The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-17
MASS CONVENTION


Gratis of Mason county assembled
in Mass Convention in Hooff's
Opera House, Point Pleasant,
August Is.
Convention was called to order
by r. 81. Armstrong, Chairman of
the County Executive Commute.
and was opened by most earnest
and eloquent prayer by Rev. S. A.
Donahoe, Pastor of the NJ. e..
Church, South. of this city.
After which Mr., Armstrong
named Hon. John 3 Beller for
Chairman, who upon taking the
chair made short, but pointed
speech.
Geo. w. Tippett and w. @.
Whaley were elected secretaries.
On motion of Mr. w. NJ. Duffy,
the temporary organization was
made permanent.
ON motion of Hon. Rankin
Wiley a committe of one was Sc
lected from each district, on the
following committees: Order of
Business, Basis of Representation,
Resolutions and County Executive
Committee.
On motion of Hon. @. E. Hogg.
the Convention took a recess until
30 p. m.
AFTERNOON.
Convention -re-assembled at L 30
Reports of committees being
called for. they handed in reports
as follows:
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
L. Nomination of members for
House Delegates.
2. Nominating candidate for
County Commissioners
3. Nominating candidate for
County Superintendent of Free
Schools.
4. Selection of delegates to Con
gressional Convention.
8. Selecting delegates to Sena-
torial Convention.
The Committee on Basis of
Representation, reported each dis
trict entitled to twenty votes in
Convention.
Committee on Resolutions,
through it's Chairman, Hon. c. E
Hogg, presented the following
resolutions. reading them in clear
and distinct voice, and which on
motion were unanimously adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
ResOlue0, By the Democrats of
Mason county in Mass Convention
Assem- bled: That we hereby re-
declare our adherence to the prin-
ciples of the party as announced
in the Chicago platform of 1896,
and we do hereby pledge our best
endeavors to promote the prlnci-
pies of our party as therein an
nounced; and do hereby again de-
clare our loyalty to the great
champion of free silver and pure
government, the Hon. William
Jennings Bryan of Nebraska, and
do hereby call upon all good citi-
zens who believe in the honest adj
ministration of government, to unite
with us in a Just endeavor to break
up and overthrow all political
rings and cliques who use public
Office for private gain and politi
cal purposes, irrespective of past
party utilization.
Gen. McCausland then read aud
offered the following resolutions,
which were made part of the
Committees report, by vote of
Convention.
WHEREAS, 1t being a we'll known
fact that the county is in debt
over $4,000, and the various road
districts over $4,000, in the ag-
gregate, and that this enormous
Indebtedness has been made dur
ing the last fourteen years, and
that it is the result of gross ex-
travagance and utter disregard of
law at the hands of the County
Court, controlled and used by Re-
publican Ringsters and Bosses.
ResOlced, That it is the duty OF
all citizens and taxpayers to join
with us to the end, that these
.,buses be corrected and the finan-
cial condition of the county be
put upon sound basis.
ReSOLced, That the delin-
quent list, as returned by the
Sheriff and accepted without cor
rection by the County Court for
the fiscal year of 1897, is an out
rage upon the taxpayers of the
County of Mason, and is in
violation of law.
The following Executive Com
mittee was reported by the Com
mittee appointed to select said
committees:
Ev1,5,r-T1vI, NoNNTI1vrIsE