West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-16
sINGWOOD DISTRICT REPUBLI-
CAN CONVENTION.
Specially reported for tho ANGUS.


trict gathered themselves together
at townsville on Saturday foI the
purpose Of selecting delegates to
the Congressional and Senatorial
Conventions. and indorsing such
brethren as felt themselves justified
IN tackling some Democrat on u
lonely road with no Protection in
sight. j. Ami Martin and John
w. Watson were made Chairman
and Secretary respectively. In a
patriotic selecting of words from
Protection to American Labor"
Charm IN Martin told the conYen-
ton that he would rather camp in
the wilderness for forty days with
protection" and live on fungus
and toad stool, than to spark "Free
Trade" in the White House and
feast on everything that money and
culinary art could procure and pro
duce, but his self sacrificing offer
did not elicit that applause which
it so richly deserved. MIR. Martin,
however, made most an excellent
presiding officer. The following
delegates were selected to both the
Congressional and Senatorial Con
ventlons, viz: James Terrill, Lee
Shaw, James w. White, J. l.. Nc
Kenzie, Joseph A. Miller, d. NJ.
Wotrlng and George l.. Shaffer.
After Clerk Watson announced the
names of the delegates, Sheriff Shaw
arose and offered resolution IN
dorsing Editor james w. White as
a candidate for the House of Dele
gates and pledging the unanimous
support of Klngwood District. The
resolution was heartily seconded
and unanimously adopted.
Harmony held the boards up to
this stage of the proceedings, but
each rooster was diligently picking
for an opening. Squire Joseph
Alwaysonhand Miller was the first
to clap his wings and crow. lie
began with an impediment in his
| speech, which made his articulation
move slowly towards the enemy to
warn them that his gafiles were
ready to conquer or to die in the
pit. lie begged leave to submit the
following resolution
"RcSolced, That the delegates to
the Congressional Convention be
instructed TO cast their vote as IA
unit for Neil j. Fortney for Con-
gress, first, last and all the time"
Then began most wonderful
panegyric IN behalf of Fortney.
Opening the safety valves of his
prophetic aiflatus he pictured Fort
ney's nomination for the mere ask
ing. He characterized Fortney the
peer of any Of his compatrlots seek
ing the nomination in the ElkIns
Convention. He paused to see if
there was anyone who had the tie
merlty to put corn salve on his
favorite Dunion. There was. With
slight trepidation James A. Len
hart arose and objected to the
| phrascology Of the resolution. He
did not object to the delegates
voting for Mr.. Fortncy until the
Elkins Convention pronounced him
a fit associate for angels, instead of
Republicans, but after that he
thought it would be exceedingly
cruel to keep the delegates voting
for Fortney and st. Peter refusing
to record the vote. SwelIed with
emotion, wind, or q desire to burst
the yellow belts Of the enemy, the
eloquent Squire Miller sprang up,
and in tremulous but defiant
voice, while DR. Powell felt his
pulse, said "'The devil knew not
what he did when he made man
| polite but Shakespeare did when
he wrote it. They do not indorse,
that do not show their Endorsement.
If We go there demanding the
nomination of Fortney we can get
it 2" and with that masterful tact
Of the Squiro's to resume his scat
when he has electrified an audience
with his wisdom and eloquence, he
made a most graceful bow and sat
dowa.
The discussion was prolonged and
participated in by ID. VI. WotrinQ,
/ r. Hcermans, Sheriff Shaw and i.
/ NJ. Thomas. Tho resolution was
finally modified to read
"Resoloed, That the Congression-
al delegates be instructed to vote
for Neil j. Fortney for Congress as
long as his name is before the con-