The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-07-16
cAss DISTRICT CONVENTION.

Pursuant to the call of the county
executive committee the democrat
of Cass district assembled at Usage
Vile on Saturday July 9th, to APP
point delegates to the State, congress
sional and county democratic con
yentions.
The convention was called t.
order by J. j. Wharton. j. Z. Davis
was elected chairman and r. L
Fleming, Secretary.
After brief statement of the OBJ
jects of the meeting by the chairman
the convention proceeded to the cleo
ton of delegates. A committee con
sisting of James Sanders, j. X
Barrickman and w. II. Smyth was
appointed to report the names o.
persons as delegates to State ano
congressional conventions. Another
committee consisting of j. j
Wharton, John Laird and David
Wiedman was appointed to draft ap
propriate resolutions.
While the committees were max
ing up their reports the following
persons were elected as delegates
TO the county convention which
meets at Cassville, the time yet to be
fixed:
Lorenzo Davis, VIM. |. Cox, Fl
w. Fleming, Marshall Miller, Thos
Maple, B. f. Dawson, Eli Bowers, j
Marion Carlow, David Wiedman, J
X. Barrickman VIM. b. Holbert, Z
P. Ridgway, w. ?. Barker, Samuel
EVERY, 2. L. Lazzell. And it was
ordered that any other democrat
present shall be entitled TO vote.
The committee on delegates then
reported the following persons who
were duly elected to act as delegates
to the State and congressional con
ventions.
Delegates: J. j. Wharton, J. f.
Davis, 2. L. Lazzell, Thos Mapel
r. L. Fleming.
Alternates, S. S. Lemley, Eli Bow
ers, E. o. Wiedman, Aaron Carlow,
VIM. 1. Cox.
On motion it was ordered tn at the
delegates to the congressional con
vention also act as delegates to the
senatorial convention at Grafton
The report of the committee on
resolutions was next in order, which
was as follows:
Be it resolved, that we the demo
Gratis of Cass district in convention
assembled unanimously adopt the
following resolutions.
ResolUed, That we condemn the Re-
publican falsehood at protective tar
if protects American laborers when the
Carnegie steel works at Homestead, Pa,
are trying to compel their workmen to
submit to reduction of 80 per cent on
their wages, and when they refused to
submit to this outrage the managers
brought in $50 Pinkerton ruffians to
shoot them down,
ResoIged, That the Force Bill as pro-
posed by the Republican party and APP
proved by Benjamin Harrison, the Re-
publican candidate for President, is the
most intolerable and despicable bill ever
in Congress and demon
strates beyond doubt that the Republi-
can party has determined upon having a
tyrannical and despotic form of govern
ment, and are determined to cast aside
all decency and honor in order to retain
the federal offices.
ResolUed, That the false statements
made by Republican orators and papers
to the effect that the foreigner pays the
tariff, is an insult to the intelligence Of
the American people
Resolged, That we are gratified at the
of Grover Cleveland forPres-
dent and Adlai E. Stevenson for Vice
President by the National Democratic
At Chicago, and will cordially
and earnestly support the ticket at the
election in November
Resolued, That we do most heartily
approve of and adopt the principles of
The Democratic party as set forth in the
platform adopted by the national con-
yention at Chicago.
J. L. DAVIS, Chairman,
r. l.. FLEMING, Sec'y.