Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-13
KANAHHA DEMOCRATS.
A Solid Watts Delegation Chosen
Saturday.
A Rousing Meeting Held at the
Court House in the Evening.
Resolutions Endorsing General
Watts Adopted A Speech by
the Candidate - Ex-Governor
Wilson for Congress.
Special to the Register.

| Special to the Register.
Charleston, w. Va, July l2.-Ihe
Democrats of Kanawha held meetings
in each of the magisterial districts yes
terday to nominate candidates for JUS
tees of the Peace and Constables, and
to select delegates to the County con-
vention which meets in this city on the
1st of August. The result was the Sc
lection of solid Watts delegation.
A rousing meeting was held at the
Court House by the Charleston Demo-
cracy, and there was intense enthus-
iasm.
Judge Thos. d. Houston offered The
following preamble and resolutions,
which went through with whoop:
"At no period in the history of West
Virginia have the social and business
interests Of our people more urgently
demanded continuance of Democratic
supremacy in her State and local af-
fairs
Recognizing. therefore. the vital i'm
portance of electing our State ticket in
November next, we. the Democrats Of
Charleston district, in mass meeting as
sembled, declare:
First, That we have observed with
keen qualification and apprsciative in
terest the rapid concentration of polit-
ical interest throughout the. State in
favor of our esteemed and distinguish
ed townsman, Gen. C. c. Watts, as the
most logical, capable and winning can
didate for Governor.
Second. Our hearts cheerfully and
enthusiastically respond TO this gener-
al movement in favor of c. c. Watts,
and recalling as we do, with pride and
approval, his persistent and notable eff
fort two years ago at the Democratic
Congressional convention at Hinton,
to make the free coinage of silver a
leading issue in the Congressional cam
paign Of that year, we stand ready,
wiling and anxious 10 give him, by our
votes and influence, the most cordial
endorsement ever given TO a West Vir
ginia Democrat. We hereby instruct
the delegates appointed by this conven-
ton to the County convention, in Sc
,ecting delegates 10 the State conven-
ton at Wheeling, to vote for such men
only as are in full accord with these
resolutions, and who will support Cen
eral Watts first, last and all the time
for Governor; and the said delegates
are further instructed TO vote for the
unit rule"
General Watts being in the hall, was
loudly called for, and he came forward
and made an eloquent and stirring adj
ress for free silver
At the conclusion Of General Watts
speech, Judge Houston then offered the
following, which was unanimously
adopted:
I'VE recognize that there is on hand
and actually commenced a great polit-
ical battle of the people and for the
people, and that the hour calls for
leaders of undoubted nerve, daring and
intelligence, thoroughly imbued with
the right and justice Of the cause of the
restoration of silver; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we hereby instruct
the delegates appointed by this meet
ing to attend the County convention,
that in selecting delegates to the Con-
gressional convention of the Third dis
trict, to be held on the It'll of August.
1896. in the city Of Charleston, to choose
such men only as will support ex-Gov-
ernor E. w. Wilson first, last and all
the time for Congress; and said dele
gates are further instructed to vote for
the adoption of the unit rule"
Gov. Wilson, who had just returned
from Chicago, was called upon, and he
responded with a speech that fairly
set the Democrats wild with enthus-
iasm. He was confident of a sweeping
victory for Democracy this fall both in
the State and in the nation.
There are a large number of Dsmo-
Gratis in Kanawha working like Tro-
jams for places on the county ticket,
which shows that everybody believes
the Democrats Will carry Kanawha
county this fall.