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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-09-03

ballot receiving 105 outof 1919 votes.
Mr.. Capehart is a big-hearted farm
er, an honorable, intelligent Demo-
crat and will poll the entire strength
of the party to which he belongs.
The poor farmer and toiler wanted
a representative, and now they have
one in the person of farmer Cape
hart, and they have shown that
they were seriously in earnest in
their desires by giving him a large
vote when many popular candidates
him. Farmers. act wisely
and vote for and elect farmer Cape
Putnam Democrat.
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In the person of Hon. James
Capehart ofMason county the Dem
ocrats of the Fonrth Congressional
district have leader of whom they
may bejustly proud. Mr., Capehart
is man of excellent business ca
pacity of sterling integrity and to
crown all is a straight out old fash
toned Democrat. His nomination
for Congress is particularly accep-
table to the masses, and he will be
elected with ease. He willrepre-
sent his District in Congress with
credit to himself and his constitu-
ency-H intington 4dcutiser.
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Senator Moar Said

1t was recently stated by the
Washington Post that in a caucus
of Republican Senators Mr.. Hoar.
of Massachusetts,, had made the fol-
lowing statement:
awhile 1 favor passing the tariff
bill, sooner than this Congress
should not pass the Federal cleo
ton bill, l would prefer to see every
manufacturing establishment in
Massachusetts, burned to ashes and
the people of that State required to
labor in callings in which they
could not make more than 80 cents
per day and be required to live on
cod fish"
We were somewhat incredulous
of this report at first. The Senator
himself made a rather equivocal
attempt to discredit it. But we
now learn, on excellent authority,
that the story is quite correct and
that Senator Hoar did say lust
what is here attributed to him.
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senatoriaI Convenlion.

We are authorized to announce
that the Democratic Senatorial Con-
vention for the Fifth Senatorial Dis
trict, to nominate a candidate for
State Senator, will be held at the
town of Ravenswood, on Thursday,
September 4th. 1890, at 1 o'clock
P. NJ. 1t is urged upon the coun-
ties composing the District, to send
full DELEGATIONS
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The potato crop is a light one in
this country, and will probably not
be sufficient to supply the home de-
mand by millions of bushels. 1t is
also a failure in Ireland, the rot hav-
ing prevailed to an alarming extent.
High prices at home for this i'm
Portant article of food is therefore
certain. Onr farmers will have b ut
little surplus to sell, and the imp or
tations from other countries to sup
ply the deficit will be subject to a
tariff tax. This is fair illustrat on
of the way protection works for the
farmer. 1t protects him from for
eign competition in the potato
markets when he has no potatoes
to sell. The poor laborer, earning
low wages, also comes in for his
share of protection" by paying a
tax of 10 cents bushel in addition
to the prices already made high by
reason of scarcity. Thus, while the
producer receives no benefit from
the protection on potatoes, the con-
sumer is actually damaged; and the
same may be said of wheat, corn
apples, and other articles of food,
which the Mckinley tariff bill pro-
poses to tax.
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A Home sTarlxe, A Decep,ron.

n nome Marker a Deception.
The claim that home market is
sufficient for our farmers is entirely
deceptive and is only intended to
deceive the honest farmers of our
country. Onr farmers yearly raise
$500, 100000 of farm products more
than is necessary for the consump-
ton of the American people. In a
home market all this vast surplus is
forced in competition. There is no
man but knows that it is supply
and demand which regulates prices
in market would enable the Amcri-
can manufacturer TO sell Ills goods
at his own prices and buy the farm
er's products ut whatever prices he
would give them. We have now
virtually had a home market since
the war, and what has been the re-
suit2 Our farming lands before that
time in the decade ending 1860 in
creased 100 per cent. Since the
war in the decade ending in 1870
our farming lands only increased 10
per cent, and in the decade ending
in 1880 only 9 per cent. What a
fearful falling off. Senator Faulk-
ner truly said a few days since in the
Senate of the United States that the
American farmer in 1852 owned
one-half of the wealth of our coun-
try, as was also the case in 1860,
but in 1880 they owned only a little
over one-fourth of the country.
This is fearful decline in the wealth
of the American farmers. Why is
it so? The answer is that the gov
owns nothing and has
nothing to give, and what it gives
by the way OF protection to Ameri-
can manufacturers it takes from the
farmer and consumers of our conn
try. There is no one class of Amer
lean citizens who have been so badly
neglected for the last twenty odd
years as the farmers under the
policy of the government in that
lime. Thousands of manufacturers
nave grown to be millionaire, while
our farmer millionaire are few and |
ar between. In 1888 our farmers
we're promised fabulous prices in a |
lome market under the abroad
hield of American protection"
which has not come and never will.
The farming interests adds most to
he material wealth of our country,
nd should be assisted in sending
heir vast surplus products to the
the world affords.
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The colored people of Pittsburg
have started Democratic paper
called the Herald and Leader. Ed
itor James Johns says, in the first
issue:
Our aim is to make the Herald
and Leader a first class colored Jour-
nal, and a defender to the bitter end
of our rights as American citizens.
We believe, then, that the only way
CATER a quarter of century of fail
ure) to accomplish this is by divis-
ion OF our vote, ever believing that
in division of our vote lies our
safety and prosperity in the future.
We believe that the time has arriv-
ed in the political history of this
country that negroes should cease
to be tools and slaves to the Repub-
lican party. My countrymen, be
men, and dare vote the sentiments
OF an honest conviction.
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Our Nouinee.

We publish in full the proceed
ings of the Congressional Conven-
ton. Mason county was never
more harmonious than she was upon
that occasion. She presented a
solid front for her candidate from
first to last, and was backed most
nobly by the equally solid votes of
Wayne and Lincoln. 1t must have
been very gratifying to Mr.. Cape
hart Gas it was to his friends) to see
the fixed determination with which
the assaults of his adversaries were
received. When it became mani
fest that his nomination was a fore
gone conclusion, bedlam reigned
supreme amid the shouting and
general rejoicing. While the con-
test was for while spirited, there
was no bad blows engendered
That there were disappointments, as
is the case in all conventions, none
will deny, but they will soon be
forgotten in the general desire to
make success of u work so causpic.
uonsly begun. We have scarcely
ever known a contest conducted
with as little feeling, or a nominal
ton more gracefully submitted to,
one after another having in an un-
selfish manner offered their services
most heartily to the nominee of the
Convention.
Mr.. Capehart is a man of ability,
will make popular candidate, and
his nomination is peculiarly pleasing
to his friends of Mason county. He
is known to possess in an eminent
degree the courage of his convic-
tions, whether as private in the
ranks working for the success of
his party, or in position of public
trust, where the exercise of fairness
is so often necessary in the discharge
of public duty.
He will enter upon the canvass
with that industry which has char
acterized the management of his
private business, feeling that upon
his shoulders rests a great response
bility, the interests of the party in
this district having been entrusted
to his hands.
Let us then as Democrats, do our
duty, go to work as men should do,
for we have this TO encourage us.
that while we have decided ma
jority in the Fourth District, never
before have the farmers asserted
themselves in Convention as they
have done this time, therefore, we
may reasonably expect to receive
accessions from that class of indie
pendent voters who look more to
the personal qualifications of a can
didate, than to party supremacy.
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CongressIonaI Commlllee.

Thenew Congressional Committee
selected to-day is as follows: Cabell,
C. l.. Thompson; Calhoun. Orlando
Hardman; jackson, E. r. McGui-
gan; Lincoln, ]. r. Wilson; Mason,
A. A. Hanly; Peasants, j. G. Tinly;
Putnam, ]. T. Bowyer; Richie, r.
S. Blair; Roane, Marshal Depue;
Wayne, Lace Marcum; Writ, W.
Taughn; Wood, r. E. Horner.
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Afternoon session.
A Short and Ringing PIatform.-capehart
Nominated.

Nominated.
During the recess a sharp rain
came up and the convention was
compelled to forsake its commodious
place of meeting and assemble in
the court room. The spacious cham
Der was packed from wall to wall
when chairman Blair again raped
for order. The committee on Or
ganizatioD, through chairman G. l..
Thompson, reported a recommends
ton that the temporary officers con-
tinue in their positions. The sug-
gestion was adopted with cheer.
A short delay was caused by the alb
sencc of the secretary of the Com
mittee on Credentials. The COM
mittee reported that there were
no contests and recommended that
the convention refuse to recognize
proxies. The list of delegates en-
titled to seats in the convention was
read at length, and when Roane
was reached an exciting scene en-
sued The delegation withdrew
and offered another set of delegates.
1t was presented to the convention,
and Hon. Eustace Gibson at once
challenged it's correctness. A
number of Roane delegates ex.
citedly seconded the challenge. In
the midst of the confusion Gibson
reached the platform. and handed
in third list, which he declared
was the correct one. Marshal Du-
pue, of Roane, made clear expla-
nation of the difficulty, and was
strongly supported by Hon. Chas.
Z. Hogg. Both argued that the
second list, if not orrect, was more
nearly right than the original one.
The difficulty was finally settled by
the adoption of the list offered by
MIR. Gibson, which included all the
names of the other two. The re-
port was adopted and the Commit
tee on Basis of Representation fol-
lowed, showing 1919 delegates emit
tied to seats. John II. Holt. of
Cabeil, presented the report of the
Committee on Resolutions, and its
reading drew forth round after
round of applause. The report was
as follows:
PLATFORM.
We, the Democracy ofthe Fourth
Congressional district of West yir-.
ginia, in convention assembled, de-
clare:
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have confded to my charge; to heal
the wounds of the Constitution and
to preserve it from further violation;
to persuade my countrymen so far
as may that it is not in splendid
government supported by powerful
monopolies and aristocratical estab-
lishments that they will find happi-
ness or their liberties protected, but
in a plain system, void of pomp,
protecting all and granting favors
to none; dispensing its blessings like
the dcws of Heaven, unseen and
unfelt save in the freshness and
beauty they contribute to produce.
1t is such a government that the
genius of our people require, such
an one only under which our States
may remain for ages to come united,
prosperous and free"
Such ambition, my countrymen is
is worthy of your emulation to day.
In conclusion, let me say, that
you will, no doubt, have before you
today, from whom you can make
your selection, gentlemen whose
integrity and devotion, to the cause
of Democracy, can not be questioned
or gain-said, and who bear the true
type of manhood and intelligence,
and of whom the Democracy of this
district, may well be proud.
Therefore, whoever he may be,
let there be such a unity of action,
both here and at the polls, as will
vindicate the Democracy and visit
deserved rebuke upon Reed and
his followers, for the gross and out
rageous course, adopted by them,
in disregarding the former will of
free and noble people.
do this, and you will be rewarded
with result, which no one can ques-
ton, bit of which all can be proud,
to the tune of two thousand major
ity in the Fourth Congressional
district, and the annihilation of
fraud and corruption.
THE COMMITTEES.
A number of committees We're.
then appointed, the most imp ortant
being as follows:
Permanent Organization-Cabell,
G. l.. Thompson; Calhoun, ]. T.
Jackson, E. r. McGoogan;
Lincoln, l.: r. Sweetland; Mason,
Q. r. Hogg; Peasants, w. III. Sheets;
Putnam, c. w. Harper; Richie,
Van A. Zeverly; Roane, S. Hardman;
Wayne, S. S. Vinson; Writ, NJ. ID.
McConihay; Wood, T. III. Butcher.
Committee on Credentials-Cab-
'll, Eustace Gibson; Calhoun, G. NJ. |
Mays; jackson, w. t. Greer; Lin
colin, VIM. Jones; Mason, S. B. Som.
nerville; Peasants, J. L. knight;
Putnam, w. w. Thomas; Ritchie,
Hon. j. p. Strechler; Roane, Jarrett
Deputy; Wayne, e. ID. Crum; Writ,
J. III. Richardson; Wood, Homer
Page.
Committee on Resolutions-Cabcll,
J. I'll. Holt: Calhoun, Amos Kenna;
Jackson, NJ. G. Prickctt; Lincoln,
". NJ. Workman; Mason, p. @. !
eastman; Peasants, G. P. Ross;
Putnam, w. G. Carter; Richie, r.
). Blair; Roane, NJ. w. Morrison;
Wayne, John P. Malcolm; Writ, l..
}. Byrd; Wood, A. AZ Keller.
The Convention then took re-
ess until l:3O.
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WI,af ihe Pros SAY.

James Capehart is our nominee.
The party in solemn convention has
placed him at the head of the ticket,
and he is entitled to the cordial sup
port of every democrat, and every
other person interested in good gov
eminent and reform He was nom
mated by one of the largest conven-
tons ever held in the district, and
his qualifications for the office are
pure democracy, integrity and high
MISUNDERSTANDING Sentinel.
Hon. James Capehart. of Mason
county, has been chosen by the cor
vention as the Democratic candidate
for Congress from the Fourth dis
trict of this state. He will lead the
party to victory in November. He
is the choice of majority of the
delegates, hence the choice of u ma
jority of-the party in the district,
and they will rally to his support
this fall and triumphan " elect him.
-H9ntingtoa AdcertiSer.
The Congressional Convention
was large, harmonious and en-
thusiastic one. The delegates were
on the ground early and made the
nomination on short order. ]. Cape
hart, the farmers candidate, of
Mason, was nominated on the fifth
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ton for the courtesy shown him
A motion to adjourn prevailed, and
one of the stormiest. aud at the
same time one of the most harmon
ious, conventions held by the Demo-
Gratis of the Fourth district for years
was at an end.
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Will some of the Republicans of
this county please tell us why the
farmers of this country are not get
ting rich2 They toll hard and yet
thew are merely making a living,
while the manufacturers are grow
ing 10 be milliopaires. Why is this?
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Senator Faulkner made splend-
id speech against the Republican
tariff bill in the Senate last week.
He is in full accord with his party
on that question.
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The triangular fig At at Gallipolis
ended Friday afternoon in the NOM
ination of General Enochs on the
44Sth ballot.
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They struck Ii Ricli.SThree
Men Each Draw $4,000 from

Fortune continues to smile upon
Philadelphians. Several have been
fortunate enough to draw large
prizes in The Louisiana State Lot
terry, but the presen: month breaks
the record, as three comparatively
poor men were suddenly made rich,
each holding one twentieth of ticket
number S132, Which drew the capt.
tai prize of 100000. The lucky
men are w. Condingly, of 1852
Fairhill street; J. S. Aman, 1912
Thompson street, and Joseph Good
man, a salesman in the we'll known
clothing house of n. Snellenberg &
Co, at Fifth and South streets.-
Philadelphia (Pa.) Item, March "a.
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Hoar could not force the Force bill,
notwithstanding he was willing the
wages of his people should be but
fifty cents day, and they were
forced to live on Goldfish. The bay
onet and the Goldfish balls are post.
poned.
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1t is said that the Republican
plan of campaign this year is to
make still hunt. They WILL be
still hunting long after the election
is over.
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The more the people of this coun-
ty examine the men on the Demo
cratic ticket and size. them up, the
more favorably they are impressed
with them.
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when order was restored the Sec


When order was restored the sec
rotary read the list of delegates
from Wood, which seemed to act
as sedative on the excited nerves
of the delegates. The vote was
again announced and Gibson at
tempted to secure an adjournment.
He was defeated and the
SECOND BALLOT
begun. Cabell was passed; Call
houn, jackson, Lincoln and Mason
almost. without change. Peasants
gave two-fifths of one vote to Chan
cellor; Roane gave Capehart a clear
gain of two; Hamilton gained the
Downturn vote in Cabell and Put
nam stood solid by her fayorite. In
Wood Capehart gained one and
Chancellor two at the expense of
Jackson and McCluer. Richie gave
seven for Jackson, being the total
vote of Hamilton, Capehart and
McCluer IN that county on the pre-
yious ballot. The totals summed
up as follows:
capehart 81; Mcclure %; Hamil-
ton "a; Downtain 10; Chancellor IL;
jackson 8; Parsons 20.
AT this point A. N. Williams got
the floor and declared Judge jack
son was not candidate and asked
no further votes be cast for him.
The McCluer cohorts, under Glib
sons lead, again made an effort to
secure a recess but were overwhelm-
ingly voted down, and while Gibson
was demanding call of the coun
ties
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Whatever may be wrong with
our social system, this seems to be
the age OF strikes, of contests be-
tween employer and employee.
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Organization is the need of the
Democracy of this county.
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STATE TICKET.


STATE TICKET.
For Supreme Judge,
DANIEL b. LUCAS. OF jefferson.
For Congress-Fourth District
JAMES cAPEHART,
of Mason County.
Democratic County Ticket.
For House of Delegates,
CHAs. S. CHAPMAN,
RoBT. H. HOLLOWAY
For Clerk County Court,
j. PR. B. SMITH.
For Clerk Circuit Court,
JAS. B. TIPPErT.
For County Commissioner,
JAS. A. DUNN.
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PLATFORM.

PLATFORM.
We, the Democracy ofthe Fourth
Congressional district of West yir-
ginia, in convention assembled, de-
clare:
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-09
DISCIPLES OF ST. HUBERT.
Our SpOrtsmcn Have Secured An
other Convention.

Mr.. Simon Vcith one of the San An,
| tonic delegates TO the State SpOrtsmcn'
convention at Waco. has returned, and
| says the convention accomplished good
many things of interest and benefit to
SpOrtSmCn of this state.
Among other matters. they raised 500
for the purpose of dcfraying the expenses
OF Legislative committee to work for the
rcmOdeling of the game laws. particularly
the law which now gives the burden Of
proof to the violation of these laws now
by holding that possession OF game does
not necessarily show proof of guilt, that
such game was illegally killed or trap
ped. The SpOrtSm"n rightly think
the burden Of proof should rest with
the state in this matter.
Ih" close season law was not touched.
only so far as the instructions to the COM
mittCc to work to secure the passage of
the law to cover the entire state. Texas
is now settled well enough to have the
fish and game in every county protected
by the state.
In the tournament our shooters did not
take Il back seat on making scores. by any
means. and they also secured the next
meeting of the convention for San An
tonic. 1t will be- held here next May, and
there will be more than POO members
present. Simon says the other boys will
return tomorrow.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-09
PERSONAL NOTES.

/ Y Hall If thrC,strnviIln Anvil i i'm
tho civ
DIR 4 Daunh.rry If Je,nt1 rny is ,t
tLr Central
I = IIn,.., ,,.,rir.ut .,ocL .Linnn,.
If 0ailIiIir !, ~ ibr Grnir,
,o.,J ~ G',,t,..I '''''
+. i. MOcZygrmba, Of Pana Maria.
harnrN county, Is at IN" Mahhck'.
y. K. St"agalI. of LampaSaS, is at tn"
Mahnckc.
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Put il There.

san Antonio will not fail Of securing
that fair Put that down. The commit
tee Of solicitation have not reached the
point that they had in PROSPECT on Mon
day. but they hay" determined not to
fail. and assure tn" LIGHT that they are
going 10 fight it ont on this lin" if it takes
all summer. They think. and justly, that
it would be great d"trimrnt to this city
to undertake. second time to secure the
necessary funds and fail and they have
given up all thought Of failure. The sub
scription is slowly but surely climbing
up by small amounts if not large ones and
the amount will be raised and the fair
heidi This is certain. The committee
treat this matter as Crockett did the COON
and tn" citizens may as we'll initiate tn"
coon first as well "a last, and come down.
The committee" will work uutiI their end
is accomplished. The SnOm"r that end is
reached and the $!j.O0 Is haggrd tn. bet
ter for all parties.
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\ COOL ONE.
A Burglar Who Had Lots of Time
To LOnk irnmnl

The burglar or burglars who entered
Mr.. 10" BurrgrS'S residence on Blum
street early Yesterday morning was a
cheeky rascal, and evidently had lots of
time and took things easy. The bureau
OvcrhauIcd, and then piled in tiers on the
their contents. which were separated
and placed on the floor. He visited the
Kitchen and dining room, looked into
the stove, opened the oven, raCkcd among
TN" dishes. looked into tn" safe. got the
butter and ham OUT, took Il case knife
from the drawer and cut the butter in
several places. He even felt under the
pillows and mattresses of the two beds.
ON one Of which Mrs. BUprgcS was Sleep
ing and on the other Il girl of l3. He felt
over them also, and when they awakened.
each thinking the other was at their bed
side. h" fled in his stocking feet. silently as
he had come.
This anne rascal must have waited
few moments and then entered the house
of MIR. Joe BattagIia situated immrdi-
atply back of the BucrgrS house. AT
o'clock Mrs BattagIia was awakened by
the mattress of the bed being gently rails
ed. She was only half aroused and went
to sleep again. The same thing again
aWOkr her and She lay still Then She
felt light touch over her face and over
her person. and Snrc that it was a rat
'ricd to her husband that rat was i'm the
bed. As he lcaDrd from the bed his hand
struck the burglars face but the fellow
led and could not be- followed He Sc
'urcd $50 from this house.