Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-09-08
DAYTON
WillLead Republi-
cans to Victory.
The Popular Barbour County Law
yer and Orator Nominated on
the Second Ballot.
A MAN OF THE PEOPLE.

WAS 0clu dI ElhiuS, RdHuOlpu COuu-
ty, w. Va, and was attended by the
largest crowd enthusiastic Repub-
licans we ever saw at a Compression
al Convention. Notwithstanding
that Elkins is far from any railroad
centre the people were anxious to
see that now rapidly growing town
and the magnificent scenery along
the West Virginia Central and es-
pecially to nominate a candidate to
defeat Wilson, and they flocked to
that place by the hundreds. Many
Republicans went ON Monday and
were on the scene early looking up
their interests and building political
fences. BY noon on Tuesday all
sleeping apartments were engaged !;
but the town was prepared to feed
all who might come. The Berkeley
county delegation arrived on Tues
day and the Martinsburg City Band
received most cordial welcome. On
Tuesday evening they gave an excel
lent concert on the lawn in front Of
Hotel Randolph.
On Wednesday morning the Con-
vention started to meet in the large
hall but it was soon found that it
would hold but a few of the large
crowd. All repaired to a grove in
the vicinity, where the Convention
was held in the open woods. Hon.
Geo. M. Bowers, Chairman of the
Congressional Committee, called the
meeting to order and called Hon. W.
M. o. Dawson of Preston county to
the Chair for the temporary organi-
cation. After very short speech
the Chairman asked for nomination
for Secretary. Messrs. L. Dew.
Gerhardt of Berkeley and Roy E.
Decker of Tucker county were made
Secretaries, and they were after
wards made Secretaries of the per-
manent organization. The morning
session was short and was occupied
chiefly in the appointing of commit
tees as follows : On Order of Bust
ness; Credentials; Basis of Repre-
sentation, Permanent Organization
Resolutions. A committee was also
appointed to wait upon ex-President
Harrison, who is a guest at the home
of Hon. S. B. Elkins and request him
to address the Convention. After
noon the reports Of committees were
received and adopted, the first being
that of Order of Business. In pur-
suance of the order of business the
Convention adopted the report of the
Committee on Credentials author
izing accredited delegates from each
county to cast the vote of their re-
spective counties; that q Basis of
Representation allowing one vote in
Convention fot very 100 votes cast
for Benjamin Harrison in '92 and
one for a fraction over so. The re.
port Of Committee on Permanent
Organization was adopted with a
cheer. By it Hon. Jno. W. Mason
was made permanent Chairman and
the Secretaries of the temporary or
ganization and all editors of Repub.
lican newspapers, were made Secre-
taries. The resolutions adopted
were lengthy and sweeping. They
are chiefly the work of Mr.. G. B.
Hart of the InteUigencer, whose IA
miliarity with the subjects therein
handled is sufficient guarantee of
their strong Republican principles.
We append them to the proceedings.
After the adoption of the resolutions
Hon. G. B. Hart was called on for
a few remarks, which he made hap
PLY and amid applause. While he
was speaking ex-President Harrison
came over from Mr.. Elkins' house
and the meeting went wild. He
spoke about ten minutes and his re-
marks sounded the key note of the
campaign. Nominations were de-
elared in order, and Col. Teter of
Barbour, nominated Hon. A.G. Day.
ton. This nomination was seconded
by F. 7. Rumbarger, of Grant, J. R.
Clifford Of Berkeley, and W. FL.
WeDtz of Barbour. Hon. Geo. C.
Sturgiss was nominated by Frank
Cox of Monongalia seconded by
Prof. N. G. Bracket of Jefferson, W.
E. Glasscock, Geo. F. Evans of
Berkeley and L. J. Foreman of
Grant. John H. Holt was placed in
nomination by G. M. Ford of Graf
ton and seconded by A. M. Cunning.
ham of Tucker. D. M. Wotring OF
Preston nominated Neil j. Fortney.
Then the balloting began. Bar
bour, Randolph, Tucker voted solid
ly for Dayton Grant, Hampshire,
Mineral, Morgan, Pendleton gave a
portion of their vote to him and some
to Sturgiss Berkeley, Hardy, Jeffer-
SOD, Monongalia voted solidly for
Sturgiss Taylor voted for Holland
Preston for Fortney in the first bal
lot, which stood: Sturgiss IS Day.
ton 10; Holt 10; Fortney 80, and
John W. Mason 4. Mr.. Mason how
ever, had not been put in nomina.
ton. Holt and Fortney withdrew
on the announcement of the vote.
The second vote was a long while in
being cast. The result was in the
balance until the votes of Preston
and Taylor were announced, these
two counties not voting until after
all the other votes we're in. They
were almost wholly for Dayton and
gave him l0S to Sturgiss's 101.
Then the Dayton men went wild.
Prolonged yells prohibited further
business until by repeated efforts the
chairman partially restored quiet. The
Congressional Executive Committee
were then named and the convention
adjourned with a rush for the hotel,
where Mr.. Dayton made his speech
OF acceptance from the hotel veran-
da. 1t was ronser, and in it he
outlined his campaign, which he said
would be an aggressive one, and in
which he would endeavor to explode
the fallaeies of Mr.. Wilson's free.
trade doctrine. 1t would be his aim
he said, to work for the interests of
the district should he be elected and
give them such protection as they
ought to have.
The following is the platform.
The platform reaffirms the Republi-
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