Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-12

reads. the life insurance companies, ana
/ banks. pleading with their employees ana
| friends 10 stand for god. The people
! don't want 10 an;agOnize money, DuI
-bev say: You snail not press down
upon The brow of labor this cross OF
( ,horns." (Aplaus6) They say 20 Ihe
money mower: you must not try 10 con-
/ .rol tbs country" They say 70 tnsSe
pc0uls: Thus Ear shalt you go, ana no
! farther" (Applause) The people are
! aroused as never before. There haS
ben LEGISLATION against the people, ana
the demonstration OF silver was one o.
the greatest crimes CT the century, ana
Is has been smoul7cring in the breasts CT
the peoDle for <a-nty years. They are
aroused. and they viii settle this Ques-
tion. and whsn they settle It, they VIII
settle il right. (Applause) hepuDI-
cans may cry "Anarchy! but anarchy
was never born in corn or wheat helcs.
(ADplquse1 Ii was never ncurisned on
NJ n7s.ures ard among the sweet
cf,ver Aplause) Anarchy ratner
comes from the shadows OF the great
buildings in the great cities and from
tha centres of wealth. Tne farmers am
laboriug men have the purest hedr,s VI
~ cf The men Of America. zap
Gentlemen of the Convention you
have assembled to-day to select nan man
10 represent the people, and nope W. w.
win choose 4 man TO represent ~ -
First Congressional District as MI b''
an will the Nation (AppiaussJ
choose not d man because ne comes
from small county or large one
Cboose not man because he
comes from city or
b,r,fe- choose not a man be-
csuse he Is from town or a farm, but
choose HIM because he believes IN lHe
nrincinles of the people-Because, as
the poet says, he
islands up straight and strong,
Who is not afraid TO speak the truth
Who gives TO every man his own
man who has plenty Of backbone,
who will stand by The people II ne has
70 fan in the face of Death. tApplause)
I again thank YOU for the honor you
have conferred upon me. l shall pre-
side with fairness and impart-al-ty,
aot-hope vcu VIII aid me and that we
NAV all do the right thing. The con-
vsnr;on is now ready for business. Cap
p'ause)
The roll Of the counties for the ap-
po.atment Of committees was then call
ed. and they were made up as follows:
CREDENTIALS.
Fancock-W. L. Lee.
Brooke N. Miller.
Ohi0-A. J. Wilson.
NarshalI-James z Barrett.
We ze,-B. VI WEIGH.
Ty.oc-C. b. Riggs.
D0ddridge-John Miller.
Harrison-Orman Randolph.
Gnmer-F. u. Vanh0rn.
Lew.s-C. E. B2ab.
BraxtOn-L II. Kelley.
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
Hancock. Bambrick.
Thomas Everett.
Cl.o-J0hn J. Farrell.
,srshall-Lewis Yeates.
Wtzei-R. II. Chang.
Ty.er-Dr. T. ". Sellers.
Doddr.dge- d. Low,her.
Harrison J. Michaels.
elmer George Rhodes.
Lewis-David pi.woTth.
BraA'on-B' ). Oo|ipp'
RULES AND ORDER OF BUSI-
NEa5.
Hancock-D. N. Donald.
Brooke-W. F. Beur.
OE'o-Wm. Woly,ngton.
Marshall Quincy Cresap.
We.ze.-J. S. wade.
Tyler Boreman Smith.
D5jdr.dge-A. L. Sperry.
Ha.I.sor-W. u. Hood.
Glm7r-W. II. Jack.
L5V-S-fT2nk v Aeian
bi1N,o--J y. i.,..--''oH'
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
E3ncock--G. W Rais,on.
B.CJke-J. b. Wilson.
Cl.1-D.. z. c. Myers.
Na.Saa,!-T. L. Davis.
Nc,z-l-H. Smith.
Tvi-r-C. c. Mccormick.
D-jdriGge-J. y. Rla.r.
HaIr.sGu-N. c. Sperry.
Gimet-J3an \. Craddock.
LCWs-R l.. Bland.
BtaXton-R. p. Hall
RESOLUTIONS.
H5ncoc,z-Dr A. N Anderson.
C1io-F y LANCE
zel-G. II. Umstaad.
Tv.er-A I. Carb'ey