The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-08-22
DemoJ Ounty Convention

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vention at 1 a. m. Saturday, August
18th.
The Chairman of the Comfy Ex-
ecutive Committee, J. B. Tippett,
called the convention to order, and
named Hon. Rankin Wiley, Jr., as
temporary Chairman.
Mr.. Wiley upon taking the Chair
addressed the convention in a
speech of about fifteen minutes, in
an eloquent and forcible manner.
His speech was vociferously ap-
plauded throughout its delivery.
The Chairman announced the
election of Secretary next in order,
whereupon Mr.. W. G. Whaley was
elected Secretary and Mr.. Griff T.
Smith, Assistant Secretary.
On motion the temporary organ
ization, was made permanent.
The following Committees, were
upon motion, named by the several
Districts.
On Credentials. &c. B. Waggener,
E. G. Somerville, G. w. Tippett,
Alex Rigg, DIR. L. F. Roush, James
Smith, C. E. Pullin, Yves sayre,
John R. Dabney, Gus Cox.
ResoIutions-P. C. Eastman.
Frank Eastman, R. a Armstrong,
z. L. ]. BIain, Dr. J. FL. Dunlap,
G. w. Brinker, Chas. Clifton. w. l..
Harris, Peter Meadows, JOS. N.
Stewart.
Order of Business e. E. swon,
J. S. Spencer, Geo. Moore, John Be-
han, A. J. Brinker, ]. Il, Roush,
Geo. Rowley, ]. A. Lanhan, Oscar
Douglass. Frank Dunn.
On Executive Committee.-wm.
Dunn, G. Harris, c. G. Dabney, Geo.
RowIey. w. R. Hawkins, J. R. Som
erviIle, Frank Adams, Peter Mead
ows, Chas. CartmiII, Geo. Jones.
Committees to report manner and
mode of selecting delegates to the
Congressional and Senatorial Con-
ventions, were appointed as follows:
Congressional.-Wm. R. Gum,
Frank Adams, John S. Hanley,
]. W. Windon, 81. Meadows, G. w.
Eckard, ]. Fl. Dunlap, E. L. Neale,
]. a. Dunn, A. G. Eastman.
senatorial.-W. J. Kenny, G. W.
Bechtel, ]. A. Dunn, James Brown,
Jerry Hughes Robert Conley, ]. M.
Chapman, Walter Burns, ]. S. Han
ley, r. w. Somerviile.
The convention then took recess
until after dinner in order to give
the several committees time to make
up their reports.
AFTERNOON.
The Convention assembled promt-
ply at the ringing of the bell, and
was called to order, and reports of
committees called for.
The committee on credentials re-
ported as follows:
Resolved, your committee find no
contests for seats in this convention,
and therefore recommend that each
District take cognizance of its own
delegation, and we find further,
that Robinson and Clendennin did
not hold primary meetings, and
recommend that all Democrats from
those Districts present be entitled
to act as delegates in this conven-
ton. Report adopted.
Committee on order of business,
reported as follows:
First-The nomination of two
members of the House of Delegates.
Second.-The nomination of a
County Commissioner.
Thrd.-The nomination of a
County Superintendent of Free
Schools.
Fourth.-Appointing Congress
ional and Senatorial delegates.
Committee on Resolution, report
ed as follows, which after being
read, were adopted, with some
slight amendments:
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolcei, That the Democratic
party of Mason county in Conven.
ton assembled reaffirms its allegi-
ance to the time honored principles OF
the party believing it to bethe only
medium through which the people
can expect any permanent relief
from the burden of taxation impos-
ed upon the country in the interests
of monopilies and trusts for whose
existence the Republican party is
responsible.
Resolced, That while the tariff bill
does not fully meet the require
ments of tariff reform, we recognize
the fact that it is long step in the
right direction, as it carries very
material reduction of taxation on
the necessaries of life and enlarges