Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-11

DELIVERED BY THE CANDIDATE,
IN WHICH HE OUTLINED CLEAR
LY THE PLATFORM UPON WHICH
HE WILL MAKE THE CANVASS.
A HEARTY DEMONSTRATION OF
WELCOME AT GRAFTON.
Elkins, w. Va, August 10.-Hon.
John T. McGraw, Of Taylor county,
was nominated to-day by reclamation
as the Democratic candidate for Con-
gress from the Second West Virginia
district.
He was placed in nomination in an
eloquent speech byW B. Cornwell, OF
Hampshire, and was seconded by Col
onel Forrest Brown, of Jefferson; w.
G. Brown, of Preston, and B. H. Hiner,
of Pendleton.
Upon motion of Colonel Brown, of
Jefferson, the nomination was made
by reclamation.
Delegates Straub, of Taylor, and
Toulk, of Mineral, were appointed by
the Chair to escort the nominee to the
platform.
McGraws speech was a most ele-
quent one and was received with the
greatest enthusiasm on the part of the
delegates.
He was frequently obliged to pause
On account of the cheers which pune
tuated almost every point which he
made in laying down the lines upon
which he declared the present cam
paign would be fought.
Although prior to the report there
was a sharp contest in the committee
on resolutions as to the position of the
convention on
THE PEACE CONDITIONS,
with Spain, there seemed to be no dis
sent in regard to the position taken by
the nominee on the question.
The speaker declared his belief in
the settlement Of all difficulties in
which the American people may be-
come involved without interference on
the part of foreign powers. He said
that he was unalterably opposed to an
imperialist policy on the part of the
American nation. He favored, how
ever, the recovery of an ample in
demnity from the Spanish government
either in land or it's equivalent, and
approved a return to the maritime pol
icy advocated always by the Demo-
cratic party. He advocated the estab-
lishment of whatever coaling stations
may be needed for the fleets and navy
of the United States, advocating also,
in vigorous language, the construction
by this government of the Panama
canal and its taking its position as an
equal among the powers of the world,
especially in regard to the settlement
of diplomatic questions in the east.
He reaffirmed his opposition to the
policy of the Republican administra-
ton in fOisting upon this country
THE SINGLE GOLD STANDARD,
and closed with statement of his ap-
probation of the high honor done him
in the tender of the nomination, saying
that to represent the Democratic party
in Congress had been the ambition of
his life.
Prior to the nomination a report was
made by the committee on credentials
This was followed by the report Of the
committee On resolutions, of which
Samuel P. Wood, of Barbour, was
chairman. The report was adopted
amid cheers and without a dissenting
voice, on the part of the convention.
After a lengthy preamble, it declared
that:
I'VE reafiirm and reiterate the prin-
cipals of the Democratic party as de-
clared in the national convention in
1896"
1t also declared in favor of the con-
struction and ownership of the Near
augua canal and the requirement and
ownership Of all necessary coaling sta
tions and harbors of refuge for the
advancement of our trade and the pro-
lection of our commerce.
1t pointed with pride to the action
of the Democrats of Congress in hav-
ing risen above party politics and
given their loyal and unqualified sup
port to the administration in vigor-
Gus prosecution of the war and re-
joiced that the prompt response from
all sections TO the government call to
arms had obliterated forever the last
VESTAGE OF SECTIONALISM
engendered by the war between the
United States, and in q like spirit OF pa
triotism denounced any and all attempts
TO convert this war for humanity into
war for tlFe purpose of dividing any polit-
zeal party or political candidate in the
coming election.
1t extends greetings TO the soldiers and
sailors and rejoices in the apparent near
approach of peace.
The resolution touching the question Of
imperialism was as follows:
And in view of the probable stipula-
tons and terms of peace about to be
made with Spain, we declare it 10 be the
sense of this convention that such terms
of peace ought TO be negotiated as will