Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-08-29
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Nominations Made for County
Offices.


The County Democratic Conyen-
ton was held last Saturday after
noon at the Court House TO name
the Democratic candidates for the
various county offices. Mr.. Ell. T.
Cushwa, County Chairman, called
the meeting to order, and Mr.. J. v.
Quinn was elected temporary chair,
man and Messrs. D. S. Eichelbergor
and G. W. Boyer were made secre-
taries. Committees were then ap-
pointed for the various districts and
the places of their meeting named,
after which the convention adjourned
for dinner.
The afternoon session convened at
l:30 and there was q large attend
ance. The various committees sub
milted their reports which were read
by the secretary. The committee
on credentials named each delegate
| elected to a seat, and reported
against the admission of Mr.. r. S.
Eichelberger, who held proxy.
There was some sparring and Mr..
Eichelberger made protest but the
chair failed to hear the gentleman.
The Committee on Order OF Bust
ness and Permanent Organization
recommended the procedure shown
hereafter and that Capt. E. L. Hoff-
man be made permanent chairman
and G. w. Boyer secretary, and
their report was adopted. whereupon
Capt. Hoffman made neat speech
of acceptance and called for the or
der of business. The Committees
report onBasis Misrepresentation was
adopted and that of heCommittee on
Resolutions, whose recommendation
present medly Of things tackled on
to the platforms heretofore adopted.
They pledged their support to Bryan
and Sewall and to the platforms of
Wheeling and FaIrmont, condemned
the County Court for not reducing
the taxes of the depressed farmers
and laborers and its manner of doing
business, favored reduction in the
salary of county officers in order to
reduce taxation, scored the County
Court for keeping partisan and in
competent persons in office and
promised to change this state of af-
fairs and favored the primary cleo
tion system.
The chairman then announced
that nominations were in order, and
a Martinsburg delegate placed in
nomination Mr.. J. W. Dodd and the
second was made in a neat speech by
Mr.. j. V. Quinn. Mr.. j. N. Thatch-
er nominated Mr.. W. s. Miller, but
when the balloting commenced Dodd
developed such strength that Miller's
name was withdrawn and Dodd
unanimously made the nominee.
Mr.. Geo. W. johnson was named for
Prosecuting Attorney. The County
Commissioner was named with some
difficulty, the various candidates be-
ing Jas. H. Fulk, Edw. Henshaw,
Geo. w. Bender, Hartman Couchman
and Sylvester Ashton. Fulk was
nominated on the first ballot. Capt.
W. B. Colston was named upani-
mously for Clerk of the Circuit
Court. There were four nominees
for Clerk of the County Court,
Messrs. q. W. Doll, the present IN
cumbent, and G. W. North, Jas. M.
Billmyer and John T. Janney. In
this case Doll was nominated on first
roll call but several changes were
made in the ballot by which Mr..
North gained enough to elect him.
The A IS. ssors named are VIM. T.
McMill!a / The first district and
T. A. Potts for the second district.
In the latter case there was a long
series of ballots, Mr.. Potts coming
out victorious on the fifth.
Mr.. M. G. Albright was nominal
ed for the legislature by acelama-
ton, his only opponent, j. W. B.
Evans, having withdrawn before the
ballot was completed. The final act
was the naming Of G. P. G. Rinker
for County Surveyor and the mem
bers to constitute the new executive
| committee.