The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-31

| mittec composed Of Messra. Henry u.
Russell. Robert White and j. IL SOM
HieEy Rlc, rS0drtcd tho following lnfur-
| nation relative ,t1stte measures nect.s-
snry to secure recognition FOR the sound
money Democratic ticket an the o1icIal
ballot in thi4 state.
''tn orfer to have candidates for
presidential electors and state officers,
to represent our principlearAt the next
general election In the stats OF West
Virginia.. a certificate Must be signed
BY v0terH resident In the, state. to n
number equal to one per cent OF the
entire vote cast nj tho last general
election In the Rtate: the number, how
ever. not to exceed 1000. Each yoter
signing the certificate must show there
on his residence and poAtotlce address.
The certificate must state the name
and reaidCnce OF each candidate. and
that be Is legally qualified to hold the
ofsIce, and the name Of the party or
principles he represents must also be
stated. We submit herewith, q form
Of certificate tOr presidential electors
and Ataie officers.
"Tha certificate Of nomination Of can.
didLtas for electors and atate osleers
should be published In a newspaper
printed az the city OF Charleston. and
one copy of such newspaper should be
sent ~ each clerk Of 4 circuit court
In the state. We have not Included In
the certificate nominations for county
and district officers, because Il seems to
be proper that separate certificates OF
the respective counties shall be signed
by at least one per cent OF their voters,
and aled WIKI the circuit court clerk
OF such respective counties. Respect
fully submitted"
Chairman Turner announced that
the state executive COMMITTEES would
meet In the parlor Of the Hotel Wind
sor Immediately after the adjournment
Of the convention for the transaction OF
important business.
Delegates TO the indianapolis con
vent!on were then chosen, as follows:
At Large-Alfred Caldwell, OF Ohio;
II. W. Gamble, OF Hardy: Joseph Ruff
Her, OF kanawha: Henry Clay SSmmS,
OF Cabeu. Aheraates-John ". Birch,
Of Ohio; ]. A. Robinson, OF Mineral: J.
L. Bowers, OF Kanawha; J. F. Ftrother.
OF Mason.
First district-Randolph stainaker,ot
Ohio, and C. B. we!derhelmer.ot Brax-
ton /. Atcruates-E. G. Davidson, OF
Lewis, and W. E. Raymond. OF Brax-
tor.
Second dstrlct-Dr. J. w. Mcsherry,
OF Berkeley, and r. D. EStep. OF Tay-
lor. Alternates-H. W. Potts. OF JET
feESon. and y. s. D. Peadleton, OF Nor
gan.
Thsrd-L- ]. Williams, OF GreeubrEer.
and U.B. Ruskirk,ot Logan. Alteruates-
c. o. BOuuell. OF Greenbrier, and r. @.
Quarter. OF KanawhA.
Fourth dlstrict-R II. Browse, OF
P~leaSants: J. ". Bates, OF Mason. Al
tcrnateS-J. ". Spots and J. L. Trim
mer.
Presidential electors were uext chosen
as follows:
At laEge-Henry u. Russell, OF Ohio:
]. D.. BalHeS, OF Kanawha.
First d!strict-W. D. Rollyson. OF
Brax;on.
Second Istrrt-wHlIam Il. Wilson.
OF Jefferson.
sh1r.
Fourth dktrict-charles Richardson.
! OF Writ.
A delegate wanted the convention to
Instruct the executive committee 10
have the regular Democratic state
nominees placed on the sound money
Democratic ticket. but this action was
delegated 20 the state executive CON-
. 1ESS ~ ! y w o. ne OeIe-
gate seemed TO infer that there was "a
nisser In the woodplle." but Chairman
Turner assured him that there Is only
one state ticket in West Virginia that
the sound money Democrats will en-
dorSe, II they endorse any.
At o'clock the business OF the con-
Ve1tton had been concluded and Chair
man Turner introduced Hon J. McF.
Carpenter. o. Pittsburgh, who made
an earnest and thoughtful address on
the situation that coafronts all pa
trtots who see the danger OF disaster
that co1froEts the country In the event
OK the SUCCESS Of the Popocrat nomi-
nAha