The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-24
NILL 0RGHNIIE
Democratic Committee Appoints
Sub Committee
winch WIN Have special Charge
of Organization Action
Taken Regarding Va
cant Senatorial
Seats.

The Democratic State Executive
Committee at its meeting Tuesday
had under consideration the mat,
ter of more thorough organize.
ton of the party with a view tc
doing more effective work. After
full discussion of the matter il
was decided TO appoint a sub-com-
mlttee on organization, whose
duty it shall be to work up and
perfect an organization Of the
party in all portions of the State.
The Committee is as follows:
From the first district. Hon. Thos.
S. Riley, Wheeling; second, Hon
Stuart W. Walker, Martinsburg;;
third, Hon. Albert Sidney John
son, Union; fourth, Gen. james
"A. Holley, Hamlin; at large. Hon.
Vim. A. Ohley, Charleston.
This sub-committe is not to in
terfere in any way with the work
of the State or congressional COM
mittees but is to endeavor to per-
feet the organization alone and
each member will probably have
charge of the work in his particu-
lar district.
The vacancies in the State SEN
ate caused by the acceptance of
army positions by Senators Getz-
endanner of Charles Town and
Pierson of Clay were discussed
and the following resolutions were
adopted:
"WHEREAs, Henry Clay Getzen-
danner, senator from the 18th
Senatorial district of this State,
has accepted and is now filling the
Office of captain in the volunteer
service of the United States army,
and
WHEREAS, By his acceptance
and qualification of said Office the
said Getzendanner has vacated his
office of senator under the provis-
ions of the constitution and laws
of the State of West Virginia,
and
WHEREAS, The Democratic party
of said senatorial district, in con-
vention assembled at Martinsburg
in said district on the 18th day of
August, 1898, did name and NOM
mate Hon. William Campbell, of
jefferson county,. candidate for
senator in said district, to fill the
vacancy thus created, therefore
be it
Res01Ued, That the action of
said convention in so naming q
candidate for senator in said dis
trict, to fill the vacancy thus crea-
ted, be and the same is hereby
ratified, approved and confirmed.
WHEREAS, II. q. Pierson, of
Clay county, a senator from the
9th Senatorial district, in this
State, has been appointed an Off
Ger in the volunteer service of the
United States, and is now filling
said office, and
WHEREAS, By the acceptance of
said office, the said Pierson has va
Gated the Office of senator, from
said district, under the constitu-
ton and laws of the State of West
Virginia, therefore be it
ReSOIUed, That the Democratic
party of said senatorial district be
and they are hereby requested to
name and nominate q candidate
for senator in said district, to fill
the vacancy thus created, to be
--o4ol Gov ~, @l,o ,0oo1OIa Of ooirt
district, at the election to be held
in this State on the eighth day of
November, 1898.
ResOJoed, That copy OF this
resolution be forwarded by the
secretary of this committee to the
chairman of the Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee of said district
to be laid before, and reported to
| such convention as may be here.
after held in such district"
twill be remembered that at the
last session of the legislature the
Republicans secured the passag,
of bill reapportioning the State
i giving Morgan county delegate
in the Legislature to which unde
the existing apportionment it wa
not then entitled. The constitu
tion provides that apportionment
may be made once in ten year
and Immediately succeeding tn
census enumeration. The actiol
of the Legislature is therefore clear
, ly unconstitutional and it is tn
intention of the Democrats affect
ed by the law to disregard it. Blu
: it is their intention to have th
matter taken into the courts an
legally determined before the tim
for the election. In this connec
: ton the following resolution wa
E adopted:
.'Resozyed, That the matter Q