Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-08
Democrats Take Notice.

at a meeting Of the Democratic State ex-
ecutive committee Of West Virginia held at
Petersburg on the 18th day Of February.
1896. it was ordered that the twelve dele
gates to which the State OF West Virginia
is entitled in the Democratic National con-
vention to be held at Chicago on the 7th
day Of July, 1896, to nominate candidates
for President and Vice-President Of the
United states, be selected as follows:
The Democrats in each county in the
State shall appoint at such time and place
and in such manner as the Democratic ex-
ecutive committee of each county may de-
termine, delegates to congressional district
conventions to be held in each of the four
congressional districts of the State on the
18th day Of June, 1896, at the following
places:
In the first congressional district at
Clarksburg, in the county of Harrison. In
the second congressional district at Davis,
in the county Of Tucker In the third con-
erosion distric, at Hinton, in the county OF
summers. in the Fourth congressional dis
trict at Point Pleasant, in the county OF
Mason,
Each of said congressional district con-
yentions shall appoint one delegate at large
aud one alternate therefor aud two district
delegates and two alternates therefor, to rep
resent the Democracy Of West Virginia in
said Chicago convention.
The basis Of representation in each Of said
congressional district conventions will be
one vote for each one hundred votes and
fraction thereof over fifty cast for Grover
Cleveland fer President at the November
election Of 1892, and each county is request
Ell % appoint the same number Of delegates
TO each congressional district convention as
votes it may be entitled to by the above ba-
81, of representation.
The county of Miugo having been formed
from the county of Logan, each of said
counties will be entitled to the number OF
Democratic votes cast in 1892 at the voting
precincts within each. This vote was So
in logan county aud go in Mingo.
By order of the Democratic State execu-
tive committee.
W. E Chiffon, Chairman.
Wa. A. OHLEY, Secretary.
Democratic papers Of the District are re-
0upsted 90 publish the above.
Secretary Carlisle has written letter
auent the suggestion Of his becoming can
didate for the presidential nomination
wherein he SAYS "Many communications
upon the same subject and of similar import
have been received from friends in different
parts Of the country, and while very CRATE
ful for these numerous expressions Of conf
dence and esteem upon the part Of my Dem
ocraic fellow citizens, have no, been able
90 reach the conclusion that the existing
conditions require me TO comply with their
requests By authorizing them to announce
me as a candidate for the presidential NOM
iuatiou. While feel profound interest
in tho welfare of my party, am much more
concerned about its declaration Of principles
than 10 its selection of candidates, because,
In my opinion, It's failure or success at the
election, as we'll as its capacity for useful
service in the country in the future, depend
upon the position it takes or Omits
20 take upon the public questions now en-
gogiug the attention Of the people, aud es-
peciaily the questions affecting the moneta-
ny system of the country aud tue character
aud amount of taxation to be imposed upon
our citizens"