The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-08-23
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also the following order Of business
LIST. Executive Committee.
2nd.- Selection Of District Delegate
from Berkeley.
3rd. Selection Of District Delegate
from Morgan. which action Of the COM
-mittee was also unanimously endorsed
by the convention.
The committee on Credentials mp
peared and made its report which Was
approved. The convention then pro-
ceeded and appointed the Exc
cutive Committee. Each county hav-
ing presented the names selected byit
for the committee, Berkeley presenting
Hall Wilson, ID. Beard and JAS. T..
Thompson Jefferson. j. w. Lee, g
D. Moore and John Hyland, and Nor
gan, DIR. II. b. w. Rau, r.. Hunter and
DIR. Garfield, their action was APPROX
ed by the convention, and the selec-
ton of the delegate at large to be
named from Berkeley was next in or
der.
During the naming OF the Executive
Committee the convention became
very disorderly, and ii required great
effort on the part Of d. w. Shaffer to
quiet them down in order that his
speech nominating Mr.. s. W. Walker
might be audible. His efforts were
successful, and the closest atten-
ton and most generous applause was
given to the mastery effort he put
forth in presenting Berkeley's candi-
date.
| Mr.. Shaffer said:
| Mr.. Chairman:--ln obedience to the
wisdom Of the late Legislature Of West
i Virginia we have met here to-day, for
the first time, in the capacity of dis
| trict delegate conyention, to nominate
candidates Of the Democracy foE the,
lower House Of the Legislature,
/ The wisdom Of our law makers, has,
\ clustered together the counties Of
Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan into,
one legislative district, three combining,
our interests for the common good Of.
all and by this act Of our law-making.
power, an important, indeed o serious
responsibility has been thrown upon
the delegates here assembled !, ia :
presentativesof the Democracy 81 this
Legislative, district. Serious, in the
| sense that we are now upon the very
threshold Of campaign, (which, IN ali
probability, will be pressed with more
yigor and prosecuted with more deter
mination upon the part of our Repub-
lican opponents than has ever before
been witnessed by the people Of this
section. Every device known to the
scheming, willy politician will be re-
sorted to BY them; every corrupt IN
tiuence that can be suggested; every
indacement that IN administration
seeking Q continuation of It'll power
can hold forth will be resorted to.
in fact everything that can be done
will be done, and nothing will be left
undone that can be done to tempt the
Democratic voter from the path Of
rectitnde and right, and turn this
State and her people, if possible, into
the hands Of the despoiler (Applanse),
and i, perchance by fair or foul means
the Legislature Of this State can be
captured by this Republican party
their yiscious triumph will find express
sion in the re-enactment Of the scenes
witnessed by many Of you little less
than a quarter Of century ago, and
in proof Of this, and Of what you may
expect in this campaign, ] have but to
remind You Of the memorable year Of
1888, when BY the most unblush-
ing frauds ever known in the history
of civilized people, legitimate Demo-
cratic majority was changed to show
an apparent Republican victory, but
fortunately for the people, that fraud
never reached its contamination.
Now, gentlemen, in view Of the con
ditions which confront us, does it not
become serious matter that the nomi-
nees Of our party by this convention
shall be mensfully equipped and well
qualified to present these great ques- &
ton, to our people for their consider
alton. Our candidates must be able to
clearly present the great and impor-
tant question Of tariff reform, and
point out the inequalities and injus-
tices daily practiced under the McKin-