The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-08-22
he general welfare Of bis district

Mason County in Convention as
sembled, that the delegates selected
by this Convention to represent us
in the Congressional Convention at
Ravenswood, to be held on the 29th.
inst, be -and they are hereby in
structed to cast the vote of Mason
county as unit for the Hon. Jas.
Capehart so long as his name is be.
fore the convention as a candidate
for nomination.
Resotved, That we heartily en-
dorse the administration of Grover
Cleveland, President of the United
States, and w. a. McCorkle, Gov
ernor of this State.
The committee on manner and
mode of selecting delegates to The
Congressional and Senatorial Con-
ventions, reported that each dis
trict appoint two delegates to each
of the conventions, and that three
delegates to said conventions be
elected atlarge, by the convention.
Adopted.
Committee on County Executive
Committee, named the following
gentlemen as an Executive Commit
tee:
P. G. Eastman, Lewis; dep. Row
LEY, Cologne; E. L. NeaIe, Glen
denim; VIM. Yaught, Arbuckle; Jno.
Bryan, Hannah; C. B. Waggener,
Union; Geo. Eckard, Cooper; A. j.
Brinker. Graham; Frank Adams,
Waggener; e E. Swon, Robinson
The reports being all in, the
Chair announced that the nomina
ton of candidates to represent the
county in the next Legislature was
the first thing in order.
W. ]. Kenny, in a very nice and
complimentary speech, placed in
nomination, Hon. Geo. w. Tippett,
and upon motion his nomination
was made by reclamation. Mr..
Tippett accepted The nomination,
and thanked the convention for the
unsought honor thus conferred upon
him.
Hon. P. c. Eastman, nominated
Mr.. Warren c. Whaley, and upon
motion, he was nominated by accla-
nation.
Mr.. Whaley accepted the nomina-
ton in a few we'll chosen remarks,
and thanked the convention for the
high compliment paid him.
Hon. II. R. Howard placed in
nomination for County Superin.
tendent of Free Schools, Mr.. ]. G..
Knopp, of Robinson district. He
was nominated by reclamation.
Mr.. Knopp thanked the conven-
ton for the nomination.
Gen. John Mel ausland nominated
Geo. ". Pullin for County Commits
sioner, and his nomination was
made by reclamation.
The following are the delegates
to the Congressional Convention:
CongressionaI-Robinson, = Asa
Musgrave, J. 81. Windon.
Lewis.-W. o. Rosebery, Il. R.
Howard.
Arbuckle.-A. G. Eastman, Gus
Cox.
clendennin.-E. L. Neale. R. L.
Hutchinson.
Union.-Jas. A. Dunn, Robert
Armstrong.
Graham.-F. M. Roush, A. j.
Brinker.
Hannan.-Henry Gwinn, ]. s.
Hanley.
Cooper.-G. W. Eckard, Robert
Conley.
cologne.-J. H. Dunlap, Jerry
Hughes.
Waggener.-wa Walter Burns, VIM.
Harris.
The following are the Senatorial
delegates as named by the several
districts:
Edward .Bader, Frank Adams. of
Waggener; Geo. Rowley, Yves. Say
re, of Cologne; W. r. Hawkins, Jno.
Windon, of Cooper; Albert Rigg,
W. j. Keister, of Hannah, ]. a.
Roush, Chas. Clifton, of Graham;
DIR. G. B. Waggener, Oscar Douglas,
of Union; ]. R. Dabney, w. D.
Holloway, of CIendenin; Frank
Dunn, Jno. w. Bechtel, of Arbuck-
lie; W. J. Kenny, T. a. Lemaster, of
Lewis; E. G. Somerville, Harry
Norton, of Robinson.
On motion. the Chairman and
Secretaries were added as delegates
to the several conventions.
The convention have completed
its work, on motion adjourned.
r. Wiley, Chairman,
W. G. WHALEY,
GR1FF T. SMITH, Secretaries.
Hon. Champ Clark, of st. Louis,
Mo. in an address before the