Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-08-24


Payne, A. G. Smith, Rufus Pack
and Cart Mills were selected as a
committee on Credentials and Per
manent Organization; ]. f. Ewes,
DIR. A. Garrett, \. X Hanley and
VIM. Napier were appointed com
mittee on Order of Business and C..
Z. Perdue, j. Il. Graham, q. w.
Hatten, Rufus Pack and w. J. JUS
tice were appointed a committee on
Resolutions. The convention then
took a recess until O'Clock, y. m,
Mt which time IL was called TO order
by the chairman. The committee
on Credentials reported that there
were no contests and recommended
that the delegates present be per-
mitted To cast the full vote of their
respective districts and also recon-
mend that IN view of the fact that
the district of Lincoln is not repre-
sented at this convention that the
majority of the votes east by the
districts represented herein be sufli-
cient to nominate the candidates
presented or determine any other
matter before this convention.
Which report was unanimously
adopted.
The committee on Order of Bust
ness reported as follows:
"lour committee recommends
that the convention first receive the
report of the committees, after
which it proceed to the nomination
of the candidates in the following
order:
/. Commissioner of the County
Court,
2. For House of Delegates,
3. Superintendent of Schools,
Which report was received and
unanimously adopted.
The convention then proceeded
to nominate candidates and made
the following selection:
For Commissioner OF the County
Court. o. Stith.
For House of Delegates--Kelly
Perry and j. b. Newman.
For Superintendent of Schools
John Beckley.
The Committee Oh Resolutions
presented the following which was
unanimously adopted:
RESOLUTIONS.
TIE Republican party of Wayne
County, w. Va in convention as
sembled, hereby declares that III adj
dition to the resolutions adopted bv
the convention Of our party held on
July 80, 1898, which we here APP
prove, that we endorse and com
mend the labors of Senat Stephen
Il. Elkins IN the United States SEN
ate and congratulate the people of
the State of West Virginia that
they have made no mistake in plac-
ing him in the position which he
now occupies.
We also unreservedly endorse the
administration of our Governor G..
w. Atkinson and the Republican
administration OF our State affairs.
We commend the Hon Warren
Miller for AL his official acts we
especially commend him for his Re-
publicanism in withdrawing from
race that might endanger Republi-
can success
To the Hon. w. VI. O. Dawson
we extend our sincere thanks for
bis able and efficient services as
Chairman Of the Executive Commit
tee Of our party We believe that
It was due, in great measure, TO
his untiriug efforts in behalf Of our
party, together with his skill and
judgment. that we achieved our
glorious victory At the polls in 1896.
We heartily endorse the record
made by our able and efficient coun-
lyman DIR. Alonzo Garrett-as
State Senator from this District.
We here extend TO our County
Executive Committee our thanks
for their services rendered IN behalf
Of our party,
We here pledge our support to
the Republican ticket, Cougression-
al, County and District, this year
in nomination and with the candi-
dates thereon a. our standard bear
ers we feel confident that the peo-
pie vii. endorse their worth and
merit by electing them this fall
Respectfully submitted,
RCFUs PACK,
G.. W HATrES,
W. J. JUSTICE,
j r.. GRAHAM,
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