Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-08-20

favor Of Watts. They, therefore,
moved to adjourn until next morn
ing at 10 O'Clock. Put the Watts
men saw at once the meaning of this
movement and boldly declared that
no adjournment should be had that
night until nomination for Gov
ernor should be made. After some
rather acrimonious speeches had
been made, a vote by counties on the
motion to adjourn was finally had
amid much noise and confusion, the
result being that the motion was lost
by majority of over 400. The vote
showing approximately the strength
of Mr.. Watts in the convention, and
when announced, seeing the futility
of further resistance, Col. John II.
McGraw took the stand and in few
appropriate remarks withdrew Judge
Bennett and Col. Smith from the
race. Mr.. Watts was thereupon
nominated by reclamation. A COM
mittee was appointed to escort him
to the platform. In his speech, &C
cepting the nomination and tender
ing his thanks to the convention, ne
endorsed the Chicago platform and
promised, in an active and vigorous
canvass, to proclaim its principles
throughout the State
The Convention then proceeded to
the nomination of candidate for
Auditor, quite number of gentle
men being named for this honor, the
leading candidates being w. II.
Boggs of Pendleton, Col. Forrest
Brown of Jefferson, Camden Som
mers Of Harrison and Mr.IMcKay of
Jackson. After hearing the nomi-
mating speeches the Convention adj
journed until the following morning
when 1t re-assembled at 10 O'Clock.
The balloting for Auditor then be-
gan, and was very spirited, accom-
usually incident to the nominating
of candidates in our great cOnven-
tons. From the start it was evident
that Mr.. BOggs was the favorite and
a sure " inner. On the third ballot
he got 463 votes, more than a ma
JOrity, and was declared the nominee.
He appeared before the Convention
and, in few appropriate words, &C.
cepted the nomination.
The next contest was on the nomi-
nation Of candidate for State Treas
urer. Fully a half dozen were
named for this office, but it was evil
dent from the first that the contest
would narrow itself to two candi-
dates-Col. John NJ. Rowan, of Mon
roe, present incumbent, and Jas. w.
Tucker, of Writ county, who was
presented to the Convention as a
lineal descendant of Old Dan Tucker,
whereupon the band struck up that
familiar air amid loud shouts and
great cheering for Tucker, which
threatened to stampede the Conven-
ton. By very narrow margin Mr..
Tucker was nominated on the third
ballot, and was carried to the stage
upon the shoulders of two of his en-
thusiastic friends.
For Superintendent Of Free Schools
the candidates were Virgil A. Lewis,
present incumbent, Prof. r. a. Arm
strong of the State University, Prof.
w. NJ. FouIk of Piedmont and Prof.
John ID. Sweeney of the Concord
Normal School. Mr.. Lewis won on
the second ballot.
Hon. Thos. S. Riley, of Wheeling,
present incumbent, was renominated
for the Office of Attorney General,
w. +. r. Byrne, of Braxton, who
made an excellent run, being his only
opponent.
Perhaps the most interesting con-
test of the Convention arose in the
nomination of candidate for the
Court of Appeals. John II. Holt of
Cabell, Col. S. S. Green, Col. Thos.
l.. Broun and JAS. H. Couch of Ka-
nawha, Judge David E. Johnston of
Mercer and G. G. Higginbotham of
Upshur were all placed in romina-
ton, Holt, Green and Johnston be-
ing the leading candidates. The
first ballot gave Holt 337, Green 1853,
Johnston $50, the rest scattering
On the second ballot, emitting frac-
tions, Mr.. Holt had 425, a majority
of the whole, and his nomination
was made unanimous amid tremen-
dous cheering for the talented young
lawyer.
The nomination Of the two cleo.
tors at large was left to the new
State Executive Committee with full
power to negotiate with the Populist
party and to so arrange the matter
as to secure the union of all the silver
men Of the State in support of Bryan
and Sewall.
The name of Isaac G. Ralphsnyder,
who had canvassed the State for the
Democratic nomination, was hardly
heard at Wheeling. When Judge
Bennett and Col. Smith had been
withdrawn, seeing the utter hope.
lessness of further contest with