West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-24
ON TO KANSAS CITY.
THE DEMOCRATIC LOVE FEAST
AT CHARLES TOWN.


Wednesday of last week the Demo-
Gratis of this district assembled in the
beautiful old town of Charles Town,
in the grand old county of Jefferson,
to elect delegates to the Bryan rati-
fication. meeting at Kansas City. A
large and enthusiastic crowd was
present, and Harmony" with a
big II, was the watch word. There
were number Of good men anxious
to go as delegates, but after much
discussion and caucusing among the
candidates, they effected an under
standing before the Convention
opened. Hon. W. G.. Brown, of
Kingwood, was candidate, but
finding so many good fellows in the
race, he drew off in favor of his
friends.
In the absence of Hon. w. b.
Cornwell, the Chairman of the Com
mittee, who was detained at home
through the serious illness of his
sister MIR. Brown was elected Chair
man pro TEN of the Committee, and
a meeting was held to fix the time
and place for holding the Congress
sional Convention. Grafton, Terra
Alta, Piedmont and Martinsburg all
wanted it, and on full attendance of
the Committee and a fair count
Terra Alta would have won. but only
about half of them were there, and
Col. Bill Campbell, of Charles Town,
the member for Jefferson, had writ
ten to all the absentees and secured
their proxies and voted them for
Martinsburg. 1t was alleged that
Bill had promised to deliver the
Convention to that city in return for
the vote of Berkeley county in his
race for the Democratic nomi ration
for State Senator for that district.
Berkeley instructed solid for him.
and he was determined to carry out
his part of the contract, which he
did, in spite Of the good work done
for Terra Alta by the Preston dele
cation, and specially by Farley De
Berry and DIR. Scott, who W ent
down on purpose to work up he
matter for Terra Alta. 1t is an out
rage on the delegates from this end
of the district to run them way down
there to both conventions, and the
Hon. Senator Bill c. should be re-
membered hereafter.
The Committee elected Hon. Iohn
T. McGraw for temporary Chair
man of the Convention, which was
called to order about II O'Clock by
w. G.. Brown, who presented Mr..
McGraw. The latter made an elo-
quent speech and called for a Sec
rotary for the Convention. Hon.
Owen S. Mckinney, Of Fairmont.
nominated J. Slidell Brown, and
was seconded by Hon. w. G.. Brown.
and the nomination was made by
reclamation.
The Convention then got down to
business, and committees composed
Of one member from each county
we're appointed on Permanent or
ganization, Credentials, Order OF
Business, Basis of Representation
and Resolutions This county showed
up well in the Convention, ]. Slidell
Brown being Secretary, William G..
Brown, Chairman Of the Committee
on Resolutions, Or D. y Bushong,
Of Function, being appointed on
The Committee on Organization, G..
Hite Wilson, Of the East Side, on
the Credental Committee, J. NJ.
Buckner, Of RowIcsburg, ON Order
of Business, and ] w Cuppett Oh
Glaze Farms, on Basis Of Repre-
sentation.
For delegate from the western end
/ ot The district Hon. Sam V Woods,
of PhiIippi was elected, with Hon
/ ]. VI. McMullc6. Of Grant, as alter.
nate From the eastern end of the
district, Hon. Stuart w. Walker oil
MartinsbHrg, was elected with r.
u. Harrison, OF Morgan county
as alternate For delegate az large
Col Thomas % Davis, Of Minera
county was elected, with Hon w
q ID. Dent OF Grafton. as alter
nate 5eye,a. good short speeches
were made and straight ont Inslruc
tons fol Bryan passed by unani
nous vote
Great pressure was brought t.
bear ON Hon. W. G.. Brown of thi
place, o. again become a candidat,
for Congress, by many Of the lead
crs present and ii may be tha
Junior" as everybody calls him
viii yet be induced 70 enter the race