West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-09-27
DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.
Democrats Held Meetings and Nominate
Candidates for District Onncers.

Last Saturday was the date for
District Conventions all over the
county except Union, which will be
held next Saturday.
KINcwooD DISTRICT.
For this district the meeting was
held in the school house at Howes-
vile at 8 p. IN. The convention
was called to order by ]. Slidell
Brown, Chairman of the County
Committee, and Michael Lynch was
elected Chairman of the meeting
and Edward Bergman, Secretary.
Thereupon the following nomina-
tons were made:
For Commissioner of the County
Court-Simeon Mattingly, of Howes-
vile.
For Member of the Board of
Education-E. E. Reppert, of near
Kingwood.
For Justice of the Peace-Gus ].
Cresap, of Kingwood, and Eugene
McGinnis, of Tunnelton.
For Constables-Ben l.. Brown.
of Kingwood, and Thomas Holmes,
of Function. The latter, however,
declines the nomination, and the
Committee will have to fill the va
cancy.
Short speeches were made by ].
Slideil Brown and E. E. Reppert, and
the convention adjourned.
VALLEY DISTRICT.
Pursuant to call of the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee of this
county, District Convention was
held at Reedsville, Saturday, Sept.
az, at p. m. II. M. Grimes called
the convention to order and appoint
ed ]. w. Guseman, Chairman, and
t. E. Loar, Secretary. After care
full consideration the following ticket
was named:
For Commissioner of the County
Court-Elliott Jenkins.
For Board of Education-Jacob
Spiker.
For Justice of the Peace-Samuel
Rankin.
For Constables-J. M. G.. Fairfax
and A. d. Conway.
]. w. GUsEMAN, Chm.
L. f. LoAR, Sec'y.
| RENO DISTRICT.
The Convention was called to
order by p. ]. Dunn, member of the
County Committee. On motion,
John Macomber was elected Chair
man and p. J. Dunn, Secretary.
The following nominations were
made:
For Member of County Court
James w. Robinson, of Fellowsville.
For Justice of the Peace-D. N.
Shaffer, of Rowlesburg.
For Constable-K. J. Rohr, of
Rowlesburg.
No other nominations were made
and the meeting adjourned.
| GRANT DISTRICT.
Democratic meeting of Grant dis
trict, held at Bruceton Mills, Sept.
~, 1900, named the following ticket:
For County Commissioners. T.
Gribble.
For Member Board Education
Jeremiah Guthrie.
For Justice of the Peace--Wm.
III. McGibbons.
For Constable-Luther Bryte.
The following names are recon-
mended disappointment as Com
missioners of Election
For Pisgah, ]. f. Orman; Bruce
ton, A. S. McNair; Brandonville,
l.. II. Frankhouser Clifton Mills,
Dan Musser; Glade Farms, John
w. Cuppett.
On motion, meeting adjourned.
JONAS FRANKHoUsER, Chm.
w. J. BowERMAsTER, Sec'y.
PORTLAND DISTRICT.
The Democrats of Portland dis
trict met in Terra Alta, Sept. az,
1900, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for the several district
Offices, to be voted for at the gen
eral election held Nov. 6, 1900.
Promptly at $500 p. m. d. L.
Forman, as temporary Chairman,
called the Convention to order, ex-
planning briefly the object and pur-
pose for which the Convention was
called. The permanent organiza-
ton was effected by the election of
John o. Whetsell, Chairman, and
ID. A. Dimond, Secretary.
The Convention, by unanimous
vote, passed resolution, presented
by ID. +. Formsn, to the effect that
the Democrats of Portland district
would only nominate one candidate
foT Justice of the Peace and one for