The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-08-11


The convention here yesterday
Ns a little stormy ct fts cora
mencemcnt, but as calm rs q
snmmee. cvening 1T It's close. The
opposing candidates were w n
MaAool, of Mercer, Capt. j., II
Hartman, Of Mcdowell, and J, *
Wilson, u Lincoln. IT was Mn
dersiood that Mr.. Wilson had
Withdrawn from the race and his
delegation was largely II not sol
idly for Maliood. Mcdowell and
Wyoming We're rof Harman, Mer
GER was for Mahood. while Logan
'fnd Raleigh were divided and II
was impossible to say who would
he the next Senator FROM this
District, bat with the chances
largely il favor Of Mahood. 4
question was raised as TO fhc le-
galitv Of the call and Mr. Wilson
retired from The convention fol-
lowed by the delegation from
Mcdowell ard Wyoming. The
delegations from Lincoln, logan,
Mercer and Raleigh, representing
fifty ont Of the lifty-nine votes,
remained in the convention and
proceeded to nominate Mr. Ma.
a75755f H5s5fs n Is
some talk drumming Capt, Ilar-
man as Nm independent candidate
also sonIe talk Of having another
convention at Welch. This was
very agreeable to our Republican
friends, but VIC are satisfied that
Capt. Harman, who has stood in
the front ranks Of his party for
fifty years, will not permit the
Use Of his name iif any effort TO
disrupt fife party. ard that hs
friends, all OF whom are Jealous
aud intelligent Democrats will
fE e ls.tf
largest majority that any Dem
ocrat has received in the District
for wears. As to the right OF the
convention 10 be held even with
ont a call from any one there can
be 10 question. The delegates
were duly appointed by their re-
spective county conventions, and
were present for the purpose Of
nominating a candidate for Sena-
for, and almost every absent del
egate had given his proxy TO some
one who was present at the con
veption. The Chairman, Mi. G.
III. Hurley, had used every means
i'll his power to GET the committee
together, bat had failed and cali
ed the convention in the inter
est Of the party and natsfn the
interest Of any candidate, and ne
blame whatever should attach ia
to him in the matter While we
have the kindliest feelings to-
ward Capt. Hartman and his
in Mcdowell county, we
are rot only satisfied but pleased
at the nomination of Mr. Maiiood
lie j. Young man of fine intel
lect AMI a@c!ean record, and will
not only make "a splendid cam
Pa pa IN bit viii make asenHtor Of
whom the District Will be proud.
His speech before the convention
on accepting the nomination gives
him rank with our ablest men.
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Owing to.the unjust demands
made upon the niihers Of this
state by Che operators, IS well as
the manner Of paving oil. wage
workers in script which Was re-
deemahic in goods at the company
stores, the Legislature at its last
session saw fit TO throw some pro-
lection around the honest loilers
by passingwhatli} known as the
screen and script bills. Mr.. Elk
ms, IN his speech at Huntington:
Is quoted as saving: Every
thing have is invested in mines
in West Virginia, and aan IN
teresteA in seeing, that the Repnb-
iicans secure the Legislature Of
this State, il for 10 other purpose
than to prevent such legislation
as The infamous mining law pass
ed al the last Legislatures Will
the miners il McDqNell and Mer-
Ger or the wage worker anywhere
help Nj. Elkins in his efforts to
place them entirely in the power
Of the wealthy corporations. The
Democratic party is the only or
ganization which is both able and
willing TO protect the rights of tie
poor against the agsressions OF
the rich.
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