Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-20
HUFFMAN FOR congress.
REPRESENTATIVE GATHERING
Harmonious and Enthusfastic-Judge
Hoeder, of Monroe County, and
John l.. Beatty, of Jefferson Conn
ty, Chosen as Delegates to the
National Convention at Kansas
Cfty-The Proceedings.

National Convention at Kansas
Cfty-The Proceedings.
The Democrats of the Sixteenth dis
trict met yesterday at S~teubenville TO
select a nominee for congress and two
delegates to the national convention,
also n presidential elector. The dis
trict is comprised of Monroe, Belmont,
Carroll, Harrison and Jefferson coun-
ties, all of which had full delegations.
The convention vas called 10 order
by Temporary Chairman W. A. Tainer
at eleven o'clock, and the different
counties were given rooms in the
court house where they could caucus.
After the caucus they met again in the
Common Pleas Court room, when the
committee on organization reported
that the temporary organization be
made permanent, which consisted of
W. A. trainer as chairman. and NJ.
Huffman as secretary, All of the COM
mittee reports were adopted. The res
- N0AO do 0iAON0.
Resolved, That we reafirm the ex-
cellent platform adopted by the Dem
ocratic State convention at Columbus
last week.
Resolved, That as friends and neigh
bors of Hon. Henry H. McFadden. we
extend pride and qualification at his
nomination for Secretary OF State,
knowing him to be ever the urbane
and dignifed gentleman, and courage
Gus and faithful exponent of Demo-
cratic principles.
Resolved, That the Democracy of the
States are to be congratulated on hav-
ing for a leader a man who can be
compared TO Thomas jefferson; a
man who stands almost peerless and
Incompatible among men as a states
man, philosopher, patriot and friend Of
common humanity; a man who has
ever placed manhood above n and
the man above the dollar; a man whose
name is a household word in every
Democratic home-Wm. Jennings Bry-
an. We instruct our delegates this day
chosen to cast their votes for him.
Resolved, That we tender our SYM
pathy to the Beers and all other peo-
pie struggling for liberty.
VIM. H. BOOTH.
j. w. SWINDLER.
w. H. HOST.
j. V. SAULER.
After the committee had reported a
motion was made to elect a Presidential
elector. Carroll county presented the
name of DR.. w. r. Spratt, of Malvern,
Ohio, who was elected by the unani-
nous vote of the convention. For del
egates to Kansas City, A. A. Clark pre-
sented the name Of Hon. A. NJ. Brown,
of Flushing; DR.. f.. d. Moore named A.
n. McCombs, of Cadiz; JOS. Bratelle
named Jno. L. Beatty, of Mingo; Nm
Thompson placed in nomination Judge
Hoefier, of Woodsield. After two bal
lots had been taken Hoefer and Beatty
were elected, and Hon. A. NJ. Brown, of
Belmont, and ]. Ferrill, of Carroll
were named alternates. Next came the
nomination of a candidate for Con-
gress. After much time, that young
and noble Democrat, Thurman Spriggs,
of Monroe county, was named and
nominated but withdrew. Spriggs is
n of the ablest young attorneys in
Eastern Ohio and Is a young man that
has a grand following over the dis
trict. Upon his declination NJ. Huff
man, of Bellaire, was nominated. His
nomination means that the whole Dem
ocratic party is united and that they
have named one of the ablest Demo-
Gratis in the district. Marion Huffman
is n of those noble Democrats who
needs no Introduction, but is a man OF
such ability and so well known that
his very name inspires the party to
victory. His nomination means that
every county will change, and that he
will be the next member Of Congress.
The convention was large and the
mention of Bryan's name was always
loudly a~pplauded. II was the largest
convention this district has had for
years, and the interest shown means
that Democracy is fully awake in this
district.
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