The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-21
CALHOUN COUNTY REPUBLICANS

A Magnificent COnvoniIon-WInSluS ReSO'
Futfans-spSoOl by air. Aik'ason.
Spectd. Correspondence Of ne In'cltJeucer.
GRAxrNILLE ". Va, July 1G.-Thc
largest Republican convention ever held
in Calhoun county met here to-day.
The eonveDt ton was called to order by
Chairman Hickman, Of tho executive
committee, and Riisi Blizzard was
elected temporary chairman and Sher-
man Robinson temporary secretary.
Tho temporary organization was made
permanent. The convention then took
a recess until the committee on resolu.
tons should be ready to report and
each district was to assemble in their
respective places and appoint delegates
to the various conventions,
The following is n list OF tho dele
gate1:
Il. T. Kcnner, \. b. Fcrrell, W. s
CongressionnI-W. T. Roe, Charles
Jones, Jasper Bau, W. b Terrell, A.
senats-Cyrus Hickman, j. B. ster-
ling, William Holland, Eltn shriver, j.
6. Pip.
Four delegates at large for each dis.
trict in the county were appointed as
follows: State convention-Rissl Blaz-
Ear, William Funk, +. J. McCucty,
Charles Jones.
Congressional conventional. G..
Luckuey, ], NJ. Morgan, Z. Roberts, W.
Polling
". G. Bane, c. Il. Roe and Thomas
Jurvis.
The neutrality-suspicious. were made:
For house Of delegates, J. W. Coberiy;
for sheriff, VIM. Ayers; for prosecuting
attorney, Sherman Robinson; for asses.
sor, Edward Gump; for surveyor, Levi
stNlnaker; for commissioner, Oscar
Kelly
RESOLUTIONS.
The Republicans Of Calhoun county
in convention assembled submit the
following resolutions:
RcsO;wd. That We pledge anew our devotion
10 Republican principles as CnunCIhted AZ Inc
Minneapolis convention. ana we heartily IN
dorSe the administration OF benjamin Harrison
second-Ihd. ne especially commend the nc.
ton OF the Republican Congress for the passage
OF Mckinley and reciprocity biIs; also the es'
pcCial ctTo:t 10 make new and laTger markets Tor
latm productions.
Thtft-Thdt we condemn the action Of Dem.
ocrnIic Congress for selecting the iarner nhI
his Interests Tor special raids In the Interest nt
free trNle and condemn tho attempt TO pace
wool on the free list as un.AmerIcHn and unpa'
trt0ttc
despotIC the means and methods by when
lawfully elected governor was refused his sent
aud man not chosen BY the votes oil the
people piReeChsE power.
Fifth--ThRt We recognize in the organization
ofnOn political farmers and lGbOrcrs association
q means by which they can bring mOrt iOrcibly
to the attention OF representatives lhci: wants
and grievances aud thc!E demands shoulu re-
ceive Just consideration.
SiXth-ThHt we view with pleasure the diS9p
pearunCa OF the evils and hinderRnce' caused ~
the late nnpleasantncsH and congtatulaio the
whole people upon thclr manifest disposition 10
lay aside all prejudice oil every kind aEu adOp!
for themselves the bes: methods OF public
SevGRyh-That we favor the nomination OF u
fall county ticket Anl recommend the hearty CO.
operation OF ali Republicans in this county TO
secure success ut the polls
was present and delivered an able, mas
terful and telling argument for thecausee
OF Republicanism. Over four hundred
Repu blicans listened for two hours TO
tho eloquent remarks OF the gifted
speaker. The air fairly rang with APP
plause throughout the speech.
Altogothe. it was the largest and
most magnificent convention OF Repub-
licans ever assembled in tho county Of
Calhoun, The Republicans OF old CAL
houn are awake.