The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-09-26
Mass Convention.

Ine Convention was called to or.
der by Hon. P. c. Eastman, who
called Hon. II. r. Howard to preside
Mr. Howard came forward, and
was introduced to the audience, and
accepted the Chairmanship in a
good speech, which was warmly
applauded.
Mr. Robert A. Armstrong, and
Mr.. Geo. w. Eckard were made
Secretaries.
On call of roll, it showed that
every district in the county was
represented in the Convention.
On motion of Hon. C. E. Hogg,
each district selected two delegates
to the Congressional Convention,
and that the Convention elected
three delegates at large.
The Districts reported the follow
ing delegates as follows:
ArbuckIe-Wm vaught and F. J..
Eastman, delegates; John Bechtel
and A. C. Cox, alternates.
Cologne-Dr. J. 81. Dunlap and
Jerry Hughes, delegates; E.E. Ba-
ker and Geo. Rowley, alternates.
Cooper-Robt. Conley and John
T. Pullin, delegates; John windon
and W. R. Hawkins, alternates.
Clendenin-E L. Neale and M.
l.. Martindill, delegates; and james
Brown and J. NJ. Il. Beale, alter
mates.
Graham-A. ]. Brinker and Cbas.
Clifton, delegates; J. W. Sayre and
J. A. Roush, aIternates.
Hannan-w. ]. Keister and S. l..
Carroll, delegates; John S. Hanly
and A. Cobb, alternates.
Lewis-Chas. E. Hogg and Jas.
B. Tippett, delegates; and DIR. w.
P. Neale and Jasper Lemaster al
ternates.
Robinson James W. windon,
and Samuel Somerville, delegates;
and David Dickens and Wm. Somer-
vile, alternates.
Union-J. A. Dunn and DR.. c. b.
Waggener, delegates; and Oscar
Douglass and A. Grimm, alternates.
Waggener-H. E. spilman and
John Bates, delegates; aud Ed. Schu-
Ter and ]. N. Russell, alternates.
On motion, the Chairman and
Secretaries were elected delegates
at large.
The following gentlemen were Sc
lected as alternates-at-l large: C. NJ.
Whaley, Lewis, DR.. L. F. Roush,
Graham, and ]. A. Bailey, Wag-
gener.
The Chairman announced va
cancy upon the Democratic ticket
for Surveyor.
Thereupon Mr.. ]. II. Sayre, OF
Graham and E. E. Swon, of Robin
son, were placed in nomination.
Upon the first ballot Mr.. Swon was
nominated.
The following resolutions were
presented by Mr.. Hogg, which he
prefaced by a quarter hour speech,
in which he had the closest atten-
ton of the assemblage. His speech
was rapturously applaudded.
RESOLUTIONS.
RECOGNIZING in the personal char
acter and ability of Hon. Rankin
Wiley, Jr., a man in all respects ca
pable of representing the people of
this, the Fourth Congressional dis
trict of West Virginia in the next
Congress of the United States,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Democrats of
Mason county, now in convention
assembled, that the delegates this
day appointed to attend the Con
gressional Convention at the city of
Huntington, on October End, 1894,
be and they are hereby instructed
to cast the vote of this county in
said Congressional Convention for
the said Hon. Rankin Wiley, Jr., as
the candidate for Congress in this
district, and to continue TO vote for
him SO long as his name shall be be.
fore said convention; and the said
delegates are hereby requested to
use all honorable endeavors to secure
his nomination at said convention.
Be it further
RESOLVED, By the Democrats of
this county that we hereby express
our profound satisfaction and pleas
ure upon the career and votes of
Hon. Jas. Capehart in the Congress
of the United States, and commend
his honorable, faithful and patriotic
career in that body to the people of
his own district and to his fellow
country men at large; and we hereby
take occasion to express our deep
regret at his Withdrawal as a can
didate for Congress, and deplore the
cause which actued his high minded
and noble conduct in that regard.
On motion of Il. B. Rayburn, the
Convention adjourned.
The "Queen" of the Gazette went
out of her way last week to abuse
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