West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-08-11
THE PEOPLES PARTY.
In Mass Convention Assembled at
Function Last Saturday and
Nominated n Full Ticket.

The Peoples Party of Preston
county met in Mass Convention IN
the Tunnelton school house, last
Saturday.
The Convention was called to
order by Mr.. Jacob Gibson, Chair
man of the County Committee.
Chairman Gibson announced that
all those who Endorsed the platform
! of the Peoples party, as adopted by
the Omaha Convention, would be
recognized rs regular delegates.
He read the platform, after which
he announced the election of tenn
porary chairman would be IN order.
MIR. James Messenger was nomina-
| ted, but asked to be excused, mas
much as he was simply Il spectator.
Thomas Burgess, Of Newburg, was
nominated and elected. lie was
escorted to the chair by Mr.. Harvey
of the same town. On motion Mr..
Harvey was selected as temporary
Secretary. On motion a committee
on Permanent Organization, Order
of Business and Resolutions was
named. On motion Of MIR. Gibson
the Convention adjourned to give
the committees time to deliberate
and report, and named two O'Clock
as the hour to meet again.
Convention reassemblcd promptly
at , o'clock. The committee on
Permanent Organization reported
MIR. Jacob Gibson as Permanent
Chairman, and Mr.. VIM. Harvey as
Secretary. The committee on
order Of Business reported the nom
nation of full county ticket.
Committee OH Resolutions reported
that they reallirm and adopt the
platform of the Omaha and Par
kersburg Conventions. Adopted.
Nominations being called for, Mr..
Sisler, of Portland district, nam-
mated Dir. III. NJ. Hayden for the
House of Delegates for the East
Side. He was nominated by accla-
nation. Mr.. Berch placed Mr.. Ii.
f. Harvey in nomination for the
House of Delegates for the West
Side. Mr.. Harvey declined. MIR.
j. S. Hunt nominated Mr.. Samuel
n. Rogers, who has already received
the nomination of the Prohibition
party. Col. n. W. Fitzgerald did
not consider it good policy to nomi-
nate or indorse the candidates of
other parties, and moved that the
Convention nominate Mr.. Harvey
and not accept his dcclination.
A ballot was ordered ana Mr.. Har-
vey receiving the majority of the
votes cast, was declared the nomi-
rec. Mr.. Coyle nominated Dorsey
Foreman for Assessor for the East
Side. No other nomination being
made, Mr.. Foreman was declared
the nominee. Jas. 5. Hunt nomi.
mated +. p. Gale for Assessor for
the West Side. lie was declared
the nominee. Mr.. Coyle nomina
ted p. j. Crogan for Prosecuting
Attorney. Mr.. Burgess objected to
the nomination of Mr.. Crogan,
on account of MIR. Crogan being
Democrat. Harvey, Messenger and
Hunt spode in favor of Dir. Crogan,
inasmuuh as they had no lawyers in
their party. Col. Fitzgerald spoke
in eulogistic terms of Mr.. Crogan.
as also did Mr.. Gibson. Mr.. Bur.
giss had no objection to Mr.. Gro.
gan, providing they had no LAWYER
in their party. On motion of Mr..
Harvey, Mr.. Crogan was nominated
by acclamation. Mr.. Gibson nomi-
mated j. j. Kelly for Sheriff. MIR.
Grimes nominated j. +. Hawkins.
Mr.. Teets nominated l.. G.. Cock
rell. Several seconds were made
to the nominations of Kelly, Haw.
kins and COckrell. A ballot was
ordered. j.. G.. Cockrell having
received the majority Of the votes
cast was declared the nominee for
Sheriff. On motion Of Mr.. Harvey
Mr.. Cockroll's nomination was
made unanimous. denomination
Of County Surveyor being in order
j. $. Hant nominated A. f..
McMillen, who was declared the
nominee by acclamation. The
selection Of a County Chairman
being next in order Col. n. w.
Fitzgerald nominated Mr.. Jacob
Gibson, with power to appoint a
Committeeman from each district
10 cOmDOge the County Evccutiyo