Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-18
THE SECOND DISTRICT.
a Minority Report, Favoring an Internal
ional Agreement, and No Instructions,
Turned Down.
SECOND DISTRICT
John T. McGraw.
Z. d. Talbot.
John J. CoTnwell.

JOun -hCNldW.
Z. d. Talbot
John j. CoTnwell.
Special TO the Register.
Davis, W Va, June 1.-THE Second
district delegate convention TO elect
delegates to the national convention at
Chicago for the Second district met in
Tools Opera House this morning at II
o'clock.
Hon. John T. McGraw, chairman OF
the Congressional executive committee,
called the convention to order, and an
nounced Hon. w. H. Travers, of Jeffer-
son county, as temporary chairman,
whom he introduced to the convention.
Mr.. Clay Hyde, of Kingwood, was made
secretary and the regular committees
were appointed after which the con-
vention adjourned to meet as 2 o'clock.
At 2 o'clock the convention reassem-
bled and Hon. Sam V. Woods, OF Phil
lippi. was made chairman. c. r. w.
Morrow, of Jefferson, and ]. S. Lidell
Brown. of Preston county, were made
secretaries Mr. Woods made short
speech, after which the reports OF the
several committees we're read. There
was a wrangle as to how the delegates
should be elected, but the report OF
the committee was finally adopted,
which recommended that the district
delegates be first elected.
The committee on resolutions then
reported and was followed by min
ority report, which was quickly laid on
the table. The next business being the
election of delegates, a motion was
made to limit nominating speeches to
five minutes. Col c. S. White,of Hamp-
shire county nominated John ]. Corn
well. and Hon. C. w. Daily of Randolph
county. nominated e. D. Talbot, for
district delegate. The nominations
closed and they we're elected by accla-
nation.
B. ]. Baker, of Grant county, Hon.
D. B. Lucas, OF Jefferson, and John T.
McGraw, of Taylor, were nominated
for delegates at large.
The convention by this time had been
very noisy. as interesting speeches in
support of the various candidates were
being made Mr. b. J. Baker withdrew,
leaving Mr.. McGraw and Mr.. Lucas in
the field. The convention after being
addressed by both McGraw and Lucas,
explaining their positions on the money
question proceeded to vote, which re-
suited in the election of Mr.. McGraw
by vote of ia to 104. When the vote
was announced the supporters of Col.
McGraw lifted him to their shoulders
and placed him on the stand from which
he addressed the convention.
C. F. Keys and George w. Miller
were elected alternates and J. S. Ly-
dell Brown alternate at large, after
which the convention adjourned.
The convention was one of the most
exciting ever held in the State. Sew
eral times it was impossible for the
chairman to maintain order and he had
to call for music by the band. The
special train carrying most of the DEL
egates to their homes left at 6 o'clock.
The resolutions adopted were as fol-
lows
Resolved, BY the representatives Of
the Democratic party in convention as
sembled:
"First-We reannounce ard reaffirm
our devotion to the time-honored prin-
ciples OF the Democratic party;
"Second-We are in favor of bimetal-
lism and to this end demand the free
and unlimited coinage of both gold and
silver at the ratio of 16 to as standard
money for the payment of all debts both
public and private, without regard to
the action of any other nation.
"Third-We are opposed to the issue
and sale of government bonds in time of
peace for the purpose of raising money
to maintain the gold reserve and to this
end we declare that the Secretary OF
the Treasury should, in the exercise of
his legal discretion, pay the, coin obli-
cations of the United States in silver or
cold as may. at the time, be most con-
yenient. and we declare that the pay
ment of these obligations in gold, and
in gold only, is an unwaranted discrim-
! ination against the nse OF silver as
money.
.'Fourth-The delegates from this dis
trict to the national convention are di-
rected to vote in accordance with the
foregoing resolution.
The minority report, which was sign
ed bv Hon. Chas. f. Wells, Alex Parks
and ]. n. McMullen, was as follows;
1--WE are opposed to the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver. except under
an international agreement. with the
leading nations of the world, and until
such an agreement csn be had We are in
favor of maintaining the existing stan
dard of value We are also in favor OF
reform in the banking and currency
law so as to give more elastic bank
ing system; we oppose the instruction
OF delegates to the Chicago convention