The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-06-12

tonai convention of 1892, chief
among which are"
"a protective tariff which, re.
storing American wages and
American products. shall serve
the highest interests of Ameri.
can labor and American develop.
ment, while providing adequate
revenue for the uses of the gov.
ernment.s
"Wedeuounce the present bond
selling, Democratic Administra.
ton, whose vacillating course
has brought US distress at home
and humiliation abroad
I'VE denounce the free wool
provision of the present tariff act
as an unjust discrimination
against an important industry,
ana demand such protection for
sheep husbandry as will secure
fair prices for American wool.
We favor bimetallism, and de.
mand the use of both gold and
silver as standard money, either
in accordance with a ratio to be
fixed by an international agres.
ment. if that can be obtained, or
under such restrictions and such
provisions to be determined by
legislation as will secure the
maintenance Of the party of
values of the two metals, SO that
the purchasing and debt-paying
power of the dollar, whether of
silver, gold or paper, shall be at
all mesequal."
The temporary organization
was made permanent.
The Committee on Order of
Business reported in favor of
having no nominating speeches,
and all nominations were to be
confined to :s:sss.-=ssl.=-.:ssns-ss
the canoadzte and the name Of
the district from which he came.
Nominations were to be made in
the following order
Sheriff, county clerk, circuit
clerk, prosecuting attorney, as.
SCISSORS, house ofdelegates, com.
missioner, and surveyor.
For sheriff, Lang, of Simpson,
Randall, OF Clay, and Jarvis, of
Clay, were placed in nomination.
When the convention proceed
ed to ballot, 1t was soon evident
from the number of solid delega.
tio1s for Lang, that he would be
the nominee. Tremendous en-
thusiasm was displayed during
the announcements of the ballot
ing, and when.the vote of the
>last district was sent in. Lang's
nomination was practically unani.
nous, and then made so by ac-
clamation. Upon vociferous calls
for Lang, the venerable farmer,
with gray beard and noble brow,
mounted the platform, and ex-
pressed his thanks in a few plain
words, which we're greeted with
thunderous applause.
The candidates for county
clerk were Long, Shore, Wright,
Dayton and Highland.
The last named, Virgil L. High
land, received II votes on first
ballot, 81 being necessary to
nominate. On being called for,
Mr.. Highland made a brief but
eloquent speech of acceptance.
From Raymond, Clark and
Tetrick, the last named was Sc
lected by the Republicans for
circuit clerk.
The hottest fight of the con-
vention was that for prosecuting
attorney. Moore and Harmer,
contested the field to the last. the
vote being extremely close, but
in favor of Major Moore and he
was nominated.
Hon. j. W. Hess was re-nomi-
mated for House of Delegates on
first ballot, by very large ma
iurity. His colleague will be A.
W, Davis,
+. NJ. Davis and j. C. Lawson
we're the nominees for assessors,
F. w. Cunningham for County
Commissioner, and @. @. Fittro
for Surveyor.
The convention was the largest
affair in the history of Harrison
county Republication.