Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-02
EX-SENATOR DAVIS FOR BRYAN.
Gold Democrats Organize and Send
Delegates to Indianapolis.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
WHEELING, w. Va, September ]. 1896.
The gold democrats of West Virrini,
4 rmally organized FOR the campaign at
their state convention. held al Wheeling
August -. About 300 delegates, represent
ing every walk of lie excepting profess
sional politicians and office seekers. were
present. Thirty-five counties were repre-
scented. Benjamin Trapnell of Charleston
IS temporary CHAIRMAN. arra;sned the Chi
Cago convention in scathing terms. and +
NJ. Turner of Morgantown, as permanent
chairman, was not less forcible in tenounc-
rg what he termed the rccreancv to dem
ocratic principles in the attack on the
Supreme Court and in surrenaering to a
passing craze and to men who believe the
government must take care CT everybody
Delegates to the Indianapolis convention
were chosen as follows: AT large, Alfred
Caldwell of Ohio county. NJ. W. Gamble of
Hardy, Joseph Ruffner of kanawlla. Henry
Clay Simms of CahelI: alternates John NJ
Birch of Ohio, j. y. Robinson of Mineral
j. l.. Bowers of kanawha, j. +. Strother
Of Mason: first district, Randolph Stalna-
ker of Ohio and G. b. Weiderhelmer of
i;raXton: aiternateS, f. @. Davidson and
W. +. Raymond. Second district. DR. j.
w. McSherry of Berkeley and r. D. Estep
of Taylor: alternates. II. w. Potts and n
:. ID. Pendleton. Third district. l.. J. Will
liams of Greenbrier and L. y. Buskirk of
logan; alternatcs. c. O. Bonnell and r. G.
Quarter. Fourth district, X. ii. Browse Of
i'leasants and J. W. Bates of Mason; alter
mates. J. w. SPOTS and ]. L.. Trimmer
Presidential electors were chosen as fol-
lows: AT large, Henry NJ. Russell of Ohio
j. d. Baines of kanawha: first district
w. d. Rollyson of Braxton; second district.
VIM. H. Wilson of jefferson: third district
d. Bassel, jr., of Upshur: fourth district
Chas. Richardson of Writ. y heated dis
cuSSion took place over the currency plank
of the platform. the straight-out gold stand
ard recommendation of the committee be-
ing finally adopted over the proposed plank
OF 1872
The matter of the state and county tick
cts was left to the state committee with
full power to act. The organization will
prove a potent factor in the campaign and
estimates the present strength of the move
ment in West Virginia as 5000 votes.
In -Senator Henry E. Davis, father-in-
law of Senator Elkins. in recent speech
at Elkins declared himself in favor OF Bry-
and Sewall. President NJ. E. ingalls, of
the c. and o. r. r., a gold democrat, has
been speaking at Hinton and other points to
railroad men on the silver question He
refutes the reports circulated in the back
counties that the Chesapeake and Ohio
railway is threatening its employees with
discharge If they work or vote for free
silver. His speech has been printed and
circulated.
the contention between Parkersburg and
Charleston as to which shall be headuuar-
tiers of the democratic state executive COM
mittee in favor of the latter. A competent
force of men is now hard at work on the
details OF the campaign. Gen. Watts, cam
didate for governor. will formally open his
Speechmaking at Morgan's Grove jefferson
county, September 4.
~ conference of the executive committees
CT the democratic and populiSt parties Is