsspa.ch 10 The lnselli9eactr.
CLARKsBuRa, W. VA, Sept. IS.-It
seems almost impossible tonight to OBJ.
tain anything definite regarding the
! Democratic primaries held in this county
to-day. The returns so far as received
indicate the nomination OF Camden
Summers and John Lowe for House Of
Delegates, Bartlett ior Clerk Of the Cir.
cult Court, Robinson for County, Clerk,
and Bogsess for County Commissioner,
Massachusetts Democratic Convention. :
WORCESTER, Mass; Sept. lS.-Cbair.
man P. A. Collins called the Democratic
State Convention to order at II IN th;s