West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-08-25

i"riif lteiorm and Victory,
Grover Cleveland, William /
Wilson, William A. MacCorkle and
the entire Democratic ticket"
PAUL 5. III. LEE, CHARM.
This was adopted with cheers and
round of enthusiastic applause.
On motion the convention proceeded
to nominations for the various coun.
ty Offices.
The chair called fer nominations
for House of Delegates, on East
Side. Samuel Whetsell nominated
Benjamin III. Elsey John Lantz
named Thomas Startzman, who de.
clined TO allow his name used. Mr..
Elsey withdrew and named Lewis
). Stemple, of Union district ; w.
). Lavelle nominated {. W. MAYER.
VINO was withdrawn, and on motion
Mr.. Stemplc was nominated by nc.
clamation. Nominations for House
OF Delegates for West Side being in
order the following names were pre-
sented: w. +. Harvey, of New
burg Samuel n. Rogers, of Glades.
vile; George A. Herring, of Her.
ring, and James TURNKEY, Of New
burg. The convention proceeded
to ballot and report by districts.
Ihe result was Rogers, 2 and
fraction Harvey, 2 and a fraction;
TURNKEY, 8, and Herring, IL and
fraction. The latter was there fore
declared the nominee for House of
Delegates, on West Side, and on
motion the nomination was made
unanimous.
For Sheriff, A. j. Bonaficld and
Il. q. Cockerell, of Tunnelton, and
Farley DeBerry, of Terra Alta,
were nominated.
The vote stood, Bonafield IL.
Cockerell ~, and DcBerry 232. On
motion, the latter was nominated by
acclamation.
Next was nominations for Prose
cutting Attorney. Col. LavelIe
named Henry Clay Hyde. The
latter declined and nominated
james A. Jackson, of K;ngwood.
On motion Mr.. Jackson was NOM.
mated by acclamation.
For County Surveyor, Julius K.
Monroe, of Kingwood, and William
a. Guseman, of GAINESVILLE, were
named. Before the vote was all
taken it was evident that Monroe
WAS nominated and on motion his
nomination was made unanimous.
For Assessor on the East Side.
DIR. Dent named Dorsey Foreman.
On motion he was nominated bv
acclamation.
For Assessor on West Side, NJ. C.
Gibson named j. Benedict Cooke.
OF townsville, and on motion the
nomination was made by acclama.
ton.
The matter of nominating district
officers was laid over for the districts
to attend to in district conventions
which will be called later on.
On motion of William j. Lavellc
the following Resolution was unan-
imously adopted:
Resolved, That the West Vir.
glnia ARGUS is the official organ of
the Democratic party of Preston
county and deserves the hearty
support Of the County Democracy
and that every Democrat in the
county take the paper and consider
himself committee Of one to see
that his neighbor is a subscriber.
The chairman then introduced
Hon. Stuart w. Walker, of Mar
tinsburg, law partner Of U. S. Sen.
ator Faulkner, and chairman of the
Congressional Committee for this
district, as the orator of the occa
sion. Mr.. Walker made a mag
nlficent address and created un.
bounded enthusiasm. lie spoke
about an hour on the great issues
Of the day aud dissectcd the Force
Bill and Mckinley Bill the z eat
delight of the audience.
On motion the thanks of the CON
vention were rendered Mr.. Walker
for his splendid speech, aud the
convention adjourned sine die.
Tnos. STARTzMAN, Charm.
j. SLIDELL BRowN, Sec'y.
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