Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-07-14
Who was Temporary Chairman of the Republican Convention


c. Scherr and c. w. Swisher were pre-
sontcu Tor auditor of State. LsFollette
{ GeIzendanner and others having with.
drawn. Scherr had a mai 7 ty when the
cali of the counties was completed. The
nomination OF Scherr vas made unani-
nous.
At 40 the convention recessed until
2.3Op. n.
On 1eassembling the names of Peter
Siman, w. b. Matthews, S. w. Akin
son, T. M. McDougall. A. {, Holmes, S.
K. Hanen and Leroy Shaw were present
cd tor nomination Tor State treasurer.
After ~oIloting and much changing Sill
man was nominated.
For Superintendent OF Schools the
names of J. X. Trotter, John 5. Beall, a.
l.. Rymer and Thomas {. Miller were
presented. fhe result o. the baIloting
could not be announced owing u The
changes winch finally became So general
that Miller was nominated
There Wa, then Wild scene in the
convention which rc,ut'rd in he nom ma
uon OF Congressman Romeo II. Freer tor
Attorney General Frer had previously
retired from the contest for Governor and
was the permanent chairman of the con-
vention. Messrs. Rucker, Cole. Hooten,
Mann Dulln and Showalter had been can
didareS for this nomination, but when
Ohm Morrison presented the name OF
/ Judge Freer these gentlemen all seconded
Me nomination OF Freer and withdrew
heir own names.
Two candidates for supreme judges
we're nominated 70 terms of ? years
each. Twelve years ago Judge Henry
Branuon was nominated by the Demo-
Gratis and elected. Four years ago he
changed his poticts, a I'd n was n mi
nAted 70 be his own successor by the Re-
pdbhcans practically without opposition.
CIV. Lynch a prominent at orneY, was
pIAced in domination az 4inst Judge Bran
non. hut befor tn bal orng had pro-
ceedrd one fourth the wav through the
call of the Il counties the name OF Lynch
was withdrawn and Brannon was noml-
mated by ACCLAIM ton
A committee was sent TO the safe
House for B-arnon and be addressed the
convention. accepting the nomination.
The names OF ex-Congressmen Warren
! Miller. f. {. Williams, +. ). Doolttle,
George Poffenbarger and J. W Hale were
presented for the other nomination for
sup -eme jud e. After h'ated contest
+. ffenba sec wa nominated Blns IN Is.
! u ). ,iackln. Of Vi .rShau ana J. Is. Lewis
OF Point Pleas AT, we're nominated tor
electors i,ree.and thr four nominations
4, { the di I iC'S .Ur elcCtCr Wtr. r~tlf q.
1H4 RESOLUTIONS.
The re-ou ions reaftim the Phtladel
J phia platform. p edge loyal support 10
! Mckinley and Roosevelt and lndorSe
/ Senators ElknS and Scott and Congress
men Dovenor, DAYTON and Freer, and
Elkins is especially ENDORSED for re-elec-
lion. opp 'siuon TO the payment OF tn
cd Virginia debt is most emphatically
, pledged.
I'VE d-nounce the disfranchlsement in
certain stat OF colOred voters because
they are colored voters. Such laws are q
violation of the Constitution OF the
United States and are unjust and inn
moral.
I'VE denounce the platform adopted
by the Democratic State Convention a
Parkersburg in June as false and insln
cerc. |. is a straddle on the hnancla
question. We affirm that the Democra
nc leaders of this state do not believe
what they preach, They are not sincere
" for the free coinage of silver in the ratio
of IS % /, and they are not against eN
pansion as they pretend 20 be. They nov
preach the free coinage OF silver oecaus
i, was forced on them by Mr.. BRYAN ant
they pretend to be opposed 10 expansion
and whavthey call imperialism becaus
they hope 60 fool the peopl: and 10 de
trac. attention from their own sory fail
ure at government in the state and ma
ton.
we view with pity and alarm the con
ditions of anart ny now existing IN Chn
affecting the properly rights OF American
in tie Empire, threatening the dostrucuo
of lives and property and endangerlng tn
rioh,s of commerce secured to American
under existing treaties and the law
nations. We express our confidence !
the firm but wisely conservative attitud
; OF the national Administration in IT'S de
termination to preserve the treaty rlghl
and all other rights OF Americans &C
quired in China under the Law OF nations
: Five indorse the firm avowaI OF the Ma
tional Government to hold to accounta
, bihtv for loss or damage inflicted upo
g. American citizens the authority IN TIA
l Empire charageable with the MAINTENANCE
, of la and order and the guardianship
the life, properly and rights OF Amer
cans; and we congratulate the countr