The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-30
MADE ny AcoLAMAr1oN.

Tho Nomination of Stuart Y. Reed, OF the
ClaFksburg "rsIoGram," for State sena-
tor.
Special Correspondence Of TIC latsltOaio@.
WEST UNION, W. Va, July 2a.-The
| most enthusiastic aud harmonious con.
vention ever hold in the Third senator-
ial dIatrict is the universal opinion OF
tho convention held hero to-day. The
district is composed Of Harrison, Dod-
bridge, Richie and Tyler counties, and
is ordinarily Republican by 1000 ma-
jority. hence the nomination 10 virtually
an election, and is plum that Ia eager-
| " commended for. Tho only candidates
that have created any stir were Col.
Joseph NJ. Mckinney, of Ritchic county,
and stuart F. Reed, Of the Clarksburg
| Tele1rum, and the friends Of each OF
these gentlemen claimed that their can
didate was In the lead. Early this
morning the Harrison delegates, To tho
number OF about forty, arrived, each
delegate wearing Reed badge and pro-
pared TO fight for his favorite. An hour
or two later tho hills and hollows began
to turn out the Doddridge, Richie and
Tyler delegates, and when the conven-
tion was called TO order Of 1880 the
court house was overlooking. From tho
start Reed was in the lead, with Harri-
son and and, Tyler solid and strong
following from Deddridge, Richie boz
| ing solid for Mckinney.
The convention was raped to order
by W. II. Ramsey, Of Doddrtdgc. chair
man OF the senatorial executive COM
mitteo, who called james Bumgardner,
esq.,, OF Salem, to preside as temporary
chairman. In taking the chair Mr..
Bungasdner made m enthusiastic
speech counscling harmony In delibera-
don and prudence In selecting candi-
date. Mr.. Homer B. Woods, OF Harris
vile, was made temporary secretary
and tho usual committee were appointed,
Thecommittee on credentials reported
that all Republicans should be made
delegates and allowed vote.
Committee on permanent orRaniza-
ton reported the following: For chatr..
man, o. W. O. Hartman, Of Tyler, aud
for secretary, a. A. BEE, OIL the "est
Union Herald.
On taking his scat Mr.. Hardman
made ono Of his characteristic, torciiul
speeches that aroused tho convention
to tho greatest enthusiasm, and during;
all tho time he presided demonstrated
his ability to do 80 10 tho satisfaction OF
oil preaent. The following resolutions
were presented:
"We, the Republicans Of tho third
janitorial district in convention asSeHl-
blcd. do hereby reaffirm tho platform
of the Inst national convention at
Minneapolis, tho declarations OF Repub-
licaus heretofore made and adopted Ia
stato conventions, and wo particularly
adopt and ruatIirm tho platform OF tho
State League OF Republican clubs, held
at Fairmont Juno 10, 1894. We de:
nounce tho Democratic legislature OF
this state for its unjust Cerrymander N
tho apportionment OF senators ana
members OF the house OF delegates to
the various counties and districts OF the
state, whereby certain counties o. TINS
state are deprived OF their Just ana
rightiul representation.
Two dcnounco tho present Demo-
cratic national administration for It's
general display Of iucapacity and Tor It's
shameful misuse OF power in that 1t hos
utterly failed to give tho much needed
relief from tho present depression OF
business afTairs.
Rr0Ired, Thatas tho Democratic party
Ia now on tho retreat wo propose 10 DO
what We can TO accelerate its move
monts. D..;u
oxocutiye and senators OF this country
Src engaged In mapRling each othor wo
will AID in tho work by holding the
coats Of both sidoe.
Resolvstl, That In opposing whatever
tho Democrats favor VIC arc euro 10 DO
"Rcsotved, That we endorsc tho Nc
Kinley tariil law aud that We favor IN
abundance OF good sound money to
meet tho wants Of tho pCoplo. ,,
"ResolUed, That We pledge patriotic
and economic administration Of state
affairs by tho Republican party from
1904 forward.
On roll call for nominations no re-
sponse Was hoard from Doddrtdge, but
on the part Of Harrison, Mr.. W. Frank
Stout, Of Bridgeport, student OF tho
Wost Virginia UniVoraity, in tho great
ost effort Of his lllo, presented tho nAmo
Of Stuart T. Reed, whose handle. he aaid'
had boon called from directing tho un'
certain conyolutIons Of tho shoyOl.plow
on ono day to debating the policy OF a
leading newspaper aud OF a great party
" Concluding, he said, on bohaIt Of the
united delegation, OF lIarri son county,
and tho greatest political parity party on ~