West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-07-14
THE PRESTON DEMOCRACY.
A Meeting Of the Executive Com
mittse and Some Important
Business Transacted.

TursuHnt 10 the catl pu Olisneu IN
this paper, . session of the Demo
cratic Committee OF this county
was held at TEE ARGUS office,
Monday afternoon Of this week
and considerable business trans-
acted. The Committee was not
all present, as it 10 busy time for
the farmers and long ride for
some OF them to get here. Those
present were, j.. Slidell Brown,
Chairman, Henry Clay Hyde. Sec
Rotary, and DR.. w. NJ. Dent of
Newburg, Geo. M. Sbaffer of In.
dependence, John Emory Gale of
Valley District. Joseph q. Brown
OF Kingwood district, and Major
Dave Stemple, who represented
Union, aud John o. Whstsell for
Portland.
The first matter OF Importance
was to provide for delegates to the
Congressional Convention, which
convenes at Elkins, Wednesday,
August 10th.
As it was too early and too busy
time to call a convention, the
Committee decided to name dele
gates, and on motion it was agreed
to name four delegates from each
district, which was done as follows:
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATES.
Kingwood District--Gus j. Shat
fer, Milford O. Gibson. Michael
Lynch AMI Isaac P. Martin.
Valley District. M. G.. Fair
fax. Jacob Spiker, Elliott Jenkins
and Thomas Il. Loar.
Lyon District-J oseph Guseman.
William Horchler, A. S. Nestor
and James A. Keener.
Reno DIstrict-Andrew Jackson
Murray, A. ID. Bowman, j. u.
Simpson aud Patrick Graney.
Portland DIstrict-Dr. s. M.
Scott, b. ?. Whetsell. VIM. JEFF
freys and Ben II. Elsey.
Union District-Lewis S. Stem
pie, r. e. l.. Breedlove, Ed. NJ.
Williams and Ii. A. Shaffer.
Pleasant District-J. j. Kelly,
Ami Smith, Jeremiah Gale and A.
l.. Gibson.
Grant DISTRICT. L. Gribble.
VIM. M. Wolfe, Fred Copeman and
w. III. Barnes.
On motion, it was ordered that
four delegates be appointed from
each district to attend the Senate
rial Convention, to be called here.
after and it was accordingly SO done
SENATORIAL DELEGATES.
Kingwood District-Jas. S. Hunt,
CLARK Carroll. Gus j. Oressp and
Vincent Cooke.
Valley District-Alex T. White,
Col. John w. Gnseman. Henry w.
Huddleson, and j. Alison Stuck
Lyon District--B. f. Sapp. Jas.
Turnkey, j. j. Shackleford and t.
j. Bell.
Reno District-Dr. II. j. Lang
streth, j. j. Uornwell, j. ID. Buck.
ner and P. j. Dunn.
Portland District-Dorsey For
man. G. II. Whetsell. Albert Snyder
and Thomas b. Jeffers.
Union District-Thomas Startz
man, Martin Van Buren, Golf, Jno.
M. Stemple and d. II. Wagner.
Pleasant Distrlct-Amon For
man, Marshall Rodeheaver, Wllbert
Liston and Alison Harmed.
Grant DistrIct--Jno. K. Ormond,
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houser and Andrew s. McNair.
On motion the members Of the
County Executive Committee were
added to both the foregoing lists,
and all Democrats Of this county
attending either Of the foregoing
conventions are 10 be considered as
delegates to the same.
On motion a County Convention
vas called for Saturday. September
3. 1898, at / o'clock, Court House,
Kingwood. forthe purpose Of nomi-
mating candidates for the following
offices; Prosecuting Attorney. House
Of Delegates ~, and Comfy Supt.
Of Schools.
ID. Il. Forman and j. o. Wbet-
sell we're appointed mem bers Of the
Committee to represent Portland
District vice Col. Martin, deceased ,
and T.. p. White removed.
On motion the Com mittee adj