Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-27
REPUBLICAN CLUBS
MARTINsBURG STATE CONVENTION
HARRISON I BLAINE HEARTILY gsEEsED
Elkins For GorerRor-AtkinSoh or
Marcel or Thompson.

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PARKERsBURG, w. VA, Febru.
airy 23.-The Republican State Exc.
cutive Committee met this morning
Augustus Pollack, of Wheeling, pre-,
siding. Every member of the com.
mittee was present. The time for
holding the nominating and dele
gates conventions was fixed, aud
seems to give general satisfaction.
The convention for the naming OF
delegates to the Minneapolis Con.
vention will be held at Martinsburg.
on May 9Th. The convention for
the nomination for state officers will
be held at Huntington August 3d..
A resolution was passed to reorgan.
ize the state committee at the Mar
tinsburg convention, and after the
transaction CT some routine business,
the committee adjourned at noon.
The Republican convention of del.
egates from the political clubs of the
State met at noon today at the
Academy of Music, four hundred
delegates being present. Secretary
Robert Alexander called the meet
ing to order, in the absence of Presi,
dent Flesher, and Augustus Pollack
was made chairman. In the course
of his remarks he referred to Presi.
dent Harrison, whose name was
cheered to the echo, but the name OF
Blaine also created a scene Of wild
enthusiasm. Ex Mayor G. B. Glib
bens, of this town, was next into
duced by Mr.. Pollack, and made "A
speech of welcome to the delegates.
Mr.. Citizens speech was filed with
happy hlts, regret that Secretary OF
War Elkins did not come, bnt lie
was prevented by pressure of bust
ness.
These officers were elected: John
X. Thompson, president: E. j. AL
len, secretary vice president First
district, j. w. McIutyre; Second
District, Arnold Sherr; Third Dis.
trict, NJ. V. Galloway; Fourth Dis.
trict, c. Il. Haddox. Executive
Committee, DR.. W. G. Stathers, A.
B. Cochran, G. B. Smith, G. w.
Lynch, James McGotherS, +. j. Des-
age. j. ID Hewitt, James Haney. w.
B. Reder, S. p. Baker. d. NJ. Wat
ring, f. G. Reynolds aud U. S. 6.
PitZer.
1t is settled thai Mr.. Elkins will
be the Republican candidate for
governor i'll case he wants it, and
everything points to willingness
on his part. Mention of his name at
tOday's meeting provoked much en-,
thuSiaSm. A number of boOms are
being shaped up, among the most
roSperouS being that of Capt. B. B.
Dovener for Congress in the First
district. Elk Congressman Atkinson,
j. X. Thompson, of Putnam and
Judge Maxwell are mentioned for
Governor.
lr. Pollack made a stirring speech.
submitting the following guaran
tees:
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.
Mr.. Pollack's ten commandments
were:
l. The guarantees of good, hon
est and economic government.
2. The elevation and freedom OF
the American people.
3. The protection and dignity of
American labor and American man.
hood.
4. Protection of existing and en-
enlargement of new Industries.
5. Sound finance, honest money
aud commercial integrity.
6. National gratitude and friend
ship for the defenders of the Amer.
can Union.
Z. Tie preservation of public
land for actual settlers.
s. The purity of the ballot.
8. The restriction and control of
immigration.
10. The protection of native and
naturalized citizens.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
ReSolUed By the Republican League
Of West Virginia, That the McKin
ley tariff law has been productive OF
highly beneficial results to Ameri-
can industries that it has thrown
around established enterprise an ad
ditional bulwark, and made possible
the planting of others, thereby en-
largihg the field for American labor.
ReSOlUed. That the policy of pro.
lection as advocated ny the Repub
Ilcan party and incorporated in its
legislation is in the direct and sub
Stantial interest of the American
farmer, whose own product Is better
protected by the Mckinley tariff
than ever before and whose best
market is improved by the increased
employment of American labor in
manufacturing pursuits.
ResOlced, That as having intimate
relation TO the protection OF labor
aad our citizenship, we urge upon
national legislators such prudent
measures as shall tend to relieve the
country of the odiOus ends of the
present quantity and quality of i'm
migration.
ReSOlred, That in the policy of re.
ciproclty we recognize a valuable ad
junct to the national system of pro
lection.
ResoIred, That we favor an honest
currency based on a dollar of one
hundred cents value, whether it be
paper, silver or gold.
Res0lred, That we heartily endorse
the provision made through the in
strnmentality ofthe republican party
for the brave men who offered their
lives IN defense of their country.
and we honor the men whom the
Democratic press and politicians de
nounce as "pauper pensioners. -
Resolred, That we heartily endorse
the appointment of our distinguished
fellow citizens, Gen. Nathan Gotf.and