The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-05
TAYLOR DEMOCRATS
Nominate u County Tloket-vory Little
EnthuslRBm.

Nominate u County TIcket-Very LlttIe
Enthusiasm.
Speeia! Di1pdtch to he Inteli0eacer.
GRAFToS;5W. Va, Sept. A Demo-
cratic mass convention met here yester-
day in the court house to nominate
county ticket. Its doors we're thrown
open to every Democrat in Taylor coun-
ty, and by drawing on the country as
we'll as the town OF Grafton, and aug
lnenting the number with 70 to 100
Farmers Alliance folks, there was a
sufficient attendance present to fill the
court house. Though it was a Demo-
cratic convention in county that is
overwhelmingly Republican, yet there
was a kind OF morbid interest attached
to its proceedings, principally for the
two following reasons: First, there
was that mechanical, Alphabetical indif-
ference pervading the convention,
which made it look like stage on
which its members were taking the
parts OF actors in political burlesque,
offering up their ''star" candidates as
martyrs 10 the slaughter in November;
and secondly, the presence OF the afore'
said Farmers Alliance representatives
constituted an element that threatened
to ring down the curtain" on scene
of tragedy rather than one OF political
comedy.
This disturbing element, however,
were promptly assigned to the parts OF
"supernumeraries" in the play, with
their mouths Theoretically sealed. They
came to the convention with the hope
of forming a Farmers Alliance Demo-
cratic combination. in which the con-
vention was to make no nominations,
but simply endorse the Alliance candi-
dates. But that convention was domi-
mated by an intolerapt Democratic
spirit, which had no use for the farmer,
who was summarily squelched before
the opening OF the convention, and
given to understand that he must look
elsewhere for his political affiliations.
After that there was plain sailing when
Colonel ]. H. Smith took the chair as
temporary presiding officer, with S. W.
Poe, editor OF the Grafton Leader, as
temporary secretary. The temporary
organization and the appointment OF
committees were effected in the morn
ing. When the afternoon session was
called to order the committee on per-
manent organization recommended ex-
Congressman b. +. Martin for perma-
nent chairman and S. w. Poe for per-
manent secretary, both OF whom were
elected without delay.
Then came the report OF the COM
mittee on resolutions, endorsing the
national aud state platforms of the
Democratic party, including Grover
Cleveland and others, which report the
convention adopted in a perfunctory
manner, without the slightest ripple OF
applause. The apathy OF the conven-
ton during the reading OF the resoiu-
tons disheartened Chairman Martin,
OF the committee, who sought to arouse
his audience from its lethargy by giving
grand emphasis to the pronunciation
Of "Grover Cleveland" but even that
allurement failed to evoke the least en-
thusiasm, and each article OF the reso-
lutions ended with silent period.
Nominations were then made, and
Edgar NJ. Dole headed the list OF martyrs
as the candidate for the house OF dele
gates. Francis A. Lucas followed as the
candidate for sheriff, his being the only
name presented. Then JEFF Curry was
named for commissioner, and in re-
Spouse to calls for speech declared
himself for license by saying: "While
he did not intend to make speech 1t
was not because he was too dry"
Samuel NJ. Musgrave posed alone as
the candidate for prosecuting attorney,
and the convention nominated him.
But before formally announcing the
nomination, Chairman Martin said 70
the convention that he was authorized
by Mr.. Musgrave to say that he could
not accept the nomination, and would
not run" However. the convention
had no alternative but to nominate
their only candidate.
The mournful work of the convention
was then completed with tho following
names added to the ticket: George w.
Poe. assessor east side; S. J. Rector, as
SCISSOR west side, and Adolphus Bart
lett for surveyor.