Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-09-16
PLEAsANTs COUNTY DEMOCRATS
Meet and Nominate = Full County Ticket.
Robert ID. Browse For Rouse of Dele

Robert n. Browse For Rouse OF Dele
gates.
Special 20 tho Register.
ST. MABY's, w. VA, September 15.-
The Democratic County Covention OF
Peasants county was held here to-day.
Alsrge and enthusiastic crowd was in at
tendance. The County Executive Com
mittee met in the court house this
morning at 10 o'clock aud organized
with r. A. Gorrell as chairman, and
Bert Stout as Secretary. The temper
AIRY officers were made permanent
After the permanent organization had
been effected the following committees
were appointed:
On Credentials-J. f. Warner, A. B.
Core, A. j. Higgins. II. d. Mahan, John
Peckens and J. c. Nolan.
Basis Of RepresentatiOn-J.R +. Mason,
w. L. Hudkins. f. NJ. Reynolds, 5. c.
Hammett, George Kelsall.
Order Of Business-H. L. Hammet, J.
J. Steele, NJ. A. Ruckman, f. Nj. Co.
penhaver, Sylvester Sheets, l. o. Rey-
nolds.
On Resolutions-L. c. Hanes, o. D.
Cline, John Ruckman, j. +. Hunt, W..
Z. Hammett, j. f. Barron.
The following delegates TO the Con-
gressional Convention, which will be
held at Huntington on October I'd, were
also appointed: r A. Gorrell, o. d.
Cassidy, c. P. Barker, T. J. Bailey. Ja-
cob q. Smith, l.. c. Bills, T. c. Hem
NETT, William Ingram, T. a. Davis, AL
bert Jones, Jacob DeLong, Jacob Cop
enhaver, j. NJ. Hammett, l. o. Rey-
nolds, Samuel B. Parr, Ed Hammett
and August NJ. Campbell.
While the different committee were
preparing their reports Hon. John
Hamilton, a candidate for Congress
from Calhoun county, Hon. d. d. Leon
ard, also a candidate for Congress from
Wood county, aud others made i've
minute speeches on the issues OF the
day, which were well received and
heartily applauded.
The different committees made their
reports, which were adopted. The COM
mittee on resolutions reported the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were unani-
mously adopted:
ResolUed, That we reafflrm the DEM
ocratic platform OF 1892, adopted by the
National Democratic Convention at
Chicago.
RCSolued, That we heartily indorse
the administration Of Grover Cleveland
and the House OF Representatives, and
the mem 0ers Of the L. s Senate, which
favored the passage OF the Wilson bill,
substantially as il came from :he House.
ResolUCd, That we hereby declare our
preference for the use Of both gold and
silver as a circulating medium, and that
silver should be a legal tender for all
debts, both public and private, and that
il should be coined a. an equal parity
with gold.
ReSolrcd. That we hereby endorse
what is known as the Wilson bill, and
re-affirm our allegiance to tariff reform.
ResOlUed, That the Legislature in
crease the State school tax TO Is cents
on SlOO.
Resolued, That we hereby instruct the
delegates TO the Congressional conven-
tion to be held at Huntington on Octo-
Der >, 1894. TO cast the vote OF this
county for Hon. A. NJ. Campbell for
Congress.
Resolrcd, that we hereby pledge our
selves ana our nODeSE euOItS " ma'u-
tain Democratic principles in Peasants
county and elsewhere, and to support
the nominees of this convention.
For the House OF Delegates the names
Of Col. Robt. II. Brouse. +. A. Gallag-
her, J. NJ. Inlay and C. B. johnson
were presented. After long and bitter
fight between Brouse and johnson,
lasting about three hours, Brouse was
nominated by receiving the requisite
number Of votes.
Mr.. Brouss In 3 neat speech thanked
the convention for the honor be-
slowed TO him. Mr.. Johnson
also made fine speech,
acknowledging his defeat and piedging
his loysltY to the cause OF Democracy.
The minor nominations for county Of
ices were next taken up, and late this
evening W. H. Flower was nominated
for Clerk o. Circuit Court, c. / M,S n
EletOn for SnperIntendens g
and William OUTWARD.