Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-07-15

feck, II. n. Mitchell ana DIR. w. r.
Sturgill.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE TO SELECT
DELEGATES.
Gentlemen of the Convention
We, your undersigned com mittee
appointed to select delegates To the
county convention to be held the ! st
day of August next, submit report
az follows:
w + Sturgill, VIM Fannin, Oil
yer Hatten, w b Griffith, Will
Stewart, VIM Wright, l. r Peck,
Albert q Holt, John Deering, & G
Perdue, J f Ewes, Frank Mitchell,
Jas McQuin, Uriah Rowe and Jas
Swanson.
Respectfully,
URIAH Rowe,
Chairman
ALBERT G. Holt,
Secretary.
On motion the report was adopted
REPORT OF COMMITTEE on REsoLU-
TONS.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen OF
the Convention:-Your committee
on resolutions respectfully submits
the following:
WHEREAS, The Democratic par
ty whenever put on trial has always
proved itself utterly incapable OF
administering with wisdom and
economy governmental affairs not
only in the nation at large, but in
the State of West Virginia and in
the county of Wayne; and
WHEREAS, In its present Nation.
al convention it has Overridden the
cOunsels and warnings of its great.
est leaders, and, not content with
the destruction which it has brough,
upon our industries and the desola
ton it has visited upon the homes
of honest toll by the mad pursuit of
its ruinous policy of Free Trade, il
now in its dying struggles attempt.
ing to fasten upon the country the
stigma of reputation by debasinp
the me-honored money standard oil
the republic and shattering a nation
al credit that has ever been the best
in the world; now therefore
We congratulate all Republican,
and all honest citizens who, irro
spective of party, desire the highest
good of the greatest number in the
opportunity now presented to main,
tain under the banner of Mckinley
and Hobart, our old-time industrial
supremacy and the honor and credit
of our beloved country.
We endorse without reserve the
platform adopted by the Republican
National convention at st. Loui.
and pledge to it our hearty and un
divided support.
We endorse the candidacy Of
Daniel Wright, of Ceredo, for tn,
Office of County Clerk of Wayn,
county and instruct our delegates t,
use all honorable means at the coun
ty convention TO secure his nomina
ton.
Mr.. Peck read the foregoing reso
lutions which were heartily and en-
Enthusiastically applauded and ON mo
ton were adopted.
On motion the delegates present
from this District at the county
convention are instructed to cast
the entire vote of the District, nc
proxies being allowed.
Nominations for candidates for
Justice of the Peace being declared
in order Uriah Rowe named Franz
A. Mitchell and ID. III. Christian
placed in nomination Albert G..
Holt. There being no other candi.
dates they were each nominated by
by reclamation.
For Constable u. Rowe nominal
ed Ell Adams aud +. a. Steck nam.
ed Strother Mays. They, too, were
nominated by reclamation.
On motion James Swanson was
nominated by reclamation for Mem.
Der of the Board of Education.
a. g. Holt, J. +. Ewes and VIM
Rice we're elected members Of tho
Wayne County Republican Execu.
tive Committee.
On motion the Ceredo ADvANcI
is requested to publish the proceed.
iDgs Of this convention.
On motion convention adjourned.
JAMES MCQUIN,
Chairman
T. T. MCDoUGAL,